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Railways announces 20pc fare cut for Eid travellers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has announced a 20 percent discount on tickets for passengers on the occasion of Eid ul...

Updated a day ago

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Pakistan Railways slashes train fares by 20% for Eid-ul-Fitr

The Ministry of Railways has announced a 20% reduction in train fares across the country for Eid-ul-Fitr 2025. While...

Published 2 days ago

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NA informed ‘Railways posts staggering 84.71pc increase in revenues’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that Pakistan Railways revenue jumped from Rs47.59 billion ...

Published 3 days ago

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Meeting reviews current operations of Pakistan Railways

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Railways, Hanif Abbasi chaired a comprehensive high-level meeting at the ...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Pakistan

Three new rail links: minister announces completion of work

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi has announced completing three new railway links including...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

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Sindh, PR ink MoU on Thar rail line

KARACHI: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the Sindh Energy Department and Pakistan...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Pakistan

Railways resumes Shah Hussain Express service

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has resumed the Shah Hussain Express on the Lahore-Karachi route in response to passenger...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:50am

Editorials

The status of SOEs

EDITORIAL: The report on state-owned entities (SOEs) July-2023 to June-2024 provides extremely disturbing data that...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Railways Freight: CEO seeks containerised cargo commitments from APTMA members

LAHORE: The CEO of the Pakistan Railways Freight sought containerised cargo commitments from the whole business...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

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Pakistan Railways to restore Shah Hussain Express from Feb 25

Pakistan Railways has decided to restore the Shah Hussain Express (43Up/44Dn) between Karachi Cantt and Lahore from...

Updated 13 Feb, 2025 09:59pm

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Permission granted to recruit 500 cops in PR Police: IG

LAHORE: Inspector General of Railways Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that permission has been granted to ...

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 07:34am

Pakistan

PM asks PR to modernise its infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Pakistan Railways to modernise its infrastructure and...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

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Senate panel demands transparency in PR recruitment

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Friday, while calling for making recruitment process transparent and fair in...

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

Pakistan

Pipri Dedicated Freight Corridor on the cards

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is set to decongest Karachi and enhance road safety with the Karachi port through Pipri...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

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Railways: NA body for stern action against land grabbers

LAHORE: In order to retrieve expensive commercial land of Pakistan Railways, National Assembly Standing Committee on...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:22am

Business & Finance

PR earns Rs46bn in first half of FY2024-25

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has achieved revenue of Rs 46 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, marking an...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:07am

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Railways to launch express train between Lahore-Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is planning to launch a high-speed express train between Lahore and Karachi, similar to...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 07:41am

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Railways plans to induct 80 high-capacity freight wagons this year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has planned to induct around 80 new High-Capacity freight Wagons and 32 passenger AC...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

PR considering launching Lahore-Karachi train service

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways (PR) is considering launching a new train service between Lahore and Karachi on the...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:19am

Pakistan

Tezgam Express catches fire; inquiry ordered

LAHORE: Tezgam Express train, leaving for Karachi from Lahore caught fire on Wednesday near Changa Manga railway...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 07:40am

Pakistan

PR failed to provide all requested documents: Senate body decides to send matter to privilege committee

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways on Monday while expressing serious anger over Pakistan Railways...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

To prevent repeat of Quetta tragedy: NA panel directs Railways to enhance stations security

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Wednesday, while expressing serious concerns over inadequate security arrangements...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 08:47am

PCP, PR, OPF boards’ reconstitution gets nod: CCoSOEs concerned over Rs1trn annual losses by SOEs

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs), Wednesday, expressed serious concerns over...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:17am

Pakistan

KE urges Railways to clear power dues of Rs 430m

KARACHI: K-Electric has urged Pakistan Railway’s authorities to clear outstanding dues of Rs 430 million...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

PR announces 50pc fare cut for PWDs

ISLAMABAD: To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Pakistan Railways (PR) has announced to reduce...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

PR posts ‘record-breaking’ revenue in 5 months

LAHORE: In a significant achievement, Pakistan Railways has reported record-breaking revenue, with earnings reaching...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 04:39pm

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Railways halts train services to Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar

LAHORE: Due to PTI protests call, Pakistan Railways halted all train services connecting Lahore, Rawalpindi, and...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:25am

Pakistan

Train operations halted on Lahore-Quetta route

QUETTA: Due to recent security concerns in Quetta Division, especially after the terror attack at the railway...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:26am

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Two Railways police officers dismissed from service

LAHORE: The Inspector General Railways Police has dismissed two officers for being involved in gross negligence of...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29am

PR awards contract of Thar coal mines-Port Qasim rail line

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has awarded the contract of constructing 105 kilometres long Tharparkar Railway...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 02:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 24	280.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 24	280.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	149.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
India Sensex / Mar 24	77,793.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	37,670.65
Hang Seng / Mar 24	23,618.98
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	8,686.12
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	23,046.22
France CAC40 / Mar 24	8,081.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Petrol/Litre / Mar 24	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	68.22
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	3,018.34
Diesel/Litre / Mar 24	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	64.92

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 24 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▲ 1 (10.19%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 24 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.76 ▲ 2.8 (10.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.72 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Bela Auto / Mar 24 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	183.56 ▲ 16.69 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63.02 ▲ 5.73 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Mar 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 24 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	45.10 ▲ 4.1 (10%)
Imperial Limited / Mar 24 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.70 ▲ 1.7 (10%)

Stock	Price
Jubile Life InsXD / Mar 24 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	148.10 ▼ -19.22 (-11.49%)
Pakgen Power / Mar 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	112.97 ▼ -12.55 (-10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 24 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	20.85 ▼ -2.31 (-9.97%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 24 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	60.76 ▼ -6.66 (-9.88%)
JS Global Banking / Mar 24 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	18.30 ▼ -2 (-9.85%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 24 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48.01 ▼ -5.12 (-9.64%)
Cherat Cement / Mar 24 Cherat Cement Company Limited(CHCC)	251.99 ▼ -25.37 (-9.15%)
Shadman Cotton / Mar 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	27.04 ▼ -2.66 (-8.96%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	300.34 ▼ -26.63 (-8.14%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 24 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.15 ▼ -6.42 (-8.07%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	49,087,352 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / Mar 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,618,034 ▼ -2.68
Pak Refinery / Mar 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,365,824 ▼ -1.29
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,352,530 ▼ -0.31
B.O.Punjab / Mar 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,341,994 ▼ -0.17
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	15,522,190 ▲ 1.89
Sui South Gas / Mar 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,112,978 ▼ -0.86
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,162,195 ▲ 0.13
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,676,385 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▼ -0.09

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