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First Hajj flight with 442 pilgrims departs from Islamabad

First flight from Quetta, PK-7201, also departed at 10:AM carrying 170 pilgrims

Published about 12 hours ago

PIA sell-off process must be completed on time: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued clear directives regarding the privatisation of...

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 09:07am

Markets

PM Shehbaz pushes for privatisation of PIA within proposed timeframe

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the concerned authorities to ensure privatisation of the Pakistan...

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 09:29pm

Business & Finance

Fresh criteria for pre-qualification: Govt aims to sell 51-100pc stake in PIA

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is hoping to offload 51 to 100 percent shares in Pakistan International Airlines...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am

Business & Finance

PIA privatisation: govt restarts airline sale process with fresh EOI call

Pakistan government announced on Thursday that it was seeking fresh bids for the privatisation of the Pakistan...

Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:04pm

Pakistan

Lahore to Baku: PM expresses pleasure over direct flights

LAHORE: Expressing pleasure over the start of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) direct flights from Lahore to...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Pakistan

PIA’s first direct flight departs for Baku

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) inaugurated its direct flight service from Lahore to Baku on Sunday, marking a...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 05:32pm

Pakistan

Exorbitant Hajj fares: CCP recovers Rs10m penalty from PIA

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recovered a long-standing penalty of Rs 10 million from...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:45am

Markets

CCP says recovered Rs10mn penalty from PIA for ‘abusing dominant position’

Development comes a day after govt announced to seek expressions of interest next week for sale of national carrier

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 08:52pm

Business & Finance

PC to seek bids to sell PIA next week

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board on Thursday decided to publish fresh EOI for the divestment of PIACL...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

Pakistan

PIA privatisation: govt to seek bids to sell national airline next week

Pakistan seeks to sell 51-100% stake in debt-ridden carrier

Published 17 Apr, 2025 08:31pm

Pakistan

PIA’s direct flight from Lahore to Baku from 20th

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to commence direct flights between Lahore to Baku from...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

Pakistan

PIA plane crash in 2020: Survivor pens harrowing account of ordeal

KARACHI: Zafar Masud, one of only two survivors of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 8303 crash that...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Business & Finance

PC tells Senate panel: PIA, Roosevelt and ZTBL lead the sell-off list

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission, Friday, informed the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization that there...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Markets

PIA privatisation: Senate body seeks stricter criteria to bar non-operational bidders

The Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation has sought stricter pre-qualification criteria to restrict...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 10:26pm

Business & Finance

Govt to seek fresh bids for PIA, says adviser

ISLAMABAD: The government will seek fresh expressions of interest for the sale of Pakistan International Airlines...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

Pakistan

Pakistan to seek fresh bids for national airline, says adviser

Development comes two days after the Pakistan International Airlines reported net profit after 21 years

Updated 10 Apr, 2025 11:24pm

Business & Finance

PIA achieves net profitability first time in 21 years

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has achieved net profitability for the first time in 21 years,...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:46am

Business & Finance

Cash-starved PIA to achieve profitability for first time since 2003: Bloomberg

PIA Holding Co., the national airline of Pakistan, is set to report its first annual profit in more than two...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 06:37pm

Pakistan

Passenger arrested for ‘smoking, misbehaving with crew’ during PIA flight to Paris

A passenger aboard a Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Paris-bound flight was arrested by French police upon...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 07:47pm

Business & Finance

Govt urged to revise approach to current expenditure

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

Life & Style

Book review: ‘Seat 1C’ tells a tale of survival and aviation inefficency

Book examines history of airplane crashes in Pakistan

Published 28 Mar, 2025 03:09pm

CCoP clears PIACL divestment with management stake

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) headed by Ishaq Dar, DPM/FM has approved divestment of 51%...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 09:37am

Business losses: Financial restructuring under way at PIA, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that the cash-starved Pakistan...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:49am

PIA privatisation: Transaction structure recommended to CCOP

ISLAMABAD: The 231st meeting of the Privatisation Commission Board was held on Monday at the Privatisation...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 03:03pm

Pakistan

Compensation to deceased pilot family: LHC seeks replies from PIA, others on contempt plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought replies from Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and others on...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Business & Finance

Missing wheel from Lahore-bound PIA flight found at Karachi airport

The missing wheel from the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight 306 was found near the remote parking bay of...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:28pm

PIA flight lands in Lahore with wheel missing

Pakistan

Cabinet Committee on Privatisation reiterates government’s commitment to streamlining privatisation efforts to enhance economic viability and attract investment

Updated 12 Mar, 2025 03:04pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	281.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	280.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	142.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
India Sensex / Apr 29	80,307.05
Hang Seng / Apr 29	21,960.83
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8,417.19
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	22,386.66
France CAC40 / Apr 29	7,578.21

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	61.34
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	3,315.07
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 29	67.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Apr 29 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	9.40 ▲ 0.9 (10.59%)
Apna Microfin. / Apr 29 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.29 ▲ 0.97 (10.41%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 29 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Askari Bank / Apr 29 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	37.26 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 29 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	162.43 ▲ 14.77 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 29 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	189.22 ▲ 17.2 (10%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 29 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,969.39 ▲ 360.85 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 29 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	47.94 ▲ 4.36 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Apr 29 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	47.08 ▲ 4.28 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 29 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.25 ▼ -0.67 (-13.62%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.71 ▼ -0.8 (-12.29%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 29 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.02 ▼ -0.98 (-12.25%)
Gulistan Sp. / Apr 29 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	6.88 ▼ -0.91 (-11.68%)
Lalpir Power / Apr 29 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	23.04 ▼ -2.54 (-9.93%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 29 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11.53 ▼ -1.24 (-9.71%)
Liven Pharma / Apr 29 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	63 ▼ -6.64 (-9.53%)
First IBL Mod. / Apr 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.76 ▼ -0.29 (-9.51%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	70.98 ▼ -7.09 (-9.08%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	56.31 ▼ -5.59 (-9.03%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	29,469,482 ▲ 0
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,819,788 ▲ 0.27
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,772,321 ▼ -7.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,415,249 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / Apr 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	12,527,631 ▲ 0
Sui North Gas / Apr 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,310,485 ▲ 7.54
Sui South Gas / Apr 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,184,577 ▲ 1.61
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	12,084,167 ▲ 0.03
Big Bird Foods / Apr 29 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	11,230,070 ▲ 4.15
B.O.Punjab / Apr 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,053,553 ▲ 0.18

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