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Speakers at a seminar explain how poverty can be reduced

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar have underscored that without equal access to education, financial resources, and...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 08:20am

Pasha says concerned at current unemployment rate

ISLAMABAD: “Poverty rate has risen to 44 percent and inflation is still in double digits.” Dr Hafeez Pasha, former...

Updated 10 Feb, 2025 03:44pm

Editorials

World Bank: poverty projections for Pakistan

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its report titled Poverty Projections for Pakistan noted a 25.3 percent poverty rate in...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 06:38am

Editorials

Facing the reality of acute poverty

EDITORIAL: The state of human well-being in much of the world continues to present a complex, worrying picture, with...

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 06:44am

World

Poverty rate in Palestinian territories seen doubling to 74.3% this year: UN

GENEVA: The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double this year to 74.3 percent after...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:26pm

World

UN report says 1.1bn people in acute poverty

UNITED NATIONS: More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

An appraisal of FY25 federal budget

The Federal budget for 2024-25 has been presented in a mixed economic environment characterised by both positive and...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Poverty levels have risen: study

ISLAMABAD: The poverty rate in Pakistan over the past five years has increased from 38.6 percent to 39.5 percent,...

Updated 25 May, 2024 08:42am

Opinion

Poverty on the rise

Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am

Pakistan

Poverty headcount in Pakistan reached 39.4% in FY23, projects World Bank

Expects poverty reduction to be gradual in the medium term, owing to weak growth and lower labor income, persistent inflation (especially for food and energy), and lower remittances

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 10:35pm

Editorials

Significant rise in poverty

EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am

Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm

Opinion

International Day of Charity: Fostering unity and compassion in society

Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away. Persian Proverb Seen from...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 03:17pm

Pakistan

‘Cut in post-harvest losses may help in controling poverty rate’

HYDERABAD: The Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri has said that the poverty rate of the...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 10	280.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 10	279.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 10	147.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 10	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 10	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 10	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 10	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 10	5,614.56
India Sensex / Mar 10	73,743.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 10	36,382.57
Nasdaq / Mar 10	17,468.32
Hang Seng / Mar 10	23,604.44
FTSE 100 / Mar 10	8,600.22
Dow Jones / Mar 10	41,911.71
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 10	22,620.95
France CAC40 / Mar 10	8,047.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 10	65.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 10	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 10	262,345
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 10	2,896.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 10	65.68
Petrol/Litre / Mar 11	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 11	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 11 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.84 ▲ 0.99 (11.19%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 11 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	9.92 ▲ 0.92 (10.22%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 11 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.39 ▲ 2.58 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 11 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	355.73 ▲ 32.34 (10%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 11 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	24.22 ▲ 2.2 (9.99%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 11 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	19.61 ▲ 1.78 (9.98%)
Dawood Equities / Mar 11 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	9.29 ▲ 0.65 (7.52%)
Sally Textile / Mar 11 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.74 ▲ 0.68 (7.51%)
Gulshan Sp. / Mar 11 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.94 ▲ 0.24 (6.49%)
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 11 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	106.83 ▲ 6.24 (6.2%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.31 ▼ -0.97 (-10.45%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 11 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.02 ▼ -1 (-9.98%)
F.Credit & Inv / Mar 11 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.76 ▼ -0.59 (-8.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 11 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.30 ▼ -1.16 (-8.02%)
IbrahimFibres / Mar 11 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	335.01 ▼ -27.49 (-7.58%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 11 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	6.93 ▼ -0.54 (-7.23%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 11 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.52 ▼ -5.48 (-6.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	10.26 ▼ -0.74 (-6.73%)
Equity Modaraba / Mar 11 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.17 (-5.36%)
Pakgen Power / Mar 11 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	120 ▼ -5.99 (-4.75%)

Stock	Volume
Power Cement / Mar 11 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	24,823,328 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Cement / Mar 11 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	22,194,869 ▼ -0.52
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 11 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,750,525 ▼ -0.84
B.O.Punjab / Mar 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,550,989 ▲ 0.05
Sui South Gas / Mar 11 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	17,959,994 ▼ -0.74
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,661,305 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,985,116 ▼ -0.02
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 11 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,338,540 ▲ 0.73
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 11 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	9,171,488 ▼ -1.06
Dewan Cement / Mar 11 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,841,983 ▼ -0.12

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