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Soil moisture stress may affect crop growth in 3 provinces

LAHORE: Near normal to slightly below normal rainfall with above normal day time temperature in southern parts...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:04am

ECNEC clears seven schemes worth over Rs217bn

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved seven development projects...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:05am

Clearance of overdue urea subsidy payments: ECC asks ministry to persuade provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has directed the Ministry of Industries and Production...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 04:14pm

Withdrawal of officers from mandatory trainings/courses: ED conveys PM’s ire to ministries, provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) has reportedly conveyed the Prime Minister’s anger to the federal...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:38am

Pakistan

Over 141,000 flood-hit people: UNDP with Japan’s $4.6m aid restore livelihoods

ISLAMABAD: United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) with the financial support worth $4.6 million from Japan has...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

18th Amendment has helped improve healthcare in provinces: Gilani

ISLAMABD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the 18th Constitutional Amendment played a crucial...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:17am

44pc increase in revenue collection: KP has outclassed other provinces: CM

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has claimed that despite challenges, his government has outclassed...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 02:38pm

Markets

Outsandings against provincial depts/entities: Power minister seeks CMs’ intervention for recovery

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has sought personal interventions of chief ministers...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

NFC award: govt official says IMF has attached no conditions

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing committee on Finance and Revenue, while observing increasing distortions in resources...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:40am

Opinion

Human development index of provinces

The Population and Housing Census of 2023 has generated a lot of useful information on key indicators. The ...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:43am

Opinion

Minimum wage revisited

Pakistan has an acceptable concept of minimum wage, just like many countries. The reason for imposing minimum wage ...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:20am

Amendment to agri tax law: Provinces miss deadline

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has admitted that the provincial governments have missed the deadline to amend...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:12am

MoC asks provinces to prepare export growth roadmaps

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has asked provincial governments to start advance deliberations for the development...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

Govt tells World Bank: Agri tax legislation to be completed in next Jan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, apprised the World Bank ...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Pakistan

PM reaffirms commitment to become polio-free country

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to become a polio-free country, ...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am

Wheat procurement: Body formed to prepare plan as per IMF terms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:03pm

IMF-govt talks conclude

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the five-day talks with a...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:04pm

NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Five-year CPEC development plan: Ahsan calls for involving all provinces

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance

ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Editorials

Exporters and the IMF

EDITORIAL: The Executive Committee of the National Export Development Board and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:01am

IMF briefed about array of reforms

WASHINGTON: Pakistani delegation comprising Secretary Finance Imdad Ullah Bosal and Governor State Bank of Pakistan...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:25am

Sindh launches Hari Card: Bilawal for equal provincial representation, judicial reforms

KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has called for equal representation for...

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 02:49pm

Pakistan

Panel recommends govt to expand BISP BoD

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Thursday, recommended the government to expand the Board of Directors (BoD) of the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 07:14am

Pakistan

Punjab cabinet approves province’s first policy on climate change challenge

LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet has approved the province’s first-ever comprehensive climate change policy and action...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Govt decides to expedite process of sending PWD projects to provinces

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to expedite the process of...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 09:10am

Editorials

Driving development via local govts

EDITORIAL: The declining trend witnessed in the funds allocated towards the Public Sector Development Programme...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

‘Maryam Nawaz becomes role model for other provinces’

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab, Azma Bokhari, stated that Maryam Nawaz has become a role model for the other...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

CJP seeks nomination of additional judges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has called on the chief justices of the High Courts of all the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:24am

PakPWD closure: PM reviews legal aspects, final stages

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the legal aspects and final...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Petrol/Litre / Jan 20	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Diesel/Litre / Jan 20	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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