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Pakistan in global rankings

As the curtain falls on 2024, it is time to take stock of how the world rated Pakistan in its surveys and indices...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

Capacity development of health workforce highlighted

LAHORE: Vice-Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Khalid Masood Gondal highlighted the need for...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 07:20am

Opinion

Status of women development in Pakistan—II

The free and compulsory primary education has been focused in each successive government’s education...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Poverty alleviation: Role of accurate data, robust planning underscored

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal addressed the Poverty...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

‘Peaceful N-Programme: Attainment of SDGs’

This is apropos an article titled “Peaceful N-Programme: Attainment of SDGs” by Zamir Akram carried by the...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Opinion

Strengthening philanthropy: Building a path for sustainable social investment

Philanthropy in Pakistan is more than just a tradition that is woven into the social fabric, guided by principles of...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:22am

SDGs provide a blueprint for sustainable future: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, said on Thursday that enormous challenges...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 09:16am

Pakistan

SU collaborates with SSWMB on ‘green campus waste solutions’

HYDERABAD: The University of Sindh (SU) has decided to collaborate with the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

‘Go Green’ enters 4th year

KARACHI: Go Green project focused on plantation of mangrove species has entered fourth year with a goal to plant...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:55am

Opinion

Peaceful N-programme: Attainment of SDGs

When the United Nations adopted the 2030 Development Agenda in 2015, Pakistan fully embraced all its 17 Sustainable...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:02am

Opinion

The cost of ignoring energy poverty

Last month, in September 2024, the world witnessed a grand spectacle at the United Nations as leaders assembled in...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:36am

Pakistan

United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Ahsan says will establish 17 task forces

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced to establish 17...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 08:00am

Supplements

World Standards Day — Standards for SDGs Our shared vision for a better world

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which project to address social imbalances, develop a sustainable economy,...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

SCO summit: Pakistan will be at center stage of world diplomacy: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan will be at the center stage ...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

Pakistan

Virtual session of ‘Summit of the Future Global Call’ at UN: PM advocates global financial framework reforms for achieving SDGs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for significant reforms of the international financial framework...

Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Markets

OGDCL joins UN Global Compact to promote SDGs

ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s leading oil and gas exploration company,...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

Cabinet approves panel for modalities: Rs75bn to be disbursed for projects under SDGs

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a 27-member steering committee on Sustainable Development Goals...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:42am

Pakistan

Gender empowerment, sustainable development: NA speaker outlines key strategies

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that exchanging ideas, best practices, and forging...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:11am

Pakistan

WISE holds seminar titled ‘Youth digital pathways for sustainable uplift’

LAHORE: “Youth digital innovation is a powerful force for sustainable development, particularly in countries like...

Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28am

Business & Finance

Coordination of provincial economic policies discussed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Planning and all provincial planning ministers discussed strategies about ...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:57am

Business & Finance

Rs13bn invested in 2022-23: OICCI members positively impact 40m individuals

KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s member companies have invested Rs 13 billion in...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

UNDP, JS Bank and IBA Karachi join hands to finance climate-resilient SMEs

KARACHI: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with IBA’s Centre for Entrepreneurial...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Ilma’s top ranking to foster academic excellence: chancellor

KARACHI: Chancellor of Ilma University, Noman Abid Lakhani TI, has expressed pride stating: “Being ranked as the...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Bilal made Convener of National Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly of Pakistan Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has appointed Member National Assembly Bilal ...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Life expectancy rises to 67.3 years

ISLAMABAD: The life expectancy in Pakistan has increased from 65.7 years to 67.3 years from 2015 to 2022, revealed...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am

Pakistan

Gilani affirms support to govt’s welfare initiatives

LAHORE: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would continue to...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Business & Finance

Criticality of compatibility of social indicators with economic indicators highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conference Economic Session on Thursday emphasised...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

OICCI Women Empowerment Awards 2023: Nestle Pakistan recognized

KARACHI: Nestle Pakistan was recognised at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women Empowerment...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

Health sector: PM terms global inequity as first, foremost problem

RIAYDH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while terming the global inequity in health sector as “the first...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Supplements

World Intellectual Property Day: Message from Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister of Commerce

As we commemorate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2024, it is my privilege to reflect on the critical...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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