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Senate body says basic PPAF structure must remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety has directed the government to not...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Pakistan

Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill: Senate panel for consulting Islamic scholars on black magic

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior recommended consulting Islamic scholars on “Criminal Laws...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Dual nationality: Senate panel recommends across-the-board ban

ISLAMABAD: The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat recommended that the ban on dual...

Updated 11 Jan, 2025 08:51am

Pakistan

Senate panel irked by absence of Wapda chairman

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources has voiced its frustration over the continuous absence ...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

Pakistan

Senate panel takes notice of absence of minister in meeting

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis expressed indignation and serious concern over absence ...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Pakistan

UAE visa restrictions do not imply ‘a complete denial’, Senate committee told

Committee members express reservations regarding update on visa restrictions

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:12pm

Pakistan

PEL inquiry reports: Senate panel puts off briefing on PD proposals

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday postponed a briefing on the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

137 contractual teachers of FDE regularized

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the Federal Ministry of Education has restored the regularisation...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

Senate body seeks report on housing projects along N25 over past 10 years

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications has expressed serious concerns over granting interchanges...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Pakistan

Alleged currency manipulation: Senate panel to recommend action against errant banks

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs has decided to recommend further action against...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

Pakistan

Cannabis Control Bill referred to standing committee

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance referred the government bill, “The Cannabis Control and...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Technology

Key IT infrastructure projects: Senate body raises concerns over delays

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology on Thursday raised serious concerns over delays ...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am

Editorials

Declining standards within the diaspora

EDITORIAL: The highly disturbing picture that emerged during a recent hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

169 projects delayed: MoF disbursed only Rs23bn of Rs40bn budget, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works was informed that the delays in completing 169 ...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Pakistan

Fatal Accidents (Amendment) Bill passed

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Thursday passed the “Fatal Accidents (Amendment) Bill, 2024” seeking to ...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:23am

Pakistan

Senate body informed: There’s huge shortage of nurses in country

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination was informed on...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:07am

Amendment to SOEs law approved

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has approved amendment in the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) law...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 03:04pm

Pakistan

Senate body passes three bills

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services and Regulations, Monday, unanimously, passed...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Postal Service exceeds revenue target by 14pc, Senate body told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications met with Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai in the chair here on...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Pakistan

Begging abroad: Action plan formulated to cross-check identities

ISLAMABAD:A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Business & Finance

Senate body concerned over uneconomical export of precious stones

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production, Thursday, expressing serious concerns over ...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Pakistan

Interior Committee approves ‘The Factories Amendment Bill 2023’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, unanimously, approved “The Factories Amendment Bill 2023”,...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Editorials

Abused children: the road to rehab is long

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan remains dismally poor at protecting its children from sexual abuse and online pornography ...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Pakistan

Senate panel recommends ban on pornographic websites

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, on Friday, recommended imposing a ban on websites carrying...

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

Pakistan

BOI, Punjab govt directed to jointly identify suitable environment-friendly location for SEZ

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat directed the secretary of the Board of Investment...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

Pakistan

Senate body seeks record of allotment of residential plot to Sher Afzal Marwat

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works, Wednesday, has asked the Ministry of Housing and ...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

PSM revival: Senate body asks govt to take ‘practical’ steps

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production, Friday, while expressing serious concerns...

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 12:26pm

Business & Finance

Fake notes of Rs5000: SBP vows to improve regulations

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has assured the Senate Standing Committee on Finance to improve...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Abro removed from Senate panel on power

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Power, Saifullah Abro, who was consistently challenging different...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

ADB’s ACSR Bunting Conductor: Chinese firm urges authorities to reevaluate tender

ISLAMABAD: Chinese firm M/s Henan Tonga-Da Cable Co Ltd has urged Pakistani authorities to undertake reevaluation of...

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	155.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 16	5,937.34
Nasdaq / Jan 16	19,338.29
Dow Jones / Jan 16	43,153.13
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,671.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,567.81
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,477.94
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,852.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 16	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 16	241,941
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	79.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,713.02
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.05
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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