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Fighting corruption through e-procurement regime

Transparency International (TI) — a global watchdog of corruption, ranks Pakistan at 29 out of 180 countries in ...

Updated 18 May, 2024 06:19am

Editorials

Transparency International’s revelation

EDITORIAL: Most common Pakistanis have become so used to the corruption of the elite, especially elite institutions,...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Opinion

Corruption, justice and accountability

Pakistan’s ranking on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), announced this week by the Berlin-based...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Opinion

Need for reforms and accountability

Corruption will continue to thrive until justice systems can punish wrongdoing and keep governments in check. When...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Pakistan

Corruption Perception Index 2023: Pakistan’s rank improves 7 places

In Transparency International's (TI) latest Corruption Perception Index, Pakistan scores 29 out of 100 points

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:28pm

Editorials

Inconvenient truth

EDITORIAL: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar should be appreciated for stepping out of the politically...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

TI Pakistan rejects report

KARACHI: A smear campaign against the Pakistan Army is being promoted on social media claiming it to be the “most...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s performance worsens, rank remains same in corruption perception index

In the latest Transparency International's (TI) latest Corruption Perception Index, Pakistan scores 27 out of 100 points, lowest since 2012

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 07:55pm

World

EU parliament arrests spark calls for tighter controls over MEPs

BRUSSELS: The arrest of a European Parliament vice-president and four others linked to a corruption probe ...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 11:42pm

Opinion

Recovery of stolen assets

The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

World

Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...

Updated 07 Oct, 2022 01:18pm

Opinion

Pakistan at a crossroads — II

Pakistan witnessed the worst shortage of sugar and wheat. Their prices went up to historic high rates. In terms of...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

‘Flawed CPI?’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Flawed CPI” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Farhat...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

Editorials

And now the TI blow

EDITORIAL: It is easy to draw parallels between the resignation of Shahzad Akbar, which is being seen as an ...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

Pakistan

PML-N describes PM as ‘most corrupt ruler’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down following...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

Corruption Perceptions Index: Pakistan slips further

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rank in Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has further slipped by 16 points to 140/180 in...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:41am

Govt says CPI drop is due to systemic political corruption

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Tuesday said the federal Cabinet has discussed,...

Updated 26 Jan, 2022 09:26am

Pakistan

Transparency International: Pakistan's rank worsens in corruption perception index

Country's score lowered to 28/100 in 2021 from 31/100 in 2020
Position down 16 places, from 124/180 to 140/180

Updated 25 Jan, 2022 02:54pm

World

Covid crisis worsened corruption in EU: watchdog

Overall, almost half said their government is doing a bad job at tackling the problem.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:07am

Yasmeen Lari elected chairperson TI Pakistan

KARACHI: In the 70th emergent Board of Trustees meeting held on February 3, 2021, the Trustees of Pakistan have...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Markets

Treasury, World Bank stress need to improve vaccine access for poorest countries

During a call with Malpass, Yellen "emphasized that climate change is an existential threat to our environment and global economy and urged robust support to low-income countries," Treasury said in a statement.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:37pm

Pakistan

TI exposes corrupt face of govt: PPP

LAHORE: President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Transparency International ...

Updated 29 Jan, 2021 09:46am

Business & Finance

Transparency International: Pakistan's 'Corruption Perception' worsened in 2020

Sohail Muzaffar, Chairman TI Pakistan has said in CPI 2020, Pakistan’s score has lowered to 31/100 from 32/100 in 2019 and rank to 124/180 from 120/180 in 2019.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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