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Sindh govt to address population growth thru UNFPA support: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a follow-up meeting with the UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:37am

Correcting data constraints linked to improved policy direction

ISLAMABAD: Chief Statistician Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Dr Naeem Uz Zafar on Saturday said there was an...

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 10:45am

Pakistan

Refresher course on CLMIS for population welfare officers held

LAHORE: A refresher course on Centralized Laboratory Management Information System (CLMIS) for capacity-building...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Population welfare: UNFPA, Punjab govt agree to collaborate

LAHORE: A delegation from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the World Bank, and the United Nations...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan

‘International Day to End Fistula’ observed

LAHORE: The world is observing the International Day to End Fistula on May 23, when millions of women are compelled...

Published 24 May, 2024 07:09am

Pakistan

‘Anti-Rape Crises Centre’ in PIMS opened

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Jane Marriot together with Chairperson for the Special Committee on Anti-Rape...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Pakistan

UNFPA, STEP, Australian HC celebrates IDPD

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Special Talent Exchange Programme (STEP) in joint ...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

PIDE, UNFPA reveal women’s underappreciated, unacknowledged role in economy

ISLAMABAD: Joint research studies carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the UN...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Business & Finance

Data requirements: PBS workshop to ‘ensure more comprehensive understanding’

KARACHI: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday held 2nd workshop of a series, in collaboration with the...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

World

UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza

U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm

Pakistan

Experts for ‘swift actions’ to deal with burgeoning population challenge

ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concerns over rapidly growing population of the country, the speakers at an event on...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Pakistan

Second National Media Fellowship officially launched

KARACHI: The official launch of the second National Media Fellowship (NMF), an innovative step aimed at addressing...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

CJP highlights the enormity of population growth challenge

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial emphasized the need for a comprehensive strategy to...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Supplements

World Population Day: Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

TEXT: Imagine a world where everyone - all 8 billion of us - has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Pakistan

‘World Population Day’ on 11th

ISLAMABAD: ‘World Population Day’ will be marked on July 11 (Tuesday) across the globe to reaffirm the human...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 07:04am

Pakistan

UNFPA’s global flagship report launched

KARACHI: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pakistan on Thursday launched the UNFPA’s global flagship...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

First HMCoP event in Pakistan held

KARACHI: Impact Hub is a private sector working group, led by Population Services International (PSI) Pakistan. In...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 05:38am

Pakistan

Sindh population estimates to reach 95.7m by 2050

KARACHI: With an average annual growth rate of 2.41 percent in Sindh, the total current population is 56.3 million...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Pakistan

MoHR, NCSW, UNFPA, Rozan jointly organise conference

KARACHI: The Ministry of Human Rights, NCSW, UNFPA and Rozan are jointly organizing a two-day national conference on...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

BISP enhances quarterly stipend by Rs2,000

ISLAMABAD: Faced with scathing criticism over its alleged failure to take adequate measures for addressing the...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Japan provides $38.9m grant as flood aid

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan provided a grant of USD 38.9 million as flood response in addition to USD seven...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas in Pakistan: 650,000 women need access to maternal health services: UN

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Pakistan on Thursday said that Pakistan’s flood crisis is particularly tough on poor...

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:39am

Pakistan

Women affected by floods: Pakistan urges UNFPA to scale up emergency response

UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat has urged the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to scale up its...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Pakistan

Report on mental health and human rights launched

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Taskeen Health Initiative ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:08am

Pakistan

Life skills-based education: Pakistan Scouts holds orientation session

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Scouts conducted an orientation session on life skills-based education at its headquarters in...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan, speaking for G77/China, urges accelerated steps for recovery in Covid-hit countries

KARACHI: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, has called for boosting...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am

Pakistan

UNFPA official interacts with Afghan refugees

PESHAWAR: Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA Humanitarian Director, has paid a visit to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She toured the...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am

Pakistan

Sindh Governor offers help to women inmates

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that his government will, with the help of the National Commission on...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Pakistan

President for increasing coverage of lady health workers

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increasing the coverage of lady health workers (LHWs) in the ...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am

UN agency warns of ‘imminent’ famine in Afghanistan

NEW YORK: Afghanistan is at risk of “imminent hunger” with winter approaching and services disrupted by the...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.60
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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