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Climate change and pandemics: Minister calls for facilitating cross-border data sharing

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has called for facilitating cross-border data...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Key aspects of OSPCs implementation plan discussed

KARACHI: A meeting was held by the Multi-Sectoral Coordination Committee Technical Working Group-IV on...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

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

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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