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Punjab announces ‘work from home’ policy

LAHORE: The Punjab government announced work from home policy for office workers in the smog-hit areas as severe air...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

LHC hints of closure of schools for two days a week

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday hinted out at implementation of two-day work-from-home policy and closure of...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:11am

Hybrid working model envisaged: Energy conservation plan readied

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly prepared an energy conservation plan including hybrid working model...

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:55am

Business & Finance

Goldman Sachs asks US employees to work from home until 18th

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc is encouraging its eligible U.S. staff to work from home until Jan. 18, a company...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

India’s SC orders ‘work from home’ over pollution in capital

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court told authorities on Monday to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities,...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

Life & Style

Ed Sheeran has COVID, will do performances from home

British pop star Ed Sheeran said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 09:44am

World

More French people must work from home to tackle COVID

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, government spokesman Gabriel Attal told reporters that the COVID-19 situation was worsening everywhere in the country.
He also said that the government may add three more regions to its list of COVID-19 high-risk zones which need careful monitoring and may need restrictive measures.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 06:29pm

Business & Finance

Only 50pc FBR officials, staff will work from home

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed that only 50 percent officials and staff will work from...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Technology

Microsoft increases file upload size to 250GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint

As remote work and learning increases, Microsoft announced that it will soon be increasing its upload limit to 250 GB from 100 GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 01:07pm

World

Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks, UN says

The ILO estimated that in 2019, there were about 260 million home-based workers around the world, representing 7.9 percent of global employment.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:27pm

Technology

Pakistani Twins become Youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified professionals

Twin sisters from Pakistan received Microsoft certification for the youngest Power Platform Professionals at the age 10.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:02pm

Technology

Global PC Market Witnesses First Big Growth in a Decade

Personal Computers (PC) Market witnessed highest growth since 2010.
Growth in the Global PC Market accelerated with a surge in demand for PCs due to an increase in remote work and learning needs during the Pandemic.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

Technology

Microsoft Teams New Dynamic View Feature Coming Out in March

Microsoft has announced that it will be updating its Teams service with a new Dynamic View in March.
With this new feature, Microsoft Teams users will now be able to share content side by side on their screen during video calls.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 03:30pm

Technology

Slack Struggles with the First Worldwide Outage of 2021

Slack declares a worldwide downtime as the new year witnesses its first major outage

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Pakistan

Sindh makes it mandatory for 50% of staff to work from home

The home department has also directed the closure of all cinemas, shrines and gyms.

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 10:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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