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Senate polls on March 3

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Thursday, announced holding Senate polls on March 3 on 48 out of ...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:27am

Pakistan

Smart lockdown imposed in COVID-19 hotspots of six Lahore neighborhoods

Lockdown will remain in place till February 19.
During the lockdown, there will be controlled entry and exit in the areas identified as coronavirus hotspots.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:45pm

Pakistan

Malik Zafar Iqbal appointed as Chairman Punjab Public Service Commission

The appointment was confirmed by the Government of Punjab, Services & General Administration department in a notification.
Sajjad Saleem Hotiana will be relieved from the charge of the post, further in the notification.

Updated 08 Feb, 2021 09:32pm

Business & Finance

Punjab govt to build Small, Intermediate dams in the province

These dams will be able to store the most water after Mangla, Tarbela, she said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 12:11pm

Pakistan

Interior ministry notifies troops’ deployment during by-polls in eight constituencies

Rangers personnel will be deployed in PS-88 from February 15 to 17 in PS-88 and PS-43 outside the polling stations.
The development was made on request of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Published 06 Feb, 2021 03:18pm

Pakistan

Punjab allows wedding halls, restaurants to remain open after 10pm

However, the ban on indoor events will remain in place.

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 12:46pm

Pakistan

Sindh, Punjab collectively report 1847 coronavirus cases, 52 deaths

Sindh reported 1,323 new cases, while Punjab confirmed 524 cases.
Pakistan also reported 1,407 COVID-19 recoveries.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 10:52am

Pakistan

Punjab issues coronavirus SOPs for primary schools, universities set to reopen on Feb 1

The provincial department stated that students from all the educational institutes will have to attend classes on alternative days, while the student ratio must remain at 50% on each day.
"Daily report on COVID-19 monitoring shall be carried out as per previous practice," the notification said.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 01:55pm

Pakistan

Smart lockdown imposed in COVID-19 hotspots of four Punjab cities

The district administration has decided to impose a smart lockdown in 16 areas of Lahore, three in Hafizabad, and one in Gujrat and Gujranwala respectively.
On Thursday, 591 more people tested positive for the virus in Punjab, while 15 people lost their lives to the novel virus.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims 40 more lives in Punjab

Punjab health department conducted 2,844,554 tests for COVID-19 to date, while 139,421 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 06:49pm

Pakistan

Massive reshuffle in Punjab police hierarchy

Muhammad Afzal was appointed SSP Operations Faisalabad while Imran Ahmed Malik named as SP Security Lahore.
SSP Arshad Zahid was posted as Regional Officer (RO) CTD Faisalabad while Gulfam Nasir was appointed as SSP Regional Investigation Branch (RIB) Faisalabad region.

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 07:43pm

Pakistan

Punjab Cabinet approved ‘Sehat Insaf cards’ for all families: Dr Yasmin Rashid

It is the responsibility of the government to provide better healthcare facilities to each citizen, the minister said.
Yasmin Rashid announced that the health insurance cards will be issued to 29.3 million families by the end of December 2021.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 05:58pm

Pakistan

Murad Raas says students will not be promoted without exams this year in Punjab

The education minister said exams would be held in May this year.
Students of class 9 till 12 returned to their schools on Monday after nearly two months.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 03:53pm

Pakistan

Schools may close ‘immediately’ if COVID-19 SOPs not taken seriously, Dr Yasmin warns

The warning from the minister came just a day after reopening of educational institutes in the province.
Classes for students of grades nine to 12 started across the country on Monday after a hiatus of nearly two months.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 01:48pm

Pakistan

Three senators among 154 lawmakers suspended over failure to file assets returns

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Ali Zaidi, Amir Liaquat Hussain, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Mohsin Dawar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui are also included among the 48 members suspended from the National Assembly.
From total 1195 lawmakers, 1131 have submitted their declarations of assets, ECP stated.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:50pm

Pakistan

Virus claims 23 lives, 560 new cases reported on Monday in Punjab

The Punjab health department has urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:59pm

Pakistan

Punjab imposes lockdown in more areas of Lahore, Gujranwala as COVID-19 cases rise

Lahore reported 352 cases and 10 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The areas in Gujranwala will remain under lockdown till January 25.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 02:27pm

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims another 17 lives; 661 new cases reported in Punjab

The Punjab health department conducted 2,684,341 tests for COVID-19 so far while 133,586 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 06:59pm

Pakistan

25 deaths, 767 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Punjab

The Punjab health department conducted 2,655,241 tests for the COVID-19 so far while 131,825 confirmed cases had been recovered in the province.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:04pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 27 more lives, 508 new cases reported in Punjab

The number of coronavirus cases reached 146,016 while death toll 4,299 in the province.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 06:55pm

Pakistan

5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Lahore, other cities of Punjab

The quake hit at a depth of 65 km while the epicenter was located in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK).
Feeling the tremors, people came out of their houses by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:22pm

Business & Finance

Prices of Cars & Bike Number Plates Rise by 15pc in Punjab

The Punjab Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has decided to raise prices of car and bike number plates by 15% in Punjab.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 01:37pm

Pakistan

CTD arrest seven suspected terrorists in Sargodha

CTD personnel also recovered explosives, hand grenades and arms.
The suspects belong to a banned outfit Sipah e Muhammad, says Rai Tahir.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 07:32pm

Pakistan

Over 2.5 million COVID-19 tests conducted across Punjab: Health Secretary

Over 15,000 tests are being conducted on an average daily, says the secretary.
“In the first phase front-line health workers and the people above 65 years of age will be vaccinated."

Published 07 Jan, 2021 02:54pm

Pakistan

PML-N MPA Munira Yamin Satti dies of COVID-19

The Punjab Assembly lawmaker was put on ventilator after she was declared critical.
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar expressed sorrow over the death of the Yamin Satti and offered condolences to the bereaved family.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

Pakistan

Sindh, Punjab collectively report 1714 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Sindh reported 1,049 new cases, while Punjab reported 665 during the past 24 hours.
Pakistan's coronavirus tally stands at 492,594.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:01pm

Business & Finance

Free WiFi service will not shut down in Punjab: Chairman PITB

The free WiFi service will remain active in all public places in Punjab, says PITB Chairman Azfar Manzoor.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 03:57pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 15 more lives in Punjab

The Punjab health department has urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:06pm

Pakistan

Punjab notifies implementation on Single National Curriculum

The board in its 76th meeting approved the SNC under section 9(3)(a) of PCTB Act-2015.
“The competent authority, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Lahore, hereby notified the SNC for grades Pre I – V and Model Textbooks of Education Reforms," reads notification.

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:54pm

Pakistan

Pakistan decides to open educational institutions in phases from Jan 18

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced that in the first phase, classes nine to 12 would be allowed to resume from January 18.
In the second phase, the minister said, primary to class 8 will resume on January 25.

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:15pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 31	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 31	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / May 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 31	1.27
Euro to USD / May 31	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 31	5277.51
India Sensex / May 31	73961.31
Tokyo Nikkei / May 31	38487.90
Nasdaq / May 31	16735.02
Hang Seng / May 31	18079.61
FTSE 100 / May 31	8275.38
Dow Jones / May 31	38686.32
Germany DAX 30 / May 31	18497.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 31	76.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 31	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 31	207219
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 31	2327.33
Cotton US¢/pound / May 31	75.11
Petrol/Litre / Jun 1	268.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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