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Pakistan

'Embarrassed' Senate chief finally receives apology from interior secretary

The row between Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and Secretary Interior Major Azam Suleman Khan (retd) has been finally resolved after the secretary tendered an 'unconditional apology' for remaining absent from the Senate meetings to Sanjrani, which was acc

Published 19 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PM's aide, Islamabad mayor criticised for failing to attend Senate panel meeting

Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change Monday slammed Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and Mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Ansar Aziz for not attending the committee's meeting, as they had to brief the panel about the steps the

Published 19 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

'SC can appoint acting CEC if deadlock persists'

The Supreme Court is constitutionally empowered to appoint an acting Chief Election Commissioner after the incumbent retires on December 5 in case the deadlock between the government and opposition over the appointment of the CEC persists.

Published 17 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Senate chief urges PM to take action against bureaucrat

In a dramatic turn of events, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action against Secretary Interior Major Azam Suleman Khan (retd) for not showing up at the Senate despite being summoned repeatedly.

Published 16 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Senate chairman urges govt to send Nawaz abroad

In an unusual move, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, while presiding over the Senate session on Thursday, urged the government to "immediately send former prime minister Nawaz Sharif abroad for urgent medical treatment" and also to provide best medical tre

Published 15 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Atrocities in IOK: Senators slam world powers, MNCs and UN's double standard

Senators from treasury and opposition benches on Wednesday slammed the United Nations, Western imperialism and international corporate mafia led by multinational companies (MNCs) for supporting India in disregard to ongoing atrocities in Indian-occupied K

Published 14 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Government-PML (N) talks hit 'surety bond' snag

The meeting of the sub-committee of the federal cabinet dealing with the issue of the removal of the name of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from the Exit Control List (ECL) in order to allow him to fly to London on medical grounds proved inconclusive

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Atrocities in IoK: Senators urge international community to play its role

The senators, mostly from opposition, on Tuesday stressed upon the international community to play its role in bringing an end to the ongoing atrocities on the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) by the Indian military, which have been continued for a

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

'Corruption cases have nothing to do with PTI government'

The treasury benches in the Senate on Monday denied that the government is on the mission of witch-hunting the opposition members, saying the corruption cases against the top leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

Published 12 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Parliamentary business: Opposition flays treasury benches over lack of interest

The opposition on Friday flayed the treasury benches in the Senate for, what it said, their lack of interest towards the Parliamentary business as hostility continued between both the sides in the Upper House of the Parliament.

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate session: JUI-F rejects Imran's gesture of facilitating participants of 'Azadi March'

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan's order to facilitate the protestors at the sit-in site and demanded the PM's resignation as treasury and opposition benches traded barbs in the Senate on Wednesday levelling serious

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

ECP dismisses Fazl's allegations as 'false'

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed as false the accusation levelled by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl's (JUI-F) Emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman that the ECP admitted that the 95 per cent results of last year's general elections were without the

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate processings: Opposition stages 'sit-in' against promulgation of ordinances

In an unusual development, the opposition on Tuesday staged a 'sit-in' in the Senate against the government's practice of 'habitually' promulgating the presidential ordinances without consulting the Upper House of the Parliament.

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Pre-poll rigging: ECP empowered to take appropriate mitigating steps

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is empowered to take appropriate mitigating measures against pre-poll rigging that deal with procedural matters and not with any engineered, or natural, changes in party loyalties.

Published 05 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Islamabad public meeting: Serious differences appear in opposition ranks

Serious differences emerged between the opposition parties on Thursday even before the protestors of the Azadi March entered the federal capital after Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) announced the postponement of the joint opposition jalsa (public ga

Updated 01 Nov, 2019 07:56am

Qureshi reiterates Pakistan's all possible support for Kashmir cause

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday reiterated Pakistan's all possible support for Kashmir cause, saying 87 days of complete lockdown with the imposition of curfew in Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) have not dissuaded the resolve of the people

Published 31 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Appointment of two ECP members: Sanjrani, Qaiser, others vow to resolve issue amicably

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and key government functionaries have agreed to 'amicably' resolve the issue of the appointment two members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by engaging opposition and using the

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

Afghan nationals: Senate panel concerned at issuance of fake POCs by Nadra

Senate Implementation Committee on Tuesday expressed strong concern over issuance of fake Pakistani Origin Cards (POCs) by National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to certain individuals who have taken asylum in European countries while declar

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Appointment of two ECP members: Sanjrani, Qaiser discuss three options to break deadlock

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Monday decided to resolve the issue of appointment of the two members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with active involvement of the Parliament in the backdrop of lingeri

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PM describes himself as 'ambassador' of Kashmiris

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday termed himself the 'ambassador of the people of Kashmir' and assured them that he would be their "spokesman and representative, who would launch struggle at every forum of the world for the liberation of Kashmir from In

Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	75.94
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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