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IPAS solution: Ministry inks MoU with PITB

The Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and Punjab Information Technology Board have agreed to initiate implementation of Intelligent Project Automation System (IPAS) to improve government businesses in internal processes and establish

Published 24 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Merging of FATA into KP: Issue of Senate's numerical strength discussed at length

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has considered the issue of numerical strength of the Senate after merging of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Published 23 Jan, 2020 12:00am

July 2019 to 17 January 2020: Around 38.4 percent funds under CPEC released

Approximately 38.4 percent funds have been released from July 2019 to 17 January 2020 for projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - 11.52 percent lower than the 50 percent pledged for the first half of the fiscal year.

Published 23 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Cost of RBOD-II project escalates due to mismanagement

The cost of extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD-II) project has been escalated from Rs 29.22 billion to Rs 61.985 billion due to mismanagement.

Published 21 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Killing of civilians across LoC: Pakistan can no longer act as 'inactive observer': PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Indian occupation forces are continually targeting and killing civilians across the Line of Control (LoC) with increasing intensity and frequency and there is an urgent need for the United Nations Security Council (

Published 20 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Sindh government held responsible for flour situation: 'There's no wheat shortage in Punjab': Bakhtiar

Federal Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar on Sunday claimed that the Sindh government did not procure wheat while its target was 0.7 million tons of wheat this year.

Published 20 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Alice Wells arrives

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells arrived here on Sunday, after winding up her tour of India and Sri Lanka, for a four-day visit to Pakistan for talks on bilateral and regional matters.

Published 20 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Rs 384.3 billion released under PSDP

The federal government has released Rs 384.3 billion (54.82 per cent) including Rs 64.69 billion foreign aid (50.4 percent) for various ongoing and new development projects under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2019-20 against the total budge

Published 19 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Forced conversions and marriages of minorities: panel to consult stakeholders for preparing draft

The Parliamentary Committee to Protect Minorities from Forced Conversion has decided to engage all stakeholders and hold dialogues and consultative sessions with the provincial governments, local administration, religious scholars, civil society and repre

Published 18 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NHA receivables have soared to 15 billion, NA told

National Assembly Standing Committee on Communication was informed that total receivables of National Highway Authority (NHA) are Rs 15 billion, out of which Rs 9.96 billion are outstanding against Frontier Works Organization (FWO), Rs.4.49 billion are ag

Published 17 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Umar says government determined to establish four SEZs in 2020

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is determined to establish four economic zones in all provinces within this year.

Published 17 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NA passes only 14 bills in 11 sittings of its last session

The National Assembly has passed as many as 14 bills and introduced 27 bills in eleven sittings of its last session.

Published 16 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

2,543 officers receiving BISP funds; Cabinet to take up matter today: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that federal cabinet would take up today (Tuesday) the matter of 2,543 officers who had been receiving funds under the Benazir Income Support Pro

Published 14 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

'Zainab Alert' and five other bills adopted by NA

The National Assembly has passed 'The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2020' to curb criminal activities against children in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), besides five other bills, including four ordinances in the form of bills, which were w

Published 11 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Sana slams government for implicating him in 'false' case

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah on Friday lashed out at the government for implicating him in a "false" drug case and sought constitution of a fact-finding judicial commission to investigate the case filed against him by the Ant

Published 11 Jan, 2020 12:00am

SBP Banking Services Corporation (Amend) Bill introduced in NA

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has introduced "The SBP Banking Services Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2020" in the National Assembly, which states that any action done in good faith of the State Bank and its directors or officers cannot be chal

Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Minister informs NA about CPEC projects

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that total cost of CPEC projects including ML-1 Railway project is approximately $ 50 billion out of which 13 projects at estimated cost of $ 11 billion are complete, 13 project

Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

2,543 BISP officers removed, NA told

Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed has said that Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) had been misused in the past and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has removed 2,543 officers of various grades from the program.

Published 09 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Military-related bills approved by NA

The National Assembly on Tuesday approved three bills to formalize the process governing the tenure and reappointment/extension of Chief of Army Staff, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Naval Staff.

Published 08 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

NA passes Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Bill 2019

The National Assembly on Monday passed "The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Bill, 2019" for providing legal support to the requesting state (foreign country) by executing necessary actions on its territory in criminal cases warranting shared as

Published 07 Jan, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
India Sensex / Apr 25	74339.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17284.54
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2331.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	81.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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