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A number of crucial pieces of legislation passed: Government takes the ordinance route

Amid strong protest of the opposition members, the National Assembly on Thursday passed as many as nine ordinances in the form of bills without referring them to relevant standing committees, while two other bills, including one ordinance in the form of b

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

No consensus yet: CEC's retirement only a month away from now

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would become dysfunctional from 8 December as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is retiring on 7 December unless there is a consensus on his replacement between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Oppo

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PPP submits application: Zardari seeks access to doctors of his choice

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday submitted an application to the superintendent Adiala Jail to allow former president Asif Ali Zardari to get examined by his personal private doctors and medical experts of his own choice for treatment of his vari

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Country's economy: Government paints a happy picture

Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar has said that better economic policies of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government have started bearing fruit with decrease in current account and fiscal deficits and increase in foreign direct investment, reven

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Significant progress made on ML-1 project: minister

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Khusro Bakhtyar has said that significant progress has been made on ML-1 project of Pakistan Railways of $ 9 billion and it has been decided to speed up work on it to launch groundbreaking in the next

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Azadi March: Senate, NA sessions summoned separately amid political stand-off

The sessions of both houses of parliament have been summoned separately amid continued political stand-off in the wake of JUI-F Azadi March and sit-in protest for the last five days.

Published 05 Nov, 2019 12:00am

PSDP 2019-20: Government releases Rs 37 billion for CPEC projects

The federal government has released about Rs 37 billion (38.5 percent) for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development projects under Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2019-20 against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 95.73 billion, it is

Published 03 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Mega projects under CPEC: JCC to take up financing terms and conditions on 9th

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Khusro Bakhtyar Friday said that financing terms and conditions of mega projects relating to railway, oil and gas, industrial zones and energy under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be

Published 02 Nov, 2019 12:00am

President promulgates 8 ordinances

President Dr Arif Alvi has promulgated as many as eight ordinances including the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 and the Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance Commission

Published 01 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Rs 26.1 billion schemes approved: CDWP refers three Rs 52.2 billion mega projects to Ecnec

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved as many as seven development projects at the cost of Rs 26.1 billion and recommended three mega projects valued at Rs 52.2 billion to Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consid

Published 31 Oct, 2019 12:00am

JUI-F presents objectives, demands

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Wednesday presented six main objectives and four demands of Azadi March against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Published 31 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Senate body told: Funds for construction of Metro Bus Services infrastructure released

National Highway Authority (NHA) has informed the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform that funds for construction of infrastructure and allied works for Metro Bus Services from Peshawar Morr to New Islamabad International Airport

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

PM using non-democratic means, says Bilawal

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that Azadi March would be peaceful if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government does not intervene. "The PPP has always stood by democracy and Parliament but this selected and incompete

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Peshawar Mor, not D-Chowk venue of protest: Government, Opposition bodies enter into agreement

The negotiating team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and Rehbar Committee of opposition parties on Saturday finally agreed that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) will hold its sit-in at Peshawar More out of Red Zone of Islamabad.

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Rs 257.17 billion released under PSDP

Federal government has released Rs 257.17 billion (36.7 per cent) including Rs 53.62 billion foreign aid (41.8 per cent) for various ongoing and new development projects under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20 against the total budgeted a

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

Peshawar Mor, not D-Chowk venue of protest: Government, Opposition bodies enter into agreement

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PPPA approves three infrastructure projects

Public Private Partnership Authority has given go-ahead to implementing agencies for development of three infrastructure projects including Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway, Northern Bypass and NUST Teaching & Research Hospital.

Published 26 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PPP is with JUI-F till getting rid of government: Kaira

President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab, Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the PPP is with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman till this government is sent packing.

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Finance

Senate panel rejects PMC Ordinance 2019

Terming the promulgation of ordinance as unconstitutional and unlawful practice, the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat unanimously rejected 'Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance, 2019' and recommended the government to withdraw it immediat

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Senate panel rejects PMC Ordinance 2019

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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