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Zulfiqar Ahmad

Pakistan

Tarin irked by provinces' 'lack of interest' in social safety nets

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday lambasted the provinces for their lack of interest in social...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:20am

Joint sitting marred by opposition boycott, lack of media access: President gives govt full marks in economy

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday highlighted the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s...

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

PTI leading in 42 Cantonment Boards elections

ISLAMABAD: The unofficial results show the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is ahead with razor-thin lead in 42...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Elections, PMDA: Govt hopes bills will sail through joint session

ISLAMABAD: The PTI government is hopeful that two bills - Elections (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Pakistan Media...

Updated 12 Sep, 2021 01:05pm

Govt describes CEC as opposition parties’ ‘designated mouthpiece’

ISLAMABAD: A day after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected electronic voting machines (EVMs), the...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 02:06am

Pakistan

AGP directed to probe faulty meter reading by power companies

ISLAMABAD: As exorbitant electricity bills have made life of the common man miserable, a top parliamentary watchdog,...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

Pakistan

ECP asked to pay Rs470m ‘arrears’ to Nadra

ISLAMABAD: A top parliamentary watchdog was informed on Wednesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

Ministry officials fail to convince MPs over EVMs' working

ISLAMABAD: The officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology miserably failed to convince a parliamentary...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:25am

Bilawal speaks to Shehbaz over vacant positions in ECP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday discussed the issue of the...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 03:06am

Pakistan

Illegal construction: Man sentenced to 7 years in prison

ISLAMABAD: In a historic move to stop illegal construction in capital, an accountability court, on Friday, sent a ...

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 10:50am

Pakistan

Govt may shut Chaman border crossing: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, on Thursday, said the government may shut Chaman ...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

'Stringent measures taken to control crime in capital'

ISLAMABAD: Despite increasing number of crimes in the federal capital, Islamabad Capital Territory ICT) police...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Not a single Afghani given refugee status as yet: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Monday that Pakistan had not granted refugee...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:40am

Proposed media law envisages harsh penalties on TV channels

Says censor board will also be dissolved and a new entity, 'Board of Films Censor', will be established in its place

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 10:10am

Afghanistan situation: Top civil, military leaderships to meet on Saturday

ISLAMABAD: An important meeting comprising top civil and military leadership of the country chaired by Prime ...

Updated 21 Aug, 2021 10:49am

China, Pakistan appear to be on the same page

Exchange of talks between foreign ministers comes after China says it is ready to deepen friendly and cooperative relations with Afghanistan following the country’s takeover by Taliban

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 11:09am

PM will decide about Taliban govt recognition: Sheikh Rashid

Pakistan

Fawad tells Malala: Support to Afghan women’s right to education will continue

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising development, Federal Minister for Information, Fawad Chaudhry spoke to Nobel laureate...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Oct 15 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	5.31 ▲ 1.00 (23.20%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 15 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	5.88 ▲ 0.89 (17.84%)
Jubilee Sp. / Oct 15 Jubille Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited(JUBS)	6.88 ▲ 0.90 (15.05%)
First Punjab Mod. / Oct 15 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.89 ▲ 0.34 (13.33%)
First IBL Mod. / Oct 15 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	8.55 ▲ 0.93 (12.20%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 15 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.89 ▲ 0.39 (11.14%)
Samba Bank / Oct 15 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	10.52 ▲ 1.00 (10.50%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Oct 15 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.50 ▲ 0.30 (9.37%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Oct 15 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.95 ▲ 0.38 (8.32%)
First Elite Cap. Mod. / Oct 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.78 ▲ 0.28 (8.00%)

Stock	Price
Hi-Tech Lubricants / Oct 15 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	52.92 ▲ -8.16 (-13.36%)
Sana Ind. / Oct 15 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	51.64 ▲ -7.86 (-13.21%)
Orix Moda. / Oct 15 Orix Modaraba(ORIXM)	16.36 ▲ -2.22 (-11.95%)
Javedan Corp. / Oct 15 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	48.19 ▲ -5.60 (-10.41%)
Orient Rental Mod / Oct 15 Orient Rental Modaraba(ORM)	7.06 ▲ -0.80 (-10.18%)
Dewan Sugar / Oct 15 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	3.61 ▲ -0.35 (-8.84%)
Premier Ins. / Oct 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.36 ▲ -0.52 (-8.84%)
Pak Datacom Ltd / Oct 15 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	59.64 ▲ -4.99 (-7.72%)
Nishat Power / Oct 15 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	18.00 ▲ -1.49 (-7.64%)
Buxly / Oct 15 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	107.94 ▲ -8.75 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Service Fab. / Oct 15 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	34,242,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 15 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	26,442,759 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,277,000 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp. / Oct 15 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	19,614,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 15 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	16,164,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	11,538,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 15 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	11,008,500 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Oct 15 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	9,249,000 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Oct 15 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	8,722,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Oct 15 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	7,219,000 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 14	171.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 14	171.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 14	113.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 14	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 14	1.37
Euro to USD / Oct 14	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 14	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 14	4438.26
India Sensex / Oct 14	61305.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 14	28550.93
Nasdaq / Oct 14	14823.43
Hang Seng / Oct 14	24962.59
FTSE 100 / Oct 14	7207.71
Dow Jones / Oct 14	34912.56
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 14	15462.72
France CAC40 / Oct 14	6685.21