News stories for Zulfiqar Ahmad

Khattak tasked to successfully persuade Mengal

ISLAMABAD: With the political impasse entering first week, Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, who is considered to...

Published 21 Jun, 2020 03:01am

Business & Finance

Federal Budget 2020-21: Treasury, opposition lock horns in NA

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) buoyed by its "tax-free" budget, and the opposition armed with...

Updated 20 Jun, 2020 05:51am

Epaper

BNP-M quits PTI coalition govt

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking upset, Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Wednesday ended its two-year-long...

Published 18 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Business & Finance

Finance Bill 2020-21: Treasury and opposition benches face off in NA

ISLAMABAD: The treasury and the opposition benches faced off on Finance Bill 2020-2021 in the National Assembly as...

Updated 18 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Epaper

Critical issues: 'Political' body being formed, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Amid growing chorus of criticism by opposition parties over mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis, Budget...

Published 17 Jun, 2020 02:50am

Epaper

PML-N's Asif terms Budget FY21 'temporary one'

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Khawaja Asif, on Monday forewarned of a...

Published 16 Jun, 2020 03:37am

Epaper

Lifesaving injections made available, claims PM's aide

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza, on Saturday said tocilizumab...

Published 14 Jun, 2020 03:09am

Epaper

Opposition rejects budget

ISLAMABAD: The opposition political parties on Friday rejected federal budget for 2020-2021, saying "there is ...

Published 13 Jun, 2020 03:31am

Pakistan

NA informed: World institutions hail PTI government's relief packages

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the world institutions are hailing the relief ...

Published 12 Jun, 2020 03:07am

Epaper

Government tables Tax Laws (Amend) Ord & four bills in NA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Wednesday laid, "The Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance,...

Published 11 Jun, 2020 03:00am

Epaper

Khaqan, Rashid test positive

ISLAMABAD: With no let up in coronavirus cases in the country, the ex-premier, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, on Monday was...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 03:06am

Epaper

Malik terms allegations 'baseless and wild'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik on Saturday termed rape allegations levelled against...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays

ISLAMABAD: As the government has declared complete lockdown Saturdays and Sundays after emergence of 2,964, new...

Published 02 Jun, 2020 03:45am

Complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays

ISLAMABAD: As the government has declared complete lockdown Saturdays and Sundays after emergence of 2,964, new...

Published 02 Jun, 2020 03:25am

Pakistan

Shibli terms nuclear capability as guarantee of security

As there were no grand celebrations to mark Yaum-e-Takbeer due to Covid-19 pandemic, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Thursday reiterated that nuclear capability was the guarantee of country's security and safety.

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

Sugar industry: SAPM accuses Khaqan of providing most subsidies

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability, Shahzad Akbar, on Wednesday said that most of the sugar subsidies over the last five years were given during previous government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with the lion's sha

Published 28 May, 2020 12:03am

COVID-19 cases on the rise: No shortage of PPEs, ventilators: NDMA chief

As there is no let-up in the coronavirus cases, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal Tuesday said that there was no shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) and ventilators to treat the COVID-19 patients in

Published 27 May, 2020 12:06am

PM orders inquiry

Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered immediate inquiry into the crash of Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) aircraft, resulting in loss of several lives on Friday.

Published 23 May, 2020 12:06am

China will never try to become Pakistan's 'teacher': envoy

The Ambassador of China to Pakistan Yao Jing on Thursday categorically said that unlike the US "China will always be a partner of Pakistan, but will never try to become its teacher".

Published 22 May, 2020 12:03am

Pakistan

Zafar for coordinated actions by world to curb coronavirus

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza on Tuesday called for coordinated, collective and sustained actions by the international community to curb deadly coronavirus, ease the burden on the health system and

Published 20 May, 2020 12:05am

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	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
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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