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BB's name excluded: walkout in Senate over official Women's Day ads

The opposition lawmakers in the Senate on Friday staged a walkout in protest against the government's exclusion of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's name from the official Women's Day advertisements.

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

BB's name excluded: walkout in Senate over official Women's Day ads

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Historic first minority member presides Senate session

Krishna Kumari Kohli alias Kishu Bhayi - the first-ever senator from Hindu Dalit community - on Friday chaired the Senate session on the occasion of International Women's Day. Soon after the Question Hour, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani announced that Kri

Published 09 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Opposition lawmakers assail US embassy statement

The opposition lawmakers in the Senate on Wednesday strongly reacted to a statement by the US Embassy in Islamabad that "America is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of US-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violatio

Published 07 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Indian dossier sans any evidence, Senate told

Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtiar on Tuesday informed the Senate that the dossier which India has given to Pakistan carries no actionable and concrete evidence to prove that Pakistan had extended any support to non-state actors for Pul

Published 06 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Government departments including media: PML-N government left dues worth Rs 6 billion, Senate told

State Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar on Monday informed the Senate that a list of all the outstanding bills is being prepared as the previous government has left arrears worth Rs 5 to 6 billion to be paid to different government departments as well as

Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Rabbani for breaking US-Israeli nexus

Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday proposed to reframe the country's foreign policy to break US-Israeli nexus, which is trying to make India policeman of the region in order to pressure Pakistan to "do more." Taking part in a debate in the Sena

Published 02 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Senate issues stern warning to India

State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan is a nuclear state and most of its nuclear arsenals have been acquired keeping a threat from India in mind which will be used to "wipe out India from the face of the

Published 27 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Senate issues stern warning to India

Published 27 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Senate drops OIC's appreciation out of a resolution

The Senate on Monday dropped OIC's appreciation out of a resolution on post-Pulwama attack developments for its invitation to India to attend OIC Foreign Ministers' Conclave to be held in the UAE next week. The objection over joint resolution's text was r

Published 26 Feb, 2019 12:00am

IHC reserves verdict on Nawaz's plea

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on former Premier Nawaz Sharif's plea, seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia reference on medical grounds. Sharif was convicted in the Al-Azizia reference by an accountability

Published 21 Feb, 2019 12:00am

IHC seeks Nawaz's medical report

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought new medical report of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while hearing his petition seeking bail and suspension of sentence in Al-Azizia reference case on medical grounds.

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Bail to Shahbaz: government respects court's decision: Naeemul Haque

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Naeemul Haque Friday said the government respects the court's decision to grant bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shahbaz Sharif. Talking to media persons here, Haque said that res

Published 16 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Al-Azizia Steel Mills case: Nawaz's plea for suspending sentence on medical grounds accepted

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday accepted an application filed by former Premier Nawaz Sharif to withdraw his earlier bail petition in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference case, allowing him to seek suspension of his seven-year sentence on medical gro

Published 13 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Opposition in Senate jettisons hike in Hajj expenses: budget recommendations approved

Rejecting 63 percent increase in Hajj expenses, the opposition lawmakers tabled a calling attention notice in Senate on Friday, saying the move reflects how serious the incumbent government is to make the country a model like 'State of Medina.'

Published 02 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Bottled water companies: SC seeks detailed report from officials

Expressing dismay over delay in implementation of the apex court verdict on bottled water, Justice Atta Badial on Thursday sought a detailed report from concerned officials about progress made on installation of meters and CCTV cameras by Punjab provincia

Published 01 Feb, 2019 12:00am

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PML-N, PPP, MQM senators demand judicial commission to probe Sahiwal tragedy

Senator Pervez Rashid of opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday demanded the government to hold a probe into allegations that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's had employed around 300 Indians in his sugar mills without issuing them any

Published 30 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Rabbani equate 'mini-budget' to capitalist economy

Terming the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 a budget of 'quasi-comprado capitalists,' former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday accused the government of announcing budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 five months before time. Taking

Published 26 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Foreign policymaking: government urged to take parliament into confidence

Prime Minister Imran Khan came under severe criticism in the Senate on Thursday for allegedly permitting a Pakistani national of Jewish faith to travel to Israel on a Pakistani passport in which it is clearly written that "it is valid for all the countrie

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Foreign policymaking: government urged to take parliament into confidence

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	156.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5116.17
Nasdaq / Apr 29	15983.08
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8147.03
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18118.32
France CAC40 / Apr 29	8065.15
India Sensex / Apr 30	75020.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38337.50

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	82.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2326.07
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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