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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

Fiscal year 2019: Government lays third finance bill before Senate amid opposition's walkout

The government laid the third finance bill for fiscal year 2019 before the Senate on Wednesday, after it was tabled in National Assembly, amidst walkout by joint opposition members who protested over the absence of finance minister Asad Umar. Soon after t

Published 24 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Fiscal year 2019: Government lays third finance bill before Senate amid opposition's walkout

Published 24 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Appointment of CEO PIA: Rabbani questions objective behind certain qualifications

Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Tuesday questioned the objective behind certain qualifications mentioned in the advertisement to seek applications for the post of CEO Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) including experience of war operations and

Published 23 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Rabbani calls for Senate body meeting to discuss extrajudicial killings

As civil rights movement challenging law enforcement abuses is gaining momentum in the wake of Sahiwal shooting, former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Tuesday called for convening a meeting of Senate Committee of the Whole to discuss never ending extraju

Published 23 Jan, 2019 12:00am

PTI MNAs come down hard on their ministers

The ministers came under severe criticism by no other than their own party members for keeping no contact with members of the Parliament after taking oath as members of the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a meeting of Parliamentary Commit

Published 17 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Mandviwalla irked by defamation notice

Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla Friday has appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate what he says former ambassador of Pakistan to US Ali Siddiqui's purported assets, businesses and s

Updated 18 Nov, 2019 11:29am

Suspension of sentence: Nawaz approaches IHC again for early hearing

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once again, approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday and submitted an application for early hearing of his appeal against his conviction in Al-Azizia corruption reference. A division bench comprising Justice Aam

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

SC irked by Sindh government's reluctance to recover land

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Sindh government's reluctance to recover hundreds of thousands of acres of illegally allotted and grabbed land in a case pertaining to deforestation in Karachi.

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

SC irked by Sindh government's reluctance to recover land

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

All DHA-EHS agreements annulled by SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void all agreements between the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and the Eden Housing Society (EHS), and ordered the former to develop the "11,000 plots sold by the latter within five years" in a bid to offer

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

All DHA-EHS agreements annulled by SC

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

FBR tells SC: Rs 167 million recovered from holders of undisclosed foreign accounts, assets

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has recovered Rs 167 million from Pakistani citizens holding undisclosed foreign bank accounts and assets abroad.

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

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	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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