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China's experts to help government combat coronavirus

A special Chinese plane, carrying relief assistance from the Chinese government and a group of medical professionals, arrived here Saturday to assist Pakistan in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Qureshi writes letter to UN on grave situation of IOJ&K

Pakistan continues its efforts to highlight the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and the grave human rights situation in the occupied valley, drawing attention of the United Nations and its Security Council towards the worst situations in the IOJ&K.

Published 28 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Flights resumption, stranded Pakistanis: Inter-ministerial meeting finalises proposals for NCC

A high-level inter-ministerial meeting at the Foreign Office Friday finalised its proposals for final approval by the National Coordination Committee (NCC) with regard to resumption of international flights from April 4, and other matters related to Pakis

Published 28 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Developing countries: Pakistan for debt rescheduling, economic assistance

As leaders of G-20 are meeting for an extraordinary session to discus a possible joint action plan to fight COVID-19, Pakistan on Thursday reiterated the call for debt rescheduling and economic assistance for the developing countries in the wake of COVID-

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Qureshi reiterates Pakistan's offer to host SAARC ministers' conference

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday reiterated Pakistan's offer to host the SAARC Health Ministers' Conference to enhance cooperation among member countries and development partners in health sector, with special focus on COVID-19.

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Fight against coronavirus: Qureshi holds phone conversations with counterparts from France, Spain, Bangladesh

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday held telephonic conversations with his counterparts from France, Spain and Bangladesh by discussing ways to cooperate in fighting against the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 25 Mar, 2020 12:00am

US announces $1 million assistance

The United States has announced to help Pakistan in the fight against coronavirus with an initial US$1 million assistance to bolster the monitoring and to give a rapid response to COVID-19 in the country. This was announced by US Principal Deputy Assistan

Published 21 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects India's 'twisted response' to humanitarian issue: FO

Pakistan on Friday rejected India's "twisted" response to raising the humanitarian issue in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir due to continued lockdown in the recently held SAARC video conference on Covid-19 as "misleading and mischievous".

Published 21 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Political parties ask their workers to join relief work

Almost all political parties have either suspended or limited their political activities in the aftermath of the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.

Published 21 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Impact of Covid-19: CPEC projects to be completed in time: FO

The Foreign Office on Thursday expressed the confidence that Pakistan would be able to complete the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in time, and would counterbalance "short-term" impact by coronavirus outbreak.

Published 20 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Qureshi goes on five-day self-isolation

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi went on self-isolation for five days on Wednesday upon return from China amid rising cases of coronavirus, saying "he is completely healthy but voluntarily decided to quarantine himself to give a message".

Published 19 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan jettisons Indian ministry's remarks

Pakistan on Wednesday categorically rejected India External Affairs Ministry's irresponsible remarks in which it claimed that Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir was its "integral part" and described the assertion as clear violation of the relevant United N

Published 19 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

PML-N calls for comprehensive strategy to fight COVID-19 forthwith

As cases of coronavirus are increasing in the country sharply, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday expressed lack of confidence in the PTI government measures to prevent spread of the virus and called for devising a comprehensive national

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Nawaz barred FO from speaking against India, Jadhav, claims Tasneem

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been accused of barring the Foreign Office from commenting against India and its jailed spy Kulbushan Jadhav perhaps due to his business interest by a top retired diplomat and ex-spokesperson for the Ministry of Fore

Published 17 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Execution of action plan reviewed: Government describes coronavirus as national challenge

The National Coordination Committee on Coronavirus, constituted by the National Security Committee, held its first meeting Saturday and reviewed the measures to ensure implementation on the National Action Plan to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Published 15 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Fight against coronavirus: Pakistan responds positively to India's proposal

Pakistan has responded positively to an offer made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for chalking out a joint strategy of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations to fight the coronavirus.

Published 15 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan shuts borders with Iran and Afghanistan

Pakistan on Friday decided to shut its western borders with Iran and Afghanistan for two weeks, limit international operations only to three major airports, shut educational institutes for three weeks and ban public gatherings.

Published 14 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Maleeha questions 'inexplicable halt' in Kashmir strategy

Pakistan's former permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr Maleeha Lodhi Thursday called for clarity in the country's Kashmir policy and questioned the "inexplicable halt" in the Kashmir strategy.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Expats advised to follow advisories of their host countries' governments

The Foreign Office on Thursday advised overseas Pakistanis to follow advisories issued by the governments in their host countries, as many Middle Eastern countries asked foreign nationals to leave their host countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistani dies in Italy

A first Pakistani national has died of coronavirus in Italy, the Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 631 as of March 11 in the most-affected European country. "A 61-year-old Imtiaz Ahmad, unfortunately, died of coronavirus in

Published 12 Mar, 2020 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	156.17
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 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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