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Pakistan

Appointment of CEC: Proposed amendment seeking involvement of SC rejected

A Senate panel on Monday disapproved a proposed amendment to the Constitution, which seeks involvement of the Supreme Court in appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in case leader of

Published 10 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Participants of Aurat March, religious parties come face to face

The participants of Aurat Azadi March and activists of hardliner religious parties came face to face on Sunday after the latter started pelting stones on the former, compelling the left-wing rights activists to take the march to the D-Chowk with full-thro

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PTM leaders stopped from leaving country

The Members National Assembly, representing Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar were barred on Sunday from taking a flight to Kabul to participate in the oath-taking ceremony of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

PM vows to ensure equal rights to women

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to undertake every possible effort to ensure equal rights and opportunities to women, as civil and military leadership paid tributes to the women who played pivotal role in nation-building.

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Pakistan strongly condemned the latest terrorist attack in Kabul and urged all the parties to work together in a constructive spirit for establishing durable peace and stability in Afghanistan. Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, while commenting

Published 07 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Aurat March: Pemra asked to stop channels from telecasting delinquent slogans

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday explained its position on the upcoming "Aurat [woman] March", saying that a 'handful of elements will not be allowed to hold the society hostage, as a parliamentary panel directed the PEMRA to imme

Published 06 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Nawaz Sharif's health: PML-N challenges government's stance

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday challenged government's stance with regard to Nawaz Sharif's health and made his medical reports public insisting that the reports had already been submitted to the courts as well as to the Punjab gove

Published 05 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Kashmir issue: OIC envoy puts his weight behind Pakistan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General's Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef M Al Dobeay, on Tuesday said the OIC and its members supported Pakistan's stance on Kashmir and the right to self determination of the

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Afghan leadership urged to take CBMs

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday urged Afghan leadership to take confidence building measures including prisoners' swap for creating a favourable environment for intra-Afghan dialogue as per the peace agreement signed between the United State

Published 04 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Jammu and Kashmir: OIC SG's special envoy briefed about IOK situation

Parliam-entary Committee on Kashmir Monday briefed the visiting OIC Secretary General's Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef M. Al Dobeay and his delegation on the worst human rights situations in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The p

Published 03 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan represented by Qureshi

Pakistan was represented by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who was among the representatives from 50 countries including Qatar, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan who attended the US-Taliban agreement signing ceremony.

Updated 01 Mar, 2020 04:59am

Pakistan

US, Taliban peace deal: Qureshi to represent Pakistan in signing ceremony

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will represent Pakistan in the signing ceremony of the historic peace deal between the United States and the Taliban in Doha today aimed at ending the 18 years long war in Afghanistan.

Published 29 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan voices concern over $3 billion Indo-US defence deal

Pakistan on Thursday voiced concerns over $3 billion Indo-US defence deal signed on the eve of President Donald Trump's recent visit to India, and feared that Washington's supply of sophisticated weapons system to New Delhi will further destabilize the se

Published 28 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Bilateral trade: US official Ross smells sweet

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday claimed that with the visit of US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross a "new chapter" is being opened in Pakistan-US relations focusing on boosting bilateral trade, and insisted that US President Donald Tru

Published 27 Feb, 2020 12:00am

US-Taliban peace deal: Qatar invites Pakistan to signing ceremony

Qatar has formally invited Pakistan to the signing ceremony of a peace deal between the United States and the Afghan Taliban scheduled for November 29, 2020, aimed at ending the 18 years long Afghan conflict.

Published 26 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Afghan war: Government urged to take up issue of toxic environmental impact with US

A Senate panel on Monday asked the government to take up the toxic environmental and human impacts of the decades' long US war in Afghanistan, over the bordering areas of Pakistan and their people, at the highest level with the US, besides urging the Tali

Published 25 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Xi likely to visit Pakistan in June

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Pakistan in June this year to hold talks on further deepening bilateral ties and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Updated 23 Feb, 2020 05:02am

Pakistan welcomes peace deal

Pakistan welcomed the announcement by United States and the Taliban on Friday that they would sign the peace deal on February 29, 2020 and hoped that the development leads to an early intra Afghan dialogue for durable and genuine peace in the war-torn cou

Published 22 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Trump to raise IHK issue with India, hopes Pakistan

Pakistan expressed its hope on Thursday that the United States President Donald Trump will raise the issues of the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir with India and take forward his offer of mediation during his forthcoming visit to New Delhi.

Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Yao terms anti-CPEC voices 'Western propaganda'

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Thursday sought to address the doubts that exist both locally and internationally over the massive Chinese investment through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the country, saying before deciding any

Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.26
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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