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Pakistan rejects US report on religious freedom

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected the US State Department's unilateral and arbitrary re-designation to its list of "countries of particular concerns" under the religious freedom report announced on 20 December 2019 and also deplored the 'conspicuous' omission

Published 25 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

JI chief accuses PM of 'mishandling' Kashmir issue

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj-ul-Haq has said that Pakistan is confronted with more serious problems such as Kashmir and the inflation, than 'hanging of former president General Pervez Musharraf (retd) in the high treason case'.

Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan rejects joint US-India statement

Pakistan on Friday rejected assertions in joint statement of U.S.-India 2+2 Dialogue and Joint Press Availability about the alleged cross border attacks on India side and also conveyed its concerns and rejection to the US.

Published 21 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Musharraf's sentence: Judge's 'hang him in the streets' rider sparks fury

The federal government has decided to approach Supreme Judicial Council against Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth for his 'unprecedented, despicable, and the most ridiculous observation' in the detailed judgment in high treason case against former president Genera

Published 20 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Armed forces ready to respond to any Indian aggression: Qureshi

Amid escalating tensions at the Line of Control (LoC), Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday warned India that Pakistan's armed forces are fully prepared to timely and appropriately respond to any aggression or false flag operation.

Published 20 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Qureshi apprises UNSC, SG about Indian atrocities in IHK

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has apprised the UN Security Council and Secretary General on Indian actions that continue to escalate tensions in an already tense environment in South Asia and sought their rightful role in the de escalation.

Published 19 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan decides to stay away from KL summit

Pakistan has decided to completely withdraw from participating in the Kuala Lumpur (KL) Summit and not downgrade its participation. Talking to leading media owners at the ISI's Margalla Mess, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in the presence of DG IS

Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Proton, Al-Haj Automotive to start making cars in Karachi by 2021

Malaysian car manufacturer Proton and Pakistan's Al-Haj Automotive will start manufacturing of several models of cars in 2021 in Karachi. This was stated by Proton in a press release following Malaysian government handed over a Proton X70 car to governmen

Published 17 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Qureshi, not Imran, to attend KL summit

Prime Minister Imran Khan has cancelled his trip to Malaysia for attending Kuala Lumpur (KL) Summit, an initiative of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and instead Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will represent Pakistan in the Summit.

Published 17 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PM okays appointments & transfers of 20 envoys, CGs

The government has made several ambassadorial appointments and transfers in various federal capitals and foreign missions, it was learnt.

Published 15 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Khalilzad holds talks with Qureshi, COAS

The top Untied States negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad Friday held talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa amid a 'brief pause' after recent resumption of peace process between the US and Taliban follo

Published 14 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Blacklisting Rao Anwar: FO expresses surprise over US decision

Foreign Office on Thursday expressed surprise over the US designation of former senior superintendent of police (SSP) Malir, Rao Anwar, saying the Treasury Department failed to hold anyone responsible for the most egregious, extensively reported, and inde

Published 13 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Agriculture sector to be given Rs 100 billion subsidy

The federal cabinet has decided to provide Rs 100 billion subsidy to agriculture sector to ameliorate the sufferings of farmers, besides issuing directives for uninterrupted gas supply to domestic consumers in winter.

Published 11 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Civil Aviation Authority: AGP detects cases of malpractice, malfeasance in commercial activities

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected around Rs12,130.669 million non-transparent spending, losses and misappropriations in commercial activities of airports maintained by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Published 10 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

35th SAARC Charter Day marked: There's need to respond to challenges: Mahmood

Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday underscored the need for a paradigm shift to respond to the challenges faced by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states such as poverty, illiteracy, disease, climate change, sta

Published 10 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PM to co-chair first-ever GRF in Geneva from 17th

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Geneva, Switzerland, on December 17-18, 2019 to co-chair a first-ever Global Refugee Forum (GRF) along with several other heads of state, Foreign Office said.

Published 07 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan hails resumption of US-Taliban talks

Pakistan Thursday welcomed the resumption of the US-Taliban talks after a pause of almost three months, as President Donald Trump had called off the peace process.

Published 06 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

ACDIS DG for using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes

Director General Arms Control and Disarmament Division (ACDIS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kamran Akhtar on Thursday emphasized that Pakistan's nuclear policy of deterrence needs to be shifted to peaceful usage of nuclear technology.

Published 06 Dec, 2019 12:00am

SC judgement revives 'doctrine of necessity': PBC

Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) will analyze and announce its future course of action, if any, once the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of granting six month extension in tenure to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is announced.

Published 04 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Joint Japan-India statement: Pakistan rejects unwarranted reference about cross-border terrorism

Pakistan on Monday categorically rejected the 'gratuitous and completely unwarranted' reference given in 'Japan-India Joint Statement' about the alleged "cross-border terrorism" and also conveyed its serious concerns to Tokyo.

Published 03 Dec, 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
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
India Sensex / Apr 30	75020.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38337.50
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17733.21
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8175.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	18100.97

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	82.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20000
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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