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Fahad Zulfikar

Pakistan

PM calls cabinet meeting tomorrow

Issues related to country’s economic and political situation will be discussed
Briefing will be given on the Islamabad Metro Bus project while approval to the State Bank of Pakistan amendment bill will be granted

Published 08 Mar, 2021 11:02am

Pakistan

COVID-19: Vaccination of people over 60 years to commence from March 10: Umar

Planning minister says vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first
At least 0.5m doses had been handed over to Pakistan, out of which around 275,000 doses had been administered to health professionals dealing with Covid-19 patients

Published 07 Mar, 2021 02:39pm

Pakistan

Micro-smart lockdown imposed in Peshawar as COVID cases continue to surge

There is a complete ban on movement of people to and from the affected areas
Officials say the lockdown has been imposed in areas and streets considered Covid-19 hotspots

Published 07 Mar, 2021 01:52pm

Pakistan

Four children injured in Ubauro explosion

The children were playing in the area when the explosion occurred
The intensity of the blast cannot be ascertained yet but investigations are underway

Published 07 Mar, 2021 01:35pm

Pakistan

No sustainable development without justice, crime prevention: Akram

Envoy says coordinated approaches to prevent and combat transnational organized crime is critical to recover better from the coronavirus crisis
Like all other aspects of our daily lives, the impact of Covid-19 on transnational organized crime has been significant, says Munir

Published 07 Mar, 2021 12:59pm

UK's newly posted envoy to India raises Kashmir issue

Ellis emphasised on changing global order and finding a just solution to the Kashmir conflict
The UK envoy also expressed the desire to travel to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Published 07 Mar, 2021 12:21pm

Pakistan

PML-N to discuss strategy for long march today

At least 17 senior leaders of the PML-N will attend the meeting, which will be held at Fazal Chaudhry's residence in Islamabad
The meeting will review the no-confidence motion against the PM while a plan-of-action on proposals for the long march will be formulated

Published 07 Mar, 2021 11:21am

Pakistan

COVID-19 pandemic: 39 deaths, 1,780 new infections reported in 24 hours

NCOC states the total number of active cases has reached 17,352 and the positivity rate stands at 4.57 percent
As many as 1,038 patients have recovered from the virus while 1,595 patients are in critical condition: NCOC

Published 07 Mar, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

One killed, 30 injured as Karachi Express derails near Rohri

At least 23 injured were brought to Civil Hospital, while 11 of them were discharged after being given first aid
Railway officials said the train derailed due to old, rundown tracks, suspending rail traffic on the up-track

Published 07 Mar, 2021 10:07am

Pakistan

Security forces kill eight militants in North Waziristan operations

The slain terrorists remained involved in militant activities against security forces, law enforcement agencies and locals of the area since 2009: ISPR
Military's media wing says the terrorists were also involved in recruiting terrorists in the area

Published 07 Mar, 2021 09:15am

Pakistan

DRAP approves Sinopharm vaccine for people above 60 years

NCOC states that the Sinopharm vaccine is being administered to people up to the age of 60 years, however, it would now be used to inoculate citizens above 60 years of age too
On February 2, the first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Pakistan as a gift from China

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:22pm

Pakistan

PTI challenges re-polling decision in Daska's NA-75 constituency

The PTI candidate has pleaded the court to nullify the ECP’s decision of re-polling in NA-75
The ECP had declared the Daska by-election as void and ordered fresh poll/re-poll in the entire constituency on March 18

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 01:19pm

Pakistan

Gilani's Senate win challenged in ECP

Advocate Azhar Siddique stated that the Senate election between Gilani and Hafeez Sheikh was rigged and action should be taken against Maryam Nawaz and Ali Haider Gilani over their confession of rigging the poll
The applicant has urged the ECP not to issue victory notification of Gilani as a senator

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:56am

Pakistan

PM to seek vote of confidence from National Assembly on March 6

The decision comes a day after Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani won the Senate seat from Islamabad, defeating PTI's Hafeez Sheikh
The move aims to counter the opposition’s ability to challenge the legitimacy of Imran Khan's government

Published 04 Mar, 2021 02:54pm

Pakistan

Senate results: ECP takes notice of federal ministers' allegations

FM Qureshi and others had alleged that the ECP was responsible to hold free and fair polls, however, it failed in performing its duty
The ECP has sought a record of the press conference of federal ministers from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority

Published 04 Mar, 2021 01:49pm

Pakistan

Violation of party discipline: PTI issues show cause notices to two Sindh Assembly MPAs

The PTI has issued show cause notices to Aslam Abro and Shaharyar Shar MPAs over the breach of the party discipline
PTI’s standing committee for discipline and accountability of western region will initiate disciplinary action against the MPAs elected from Jacobabad and Ghotki

Published 04 Mar, 2021 01:10pm

Pakistan

IHC orders removal of former DG ISI Durrani's name from ECL

The court stated that Durrani has the same rights as other Pakistanis under the Constitution
Durrani filed a petition against the Interior Ministry and government in June 2019 for putting his name on the no-fly list for writing a controversial book

Published 04 Mar, 2021 12:16pm

Pakistan

CAA likely to lift in-flight ban on meal service

The CAA air transport director says that the efforts remained successful to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic
The aviation authority recommends that permission on meal and beverages onboard may be offered on domestic flights within Pakistan

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:52am

Pakistan

Practicing drills: Zarb-e-Hadeed aims to enhance operational preparedness: ISPR

The military's media wing says the exercise areas covers vast expanse of desert and plains where the participating units are rehearsing various response measures under testing weather conditions
The Participating units displayed high level of synergy and professionalism during the assembly: ISPR

Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:52am

World

COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for Hajj, says Saudi Health Ministry

Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah says compulsory vaccination would be required for all the pilgrims
In 2020, the kingdom dramatically reduced the number of pilgrims to around 1,000 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Published 03 Mar, 2021 03:03pm

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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