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Abdul Rasheed Azad

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

Prices of most of the essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 08 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Public Sector Development Programme: 'Government decides not to include any unapproved project unless land procured'

The government has decided not to include any unapproved project in next Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) unless the land is procured for the project.

Published 06 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Government steps up pressure on Shahbaz

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar Thursday accused Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif of using Chief Minister's (CM's) Secretariat for carrying out 'criminal' activities.

Published 06 Dec, 2019 12:00am

November CPI inflation up 12.7 percent YoY

The Consumers Price Index-based inflation on year-on-year (YoY) basis witnessed an increase of 12.7 percent in November 2019 from 116.18 points in November 2018 to 130.90 points. The CPI on month-on-month basis went up by 1.34 percent in November to 130.9

Published 05 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PTI MNA Faizullah elected NA finance body's chairman

National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Wednesday elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Faizullah Kamoka as its chairman unanimously.

Published 05 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

50 million people have no access to safe drinking water, seminar told

Speakers at a seminar while stressing the need for water conservation have revealed that almost 50 million people in Pakistan have no access to safe drinking water.

Published 04 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

IJT welcomes PM's statement on revival of student unions

Welcoming Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement on revival of student unions, Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) chief Muhammad Aamir on Monday extended all-out cooperation of the students to the government.

Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Government mapping all national heritage sites

The government of Pakistan is mapping all the national heritage sites so that national heritage can be identified and preserved, which has great potential to attract local and global tourism.

Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

JI chief accuses govt of ignoring Kashmir issue

Emir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq has urged the government to set aside all political differences with political parties and convene a joint session of the Parliament to devise a roadmap for rescuing the people of the Indian-occupied Kashmir.

Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness slight reduction

Prices of most of the essential kitchen items witnessed a slight reduction during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 01 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Major reshuffle in federal bureaucracy

The government on Friday in a major reshuffle in federal bureaucracy has transferred and posted Inspector General Railways Police Wajid Zia as Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

Published 30 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

National highways: Panel takes serious notice of overloaded vehicles

A parliamentary panel while taking serious notice of overloaded vehicles using the national highways across the country has directed the National Highways Authority (NHA) to strictly implement rules regarding overloaded vehicles.

Published 30 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Rana Tanveer elected PAC chairman unanimously

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members Thursday unanimously elected Rana Tanveer Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as the chairman of the committee.

Published 29 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Cost of ML-1 project may exceed $8bn, PAC panel told

The cost of Main Railway Line (ML-1) project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is likely to cross $ 8 billion and if the project is not started within next three months, it will have serious implications for Pakistan Railways.

Published 28 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

JI chief slams PTI government's economic, foreign policies

Flaying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's economic and foreign policies, Emir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq Tuesday said that Imran Khan-led setup has badly failed on all the fronts during the last one-and-a-half-year.

Published 27 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Speakers for registration of SMEs with regulatory bodies

Speakers at a seminar Tuesday stressed the need for registration of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with regulatory bodies so that essential liquidity can be provided to them for sustainable growth.

Published 27 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Bilawal, PML-N leadership to attend JUI-F's APC

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and senior leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and other opposition parties will attend the all-parties conference (APC) called by Emir Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur

Published 26 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items witness upward trend

Prices of most of the essential kitchen items, especially non-perishable item, witnessed yet another increase during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 24 Nov, 2019 12:00am

LSM witnesses 5.91pc decline in Q1

The country's Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) witnessed a decline of 5.91 percent during the first three months of the current financial year from 134.24 points in 2018-19 to 126.31 points in 2019-20, said Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) on Friday.

Published 23 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Opposition to launch anti-govt drive today

The nine-party opposition alliance has decided to launch a countrywide anti-government drive from Friday (today).

Published 22 Nov, 2019 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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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