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Abdul Rasheed Azad

Pakistan

NA body okays MLA (Criminal Matter) Bill

National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday passed "The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matter) Bill, 2019."

Published 14 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Prices of medicines witness yet another increase of 10-100 percent

Prices of entire range of medicines have witnessed yet another increase of 10-100 percent during the last 10 months and this fourth increase in drug prices is owing to ineffective monitoring system, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed,

Published 13 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Prices of most essential kitchen items witness upward trend

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

Published 10 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Combined income groups: SPI inflation up 0.57pc WoW

The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for combined income groups has witnessed an increase of 0.57 percent during the week ended November 7, 2019 against October 31, 2019 as it jumped from 130.36 points to 131.10 points, Pakistan Bureau of Stati

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Detained in Bosnian camp: Government urged to ensure safe return of 4,000 Pakistanis

A parliamentary panel has directed the government to ensure safe return of 4,000 Pakistanis languishing in a detention camp in Bosnia and take serious action against people involved in human trafficking.

Published 09 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

PAF asked to hand over 76 kanals of land to CAA

A parliamentary panel Thursday directed Pakistan Air Force to hand over the possession of 76 kanals of land situated in Lahore, which was converted into a housing society by the PAF, to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

ERRA to be merged into NDMA on December 31

The government has decided to merge Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) into National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) from December 31, 2019.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

October CPI inflation up 11.04 percent YoY

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based general inflation from October 2018 to October 2019 rose by 11.04 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis, while on month-on-month (MoM) basis, the CPI in October 2019 against September 2019 increased by 1.8 percent.

Published 07 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Siraj slams government for relying on presidential ordinances

Lambasting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for bypassing the Parliament and relying on presidential ordinances for legislation, Emir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is behaving like a civilian

Published 06 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Government, Rahbar Committee to hold another round of talks today

The government and the Rahbar Committee have decided to hold another round of talks on Tuesday (today) on Azadi March.

Published 05 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

NA body passes 'The Pakistan Psychological Council (Amendment) Bill 2019'

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on National Health Service, Regulations and Coordination on Monday unanimously passed the reconsidered "The Pakistan Psychological Council (Amendment) Bill 2019."

Published 05 Nov, 2019 12:00am

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. The survey observed during the week under review veget

Published 03 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Opposition, government harden positions

Convener Rahbar Committee Akram Khan Durrani has said that there is consensus among the opposition parties on the issues of Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation and demand for fresh elections without military's interference.

Published 03 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Fazl sticks to PM's resignation demand

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has vowed not to rerun till getting the resignation of the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.

Updated 01 Nov, 2019 07:42am

Finance ministry urged to help avert SSGC's financial crisis

A parliamentary panel Wednesday directed the Ministry of Finance to avert the expected default of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) by making all-out efforts to recover Rs71 billion outstanding dues of the company against various consumers, especia

Updated 31 Oct, 2019 07:49am

Business & Finance

PBS to appoint chief statistician, key members after lapse of two years

After a passage of over two years, important vacant positions in Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS), including the slot of chief statistician, are finally going to be filled in. The PBS has been operating without a permanent chief since July 2017 after th

Updated 30 Oct, 2019 07:32am

Azadi March: Won't create hurdles in routine life, assures Haideri

Secretary General Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has assured the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration that participants of Azadi March will not create any hurdle in the routine life of the people of tw

Published 29 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Prices of kitchen items continue to show upward trend

The prices of most of the essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during this week past compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Multibillion rupees audit paras: PAC panel for clubbing over 10 years' data

A parliamentary panel has directed the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law and Public Accounts Committee Secretariat to club entire data of unsettled audit paras of over 10 years and set a mechanism to resolve the paras

Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am

There's no change in 'our stance', Durrani tells Khattak

Head of opposition's Rehbar Committee Akram Khan Durani Tuesday contacted the government's negotiation committee head, Defense Minister Pervez Khattak. Durani informed Khattak about the demands of JUI-F. Pervaiz Khattak on the occasion said that he would

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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