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Abdul Rasheed Azad

20 small dams planned for Balochistan shelved

The government has reduced number of small dams projects planned to be constructed in Balochistan for storing drinking water and irrigation from 83 to 63 and is likely to further reduce the number in upcoming mini-budget.

Published 16 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Medical doctors: Parliamentary panel for registration within 15 days

A parliamentary panel has directed the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and other stakeholders to complete registration of medical d

Published 15 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 0.4 percent

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which computes weekly inflation, for the combined income group has recorded yet another increase of 0.4 percent for the week ended January 10, data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS) said. According to SPI

Published 13 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 0.4 percent

Published 13 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a mixed trend during this week past as compared to preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that during the week under review, prices of most

Published 13 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 0.4 percent

Published 13 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Country's unemployment ratio stands at 5.8 percent: LFS

Unemployment in the country has witnessed an increase of 170,000 persons during the past two years, says Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2017-18 released here on Friday by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Published 12 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Supply of RLNG to CNG stations in Punjab to resume today

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) is set to restore supply of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to CNG stations of Punjab including Potohar region, and fuel stations will reopen after 15 days from 06:00am today (Friday).

Published 11 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Quota system: Senate panel grills Farogh, puts off discussion on amendment

The Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances Wednesday grilled Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem over his absence from the meeting and deferred discussion on constitutional amendment for employment quota.

Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Senate body urges government to expedite Gwadar's uplift plans

Expressing dissatisfaction over the social, economic, health, infrastructural and educational development in Gwadar, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday directed the government to provide modern facilities to the people on emergency basis and speed up the wo

Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Senate body on Child Abuse: Continued absence of minister from meeting slammed

Expressing serious anger over the absence of the Federal Minister for Human Rights from committee meeting, a parliamentary panel Monday observed that the minister's continued absence is unacceptable and it shows her non-serious attitude.

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Prices of essential kitchen items witness upward trend

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a further increase during this week past as compared to the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that during the week under review, prices

Published 06 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Government urged not to become party in intra-Afghan affairs

Advising Pakistan not to become a party in intra-Afghan affairs, the speakers at a seminar have called on the country to play a constructive role in Afghan peace process, saying Afghanistan's stability means Pakistan's stability.

Published 04 Jan, 2019 12:00am

CPI reaches 6.05 percent on YoY basis

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), annual inflation rate, has reached 6.05 percent from 3.75 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis from December 2017 to December 2018, said Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS). The PBS collects the retail and wholesales prices t

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

CPI reaches 6.05 percent on YoY basis

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

CPI reaches 6.05 percent on YoY basis

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Circular debt reaches Rs 1.362 trillion, PAC told

The total energy sector circular debt has reached Rs 1,362 billion including Rs 755 billion of Power Holding Company Limited (PHCL) and Rs 607 billion of Standby Term Finance Facility (STFF) loans.

Published 02 Jan, 2019 12:00am

Public sector entities: PAC constitutes two subcommittees on corruption

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has constituted two subcommittees to look into the matters of massive corruption and improvement in internal controls of various public sector entities. The PAC meeting, which was held here on Monday u

Published 01 Jan, 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 / May 1	157.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8144.13
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7984.93

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Petrol/Litre / May 1	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	81.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2288.39
Diesel/Litre / May 1	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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