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Pakistan

Punjab PA passes Curriculum and Text Book Board (Amendment) Bill 2020

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Punjab Curriculum and Text Book Board (Amendment) Bill...

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Pakistan

Uplift of agriculture sector: Elahi criticises Punjab government measures

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Monday showed his dissatisfaction on the measures taken by...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 03:06am

Markets

Government urged to utilise LNG in power sector

LAHORE: Pakistan may take advantage of low spot prices and boost Liquefied Natural Gad (LNG) imports to meet the...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Opinion

A case for cultural appreciation

ARTICLE: It's easy to shout out allegations on social media. Anyone and everyone can state their opinion...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Pakistan

Poultry, livestock absolutely safe from Covid-19: UVAS

LAHORE: Calling it absolutely fake and misleading news, the vice chancellor of University of Veterinary and Animal...

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Pakistan

Shortage of petrol witnessed on third day of Eid in Lahore

Several areas of Lahore continued to face the shortage of petrol and diesel on the second and third day of Eid.

Published 27 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Punjab PA passes resolution on Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat

The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution on Protection of Sanctity of Namoos-e-Risalat (Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat). The resolution was tabled by PML-Q MPA Hafiz Ammar Yasir.

Published 13 May, 2020 12:07am

Pakistan

Punjab Assembly passes two bills

Taking advantage of the session convened on the requisition of the opposition Punjab government on Monday successfully passed The Code of Criminal Procedure (Punjab Amendment Bill) 2020 and The Punjab Village Panchayats and Neighbourhood Councils (Amendme

Published 12 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

Punjab government lays 7 ordinances in PA

The Punjab government laid The Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020, The Punjab Local Government (Amendment) Ordinances 2020, The Punjab Village Panchayats and Neighbourhood Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, The Stamp (Ame

Published 09 May, 2020 12:06am

Buzdar allows textile industry, allied supply chain to resume operations

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has allowed the textile industry and its allied complete supply chain to resume its operations in the lager interest of saving the country's largest export oriented sector.

Updated 03 May, 2020 04:51am

Pakistan

HRCP report asks government to reorient the economy

The report on state of human rights in Pakistan suggests that government needs to reorient the economy towards increased productivity and gainful employment for all.

Published 02 May, 2020 12:08am

Pakistan

No executive director of HEC for three years

The appointment of permanent executive director of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has become a serious issue for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government which claims that education sector is its priority.

Published 28 Apr, 2020 11:42pm

Pakistan

2846 child abuse cases reported in 2019: report

According to the report released on Tuesday by Sahil there were 2846 child abuse cases reported from all four provinces including Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in 2019.

Published 22 Apr, 2020 02:52am

1st January till 30th June 2020: SBP urged to waive off mark-up of ginning sector

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has appealed to the Governor State Bank of Pakistan to waive up the mark-up of the ginning sector of first two quarters (1st January till 30th June 2020) to minimize the effects of Covid-19.

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Textile sector wants govt to allow 'whole supply of chain' operations

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, Pakistan Ready Made Garments Association and All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association said on Tuesday that completion of export orders would not be possible unless the government allows the whole supply

Published 15 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Business & Finance

LPGDA withdraws strike call after meeting with Nadeem Babar

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors Association (LPGDA) on Friday called off the April 11 strike announced by it after holding a meeting with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar.

Published 11 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Garment units start production as govt exempts textile from lockdown

The garment industry has started production following the announcement by government to exempt it from lockdown.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

20 percent discount in fees: Private schools owners reject government's proposal

The All Pakistan Private Schools Federation has rejected the Punjab government's proposal of voluntarily giving 20% discount in the monthly fees of April and May.

Published 05 Apr, 2020 12:00am

APTMA wants textile units be exempted from lockdown

With a view to ensure smooth running of business operations of export-oriented industry and to bring them at par with the units operating in KPK and Sindh, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has requested the Punjab government to exempt te

Published 04 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Pakistan

Appointments of staff, faculty: Unapproved statutes of 15 public sector varsities biggest hurdle

Unapproved statutes of the Punjab's public sector universities are the biggest hurdle in implementation of the orders of governor vis-à-vis appointments of registrars, controllers' examination and treasurers of the public sector universities in Punjab.

Published 01 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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