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Stern action to be taken against profiteers: CS

Chief Secretary Punjab Yousaf Naseem Khokhar has said that like Ramazan bazaars, availability of daily-use commodities at fixed prices would also be ensured in open market and stern action would be taken against profiteers and hoarders. He directed that s

Published 06 May, 2019 12:00am

BMP slams hike in POL prices

The business community on Sunday rejected the massive hike in petroleum prices and demanded of the government to withdraw the decision with immediate effect. "We strongly reject the massive hike in petroleum prices and widely demand withdrawal of this dec

Published 06 May, 2019 12:00am

Trade unions take out rallies to mark Labour Day

The Labour Day was observed in different parts of the provincial metropolis to express solidarity with workers and labourers on Wednesday.

Published 02 May, 2019 12:00am

Trade unions take out rallies to mark Labour Day

The Labour Day was observed in different parts of the provincial metropolis to express solidarity with workers and labourers on Wednesday.

Published 02 May, 2019 12:00am

Poor performance: Punjab government initiates action against officers

The Punjab government has started "stern action" against the officers of various departments for showing irresponsible behavior in resolving public complaints received on Pakistan Citizen Portal. In this regard, Chief Secretary Punjab Yousaf Naseem Khokha

Published 22 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Punjab to have Nutrition & Population Centre

Government of Punjab attaches high priority to Nutrition and Population sectors and has undertaken a number of immediate interventions and formulated a long-term action plan. Source in the Planning and development has disclosed.

Published 21 Apr, 2019 12:00am

CM approves draft of provincial development strategy 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has approved the draft of provincial development strategy 2023 which will be presented before the cabinet for final approval. The CM was reviewing provincial development strategy 2023 during a high-level meeting at the P

Published 18 Apr, 2019 12:00am

Punjab P&D Board to acquire land for employees' houses

Punjab Planning & Development Board has decided to acquire land for construction of P&D employees' official housing residences to fulfill the basic demands of the P&D officials. In this connection, budgetary allocation would also be provided in upcoming A

Published 14 Apr, 2019 12:00am

PTI all set to announce tax amnesty: Jawad

Former Chairman FPCCI Standing Committee, Ahmad Jawad said that instead of structural reforms in FBR and going after tax thieves the PTI government is again all set to announce tax amnesty scheme. This tax amnesty scheme will allow taxpayers to legalise t

Published 08 Apr, 2019 12:00am

PPDWP approves three uplift schemes

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party has approved three development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 3817.581 million while three other schemes of agriculture and forestry sectors of Rs 58241.377 million were recommended

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:00am

'Punjab Spatial Strategy' to be launched

The Punjab government will launch its Punjab Spatial Strategy (PSS) soon to facilitate integrated planning in the development process by adding a spatial dimension to the process. The primary aim of the spatial strategy is to equip Punjab with a long-term

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Sirajul Haq re-elected JI chief

Senator Sirajul Haq has been re-elected as chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, by the majority of the JI members through secret balloting for another five-year term. The election result was announced by JI deputy chief and chief of the JI election wing, As

Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:00am

PDWP approves three uplift schemes worth Rs 3381.184 million

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party has given final approval to three development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 3381.184 million while four other schemes of agriculture sector of Rs 26026.66 million were recommended f

Published 21 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop-III) project accorded approval

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Steering Committee has accorded approval to the landmark project of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop-III) stretching eight kilometers from Adda Plot to Maraka on Multan Road in public private partnership mode. The road

Published 20 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Punjab government rolls up sleeves to save Ravi from pollution

The Punjab government has decided to save aquifer and River Ravi from further pollution and toxicity. The dual problems of clean water shortage and untreated wastewater overflow have been taken seriously by the government of Punjab to urgently find soluti

Published 15 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan, India resolve to make Kartarpur Corridor operational

Pakistan and India agreed on Thursday resolved to expedite work on making Kartarpur Corridor functional. The Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal disclosed this while talking to reporters at Wagha border upon his return from talks at Attari, Ind

Published 15 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan, India resolve to make Kartarpur Corridor operational

Published 15 Mar, 2019 12:00am

CPEC projects: Punjab government to lift ban on recruitments

The Punjab government has decided to lift a ban on the recruitment of human resource to accelerate the work on foreign-funded development projects in province including the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. The decision was taken by the st

Published 08 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Long-term plan for CPEC: Punjab government focus on economic growth, HR development

Chairman Planning & Development (P&D) Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani has said Punjab is supporting the federal government in finalizing the long-term plan (LTP) for China Pakistan Economics corridor (CPEC) by ensuring its sectoral priorities and targeting the reg

Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Samjhota Express suspended

Due to prevailing tension between Pakistan and India, the railways administration has suspended Samjhota Express till further order. The train was to leave for India on Thursday (Feb 28). Munir Ahmad, Incharge Lahore Railways Station confirmed it on Thurs

Published 01 Mar, 2019 12:00am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Feb 7 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.82 ▲ 0.16 (24.24%)
HBL Invest Fund / Feb 7 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.99 ▲ 0.34 (20.61%)
Oilboy Energy / Feb 7 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Feb 7 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	5.65 ▲ 0.67 (13.45%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.10 ▲ 0.36 (9.63%)
Sui South Gas / Feb 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11.44 ▲ 0.99 (9.47%)
MetaTech. / Feb 7 MetaTech Health Limited(META)	7.14 ▲ 0.60 (9.17%)
Orient Rental / Feb 7 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	6.55 ▲ 0.50 (8.26%)
Chashma / Feb 7 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	64.68 ▲ 4.51 (7.50%)
Din Tex. / Feb 7 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	102.63 ▲ 7.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Feb 7 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3 ▲ -0.32 (-9.64%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Feb 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.03 ▲ -0.52 (-7.94%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 7 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	45.53 ▲ -3.69 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Feb 7 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.35 ▲ -4.64 (-7.49%)
Crescent Fib. / Feb 7 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	52.73 ▲ -4.27 (-7.49%)
MCB-ARIF Habib / Feb 7 MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Invest(MCBAH)	21.97 ▲ -1.78 (-7.49%)
Sunrays Textile / Feb 7 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	137.74 ▲ -11.16 (-7.49%)
Pak Leather / Feb 7 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	18.21 ▲ -1.47 (-7.47%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 7 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.36 ▲ -1.16 (-7.47%)
Ellcot Spinning / Feb 7 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	121 ▲ -8.98 (-6.91%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Petroleum / Feb 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,823,478 ▼ 5.59
Sui North Gas / Feb 7 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,436,569 ▼ 3.03
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	10,544,849 ▼ 6.44
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,976,715 ▼ 0.10
Hub Power Co. / Feb 7 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,912,174 ▼ 0.97
Sui South Gas / Feb 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,743,500 ▼ 0.99
Cnergyico PK / Feb 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,206 ▼ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,875,506 ▼ 0.02
Dewan Motors / Feb 7 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	5,698,000 ▼ 0.17
P.T.C.L. / Feb 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	5,530,500 ▼ 0.39

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 6	277.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 6	275.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 6	132.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 6	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 6	1.20
Euro to USD / Feb 6	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Feb 3	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 6	4102.30
India Sensex / Feb 6	60506.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 6	27693.65
Nasdaq / Feb 6	11876.41
Hang Seng / Feb 6	21349.17
FTSE 100 / Feb 6	7811.64
Dow Jones / Feb 6	33736.77
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 6	15308.79
France CAC40 / Feb 6	7110.62

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 3	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 6	72.87
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 6	1868.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 6	84.80

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