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Pakistan - 2021-01-17

No one to be allowed to hinder development process: CM

Buzdar said the negative approach of the opposition parties had further lessened their credibility among the public.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:29pm

Pakistan’s iron, steel industry show consistent growth

He acknowledged that rise of robots and the potential impact of automation on the economy and labour force is an issue that has long been under debate, globally.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:28pm

Efforts on for international legislation against blasphemy: Ashrafi

Ashrafi said that ties with all Arab Muslim countries would be improved with the cooperation in different areas.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:26pm

Summary for 0.5mn tonnes sugar import being moved to ECC: Hammad

He said that the provinces would be advised to release this sugar at retail stage at subsidised and control rates.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:24pm

'PDM leaders' frustration eminent after being rejected by masses'

Mian Mahmood said that corrupt leadership of the PML-N and the PPP were well aware about the results of their accountability.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:24pm

PML-N, PPP failed to provide details of party funds despite ECP orders: Farrukh

The parliamentary secretary said it was on record that PML-N and PPP have been receiving funds from foreign donors.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:20pm

KP CM directs streamlining mechanism of tests, interviews

The meeting reviewed in detail progress on the decisions taken in the last meeting of the Board.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:18pm

PTI govt lays foundation of south Punjab province by establishing secretariat: FM Qureshi

He criticized the past rulers and stated that they could not create south Punjab province or even secretariat despite they had powers.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:16pm

Haleem claims Bhutto’s party will be vanished from Sindh in coming elections

He said Bilawal would have to answer about the pension fraud, corruption in dog-bite vaccine and AIDS funds, corruption in Zakat funds and corruption in every sector.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:15pm

Opposition parties trying to mislead masses, intimidate ECP by protest march: Shibli

Shibli Faraz said PDM parties had tried to trap PTI but now they themselves were caught in their own web.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:13pm

Covid-19 claims18 more lives, infects 922 others

The chief minister urged people of the province to follow SOPs.

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 08:13pm

Excise dept collects Rs 6bn tax during Jul-Dec 2020

Of the total Rs 6 billion about 2 billion was recovered for FBR and deposited the amount to the national exchequer.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 07:00pm

SC forms a larger, six regular benches for next week

A two-member bench comprising Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah will hear cases at SC Lahore Registry.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:57pm

SC fixes post-arrest bail plea of Hamza Shahbaz on January 22

A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Yahya Afridi would hear the bail pleas.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:56pm

SC to hear Daniel Pearl murder case appeal on Jan 18

The bench will hear the plea seeking suspension of the SHC's judgment regarding acquitting/ releasing the accused in Pearl's murder case.

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 06:56pm

Local POL production increases by 1.50pc during July-November

POL products that showed positive growth include Kerosene Oil the production of which increased by 3.76 percent during the period under review.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:31pm

Motorbike, three wheeler sales up 18.88pc in 1st half of FY 2021

As many as 950,871 motorbikes and three wheelers were sold in July-December (2020-21), showing growth of 18.88 percent.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:29pm

China remains top importer, traded products over $4523mn in 5 months

The total imports from China during July-November (2020-21) were recorded at $4523.671 million showing an increase of 12.38 percent during the period.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:27pm

SC to hear Senate elections' references on Monday

Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan would represent President Dr Arif Alvi.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:24pm

PR earns over Rs12 billion from freight business in two years

He said the department has been generated Rs18.853 billion against the expenditures of Rs12.950 billion, posting a profit of Rs5.903 billion during 2018-19.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:21pm

Exports increase 9.7pc to Rs1.97 trillion in H1

The exports during July-December (2020-21) were recorded at Rs1,978,764 million, showing an increase of 9.7 percent.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:19pm

Governor to lay foundation stone of Aab-e-Pak Authority in Chak Jhumra

Sarwar said in line with the vision of Prime Minister, clean drinking water would be provided to urban as well as rural populace of Punjab.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:17pm

Five more corona patients die in Faisalabad

The number of deaths had reached 374 since March last year.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:16pm

NTDC to carry out annual maintenance of 500 kV grid station Rawat on Monday-Tuesday

There would be complete shutdown at 132kV grid station Dina and its connected feeders.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:14pm

Railways plans to reconstruct 11 bridges, repair 55 bridges for smooth trains operation

He said Pakistan Railways has 13,959 major and minor bridges over the system and their design life varies for different years.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:13pm

Over Rs 8bn loans approved under Kamyab Jawan Programme: Usman Dar

He added that over 6,874 loans, approved by the programme executing banks, would be disbursed once the applicants fulfilled all the formalities.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:08pm

Mayor Islamabad assures to resolve business community issues

Pir Adil Gilani said that he was elected for a short period but in this short time he would do his best to solve the problems of the citizens.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:06pm

NAB repudiates lopsided malicious propaganda campaign

The chairman said that he has great regard for Parliamentarians and their self respect will be ensured as per law.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:04pm

Gas companies resolve 96.85pc complaints received through PCP

The SNGPL has been given the task to lay 6,965 KM lines, while the SSGC would place 1,418 KM pipelines in their respective areas.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

CM takes notice of torture on youth

The chief minister directed to take strict action against the accused.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

SC fixes NAB's appeal cancellation of bail granted to Speaker Sindh Assembly

The court has issued notices to the Prosecutor General NAB and other parties.

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 06:02pm

Nationwide polio drive: Report reveals 98 percent of the set target achieved across Pakistan

Over 40 million children under the age of five years were administered anti-polio drops by the vaccinators
At least 99 percent of the target of vaccinating the children was achieved in Punjab and Sindh provinces, while 96 percent and 95 percent targets were achieved in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa respectively

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:01pm

Pakistan registers 300,000 health workers for COVID-19 vaccination, says Umar

Minister says the government is trying to make the vaccine available in the country from more than one sources
At the moment there are two anti-coronavirus vaccines authorised for emergency use while phase III clinical trials of the third vaccine by CanSino will be completed by the first week of February: Umar

Published 17 Jan, 2021 02:42pm

Passengers of seized PIA aircraft complain lack of cooperation by embassy officials, airline staff

Passengers complained they were not provided food or any sort of accommodation in Malaysia
The passengers claimed that they slept on the floor of the Kuala Lumpur Airport for two days

Published 17 Jan, 2021 01:46pm

Cold wave: Karachi to experience chilly weather in upcoming week: PMD

Mercury is expected to drop to six degrees while cold and dry weather along with fog is expected in multiple parts of Sindh
Dense fog engulfed motorways and the National Highway in various parts of Punjab and Sindh causing poor visibility

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:38pm

Pakistan's strategy to unearth India's Abhorring designs before world is working well: Moeed Yusuf

Moeed says government will continue to expose the sinister designs of India before the world, which is hatching conspiracy to create instability in Pakistan
Exposing the real face of India before international community is a difficult task because it is a big business market for developed nations: SAPM

Published 17 Jan, 2021 11:34am

COVID-19 outbreak: Pakistan reports 43 deaths, 2,521 new infections in 24 hours

With more fatalities, the total death tally due to the deadly disease has reached 10,951: NCOC
At leasst 41,191 tests were conducted across the country during this period. 473,639 people have recovered from the deadly disease

Published 17 Jan, 2021 09:56am

Shujaat re-elected PML-Q president

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Saturday re-elected Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as its party ...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

PPP decides to approach courts against PTI ‘corruption’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to approach courts against the corruption of the Pakistan...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

IHCJA elects president, general secy

ISLAMABAD: Saqib Bashir of Express News and Ehtisham Kiyani from 24 News on Saturday elected as President and ...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Customs seal 973 illegal petrol pumps across country

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing anti-smuggling operation against the illegal petroleum products outlets has resulted in...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Journalists will be consulted for formulating new media policy: Dr Firdous

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the Punjab government...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Foreign funding case: Verdict on PTI’s case should be announced before other parties cases: Bilawal

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the Election Commission of...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Four injured in blast on Quetta’s Sariab Road

QUETTA: At least four people were injured in a blast near a passenger bus on Quetta’s Sariab Road on Saturday. On...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Young doctors boycott OPDs at CHK

KARACHI: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) of DR Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) on Saturday staged a...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

Sindh passes law allowing NADRA to issue succession certificates

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly has passed a new succession law that will allow NADRA to issue succession certificates...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:31am

Indictment of ex-Sindh police chief, others deferred in NAB case

KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday deferred indictment of Sindh’s former police chief Ghulam Haider...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

PTI, MQM-P agree on early census

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) agreed on holding next...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

Sindh opposes reopening of schools in Karachi, Hyderabad

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho has opposed the reopening of schools in Karachi and Hyderabad,...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Police recover ‘injured, chained’ boy

KARACHI: Karachi police recovered an injured and chained boy from Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Karachi on Saturday. A...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:32am

PTI prepares software to detect horse-trading during Senate polls

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh chapter has claimed to develop a software for detecting horse-trading...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

PBIF chief lauds govt steps for pushing economic activities

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian Zahid...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

UK Covid-19 variant: Three patients recover

KARACHI: Three patients who were infected by the new strain of coronavirus in UK have recovered their health,...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Water, drainage, road and transport sectors: Provincial, federal govts start different projects in Karachi: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that with the coordinated efforts, the provincial and the...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:32am

Saudi embassy to reopen in Qatar within days: FM

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said Riyadh will reopen its embassy in Qatar as part of a deal to...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:33am

No let-up in crime in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: Despite the tall claims of the capital police high-ups, there is no let up in crime in the federal...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

AJK president calls for expanding Kashmir resistance movement

ISLAMABAD: The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan called for frequent review of priorities...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Sarwar says no threat to govt from opposition’s rallies

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar in a meeting with Minister for Housing Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed, ...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:33am

Doctor killed in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR: A doctor was killed by unidentified assailants in a firing incident in North Waziristan district on...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

Sania convenes meeting on ‘One Window Ehsaas’

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Dr Sania Nishtar convened a consultative meeting at ...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 04:52am

FTO orders action against taxmen involved in refunds fraud

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued directions to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to initiate...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Revelations made by Broadsheet: JI chief requests SC to take notice

LAHORE: As both the government and a major opposition party claim victory on the revelations made by the UK-based...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:33am

Maryam raps rulers for corruption, inefficiency

LAHORE: Terming Broadsheet scandal as a slap on the face of the PTI government, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:34am

NTDC to carry out annual maintenance work next week

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) could carry out the annual maintenance work on 132...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 16, 2021) and the forecast for Sunday (January 17, 2021)....

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:33am

Many projects including five bridges completed in PTI govt: Asad Umar

He said that the work on the drainage was on the fast-track in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan in coordination with stakeholders.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:25am

PML-N beneficiary of foreign funding, not PTI: Shehbaz Gill

He said he would face the trial and vowed to expose those corrupt leaders who caused huge financial loss to the national exchequer.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:19am

Bilawal's politics based on lies, deceit, corruption: Shibli

Shibli Faraz said a fraud of Rs. 2.25 billion had been unearthed in the Pensioners Fund in the Finance Department under Sindh Chief Minister.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:16am

COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Pakistan by March: Asad

He further stated that Sindh government should also make the arrangements for the purchase of coronavirus vaccine to protect the people living in provincial areas.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:14am

None of PDM claims turned into reality: Dr. Firdous

She further said that PML-N had three different narratives one for public, second for courts and third for people.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:12am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.09

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S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
India Sensex / May 22	74007.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38615.77
Hang Seng / May 22	19241.22
FTSE 100 / May 22	8384.69
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18694.36

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	79.26
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2413.48
Cotton US¢/pound / May 22	77.37
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10

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Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
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