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Pakistan - 2021-05-07

Govt inherited fragile economy, destroyed institutions: Ali Muhammad

Ali Muhammad Khan said Shehbaz Sharif would have to submit medical reports of Nawaz Sharif's illness if he would not return back in Pakistan

Updated 08 May, 2021 12:57am

Prime Minister Imran Khan embarks on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia

The Prime Minister is accompanied by a delegation comprising senior ministers, and other members of his cabinet.
The two sides are expected to sign a number of bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs), mostly focused on the Saudi Green, the Middle East Initiative, and the Clean and Green Pakistan Movement.

Updated 07 May, 2021 08:11pm

South Asia

U.S envisions proactive role for Pakistan in Afghanistan after troop withdrawal

The United States intends to "stay in the game" in Afghanistan, and envisions a proactive role for Pakistan in this process - stressing that it is in Islamabad's interest to participate.
Blinken stated that "We’re pulling our forces out of Afghanistan, we are not withdrawing. We are not leaving. We are remaining deeply engaged when it comes to supporting Afghanistan — economically, development assistance, humanitarian, supporting its security forces".

Updated 07 May, 2021 07:39pm

KP introduces mobile vans to vaccinate elderly at their doorsteps

In the first phase, three vehicles will roam the outskirts of the provincial capital to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to people of 50 years of age or above.
Following a successful trial, the service will be extended to other districts soon, he added.

Updated 07 May, 2021 05:02pm

LHC reserves verdict on removal of Shehbaz Sharif's name from blacklist

Shehbaz Sharif told the court that he needs to travel abroad for medical treatment, therefore his name should be removed from the list
The opposition leader claimed that his name has been included in the blacklist in violation of fundamental rights

Updated 07 May, 2021 04:12pm

Celebrate last days of Ramazan and Eid with caution, simplicity: Asad Umar urges nation

He said due to timely decisions by the government, Pakistan was not in the same situation as India.
Pakistan has announced a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" strategy from May 8 to May 16.

Published 07 May, 2021 02:16pm

COAS meets crown prince, says Pakistan resolute in its commitment to safeguard sovereignty of KSA

"Pakistan is resolute in its commitment to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of KSA and defence of the two Holy Mosques," the COAS said.
Crown prince said that both nations will continue to play their part for peace, stability and betterment of Muslim Ummah.

Published 07 May, 2021 02:02pm

Fawad defends PM Imran's criticism of envoys

Minister says if we can't raise our voices for overseas Pakistanis, we don't have any right to remain in government
A few embassies are not facilitating overseas Pakistani laborers and action should be taken against those found guilty: Fawad

Published 07 May, 2021 01:47pm

PM Khan to leave on three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia today

During the visit, the PM will hold discussions with the Saudi leadership on key issues including economic, trade, investment, energy and job opportunities for the Pakistani workforce
A number of bilateral agreements and MoUs are expected to be signed during PM Imran's visit

Published 07 May, 2021 12:38pm

Malaysia bans flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh

Malaysia has banned flights from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.
People from these countries will not be allowed to enter Malaysia from May 8.

Published 07 May, 2021 12:08pm

PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal's name put on ECL

The Ministry of Interior has placed Ahsan Iqbal's name on the no-fly list keeping in view the corruption cases he is facing
Iqbal is facing the Narowal Sports City reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau

Published 07 May, 2021 11:08am

Govt kicks off local production, packaging of China's CanSino vaccine jabs

Pakistan is set to prepare 100,000 shots before rolling them out in local packaging by the end of May
NIH officials say that the raw material is enough to produce 120,000 doses of CanSino vaccines

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:47am

Sindh allows businesses, shopping malls to operate on Friday, Saturday

Earlier, Fridays and Sundays were declared 'Safe Days', and all business activities were restricted.
From May 8, all business activities will remain suspended till May 16 in the province.

Published 07 May, 2021 09:57am

PM terms Amazon's decision to add Pakistan to its sellers’ list 'great development'

"Amazon starting operations in Pak will open opportunities for our youth as it will enable a new breed of young men & women entrepreneurs to join the export market," PM tweeted.
This will help local sellers to sell 'Made in Pakistan' products to millions of consumers globally.

Published 07 May, 2021 09:30am

SSUET, e-Creatorz sign agreement

KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) signed an agreement with e-Creatorz (EC) that...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

PBIF urges govt to resolve GSP Plus issue through diplomacy

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

ILMA holds webinar on ‘Leadership Development’

KARACHI: ILMA University pushed the limits of human potential with its free webinar on ‘Leadership Development’...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

MMBL secures ‘Positive Outlook’ rating by Pacra

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has registered an...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:04am

Eidul Fitr: Parks, zoo, recreational facilities managed by KMC to remain closed

KARACHI: All parks, zoo, safari park, sports complexes and other recreational facilities managed by KMC will remain...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:04am

Business centres to remain open today: Sindh govt orders closure of shops including grocery stores at 6pm

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday decided to close all the shops, including groceries...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

PACRA assigns InfraZamin Pakistan ‘AAA’ credit rating

KARACHI: InfraZamin Pakistan Limited has been assigned the highest credit ratings possible by the Pakistan Credit...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Eid holidays: Ministry urged to waive 3 days’ double wages on seaports

KARACHI: Pakistan Stevedores Conference has requested the Ministry of Planning and Development for waiver of double...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

PTI moves ECP to declare NA-249 by-poll null, void

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday approached Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Country reports 108 more Covid-19 deaths

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 108 more coronavirus deaths and 4,198 Covid cases during the past 24 hours, on...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

PSEB launches training program for IT professionals

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), an entity of the Ministry of Information Technology and...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Board exams to begin after June 15: Shafqat

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday announced that board exams would begin in the country...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Appointment of judges in BHC, LHC: President approves summary on PM’s advice

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi, on the advice of the Prime Minister, approved the summary of appointment of judges ...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

President asks people to get vaccinated against Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the people to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 to ensure safety...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Five million houses: PTI’s promise turning into reality: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain on Thursday said the PTI government’s...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Toshakhana case: AC records statement of prosecution witness

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court, on Thursday, recorded statement of a prosecution witness, a bank official, in...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

NTC to hold series of webinars

LAHORE: The National Technology Council (NTC) will hold a series of webinars on various facets of technology and the...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

APNS condemns drive against newspaper stalls

KARACHI: “The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has been approached by Akhbar Farosh Federation, Karachi that...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Pakistan reaffirms support to Palestinian cause

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the Palestinian cause, reiterating the...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Punjab reports 1,906 fresh corona cases, 68 deaths

LAHORE: The novel coronavirus continued to play havoc, as out of 16,762 Covid-19 tests conducted during the last 24...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Zulfiqar Younus appointed Member FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Zulfiqar Younus, as Member FBR, (on promotion to BS-21)....

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Southern B’stan package: Umar directs authorities to expedite power projects

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar has directed relevant...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Raja Pervez inquires after health of Fazl

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Raja Pervez Ashraf, Thursday,...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

All parties except PPP boycott ECP’s vote recount of NA-249

ISLAMABAD: All the political parties, barring Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), that contested the recently held by-poll...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Shehbaz meets Chinese ambassador

ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif visited Chinese High Commission ...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

British HC meets Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Christian Turner, met PML-N President and National Assembly...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Electoral reforms: NA speaker forms parliamentary committee

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser constituted a five-member Parliamentary Committee to further the...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

President for preparing EVM model

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the concerned stakeholders to prepare a prototype of Electronic Voting...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Covid-19 single-dose vaccine: NIH-packed CanSino to be available from month end

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started work on formulating and packing the single-dose CanSino Bio vaccine locally,...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Yaumul Quds, Jummatul Wida: Police chalk out security plan

ISLAMABAD: The city police have chalked out a comprehensive security plan for Yumul Quds and Jummatul Wida, under...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Buzdar hands over cheques of Rs32m to various bar associations

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has handed over grant-in-aid cheques valuing Rs 32 million to...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

FY2020-21: NHA approves Rs42.567bn AMP

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA)’s Executive Board has approved the annual maintenance plan (AMP)...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Punjab Transmission & Despatch Company to be established: minister

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved to set up the Punjab Transmission & Despatch Company (PTDC) to get ...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Call to implement SOPs in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Divisio-nal Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch has directed all concerned officers to ensure...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

‘Manipulation’ in Drug Pricing Policy 2018: TIP draws attention of Dr Faisal towards issue

KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has drawn the attention of Dr. Faisal Sultan, special assistant ...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Investment of assets in govt securities: SECP decides to revise procedure for insurance firms

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to revise procedure for the...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Major changes in Kamyab Jawan Programme on the cards: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to make major changes in the Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP), planning to...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (May 6, 2021) and the forecast for Friday (May 7, 2021)....

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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