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Asad Qaiser

Policymaking in relation to erstwhile Fata: Qaiser for bringing local people on board

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, on Thursday, said that it is for the progress and prosperity in...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Increase in number of ex-FATA’s NA seats: Political consensus termed prerequisite

ISLAMABAD: New legislative bill to increase National Assembly seats for ex-FATA is on the cards, while political...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

Pakistan

Electoral reforms: PDM decides to meet on 12th to firm up strategy

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has convened its meeting on October 12 to formulate its strategy...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

Pakistan

Lack of quorum mars NA proceedings once again

ISLAMABAD: The proceedings of the National Assembly were marred once again due to lack of quorum on Tuesday as...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Speaker assumes office of President BOGs of PIPS

ISLAMABAD: The Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has assumed office of the President, Board of Governors ...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

Pakistan

Tax evasion in tobacco sector continues unabated

LAHORE: The country's tobacco sector is plagued with tax evasion and an estimated Rs 80 billion are evaded annually...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Electoral reforms: Treasury, opposition agree to form special committee

ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition representatives agreed to constitute a special committee comprising members from...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Pakistan

NA praises Geelani for his commitment to Kashmiris' struggle

ISLAMABAD: The hurriedly summoned first session of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s fourth parliamentary year...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Pakistan

Tarin irked by provinces' 'lack of interest' in social safety nets

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday lambasted the provinces for their lack of interest in social...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:20am

Joint sitting marred by opposition boycott, lack of media access: President gives govt full marks in economy

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday highlighted the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s...

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

President to address joint sitting of Parliament on Sept 13

ISLAMABAD: A joint sitting of Parliament will be convened on September 13, 2021 for the address of the president of...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

Surplus tobacco stock: PTB asked to ensure purchase from growers at govt rates

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly and Chairman Special Committee on Agriculture Products, Asad Qaiser on ...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Pakistan

EVMs couldn’t be hacked, best solution to problems of rigging: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz, on Wednesday, said that the electronic voting...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

‘Parliament can ensure prosperity, development in country’

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri remarked that...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Tobacco buyers asked to provide maximum relief to poverty-stricken growers

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body, on Monday, recommended conducting third-party audit for determining cost of...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

National security briefing: Govt, opposition trade barbs over PM’s absence

ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition, on Friday traded barbs over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s absence from a...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Shehbaz, Bilawal, others briefed about security situation

PM conspicuous by his absence

ISLAMABAD: The top military leadership, on Thursday, told the Parliamentary...

Updated 02 Jul, 2021 08:33am

Pakistan

Bilawal, Qureshi trade barbs in National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

GST collection: Senate panel asks IPC ministry to get FBR reply

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination Wednesday asked the Ministry of...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

NHP arrears: Wapda refuses to raise loan

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has reportedly refused to raise a loan of Rs 25 billion to...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Pakistan

Bilawal, Qureshi engage in heated discussion in National Assembly

PPP chairperson says NA speaker's support enabled govt to pass budget
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says if Bilawal has reservations about the speaker's decision, then he should take it up in his chamber

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 02:26pm

'Divided' opposition fails to block passage of budget

Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif not present in crucial session
Finance Bill 2021 discussed clause by clause in the House

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 12:56pm

Pakistan

NA Speaker summons NSC meeting on July 1

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser Monday summoned a meeting of parliamentary committee on national...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Editorials

A shameful spectacle

EDITORIAL: After three consecutive days of treasury and the opposition benches, almost at each other’s throats, ...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

Opposition perturbed by country’s economic stability: Asad Umar

Says opposition resorted to hooliganism, fistfight and used derogatory remarks in parliament to achieve political gains

Updated 18 Jun, 2021 10:27pm

Pakistan

NA speaker allows banned MNAs to attend session

ISLAMABAD: After a successful negotiation between treasury and opposition, the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

National Assembly budget session: PML-N terms ruckus ‘attack’ on and ‘conspiracy’ against democracy

Pakistan

National Assembly session adjourned as lawmakers trade barbs again

Speaker says he will not conduct session until both the government and opposition settle issues
3 members each belong to PTI and PML-N, while one PPP member among those were earlier barred from entering Parliament House until further orders

Updated 16 Jun, 2021 08:07pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Oct 22 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.00 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
1st Dawood / Oct 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.35 ▲ 0.18 (8.29%)
Dynea Pak / Oct 22 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	241.87 ▲ 16.87 (7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Oct 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	410.56 ▲ 28.64 (7.50%)
Thal LTD / Oct 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	401.72 ▲ 28.02 (7.50%)
Buxly / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	115.37 ▲ 8.04 (7.49%)
Pak Int Cont. / Oct 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	171.25 ▲ 11.94 (7.49%)
Leiner Gelatine / Oct 22 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	20.55 ▲ 1.43 (7.48%)
Philip Morris / Oct 22 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	833.00 ▲ 58.00 (7.48%)
Image Pakistan / Oct 22 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	18.89 ▲ 1.31 (7.45%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Oct 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	896.00 ▲ -224.41 (-20.03%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Oct 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.29 ▲ -1.00 (-18.90%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 22 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.88 ▲ -1.00 (-17.01%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.33 ▲ -0.56 (-14.40%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	10.25 ▲ -1.00 (-8.89%)
Wyeth Pakistan / Oct 22 Wyeth Pakistan Limited(WYETH)	1558.63 ▲ -126.37 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Oct 22 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	83.00 ▲ -6.72 (-7.49%)
Apna Microfin.Bank / Oct 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.30 ▲ -1.56 (-7.48%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Oct 22 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	18.06 ▲ -1.46 (-7.48%)
J. K. Spinning / Oct 22 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	41.61 ▲ -3.35 (-7.45%)

Stock	Volume
Bank of Punjab / Oct 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,568,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,961,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,424,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,691,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	19,102,115 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Oct 22 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	15,879,000 ▼ 0.00
Service Fab. / Oct 22 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	14,936,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,000,841 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Oct 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	7,395,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,611,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	173.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	173.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	114.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 20	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	4486.46
India Sensex / Oct 20	61765.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 20	29025.46
Nasdaq / Oct 20	15021.81
Hang Seng / Oct 20	25409.75
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	7203.33
Dow Jones / Oct 20	35258.61
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	15474.47
France CAC40 / Oct 20	6673.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 20	83.87
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 20	14680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 20	97700.00
Gold Spot / Oct 20	1781.95
Cotton / Oct 20	110.73

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