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AJK elections acted as a super spreader for Covid-19: Asad Umar

Says he had recommended postponing AJK elections for a couple of months
Since the elections, the positivity rate of AJK is running between 25 percent and 30 percent, adds NCOC head

Published 12 Aug, 2021 01:54pm

Opinion

The PM in Karachi

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM’s focus on Karachi becomes razor sharp” carried by the...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Ecnec approves Rs25.4bn Attabad Lake hydropower project

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) Wednesday approved Attabad...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Air travel: Complete vaccination certificates a must after September 10

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Wednesday announced no citizen will be allowed air ...

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 10:30am

PM's focus on Karachi becomes razor sharp

KARACHI: During his visit here Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting to review the progress of ...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 03:48am

Unvaccinated individuals will not be allowed rail travel from Oct 1

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to allow only vaccinated people to travel by...

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 09:49am

Sindh to come out of lockdown tomorrow

KARACHI: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced to lift lockdown imposed in the Sindh province...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Editorials

CPEC must go on

EDITORIAL: Retired Lieutenant-General Asim Bajwa’s decision to voluntarily step down as chairman of CPEC (China...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Delta variant hits Karachi the most: 4th wave of Covid-19 on an upward trajectory

KARACHI: Pakistan is currently experiencing the fourth wave of Covid-19 on an upward trajectory. The Indian Delta...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:34am

Pakistan

Sindh set to lift lockdown on August 9

Markets to be allowed to re-open from 10am to 8pm, say officials privy to the development
Wedding ceremonies with 200 guests to be allowed as well
Restaurants to be permitted to serve outdoors

Updated 07 Aug, 2021 07:59pm

PSDP projects: No PC-1 to be accepted after March 31, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives not...

Updated 07 Aug, 2021 11:10am

PM directs finalisation of tight gas policy by Sept-end

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the concerned to finalise the tight gas policy by the end of next...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

PM orders timely completion of Karachi Green Line project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed to speed up work on the projects under Sindh package and...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Govt plans to revamp PBS, WB informed

ISLAMABAD: World Bank’s South Asia Regional Vice President (SARVP) Hartwig Schafer and Country Director Najy...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa (retd) quits: Mansoor appointed SAPM to ‘fast-track’ CPEC projects

Bajwa, who attended a meeting of the Steering Committee on CPEC on August 2, had no inkling of Mansoor’s appointment as SAPM

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 09:49am

Pakistan

3,582 Covid-19 infections with a positivity ratio of 7.19pc recorded: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Tuesday, recorded 3,582 Covid-19 infections with a positivity ratio of 7.19 percent taking the...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan reaches 1m shots a day

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hit a target on Tuesday to vaccinate one million people a day against COVID-19, making strides ...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 03:11am

Pakistan

Pakistan picks up Covid-19 vaccination pace, administers over 1 million doses in a day

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar says country has set new daily record of vaccinations administered in one day
Overall, close to 32 million jabs have been administered

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 09:42pm

Pakistan

15-point agenda to be taken up: Cabinet to consider opening of PM House on commercial basis today

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (Aug 3) will discuss country’s political,...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Power projects under CPEC: PD asked to resolve issues

ISLAMABAD: Pak-China Relations Steering Committee has directed the Power Division to formulate a policy to deal with...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 02:43am

Pakistan

NCOC imposes stricter restrictions in major cities as Covid cases rise

Says stricter protocols to be followed from August 3 to August 31
Indoor dining to stop while outdoor dining to continue till 10pm
All commercial activities to end at 8pm instead of 10pm

Updated 02 Aug, 2021 07:49pm

Targeted lockdown likely in urban centres: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has urged the people to strictly...

Updated 02 Aug, 2021 10:11am

Umar urges Sindh govt to review strategy

ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar in a series of tweets on Saturday weighed in on the Sindh...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:33am

People throng vaccination centres

KARACHI: Amid fears of suspension of mobile and banking services, citizens thronged vaccination centers to get...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 03:58am

Pakistan

PTI rejects lockdown in Sindh

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi chapter chief MPA Khurrum Sher Zaman has rejected the Sindh...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

PSDP funds utilisation strategy mapped out

Meeting informed that to expedite the pace of development work, the process of disbursement of funds has been simplified and streamlined
Flexibility has been created to maintain continuity of projects

Updated 31 Jul, 2021 12:04pm

Govt to ban public sector, education, malls for unvaccinated

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported 76 Covid-19 deaths, which is the highest number after June 9, 2021. The...

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

Sector E-11: Umar directs DC to demolish encroachments on storm drains

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

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 44 Covid-19 deaths as situation continues to worsen

Provincial govt has convened a meeting on Friday to make a decision regarding complete lockdown

Published 29 Jul, 2021 09:53pm

Pakistan

Complete lockdown not the solution, says Asad Umar

NCOC head and federal minister says enforcement of SOPs is key to control spread of coronavirus
Umar also gives deadline of August 31 to all those working in the transport sector, public sector entities, and students above 18 years of age to get vaccinated

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 02:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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