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beggars

Begging is here to stay

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

An interesting episode which happened to me personally and I thought I would share with my readers. I had gone to...

Illegal migration, begging: 66,154 passengers offloaded, FIA DG tells NA panel

Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Raja Riffat Mukhtar has said that ...

Begging in Karachi

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:18am

The growing menace of beggars at traffic lights was brought to the attention of courts the other day by a petition...

FIA arrests 10 ‘beggars’ travelling to Saudi Arabia

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration has arrested 10 individuals from Karachi Airport, who...

Beggar mafias

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

EDITORIAL: It has been going on for quite some time. As part of an organised activity men and women using pilgrim...

SI sent on judicial remand for sexually assaulting two beggars

Published 23 Jan, 2025 07:24am

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday sent a sub-inspector (SI) of the capital police, Sohaib Pasha, on judicial...

4,000 beggars deported from Saudi Arabia in 3 years

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has deported 4,000 beggars from Saudi Arabia during the last three...

Separate barracks to be allocated to beggars in jails

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

LAHORE: Punjab Home Secretary Noor-ul-Amin Mengal has directed to allocate barracks for beggars in jails across...

Senate panel told: 44,000 beggars traveling on pilgrim visas offloaded in 2.5 years

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Wednesday that 44,000 professional beggars who were trying to ...

FIA offloads 9 ‘beggars’ from KSA-bound flight

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday offloaded nine alleged beggars travelling to Saudi Arabia ...

Smuggling of beggars

Published 08 Oct, 2023 03:12am

EDITORIAL: They have been bringing shame and humiliation on the country. In a recent briefing to a Senate standing...

Giving alms sensibly

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

The educated and well-to-do in Karachi are having second thoughts about giving alms to the countless beggars whose...

‘Business centres in private societies turn into begging dens’

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: With the arrival of holy month of Ramazan, a large number of beggars and alms seekers have appeared in ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

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S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

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Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.20 ▼ -14.09 (-9.38%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	131.50 ▼ -12.51 (-8.69%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.10 ▼ -2.72 (-8.55%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	92 ▼ -8.51 (-8.47%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	141,022,464 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,881,807 ▲ 4.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	29,446,010 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	27,013,607 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	24,076,163 ▼ -0.12
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,906,706 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,835,254 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,813,281 ▼ -0.16
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,543,286 ▲ 1.2
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	11,970,743 ▲ 0.01