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Flood-affected areas: PM orders Rs50,000 per family financial assistance thru BISP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that Rs50,000 per family instead of Rs30,000 should be...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:30am

Opinion

Agreement with the IMF

The IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities have finally reached a staff-level agreement on the 14th of July on...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am

Pakistan

Details of officials on deputation in ministry sought

ISLAMABAD: Majority of officers working in the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS) comprises...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Markets

‘Fuel subsidy grant released for BISP’

MULTAN: Federal government on Tuesday released special grant to Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) triggering...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Low-income families: Govt urged to provide free solar panels under BISP

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor has said that costly electricity has left Pakistani...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 07:07am

Budget

BISP allocation raised by 40pc to Rs364bn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s budget allocation under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has seen an...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am

Pakistan

Rs171.88bn given to 9.1m beneficiaries under BISP

ISLAMABAD: Rs 171.88 billion was disbursed to 9.1 million beneficiaries under the Benazir Income Support Programme...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

Opinion

Estimated/projected budget 2022-2023

The federal budget is expected to be presented on June 10, 2022. As a result of excessive politicisation of the...

Updated 07 Jun, 2022 10:26am

Gwadar comes under renewed govt focus

PM inaugurates Eastbay Expressway

Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:08am

Relief to masses against POL price hike: Govt to utilize allocation for Rashan Riayat subsidy

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to utilize the allocation of Rashan Riayat targeted commodity subsidy for...

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 10:09am

PM takes step to ‘insulate’ the poor from price hike

Rs28bn monthly package announced to provide relief to 14m families
Utility Stores asked to set the price of 10kg sack of wheat flour at Rs400
PTI govt censured for not raising POL products’ prices
‘Diplomatic rebuilding process has begun’

Updated 28 May, 2022 09:56am

Pakistan

Ministry’s social safety initiative aims to create a welfare state: Marri

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri on Thursday said that the international...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

Perspectives

IMF programme may be crucial, but Pakistan's economic woes run really deep

Amid commencement of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there have been high hopes...

Updated 07 May, 2022 07:02pm

Pakistan

PM directs re-inclusion of BISP beneficiaries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the re-inclusion of eligible persons into Benazir...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:37am

Pakistan

BISP: Marri reviews eligibility and exclusion criteria

ISLAMABAD: Shazia Marri has said that it is “not right to exclude deserving persons from the programme on the ...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

Opinion

Trump cards or flawed thinking

It’s the economy stupid, so stated James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist during the 1992 successful...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Pakistan

Dr Osman Hasan conferred ‘HEC best research award’, appointed BISP member

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has conferred Best Researcher Award upon Pro-Rector Academics NUST, Dr...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am

Editorials

The economic malaise

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin stated during a scheduled press conference that the International Monetary...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

Bilawal demands PM dissolve NA

LAHORE: Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan is left with 24 hours to...

Updated 08 Mar, 2022 09:59am

Editorials

The relief package

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan, unexpectedly, provided a relief package to the general public through a 10...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

Pakistan

Bilawal speaks to party workers, steps up pressure on govt

HYDERABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

Editorials

To control inflation and help the vulnerable

EDITORIAL: The Khan administration’s overarching objective to help the poor and vulnerable cannot be faulted and...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am

Editorials

Small and medium enterprises

EDITORIAL: The PTI administration has earmarked 1.6 trillion rupees over the next three years under the Kamyab...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Bilawal urges people to join anti-PTI govt ‘long march’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appealed to every Pakistani who ...

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:05am

Editorials

IMF and politics

EDITORIAL: The sixth review report uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website on Saturday has...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

Pakistan

‘Staff supports scaling-up of social spending,’ says IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the launch of new programmes outside Pakistan’s...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

IMF for improving key economic fundamentals

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fund has advised Pakistan to reduce fiscal deficits, restore public...

Updated 06 Feb, 2022 09:12am

Pakistan

Ehsaas initiative: Over Rs200bn spent this year

ISLAMABAD: The government spent more than Rs 200 billion on its social safety initiatives mainly through Ehsaas...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Pakistan

JUI-F has made inroads into PTI’s stronghold

ISLAMABAD: The results of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s local government elections have strengthened the hand of the Jamiat...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Govt imposes moratorium on provision of additional funds to BISP

ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed moratorium on provision of additional funds for Benazir Income Support Fund...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Aug 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.50 ▲ 0.49 (24.38%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Aug 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	5.18 ▲ 1.00 (23.92%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 17 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.20 ▲ 0.30 (15.79%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Aug 17 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.70 ▲ 0.36 (15.38%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3.71 ▲ 0.41 (12.42%)
P.T.C.L. / Aug 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	7.94 ▲ 0.77 (10.74%)
JS Investments / Aug 17 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	12.49 ▲ 0.99 (8.61%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	12.98 ▲ 0.98 (8.17%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 17 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	17.20 ▲ 1.20 (7.50%)
Amreli Steels / Aug 17 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	30.86 ▲ 2.15 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Aug 17 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	2.50 ▲ -0.63 (-20.13%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Aug 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	6.60 ▲ -1.00 (-13.16%)
First Fid. Leasing / Aug 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.40 ▲ -0.33 (-12.09%)
Ruby Tex. / Aug 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.01 ▲ -0.49 (-10.89%)
Popular Islamic / Aug 17 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.51 ▲ -0.99 (-10.42%)
First Pak Mod. / Aug 17 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.50 ▲ -0.24 (-8.76%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Aug 17 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.80 ▲ -0.23 (-7.59%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 17 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	33.30 ▲ -2.70 (-7.50%)
Sana Ind / Aug 17 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	55.50 ▲ -4.50 (-7.50%)
Data Agro / Aug 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	17.94 ▲ -1.45 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	194,922,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	46,530,500 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Aug 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	46,139,000 ▼ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Aug 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	17,403,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement / Aug 17 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	14,285,500 ▼ 0.00
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 17 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	14,259,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 17 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	11,183,867 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Aug 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,493,226 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Aug 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	10,378,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Aug 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,131,709 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 16	214.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 16	213.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 16	134.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 16	0.95
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 16	1.21
Euro to USD / Aug 16	1.02
UK LIBOR % / Aug 16	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 16	4305.20
India Sensex / Aug 16	59842.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 16	29092.21
Nasdaq / Aug 16	13102.55
Hang Seng / Aug 16	19873.59
FTSE 100 / Aug 16	7536.06
Dow Jones / Aug 16	34152.01
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 16	13910.12
France CAC40 / Aug 16	6592.58

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 16	86.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 16	18735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 16	122300.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 16	1776.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 16	116.30

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