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Rubina Khalid assumes charge as BISP Chairperson

ISLAMABAD: Former senator Rubina Khalid took charge as the seventh Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Kafaalat programme of BISP: Jan benefit adjustments protected generosity level: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The benefit adjustment carried out in January (for Kafaalat beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Pakistan’s elite and the art of deception

“The ends justify the means,” Machiavelli’s famous adage, permitting rulers to forsake moral high grounds in...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

Timor-Leste delegation visits BISP

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Amer Ali Ahmad hosted a 12-member delegation from the...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Expenditure cut steps likely in FY25 budget

Government is likely to announce measures in budget 2024-25 aimed at reducing expenditure massively including contributory pension scheme sans defence, civil armed forces and police

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 11:01am

Opinion

Ending hopium—II

SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) and the last Caretaker Government had taken the elephant steps on...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Business & Finance

Govt likely to initiate inclusive insurance schemes

ISLAMABAD: The government, in collaboration with insurance companies, expected to initiate inclusive insurance...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Business & Finance

BISP beneficiaries enabled to get funds directly into their accounts

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to directly pay financial assistance into the bank accounts of...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:48am

Pakistan

Crackdown on illegal structures launched

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has launched a crackdown on illegal constructions in different ...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

Kafaalat beneficiaries: Rs60bn disbursed in 3Q among over 5.7m women

ISLAMABAD: Some 60 billion rupees have been disbursed, so far, in the third quarter (January-March) among over 5.7...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

PTI says economic situation does warrant IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Terming the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as “highly critical” as it involves all the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:43am

Pakistan

LHC moved against Nawaz’s photo on flour bags

LAHORE: A citizen has approached the Lahore High Court against Punjab government’s decision of fixing the photo of...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

Alizey Khan wins Diana Legacy Award

ISLAMABAD: Alizey Khan, the daughter-in-law of Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Amjad Saqib, ...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

Success stories: Govt seeks further investments through $250m additional financing: WB

ISLAMABAD: Due to the success of the Crisis Resilient Social Protection (CRISP) programme and the improved delivery...

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 09:52am

Pakistan

Plight of women farmers in Sindh highlighted

HYDERABAD: Peasants and rural women and Civil society representative urged federal and provincial governments to...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

‘Ramazan package’ increased

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the allocation of the ‘Ramazan Relief Package’ from Rs 7.5...

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 08:32am

19 essential commodities: Subsidy being provided to the poor, PM told

PM Shehbaz Sharif presides over a meeting on the Prime Minister’s Ramazan Relief Package and the Benazir Income Support Program

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 10:09am

Pakistan

Uganda team embarks on study visit to BISP HQs

ISLAMABAD: A 17-member delegation from Uganda led by Aggrey David Kibenge, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Rural areas: One-quarter of population still below poverty line: WB

ISLAMABAD: While poverty has decreased significantly over the past two decades, one-quarter of the population still...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:29pm

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah announces expansion of partnership with BISP

ISLAMABAD: In a remarkable feat towards social empowerment, Bank Alfalah, one of the largest commercial banks in...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: BISP the only success story?

“So what about The Samdhi?” “Why? I mean, after you wasted reams of paper to assess his performance as ...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Business & Finance

Nestlé Pakistan reports 23.4pc increase in revenue

KARACHI: Nestlé Pakistan ended the year on a positive note, with an increase of 23.4 percent in its revenue as...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Pakistan

BISP expanding programmes thru efficient utilisation of resources: secy

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Amer Ali Ahmed has said that BISP is expanding its...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Pakistan

PPP claims legitimate right to get slot of BISP chairperson

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Farhatullah Babar said that his party has legitimate right...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

BOP partners with BISP

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BOP), a leading public sector bank with the largest touch points nationwide, is proud to...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Business & Finance

Kifaalat Programme: BISP launches new payment system of stipends thru six banks

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has launched a new payment system, by increasing from two to six,...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

Training session at IRM: BISP committed to uplifting marginalised communities: Dr Saqib

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Amjad Saqib has that leadership requires vision,...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Pakistan

BISP increases quarterly stipend

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has increased its quarterly stipend under the Kifaalat ...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Pakistan

BISP chairperson visits new call centre at NTC

ISLAMABAD: Chair-person Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib visited the newly ...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Pakistan

BISP achieves numerous milestones with World Bank support: chairperson

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib has said that BISP has...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
FTSE 100 / May 21	8416.45
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18726.76
France CAC40 / May 21	8141.46
India Sensex / May 22	74007.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38615.77

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	79.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2413.48
Diesel/Litre / May 22	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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