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Politicians acknowledge CSOs role in promotion of democratic values

PESHAWAR: Political parties acknowledged the crucial role of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in creating...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Science-based actions needed for greater water security: experts

ISLAMABAD: Experts at the multi-stakeholder consultative workshop said that Pakistan needs to establish an effective...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 07:19am

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas: Civil society wants rehabilitation work to be expedited

KARACHI: Representatives of civil society and human rights organisations on Tuesday demanded the government to...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:37am

Pakistan

Call for making communities resilient through use of ‘clean energy’

HYDERABAD: Members of civil society have called for ‘climate justice’ and urged the global stakeholders to bring...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:26am

Pakistan

Speakers call for disaster prevention, saving livelihoods

KARACHI: Speakers at a post-flood dialogue underlined the need to take measures to prevent the causes behind the...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

Minister underlines need to remove hatred from society

ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has underlined the need to remove hatred from society and minds, and stated...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 06:58am

Pakistan

Population census 2022: Minister calls for taking inputs from ECP, other stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal emphasised the timely...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 07:30am

Pakistan

Civil society calls for removal of encroachments on waterways

HYDERABAD: Prominent intellectuals, writers, agriculture and irrigation experts, social leaders and human rights...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Pakistan

Panah congratulated

KARACHI: Health experts, civil society, journalists and various schools of thought congratulate Panah on raising...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

Role of civil society in peace highlighted

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a project closing ceremony said that for sustainable peace and a constructive future, the ...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan

Sugary drinks: experts, others reject OICCI’s recommendation

KARACHI: Civil society and health professionals rejected the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 06:31am

US Summit for Democracy: Pakistan declines to participate

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising development, Pakistan on Wednesday declined to participate in the Summit for Democracy...

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 09:49am

Pakistan

Sindh to announce 'human rights policy' before year's end

KARACHI: A comprehensive Sindh Human Rights Policy will be announced before the end of 2021 as the process of...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Rallies stage demo against closure of educational institutions

LARKANA: Students, teachers, political and non-political parties' members, civil society and parents took out...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Pakistan

SAPM urges civil society bodies to join govt's forestry initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday emphasised...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

Moot demands tagging of 8pc of GDP for education

LAHORE: Members of civil society on Saturday demanded that federal and provincial governments should allocate 8...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

Editorials

Targeting the judges

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) vice chairman Khushdil Khan has taken notice of a troubling development...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Pakistan

Lawyers’ convention slams attacks on media, judiciary

ISLAMABAD: A lawyers’ convention has unanimously resolved to resist persistent attacks on media and judiciary by a...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Pakistan

CM inaugurates ‘Khidmat Aap Ki Dehleez Par’ programme

LAHORE: Inaugurating the “Khidmat Aap Ki Dehleez Par” programme Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on ...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Siraj calls for unity to liberate Palestine

ISLAMABAD: Mammoth rallies were held in twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad in solidarity with Palestinian people, ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

Speakers at PFUJ rallies condemn Israeli atrocities

ISLAMABAD: Speakers representing journalists’ bodies and civil society at rallies on a call by Pakistan federal...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:13am

GSP plus status: Exports to EU post 17.4pc growth in 10 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's exports to European Union (EU) have posted a growth of 17.4 percent during the first 10 months...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Resolution adopted by EU Parliament: Pakistan expresses disappointment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed its disappointment at the adoption of a resolution at the European Parliament on...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

'Ill-planned' power sector to increase problems

KARACHI: Civil society activists have urged the government to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Opinion

TLP: the state’s continuing blunders

The violent clashes in the past few days between the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the law enforcement...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

Editorials

Ghani’s peace roadmap

EDITORIAL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani intends to present a three-phase peace roadmap to a proposed meeting in...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Tree plantation drive: Over 14,000 saplings planted on green belts, says Laeeq

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday said more than 14,000 saplings have been planted on green ...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:54am

World

First ever tweet turns 15 years old

SAN FRANCISCO: Fifteen years ago Jack Dorsey typed out a banal message -- "just setting up my twttr" -- which became...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:46am

Opinion

Linguistic arrogance

Language is the mirror of a culture. Language is heritage. Language is literacy. Language is progress. Language is ...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 25 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 25 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 25 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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