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The devolution illusion

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:29am

EDITORIAL: More than 15 years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally reshaped Pakistan’s federal...

No amendment or budget possible sans PPP consent: Bilawal

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the government could not pass any...

Term of 48 senators reduced by 4 weeks

Published 03 Jan, 2026 03:15am

ISLAMABAD: The term of half of the Senate membership, or 48 of the 96 senators, stands reduced by four weeks – from...

Outgoing CJCSC Gen Mirza pays farewell call on PM

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: Chair-man Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Monday paid a farewell call...

TTAP stages protest rally in Islamabad

Published 22 Nov, 2025 06:10am

ISLAMABAD: In a fiery display of defiance, the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP) marked...

Federal Constitutional Court to become guardian of constitutionalism: CJ

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Amin-ud-Din Khan expressed hope that the FCC will ...

27th Constitutional Amendment: Fierce debate erupts in National Assembly

Published 06 Nov, 2025 06:14am

ISLAMABAD: A fierce debate erupted in National Assembly on Wednesday as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq...

Proposed amendment on LGs: NA Secretariat asked to issue reminder to all parliamentary party leaders

Published 23 Jul, 2025 07:56am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Tuesday directed the National Assembly Secretariat to issue a reminder to all...

SDPI holds roundtable discussion: Experts express views on need for creating more provinces

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:53am

ISLAMABAD: The experts on federalism, democracy, and devolution, Thursday, expressed diverse views on creating more...

Mengal describes passage of constitutional amendment as ‘political circus’

Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:30am

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Akhtar Mengal, in a fiery press conference alongside Majlis...

‘A hollow victory’

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “A hollow victory” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The write-up,...

Here is the full text of Constitution (26th Amendment) Act, 2024

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 06:43pm

The National Assembly (NA) released the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2024 on Monday, after it sailed...

Bilawal requests Fazl to table ‘mutually-agreed’ constitutional amendment bill in parliament

Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:53am

Fazl urges govt to postpone constitutional package till Sunday

PTI forms 4-member team for talks with IK

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday formed a four-member team for holding a meeting with jailed ...

Constitutional amendment: Fazl acting as bridge, says Sindh CM

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday lauded Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur...

NA likely to pass 26th Constitutional Amendment on Saturday

Published 18 Oct, 2024 08:21am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are in a hurry ...

SC dismisses plea seeking declaration against proposed constitutional amendment upon withdrawal

Published 18 Oct, 2024 08:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed petition seeking declaration against the much-touted 26th proposed...

Consensus reach on constitutional amendment: Governor

Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:56am

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan while talking to senior journalists during an informal meeting...

PPP, PML-N, JUI-F leaders discuss proposed amendment

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:00am

LAHORE: The top leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl...

‘Amendment’: Bilawal speaks to Nawaz

Published 14 Oct, 2024 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday telephoned Pakistan Muslim...

Constitutional amendment not being done in haste: Bilawal

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 08:36am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a message on X (formerly Twitter) said that the...

Scraping of 19th amendment demanded: Judges’ appointments only on seniority, performance: Fazl

Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Friday, while demanding scraping of 19th...

Bilawal, Nawaz discuss proposed amendments

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:05am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived at Punjab House on Thursday and met...

Police clash with PTI activists; IK’s 2 sisters arrested

Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am

ISLAMABAD: A nightmarish scenario was stocked in the offing for the government as thousands of charged followers of...

Constitutional amendment: Qureshi urges Bilawal to build consensus

Published 04 Oct, 2024 08:05am

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday termed ...

Constitutional amendment: Three bar bodies announce ‘resistance’

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: Three major bar associations of the federal capital, on Thursday, rejected the constitutional package and...

Fazl requests PTI to postpone protests until completion of SCO summit

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:50pm

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to postpone...

PML-N senator admits: ‘Constitutional amendments cannot be passed without JUI-F’

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Wednesday admitted that the...

Fazl says existing parliament has no mandate to amend constitution

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

PESHAWAR: Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has said that the incumbent parliament ...

Will not rest until constitutional court formed: Bilawal

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 11:00pm

PPP Chairman says constitutional court required to ensure that no elected prime minister is subjected to unlawful execution in the future

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 15	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 15	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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