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NA adopts Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2023

ISLAMABAD: After Senate, the National Assembly on Monday passed the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposing ...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Editorials

Corps commanders’ meeting

EDITORIAL: It’s important to consider the backdrop for a proper understanding of the most important signals to ...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am

Pakistan

Tajik Defence Minister meets with Khawaja Asif to discuss security cooperation

Sherali Mirzo assures his government’s commitment and pledges to work with Pakistan to strengthen bilateral ties

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:56pm

Pakistan

Only IK responsible for May 9 violence, claims Asif

SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the mastermind, planner and inventor of ...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 07:15am

Pakistan

Asif tells NA: US didn’t acknowledge Pak support against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: After the US rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Khawaja...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan says US-India statement contrary to diplomatic norms

The Foreign Office terms statement as 'unwarranted, one-sided, and misleading'

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 10:38pm

Islamabad has no problem with US-India ‘nexus’: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Islamabad does not have any problem with the United States (US)...

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:27am

Business & Finance

There’s tax evasion of Rs500bn in real estate sector alone: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Wednesday said ‘elite capture’ is the root of all socioeconomic ills as...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

Asif raises concerns over nullifying IK’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday raised concerns over the Supreme Court’s decision to nullify...

Published 12 May, 2023 07:07am

Pakistan

‘Double standards’: Khawaja Asif criticises SC's order to release Imran Khan

Defence Minister claims violence across the country took place at the behest of the PTI leader, but he wasn’t held responsible

Updated 11 May, 2023 09:10pm

Pakistan

Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan soon: Khawaja Asif

Both sides will discuss issues including regional security and counter-terrorism measures

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 06:41pm

Pakistan

Asif, Blome discuss regional security

ISLAMABAD: The Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, emphasised the importance of stable and prosperous Afghanistan for ...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:11am

Pakistan

Suo motu notice of delay in Punjab, KP polls: PML-N leader urges CJP to constitute ‘full-court bench’

ISLAMABAD: As a nine-judge bench of the top court is set to take up a suo motu notice of delay in holding polls in...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Defence minister, ISI chief hold talks with Afghan govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conveyed a “clear message” and its “deep concerns” to the interim Afghan...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Pakistan

We must put our house in order, says Asif after Peshawar mosque bombing

Defense Minister says we need to rise above political, religious, and sectarian differences to defeat the menace of terrorism

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:27pm

World

Sri Lanka to slash military by a third to cut costs

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 02:41pm

PM picks Munir as COAS, much to IK’s chagrin

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi Thursday signed the summary and approved the appointment of Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad...

Updated 25 Nov, 2022 09:52am

Pakistan

GHQ sends summary to MoD on top military appointments

ISLAMABAD: GHQ has forwarded the summary for Selection of CJCSC and COAS, containing names of 6 senior most Lt Gens,...

Updated 23 Nov, 2022 11:22am

MBS’s visit postponed due to PTI’s long march: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday claimed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s visit to...

Updated 14 Nov, 2022 10:11am

Pakistan

Asif terms Nov ‘decisive month’

SIALKOT: November will be politically decisive month, as the country’s politics has reached to a critical point,...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Pakistan

PML-N leaders irked by Aitzaz’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, along with other federal ministers, on Friday pushed back against PPP...

Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:47am

Pakistan

Appointment of COAS to be ‘as per law’: govt

ISLAMABAD: The Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, Wednesday, said that the appointment of the army chief will be...

Updated 06 Oct, 2022 09:41am

Pakistan

PM to appoint new COAS in Nov: Asif

Defence Minister says policy regarding the army chief’s appointment clear in the Constitution

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 10:23am

PM to visit China in first week of Nov, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China in the first...

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 09:50am

Pakistan

Appointment of COAS is done on merit, says Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif Wednesday said the appointment of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Pakistan

Defence minister says legal battle against Imran Khan to begin soon

Khawaja Asif says PTI chief making the appointment of next COAS controversial

Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:29pm

Editorials

A ‘national issue’ indeed

EDITORIAL: Now that increasing TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) presence in KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), and increasing...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:52am

Pakistan

Defence Minister strongly condemns malicious campaign against security institutions

Says security institutions are guardians of borders and pride of the nation

Published 07 Aug, 2022 01:23pm

Pakistan

PTI govt blamed for current economic woes

ISLAMABAD: The coalition government, while urging the nation for adopting austerity measures as a cultural norm to...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 07:38am

Pakistan

Housing society: Govt to probe into undue favour, facilitation

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government on Monday announced decision to probe...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	3.73 ▲ 1.00 (36.63%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
JS Global Banking / Dec 1 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	13.53 ▲ 1.78 (15.15%)
Saritow Spinning / Dec 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	7.98 ▲ 1.00 (14.33%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 1 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.05 ▲ 0.88 (14.26%)
Ruby Textile / Dec 1 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	5 ▲ 0.60 (13.64%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 1 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7.85 ▲ 0.83 (11.82%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.95 ▲ 0.89 (9.82%)
Next Capital / Dec 1 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6.22 ▲ 0.55 (9.70%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 1 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.65 ▲ 0.32 (9.61%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 1 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.05 ▼ -0.58 (-10.30%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 1 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.15 ▼ -0.87 (-9.65%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 1 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.45 ▼ -0.50 (-8.40%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	196.11 ▼ -15.90 (-7.50%)
Siemens Pak. / Dec 1 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	717.18 ▼ -58.15 (-7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 1 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	145 ▼ -11.75 (-7.50%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 1 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	21.71 ▼ -1.46 (-6.30%)
United Dist. / Dec 1 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	43 ▼ -2.00 (-4.44%)
Unilever Foods / Dec 1 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	21500 ▼ -1000.00 (-4.44%)
Samba Bank / Dec 1 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8 ▼ -0.36 (-4.31%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	36,396,054 ▲ 2.45
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,548,158 ▼ -0.08
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	33,025,000 ▲ 0.41
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,095,487 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	26,614,500 ▲ 1.32
Pak Elektron / Dec 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,570,460 ▲ 1.01
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	17,398,000 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,209,942 ▼ -0.07
Hum Network / Dec 1 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	14,632,000 ▲ 0.26
Air Link Com. / Dec 1 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,144,047 ▲ 4.32

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	148.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4567.80
India Sensex / Nov 30	66988.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Nasdaq / Nov 30	14226.22
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7453.75
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35950.89
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16215.43
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7310.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	75.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 30	17435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 30	189472
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2039.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	80.06

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