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Economy back on path of growth as predicted: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar Saturday claimed that the...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

Pakistan

Pakistan has emerged as growth model despite corona lockdown: Farrukh Habib

He said that the volume of foreign investment had increased and the country had been put on the road to progress and development.

Published 29 May, 2021 06:22pm

Pakistan

Opposition’s politics halting development: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Sunday said that the opposition’s politics is halting the...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

Punjab Peri-Urban Low-Cost Housing Scheme aims to facilitate salaried, working class, says PM

Punjab Board of Revenue will provide land at an extremely low price for the project and it has already offered 133 sites in 35 districts of the province for the construction of small residential colonies, comprising 100 to 500 housing units
The federal government is providing subsidies for each housing unit and is also arranging mortgages in line with the Prime Minister's mark-up subsidy scheme

Updated 06 May, 2021 03:02pm

Pakistan

Govt committed to development, progress of merged areas: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was committed to the development and progress...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

High-level meeting on budget 2021-22: Development spending under govt focus

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that the development projects be prioritised in the upcoming...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Germany, France, Spain aim for fighter jet agreement next week

BERLIN: Disagreements over intellectual property rights mean Germany, France and Spain have yet to agree the next...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

PM for mobilising adequate financing for development

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised the need to mobilise adequate financing for development to...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am

Pakistan

SMEDA, HEC sign MoU

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:13am

Markets

PSX takes HBL on board as market maker for debt securities

KARACHI: An agreement was signed between Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) on Thursday at...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

World

G7 foreign ministers to meet in person for first time since 2019

LONDON: Britain announced Tuesday that G7 foreign and development ministers will hold their first face-to-face...

Updated 21 Apr, 2021 10:09am

Business & Finance

WCCI Peshawar to hold women handicraft show in May

PESHAWAR: Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Peshawar has decided to organise a women handicraft show ...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:03am

Industrial consumers: CCoE approves proposal on ToU tariff scheme extension

ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) Thursday approved the proposal for the extension of Time of Use (ToU)...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 10:27am

Opinion

Reforming the reformers

Those tasked with bringing about reform for Pakistan through planning and development have no easy job, but their...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Opinion

Webinar organised by SBP

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) deserves praise for organising a webinar held under the Saarc Finance Forum where Saarc...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

Pakistan

WB’s Girls Learn Women Earn Initiative: Telenor Pakistan trains 1,100 women in digital skills

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan has trained 1,100 women with digital skills under World Bank’s Girls Learn Women Earn...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Business & Finance

Chinese diplomat invites Pakistani companies to attend online Canton Fair

ISLAMABAD: Minister Counsellor, Embassy of China Xie Gouxiang on Saturday invited Pakistani companies to attend the...

Updated 11 Apr, 2021 10:29am

Pakistan

Ahsan accuses govt of damaging HEC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal has accused the government of damaging...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:23am

Pakistan

Qureshi, Buzdar discuss South Punjab Secretariat issue

LAHORE: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Monday...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

There is need to devise strategy based on timelines to develop IT sector, says PM

Imran says Pakistan has immense potential in the IT sector, which needs to be optimally tapped for fulfilling the country’s domestic requirements
The establishment of STZs will play a pivotal role in the development of the IT sector: PM

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:08pm

Business & Finance

Azhar for early completion of CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue, Industries and Production Hammad Azhar has underlined the need for the...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

Youth development: Kamyab Jawan Programme will look at all dimensions: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that Kamyab Jawan...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

Murad reviews uplift portfolio of three departments

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting to review development portfolio of three...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am

Opinion

State Bank Amendment Bill 2021: Exploring uncharted territory or murky waters

The Bill to amend the “State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956” is exceptionally dangerous for the economy and the...

Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan advocates co-existence instead of geo-political rivalries: FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan was committed to pursuing policies that...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

PM terms education vital for development

SOHAWA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday terming education vital for national development said Al-Qadir ...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Editorials

Towards an autonomous Central Bank

EDITORIAL: Earlier this week, the federal cabinet approved the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions-aligned...

Updated 13 Mar, 2021 12:42pm

Pakistan

Cancer patients protest against non-provision of free medicines

LAHORE: Dozens of cancer patients staged a protest here on Wednesday against the government for stopping provision ...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:46am

Supplements

International Women’s Day: Message from Erum Lakhani, Co-founder Iqra University

March 08 Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world Progress would halt to a considerable...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Private sector growth: High cost of doing business limits competitiveness: ADB

ISLAMABAD: A robust private sector is critical to Pakistan’s goal of achieving upper-middle-income status, but the...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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