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Education

PBM plans to launch project for helping orphans become graduates

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) has decided to launch a pilot project to facilitate orphan children...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 08:02am

Perspectives

Schools as 'learning organisations' for a growth mindset

Any organisation, to be sustainable and successful, needs to be a ‘learning organisation’ in the face of ...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 02:12pm

Pakistan

Summit opened: US initiative to help improve country’s higher education sector

ISLAMABAD: The United States through its embassy in Islamabad has joined hands with the government of Pakistan to...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 07:15am

Pakistan

Faisal Edhi voices concern over rising rate of illiteracy

KARACHI: Chairman Edhi Foundation, Faisal Edhi has emphasizing on the need of education, he said that illiteracy ...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:59am

Pakistan

MoU inked for setting up medical, dental colleges

PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, and Peshawar General Hospital (PGH), Peshawar signed a...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Providing education, training to youths top priority: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said equipping the youth with...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 06:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Unesco agree to jointly set up teacher training centre in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Unesco have agreed to work out for establishment of Pak-Unesco Joint Centre of Excellence in...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

ICE-2022 discusses shifts in education paradigm

KARACHI: The first International Conference on Education (ICE-2022) was held at the Institute of Business Management...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

IT sector: President for taking advantage of opportunities at global level

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for acquiring religious education along with modern education, President Dr Arif Alvi...

Published 15 Nov, 2022 07:38am

Pakistan

GCU Faisalabad listed among 600 best universities

FAISALABAD: Government College University Faisalabad got the honour of being included in the 600 best universities...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Pakistan

83,142 candidates take MDCAT at 25 centres in Punjab

LAHORE: As many as 83,142 candidates including 52,874 females and 30,268 males appeared in the Medical and Dental...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Pakistan

Academic wellbeing of students: BARD Foundation, IBA join hands

KARACHI: BARD Foundation and IBA University take the lead to be at the forefront in an informed response to the...

Published 12 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Education with a mission

It was in 1847 that Reverend Henry Brereton, the first Chaplain of Karachi, established the Karachi Grammar School...

Updated 05 Nov, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

Call for strengthening linkages between industry, academia

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a two-day international conference at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

Education should not be politicised: minister

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for School Education Murad Raas has said that education must be top priority and should...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

396 Sri Lankan students win Allama Iqbal Scholarships

LAHORE: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, Sri...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

NUST leadership’s visit to UK leads to enhanced linkages

ISLAMABAD: A high-powered NUST delegation led by Engr Javed Mahmood Bukhari, Rector NUST, visited the United Kingdom...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

Govt cannot compel private universities to cut fees: Minister

LAHORE: Education is our foremost priority and the role of the private sector universities is of great importance ...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

Students from flood-hit areas to get fee deferral, says HEC

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has announced that the students from...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:13am

Pakistan

BoP partners with LUMS for digital innovation

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) and LUMS entered into an arrangement to create a roadmap for digital innovation and...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am

Life & Style

In terms of curricula on offer, Dubai’s students are spoilt for choice

DUBAI: The UAE government recognises the role of education in building a knowledge-driven economy for the post-oil...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

GDP ratio in education, health sectors declining, says governor

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for strengthening the linkages among academia, bureaucracy and development partners;...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

Miftah urges focus on exports at Islamabad summit

Finance minister says electricity generation has doubled in 9 years, but that has not translated to industrial production growth in the same proportion

Updated 17 Aug, 2022 08:27pm

Opinion

Food for thought as Pakistan turns 75

Ayesha Jalal in her Struggle for Pakistan book has aptly stated: Truncated State, Divided Nation Religion is often...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Governor distributes Certificates of Appreciation among various personalities

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman while distributing ‘Certificates of Appreciation’ among...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 07:02am

Pakistan

Governor calls for giving better education, training to youths

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that youth are our asset and giving them better education...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 08:21am

Pakistan

MPCL holds ceremony for ambassadorship on inclusive education

ISLAMABAD: Mari Petroleum Company Ltd organised an event to designate an Ambassador for its CSR project of Inclusive...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Business & Finance

Turkish CG for tapping huge potential for bilateral trade

KARACHI: Consul General of Turkey Cemal Sangu has said huge potential exists to increase trade between Pakistan and...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

World

Afghan women demand education and work at Kabul protest

KABUL: About two dozen Afghan women chanting “bread, work, freedom” protested in the capital on Sunday against...

Published 30 May, 2022 07:17am

Pakistan

Capital market inclusion, investor education: IBA IStockX Trading League launched

KARACHI: IStockX is one of Pakistan’s leading virtual trading competitions, being organized by IBA Finance Club to...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 05:41am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Feb 7 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.37 ▲ 0.47 (12.05%)
Samba Bank / Feb 7 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.60 ▲ 0.80 (11.76%)
Hala Enterprise / Feb 7 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.80 ▲ 0.65 (10.57%)
U.D.L.Modaraba / Feb 7 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	6.25 ▲ 0.48 (8.32%)
Shahtaj Textile / Feb 7 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	86.16 ▲ 6.01 (7.50%)
Ferozsons (Lab) / Feb 7 Ferozsons Laboratories Limited(FEROZ)	138.16 ▲ 9.63 (7.49%)
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	99.30 ▲ 6.92 (7.49%)
Suraj Cotton / Feb 7 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	145.02 ▲ 10.11 (7.49%)
Nimir Resins / Feb 7 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	14.42 ▲ 1.00 (7.45%)
Ellcot Spinning / Feb 7 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	139 ▲ 9.25 (7.13%)

Stock	Price
Service Textile / Feb 7 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	6.68 ▲ -0.92 (-12.11%)
Metro Steel / Feb 7 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.48 ▲ -1.82 (-7.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Feb 7 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	34.23 ▲ -2.77 (-7.49%)
Shams Textile / Feb 7 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	35.14 ▲ -2.84 (-7.48%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 7 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	13.29 ▲ -1.07 (-7.45%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Feb 7 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.39 ▲ -4.60 (-7.42%)
Janana D Mal / Feb 7 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	48.06 ▲ -3.84 (-7.40%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 7 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	92.60 ▲ -7.39 (-7.39%)
Bank of Khyber / Feb 7 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	12.06 ▲ -0.94 (-7.23%)
AKD Hospitality / Feb 7 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	105 ▲ -7.81 (-6.92%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Petroleum / Feb 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,833,048 ▼ 4.25
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,456,841 ▼ 0.02
Sui North Gas / Feb 7 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,436,966 ▼ 2.06
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	10,552,549 ▼ 6.92
Sui South Gas / Feb 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,681,798 ▼ 0.55
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,977,024 ▲ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Feb 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,095,602 ▲ -0.01
P.T.C.L. / Feb 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	5,531,000 ▼ 0.05
Hub Power Co. / Feb 7 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	5,499,666 ▼ 1.51
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 7 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,501,421 ▼ 1.32

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 7	275.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 7	274.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 7	132.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 7	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 7	1.20
Euro to USD / Feb 7	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Feb 6	4.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 6	4111.08
Nasdaq / Feb 6	11887.45
FTSE 100 / Feb 6	7836.71
Dow Jones / Feb 6	33891.02
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 6	15345.91
France CAC40 / Feb 6	7173.10
India Sensex / Feb 7	60578.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 7	27701.09
Hang Seng / Feb 7	21399.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 6	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 6	175154
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 7	74.87
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 7	1872.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 7	84.61

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