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Ehsaas Programme

Nationwide poverty explosion: PIDE challenges widely circulated narrative

Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), while debunking the claims regarding a sharp...

KP Govt reviews progress on launching of Ehsaas Programmes

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reviewed progress on launching of various welfare...

Awarding of kiosks in four new Sasta Bazaars: Senate body asks MCI to obtain data from BISP for finalising names

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body, on Tuesday, asked the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) to obtain data from...

Sehat Card Scheme: the bigger picture

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

EDITORIAL: The Sehat Card, former prime minister Imran Khan’s flagship scheme, envisaging universal health for the...

Elahi lauds performance of Ehsaas programme

Published 22 Jan, 2023 03:08am

LAHORE: Doctor Sania Nishtar Head of Punjab Ehsaas Programme met with the Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez ...

Environmental sustainability under EU’s GSP+ – I

Updated 14 Nov, 2022 06:29am

Pakistan’s export performance data and progress by the World Bank indicates that the country’s exports have...

Ehsaas Programme ‘utilization’: ECC asks FD to carry out thorough appraisal

Updated 06 Nov, 2022 10:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Finance Division to look into...

Punjab govt launching ‘Ehsaas Programme’

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

LAHORE: On the instructions of Chairman PTI Imran Khan, the Punjab government is initiating the ‘Ehsaas...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK deserves praise

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

“The Khan seemed happy with the Chaudharys — father and son.” “The Khan has done what no man before him has...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Mullah kee daur masjid tak

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

“You reckon Nawaz Sharif sees the glass as half full?” “I have told you many, many, times not to apply ...

Imran orders restoration of health card, Ehsaas plan in Punjab

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 09:57am

Orders revival of shelter homes and other welfare-related schemes as well

KP budget 2022-23

Published 15 Jun, 2022 05:47am

EDITORIAL: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget 2022-23 was expected to emphasise the signature programmes launched ...

IK describes Survey as vindication of his govt’s policies

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday questioned why...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Khan sold the gifts in foreign country…

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

“I was born and raised in Zaman Park Lahore…” “So what? We should make you the prime minister? I had heard...

PM accuses Imran of selling Toshakhana gifts

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:40am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday accused PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan of...

The emergent task at hand

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

EDITORIAL: The state of the economy today necessitates a set of policy reversals as well as reforms on an emergent...

Trump cards or flawed thinking

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

It’s the economy stupid, so stated James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist during the 1992 successful...

Ex-post facto approval of expenditure: ECC asks MoI&P to seek legal opinion

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of Industries and...

5 essential items: continuation of subsidy allowed

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 10:40am

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the continuation of...

Four MPAs may be inducted into Punjab cabinet

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

LAHORE: Four members of the provincial assembly are likely to be inducted in the Punjab Cabinet soon, it has been...

IMF and politics

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

EDITORIAL: The sixth review report uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website on Saturday has...

Global acclaim, local defame

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

Wonderful, Awful. Best, Worst. Developing, Destroying. Rising, falling. Good, bad. This is not a test of opposites ...

IMF board meeting put off till Feb 2

Updated 27 Jan, 2022 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board of directors...

Partly Facetious: He was asked to leave because he was gaining weight

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

“So it all boils down to the same o, same o.” “I don’t get you, if you are implying that The Khan has not...

Spirit of Riyasat-i-Madina: Transforming Pakistan

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 10:26am

The rise and fall of nations are different from the rise and fall of civilizations. Nations can be raided, redrawn ...

Ehsaas initiative: Over Rs200bn spent this year

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

ISLAMABAD: The government spent more than Rs 200 billion on its social safety initiatives mainly through Ehsaas...

Six financing agreements of $1.543bn signed with ADB

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Wednesday, signed six financing...

Ehsaas programme: President urges people to avail benefits

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Wednesday, urged people to avail benefits from 20 different components of the...

Alvi says digitalisation of economy critical to empowerment of women

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday said that the digitalisation of the economy was essential to empower women...

LG polls in Punjab: Govt says EVMs will be used

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday said, Punjab Local Government...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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