Trends - Election - Business Recorder

Election

Indian troops shoot dead four in fresh election bloodshed

KOLKATA: Five people were killed in fresh election bloodshed in the Indian state of West Bengal on Saturday,...

Updated 11 Apr, 2021 10:31am

World

Israel's Netanyahu on trial as coalition talks ramp up

Israel's first premier to be indicted in office was ordered to appear in person at Jerusalem's District Court.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 04:54pm

World

India begins voting in two eastern states in key test for Modi

It was the first phase of voting in both states, and the results won’t be known for months.
Modi and his home minister Amit Shah campaigned aggressively for their Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, luring local politicians away from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, whose firebrand leader Mamata Banerjee has been chief minister since 2011.

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:01pm

Pakistan

PSP welcomes SC decision on LB setup

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:29am

World

Scotland's leader says election success will lead to independence vote

Sturgeon has won popular support from her handling of Edinburgh's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:36pm

World

Explainer: Israel's election - array of contenders seek to topple Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud is expected to emerge as the biggest party, but falling short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset (parliament) and unable to easily form a coalition government - similar to the three previous elections.

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 12:47pm

World

Dutch vote in coronavirus 'crisis' election

The Netherlands has recorded more than 1.1 million coronavirus infections and more than 16,000 deaths.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely directed efforts to try to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, according to an American intelligence report released on Tuesday that sources said would likely trigger U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
Washington is expected to impose sanctions on Moscow as soon as next week because of the allegations, three sources said on condition of anonymity.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 11:56am

World

Dutch vote in Covid-dominated election

The Netherlands, with a population of around 17 million people, has so far recorded around 1.1 million coronavirus cases with 16,000 deaths.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 04:50pm

World

Netanyahu eyes vaccine win as Israel heads for fourth vote

The world, and Israeli politics, have since been upended by the pandemic.
Just weeks after the last election, Israel entered the first of three coronavirus lockdowns.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 08:38pm

Election of chairman Senate challengeable?

ISLAMABAD: Election for chairman Senate is reviewable and can be challenged on the plea that the voter was...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Lifestyle Furniture Expo inaugurated

KARACHI: Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh, Sharmila Faroqui has said Pakistani furniture was in high demand across ...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Editorials

PM-ECP row

EDITORIAL: An unseemly row has broken out between Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Senate chairman slot: Bilawal fails to get PML-Q support

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday failed to get support from ...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:22am

PM wins trust vote, comes on very strong about opposition

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured 178 votes from the 341-member National Assembly on a vote ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Hafeez meets PM

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to continue working as finance minister....

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Pakistan

Race for Senate chairman election begins: PPP, PTI start establishing contacts with smaller groups

LAHORE: The race for the election of chairman Senate has started after the election of upper house of the ...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:40am

Pakistan

ECP asks Senate polls candidates to follow code of conduct

According to an official of ECP, the commission expressed the hope that the political parties, candidates, voters and election agents will not indulge in any kind of corrupt or illegal practices as defined in chapter-X of the Elections Act 2017.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:25am

World

Niger opposition leader claims election win despite official results

The elections have been presented as the first democratic transition in the history of the coup-prone Sahel state.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:36pm

Pakistan

NA-75 Daska by-election: ECP will decide re-polling or announce results

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday said it will decide whether to order re-poll in National...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:24am

World

Haiti's president defends record at UN, US slams 'rule by decree'

The dispute in Haiti stems from Moise's original election. He was voted into office in a poll subsequently canceled after allegations of fraud, and then elected again a year later, in 2016.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 10:18am

Pakistan

Daska by-election turns deadly: Two PTI supporters killed, scores injured

DASKA: The by-elections for NA-75 in Daska turned deadly as two people got killed and scores got injured during the...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

PS-88 by-election: Code of conduct was violated: Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that in Sanghar by-election no display of arms had taken...

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 09:32am

Pakistan

NA-45, Kurram-1: PPPP withdraws party ticket in by-election

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) has withdrawn party ticket earlier awarded to ...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:38am

Pakistan

Polling for by-election in PS-88 today

KARACHI: The election commission on Monday finalised arrangements for by election at Sindh Assembly’s PS-88...

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:36am

World

Spain’s Catalonia holds key vote under cloud of pandemic

BARCELONA: Catalonia voted Sunday in a close election overshadowed by the pandemic and which Madrid hopes will ...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Pakistan

ANP plans lantern carrying processions on 17th

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has decided to take out lantern carrying processions on Feb 17 in PK-63 Nowshera and...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World

Kosovo votes in election that could complicate dialogue with Serbia

Polling stations will close at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT), and the first official results are expected a few hours later.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:22pm

Pakistan

Returning officers, Polling Officers for the Senate election announced

Special secretary Zafar Iqbal has been named as returning officer, while Shamshad Khan, Shahid Iqbal, Asif Ali Yaseen, Waqas Ahmed, Atif Rahim, Kashif Abbas and Tabassum Javed will perform duties as polling officers for the upper house election in Islamabad.
ECP will announce the schedule of the Senate election on February 11.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Uganda lifts blockade of defeated opposition leader's home

Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since the 14th of January.
With the vote behind him and fraud claims by Wine failing to gain significant traction, Museveni appears to be calculating that he can mollify pressure from Western allies to free his rival without significant risk to his power base.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 04:18pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
FTSE 100 / May 9	8381.35
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	18686.60
France CAC40 / May 9	8187.65
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Petrol/Litre / May 10	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Diesel/Litre / May 10	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Calculate your monthly liability in FY24

Election

Most Popular