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Controversial electoral exercise

EDITORIAL: While the April 21 by-elections in 22 national and provincial assemblies constituencies once again are a...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am

World

Solomon Islands readies for election in shadow of China’s influence

HONIARA: Solomon Islanders will head to the polls this week, voting in an election that promises to bolster or blunt...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

World

S Africa’s ex-president Zuma barred from May election

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s electoral officials said on Thursday they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:24am

Opinion

‘Economy on a knife-edge after election’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Economy on a knife-edge after election” carried by the newspaper...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Editorials

Democracy in trouble

EDITORIAL: As global headlines continue to be dominated by news of wars, immigration crises, flawed electoral...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am

Pakistan

CEC commends successful conduct of election

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja expressed his gratitude and congratulations to the...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

TikTok shares approach to upholding, protecting election integrity

ISLAMABAD: TikTok shared its approach to upholding and protecting election integrity on its platform ahead of the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

World

Sunak makes election appeal for Britain to ‘stick with’ his plan

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged voters and his own party on Sunday to “stick to the plan” for...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

Pakistan

Several candidates file nomination papers in DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: With a two-day extension by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the deadline to submit...

Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am

World

Calls for restraint in DR Congo after tense vote

KINSHASA: Western embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa urged restraint on Saturday, after...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 10:55pm

Opinion

Election manifesto

What distinguishes cult leaders from politicians who represent their country? Can demagoguery and verbosity serve as...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Pakistan

‘Bat’ symbol: PTI lambaste ECP over taking U-turn on verbal order

ISLAMABAD: The former ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday lambasted the Election Commission of ...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

World

Dutch vote in knife-edge election

THE HAGUE: Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country’s...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

‘Business community optimistic about upcoming election’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

Election manifesto 2024: PML-N forms 30 sub-committees to solicit proposals

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has formed 30 different sub-committees for the preparation of the...

Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am

Business & Finance

‘UBG made complete preparations for election on Dec 30’

KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has said that UBG has made complete preparations for...

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

The missing economic manifesto clarity

As Pakistan enters a new election cycle, it is imperative that political parties should come up with not only...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Editorials

Finally, an election date ‘carved in stone’

EDITORIAL: The state of uncertainly about general elections is finally over with the Election Commission of Pakistan...

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:01am

World

‘Uncertainty’ as Argentines vote, seeking elixir for economic ills

BUENOS AIRES: Argentines voted Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

PTI criticises ECP’s decision for non-allocation of election symbol

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday said that the party had held intra-party elections in June...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

World

Poland votes in ‘most important’ election since communism

WARSAW: Poles voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will determine the country’s future ties with the...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

World

Biden 2024 campaign, allies raise $71m in latest quarterly haul

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election team and his party said on Sunday that they raised $71 million...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Procedure of election of companies’ directors: Innovative changes introduced by SECP

During the seventies, it was considered expedient by the relevant Government that the method of keeping close ...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 03:20am

Editorials

ECP caught on the back foot

EDITORIAL: Deliberately resorting to obfuscation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has amply demonstrated...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 08:02am

Opinion

Re-election considerations have clear precedence over…

It is true that a picture is always worth a thousand words. What is also true is that sometime multiple ideas, ...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

World

UK opposition demands election amid Johnson ‘farce’

LONDON: UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

Pakistan

PPP bags 155 seats, JI 130 as KMC’s: special seat election phase concludes

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party has bagged 155 seats in the city council after election on reserved seats...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am

Opinion

General election only solution

Noted columnist Rauf Hasan, who has been appointed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) spokesperson by party...

Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am

Election demand reiterated: IK to hold rallies from next week

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday announced holding a series of public...

Updated 07 May, 2023 11:00am

Opinion

Election time-frame announcement only solution

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme is still in limbo. The pending SLA (staff-level agreement) is ...

Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	156.42
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.26
Euro to USD / May 14	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	5221.42
Nasdaq / May 13	16388.24
FTSE 100 / May 13	8414.99
Dow Jones / May 13	39431.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	18742.22
France CAC40 / May 13	8209.28
India Sensex / May 14	72853.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38227.19

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 13	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 13	207733
Petrol/Litre / May 14	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	79.23
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	2344.20
Diesel/Litre / May 14	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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