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Feb 8 polls: Victory of 41 returned candidates challenged by runner-up candidates

LAHORE: The victory of 41 returned candidates of the February 8 general election including Federal Minister for...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am

Pakistan

AGP tells PHC: Party that wins in general election deserves reserved seats

PESHAWAR: In the Peshawar High Court, a five-member larger bench headed by Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim on Wednesday ...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

India may make more trouble for neighbours: Chinese scholar

BEIJING: To strongly demonstrate its anti-China and anti-Pakistan stance for inciting domestic religious and...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 03:03am

World

UK govt woos votes with more pre-election tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s beleaguered government on Wednesday announced a fresh tax cut for millions of workers as it ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Elections: ECP Sindh starts receiving nomination papers

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Sindh on Wednesday kicked-off the process of receiving nomination...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

‘Code of conduct’ unveiled by ECP: Country moves a step closer to general election

ISLAMABAD: Faced with strong criticism from majority of mainstream political parties over its alleged failure in...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

LHC issues notices to ECP on IK’s pleas

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

Party tickets: PML-N body interviews candidates

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) coordination committee Rawalpindi Division on Monday interviewed...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

Opinion

Caretakers must not show political bias

It is important to note that the US has sought to make it clear that it does not “favor” anyone for political...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Editorials

Drap drugged, again!

EDITORIAL: Now that pharmacies have been caught charging up to five times more than the maximum retail price (MRP)...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

Editorials

Not the same old policies, please

EDITORIAL: How typical that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his senior aides told Lahore’s business...

Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am

Pakistan

PPP to address rising unemployment, inflation: Bilawal

MARDAN: Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here on Friday said the welfare of the...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Editorials

Crown of thorns

EDITORIAL: Political parties have no bigger mission than contesting elections and forming government, quite...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Bangladesh to hold general election on Jan 7

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

Opinion

The 2024 general election: PPP and PTI

That Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari seems to have grabbed a huge opportunity with...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

‘A picture is worth a thousand words’

That “a picture is worth a thousand words” (an adage in multiple languages meaning that complex and sometimes...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

The game continues

EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif’s triumphant return proves not just that fortune is clearly smiling on him once again, but...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

Art of the possible

EDITORIAL: PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) is clearly trying to wriggle out of its isolation, moving pieces across ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

General election: It won’t be in govt’s control if IK legally barred: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that it would not be in the caretaker government’s...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Business & Finance

KCCI to elect 15 candidates as MC members after four years

KARACHI: After four years, members of KCCI are going to vote to elect 15 candidates as member of the KCCI’s...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

PTI’s ‘plight’ accentuates under caretakers’ rule?

Broadly speaking, President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervez...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

President Alvi must quit

Ironically, the political impasse in the country that refused to die down even after the arrival of a caretaker ...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Opinion

Confusion regarding general election

Reports of likely delay in general elections have given birth to a new bout of uncertainty, confusion and pessimism...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

General election could be delayed

ISLAMABAD: A general election in Pakistan due to take place later this year will be held using a new census, the law...

Updated 06 Aug, 2023 09:38am

Editorials

The mystery deepens

EDITORIAL: If there weren’t already enough confusion about the possible composition and tenure of the caretaker...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Opposition raises water scarcity issue in Sindh assembly

KARACHI: Treasury on Monday called the opposition’s concerns as political gimmicks ahead of the general election,...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Markets

European shares hold steady

PARIS: European shares were marginally higher on Monday as gains in energy firms and telecom stocks were countered ...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Caretaker setup: PPP rejects ‘fake’ reports

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rejected media reports that the two major coalition partners in the Centre,...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:30am

Opinion

PM goes on the election trail

Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif seems to have embarked on an election campaign much before the announcement of ...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Editorials

SOEs: We need genuine action, not just lip service

EDITORIAL: It is increasingly appears that the federal government has a new priority. As per a Business Recorder...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96
France CAC40 / May 20	8195.97
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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