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Next general elections: ECP calls for more women and ‘transgender’ voters

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Friday that it is time to stop the excuses and get...

Updated 24 May, 2025 08:24am

Editorials

Unresolved electoral disputes

EDITORIAL: More than 14 months after the general elections, a substantial number of electoral disputes remain...

Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

Pakistan

PTI says it will hold rally only in Swabi

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Friday that it will not engage in any...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

42.3m individuals added to electoral rolls since GE-2013: FAFEN

ISLAMABAD: Over the past decade, Pakistan has experienced a substantial increase in the number of registered voters,...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Editorials

Unmet expectations or what?

EDITORIAL: The PPP and the PML-N have been in a partnership, generally viewed as a coalition of convenience, for ...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

BR Research

Consumer confidence still reeling

The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am

Editorials

Dismal performance of election tribunals

EDITORIAL: A little over six months on from the February 8 general elections, the Pakistanis would have expected ...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am

Pakistan

‘Flawed interpretation’ of SC order: Exclusion of a major political party to disenfranchise voters: Justice Minallah

Says legitimacy of governance, future policies, legislation, and public trust in the representative institutions exclusively depends on the integrity of the electoral process and the electoral institutions

Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:25am

World

UK general election to be held on July 4: media

LONDON: A UK general election is to be held on July 4, British media reported on Wednesday quoting sources, as Prime...

Published 22 May, 2024 09:01pm

World

Indians vote early in fifth phase of polls to avoid blistering heat

MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR: Indians voted on Monday in the fifth phase of mammoth general elections, with film actors and...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The King is alive and will remain alive and…

“So now what?” “Now no amendment to the constitution is possible as the court has suspended the distribution of...

Updated 18 May, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

PTI-led alliance to hold anti-govt rally at Faisalabad on 10th

LAHORE: Former National Assembly Speaker and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser has said that...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Pakistan

Total number of registered voters surges to 130.136m

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday declared that the total number of registered voters ...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Pakistan

By-elections on 23 general seats to be held on April 21: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The poll organisation has announced that it will hold by-elections on 23 seats of the assemblies on April...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

PTI calls for countrywide protests on Saturday against ‘poll rigging’

Party nominates Mian Aslam Iqbal for Punjab CM's slot

Updated 15 Feb, 2024 10:31pm

Pakistan

Elections 2024: voter turnout at 47.6%, 60.6mn people exercised right to vote on Feb 8, says FAFEN

Unlike 2018 elections, none of the National or Provincial Assemblies’ constituencies recorded female turnout less than 10% of total polled votes

Published 14 Feb, 2024 09:51pm

Live

Access the updated results of Pakistan’s General Elections 2024 here

Click here for NA-wise, detailed results.

Published 12 Feb, 2024 04:10pm

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘is bankrupt’ and ‘sinking deeper every year’: Atif Mian

Atif Mian, a noted Pakistani-American economist and currently a professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:18pm

Perspectives

Government-transition and PSX performance

More than 1/4th of the total market capitalisation of companies listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange was added in...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 04:01pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s next premier: another case of political uncertainty

Riggings and fraud allegations surrounding the election results in Pakistan have sparked widespread attention and...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 11:47pm

Pakistan

Election day: internet shutdown ‘reckless attack’ on people’s rights, says Amnesty International

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday said the decision of Pakistan authorities to suspend...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 06:19pm

Pakistan

Women turnout below 10% could result in re-election of that constituency, says ECP

Nearly 129 million registered voters in Pakistan are set to use their voting right

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 12:22am

Perspectives

The manifesto monitor

Manifestoes are a contract between political parties and the voters, and parties are bound to deliver on it....

Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:01pm

Pakistan

2018-2024: what’s different in General Elections this time around

As Pakistan is set to hold its 12th general elections on February 8 (Thursday), one cannot help but feel that this...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:50pm

Life & Style

Pakistan election 2024: artwork on trucks dwindles as posters take over

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Colourful trucks with paintings of political leaders that once dotted Pakistan’s roads and...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 04:44pm

Pakistan

Amnesty International calls for ‘uninterrupted internet access’ in Pakistan on election day

Caretaker Interior Minister Dr Gohar Ejaz had earlier said access to internet can be curtailed if requested by any province or required in a district on election day

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 10:12pm

Pakistan

Election day: banks to remain closed on February 8

Banks in Pakistan will remain closed on Thursday, February 8 on account of it being election day, the State Bank of...

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 08:28pm

Pakistan

Influencer, widow among few Pakistan women standing in elections

PESHAWAR: Almost 6,500 candidates from 150 parties will stand in Pakistan’s election this week but only around five...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 06:05pm

Pakistan

Climate change an afterthought in Pakistan election

KARACHI: As waves from the Arabian Sea crash into the shores of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, election candidate...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:55pm

Pakistan

Last day of campaigning as Pakistan sees ‘lacklustre’ election

LAHORE: Pakistan’s politicians on Tuesday hit the campaign trail for the last time, ahead of a general election that...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:52pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 16	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.93 ▲ 1 (34.13%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 16 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4.39 ▲ 1 (29.5%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	3.44 ▲ 0.73 (26.94%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.86 ▲ 0.8 (26.14%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jun 16 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.20 ▲ 0.72 (20.69%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 16 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.69 ▲ 0.94 (19.79%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 16 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	5.39 ▲ 0.86 (18.98%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.70 ▲ 0.69 (17.21%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	4.20 ▲ 0.55 (15.07%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 16 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.10 ▲ 0.53 (14.85%)

Stock	Price
Intermarket Securities / Jun 16 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	6.20 ▼ -51.06 (-89.17%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▼ -1.17 (-10.03%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 16 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	60.10 ▼ -6.68 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 16 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,615.10 ▼ -179.45 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	17,000.20 ▼ -1888.9 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 16 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	34.50 ▼ -3.48 (-9.16%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.50 ▼ -3.91 (-7.76%)
Adam Sugar / Jun 16 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	56.40 ▼ -4.21 (-6.95%)
Service Textile / Jun 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.05 ▼ -0.95 (-6.33%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 16 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11.50 ▼ -0.7 (-5.74%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	94,785,631 ▲ 0.1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	60,168,832 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,406,038 ▲ 0.8
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	25,717,367 ▲ 0.73
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,842,480 ▲ 1.98
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	11,770,083 ▲ 0.41
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 16 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	11,687,885 ▲ 0.32
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 16 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	9,887,382 ▲ 0.29
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,547,295 ▲ 1.87
Bankislami Pak. / Jun 16 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	7,197,184 ▲ 2.8

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