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KP govt to introduce optional top-up health package for employees

Published 14 Sep, 2026 04:59am

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is likely to introduce an optional top-up health package for...

Profit rate on GPF subscriptions, balances slashed by 41bps

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed the profit rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) subscriptions and...

Mark-up rate on uplift loans, advances reduced

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: In a major relief for provincial governments, public sector entities and government employees, the...

Salary increase notified: Govt issues revised BPS-2026 for civil servants

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday notified the revised basic pay scales (BPS)-2026 for civil servants,...

KP cabinet approves deficit budget

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, which met in Peshawar on Friday under the chair of Chief Minister Sohail...

Govt employees: Housing rent allowance to go up by 85pc

Updated 12 Oct, 2025 10:57am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to increase the housing rent allowance for government employees by 85...

Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week

Published 06 Oct, 2025 05:55am

WASHINGTON: Trump administration officials and top Republicans warned Sunday that Americans will increasingly feel...

Govt notifies new pension rules

Updated 04 Oct, 2025 08:25pm

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified the Federal Government Defined Contribution Pension Fund Scheme...

Punjab increases minimum wage to Rs40,000

Published 10 Sep, 2025 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The provincial government of Punjab has officially increased the minimum wage for workers to Rs 40,000 ...

Fixing pay of employees: FD issues updated guidelines

Published 26 Aug, 2025 05:32am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Monday issued updated guidelines for fixing the pay of employees from autonomous...

Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA

Updated 05 Jul, 2025 03:15pm

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Friday notified grant of ad hoc relief of 10 percent and 30 percent grant of...

Balochistan unveils Rs1028bn budget

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday unveiled a Rs1,028 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, with ...

Rs3.45trn Sindh budget unveiled

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

KARACHI: With a deficit of Rs38.458 billion, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah unveiled Rs3.45 trillion...

Employees demand reasonable salary increase

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Government employees staged a protest demonstration outside the Parliament House on Tuesday during the...

Govt employee pension scheme reforms

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:50am

According to the latest estimates, expenditure on account of government employee pensions for FY-2025 are going to ...

Salaried people: SCAP demands immediate relief

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

KARACHI: The Salaried Class Alliance of Pakistan (SCAP) has called on the government to provide immediate relief to...

Large number of civil servants to be sent to ‘surplus pool’

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to send a large number of civil servants to a “surplus pool” in line with the...

Govt employees: Salary, pension hikes not on budget agenda, NA told

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

ISLAMABAD: In a stark contrast to the lofty promises of economic revival, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...

Govt servants: Condition to opt for one pension clarified

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has clarified that the condition to opt for one pension will be applied to...

Govt employees’ protest against pension reforms continues

Published 22 Feb, 2025 07:24am

ISLAMABAD: The government employees from various departments on Friday continued their protest for the second...

Govt employees protest against pension reforms, salary ‘disparities’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: The government employees from departments on Thursday staged a protest against the pension reforms and ...

Pension calculation formula

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

EDITORIAL: An office memorandum issued by the Finance Division noted a change in the calculation of emoluments for...

Christian community to get salaries, pensions on 20th

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to disburse pay and allowances/pensions for December 2024 in advance ...

CM can’t ban all kinds of transfers, postings: LHC

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 03:40pm

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that the Chief Minister cannot ban all kinds of transfers and postings. The...

Bengali says he opposed downsizing idea by sacking employees

Published 26 Oct, 2024 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economist Dr Kaiser Bengali disclosed, Friday, that he had proposed abolishing 60 entities/...

Civil servants’ kins: Jobs sans merit, ads violate constitution: SC

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared appointments without open advertisement, competition and merit, of the...

SC abolishes policies of recruitment of govt employees’ children

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:08pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday nullified all the policies and packages related to job quotas of children of...

Package for govt servants: Job of employed widow can’t be terminated on contracting second marriage: LHC

Published 22 Sep, 2024 02:47am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court held that a widow employed on the package for families of government employees who die...

SC order on pension benefits

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

EDITORIAL: Finally, it has taken an order from the apex court itself to set the record straight about pension...

Govt introduces ‘Contributory Pension Fund Scheme’ for new entrants

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has introduced Contributory Pension Fund Scheme for the new entrants who are...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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