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Capital reports 469 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: NCOC

According to an NCOC official, so far 73,450 cases were reported from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), with 665 deaths while 59,993 patients had recovered completely.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 09:46pm

Army deployment in provinces except Sindh notified

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Sunday issued a notification allowing Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan ...

Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am

Pakistan

Capital witnesses rising crime rate amid high security

ISLAMABAD: There were 55 incidents of crime in the heavily guarded capital during the last week, resulting in the...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

Business & Finance

ICT industry export remittances increase to $1.298bn

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ICT industry export remittances, including telecommunication, computer and information...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:46am

Pakistan

NCOC reports 241 new Covid-19 cases in Federal Capital

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 cases continued to surge in the federal capital as 241 new corona cases were reported from the...

Updated 18 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Pakistan

Country reports 118 Covid-19 deaths

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported 118 Covid-19 deaths and 5,395 new cases taking the national death tally to...

Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am

Pakistan

Capital reports 747 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: NCOC

He said the government had adopted an effective strategy to combat COVID-19 that resulted in a reduction in corona cases in the country.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 10:09pm

Pakistan

LG polls in Capital: ECP extends voters’ registration date

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday extended the date for registration of voters for local...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Pakistan

Associate professors in ICT colleges still deprived of DRA

ISLAMABAD: The Associate Professors in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) colleges have yet to receive the Disparity...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:15am

Pakistan

Bus stands in capital to be closed on Saturdays, Sundays

ISLAMABAD: All bus stands in the federal capital would remain close from Friday night 12am till Sunday night 12am,...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

RCEP to improve Pakistan's Trade & Investment Potential Manifold: PRIME

PRIME’s latest report timely informs of a window of opportunity - the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - offering immense trade and investment potential.
Joining RCEP can trigger Pakistan’s untapped potential in various domains such as ICT services, mobile manufacturing, health and pharmaceutical sector, agricultural commodities, geographical diversification of export, investment diversification, and trade and investment policy.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 06:03pm

BR Research

Broadband’s 100 million

Amid alarming numbers on the Covid-19 front, there is a statistic that has brought some positive distraction lately....

Published 05 Apr, 2021 07:35am

Pakistan

Plan underway to make Islamabad beggar-free

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police in collaboration with experts are working on an action plan...

Updated 05 Apr, 2021 10:43am

Business & Finance

Sehat Sahulat Programme in Punjab, ICT: Initial budget can be revised to Rs85bn

ISLAMABAD: The initial budget of Rs 70 billion allocated by federal government and Punjab for Sehat Sahulat ...

Published 05 Apr, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

Families residing permanently in ICT, G-B: Cabinet may approve expansion of Sehat Sahulat Program tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will likely approve on Thursday (tomorrow) expansion of Sehat Sahulat Programme to ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Pakistan

Tourist police for capital on the cards: Rashid

The minister vowed to transform ICT police into an exemplary force by improving its performance.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 06:15pm

Pakistan

Sehat Sahulat Programme: Over 230m families in Punjab, ICT to have access

ISLAMABAD: More than 30 million families in Punjab and over 200,000 families in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Pakistan

‘Digital Pakistan Policy 2021 Road Show’

LAHORE: The Ministry of IT & Telecommunication has initiated the development process on the Digital Pakistan ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Pakistan

Number of Covid-19 confirmed cases slightly up in capital

ISLAMABAD: A slight increase has been witnessed in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the capital...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

Pakistan

Restaurants & hotels: ICT imposes ban on outdoor dining from 10pm

ISLAMABAD: In wake of increase in number of coronavirus cases, the Islamabad capital administration (ICT) on Friday...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Covid-19 positivity ratio shoots to 7.1pc

ISLAMABAD: The national Covid-19 positivity ratio of Pakistan on Tuesday shot to 7.1 percent as the country reported...

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:45am

Pakistan

Exorbitant fee of ICT colleges’ deprive students of higher education

ISLAMABAD: The exorbitant fee structure of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) colleges in comparison to the provinces...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:20am

Pakistan

Enforced disappearances: Commission disposes of 4,976 cases up to Feb 28, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has disposed of 4,976 cases up to February 28, 2020...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

Pakistan

ICT admin to launch crackdown against single-use plastic bags

ISLAMABAD: The residents of the federal capital have to shun using all sorts of single-use plastic bags by Monday as...

Published 01 Mar, 2021 06:13am

Pakistan

‘ICT is the only place where there is no food regulatory body’

ISLAMABAD: The parliamentarians are committed to the early regulation of food regulatory law for the Islamabad...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Naya Pakistan Housing Development Authority: Rs378bn being spent to provide low-cost housing: Gill

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communications Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday said ...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

Incidents of carjacking, theft, robbery increase in capital

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of carjacking and various kinds of theft witnessed a significant increase in the federal...

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

Pakistan

ICT admin forms JIT to probe IHC attack case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has constituted a joint investigation team (JIT) to...

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

Covid-19 vaccination: Registration of people aged 65 and above starts

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Chairman, Asad Umar, Monday announced starting corona...

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 58 lives, infects 1,262 more people

ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Saturday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 25,649 with 1,262 more people...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 10:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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