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LG elections: Aitzaz laments the lack of effort by the parties

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:34am

LAHORE: Former Interior Minister and PPP senior leader Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday lamented the lack of...

LG polls in Punjab likely after Dec 15

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has agreed to the Punjab government’s proposal to hold phase-wise local government...

Islamabad LG elections: ECP to approach PM office for notification

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to approach the office of Prime Minister Shehbaz...

The local govt void

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s democratic evolution is in many ways the story of its failure to truly devolve power, which...

ECP to summon DCs if instructions not followed

Updated 14 Mar, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to summon from Friday onwards the Deputy Commissioners...

PPP calls for early local govt polls in Punjab

Published 03 Feb, 2026 08:00am

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore President Faisal Mir has said that, unlike Punjab, people in other...

Punjab elections case: ECP forms committee to work in coordination with Punjab govt

Published 23 Jan, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted a committee to work in coordination with Punjab...

Delays in LG polls: ECP proposes amendments to electoral laws

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 08:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed amendments to the electoral laws to hold new local...

LG polls in KP: ECP announces new delimitation schedule

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:52am

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced a new delimitation schedule for Village Councils...

Promulgation of Presidential Ordinance: ECP postpones ICT LG polls, withdraws schedule

Published 17 Jan, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The long-delayed local government elections in the federal Capital finally stand postponed yet again, as...

President promulgates ordinance amending ICT LG Act

Published 13 Jan, 2026 05:37am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday promulgated an ordinance amending the Islamabad Capital Territory...

LG polls on Feb 15: ECP adheres to its scheduled programme

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has adhered to its scheduled programme to hold Local Government...

LG polls in ICT on Feb 15: ECP extends deadline for filing nomination papers

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan extended the deadline for submission of nomination papers for local...

ICT LG polls may face delay

Published 24 Dec, 2025 08:02am

ISLAMABAD: The local government (LG) elections in Islamabad are likely to face yet another delay despite the ...

LG polls in Punjab: LHC seeks replies from respondents by 19th

Published 17 Dec, 2025 07:43am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought replies from the respondents by December 19 in a petition of...

Governor gets briefing on Punjab LB Act 2025

Published 21 Oct, 2025 07:27am

LAHORE: Under the Local Government Act 2025, each union council will have 13 members representing a population of...

LGs—devolution on hold

Updated 13 Oct, 2025 06:40am

EDITORIAL: The idea of government at the grassroots — a defining feature of functional democracies — has...

ECP to hold local govt elections in Punjab in December

Published 08 Oct, 2025 05:40pm

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Wednesday that the local government elections in Punjab will...

Delay in LG elections: LHC seeks reply from secretary LG

Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:24am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought a detailed reply from the secretary local government by July 14 on a...

ECP may summon PM, Punjab CM over LG polls delay

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) can summon Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister...

ECP reschedules hearing of Punjab LG polls delay case

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rescheduled till Monday the hearing of a case involving the...

ECP summons Punjab CS, LG Secretary on 29th

Published 23 May, 2025 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s top election enforcer on Thursday finally had it with provincial government of Punjab’s...

LHC seeks reply on JI’s plea

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:27am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday sought a reply from the secretary local government within fortnight on a...

Delay in Punjab LG polls: Finalised draft of law sent to PA for legislation, ECP informed

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of lingering delay in holding local government elections in Punjab, the provincial government...

ECP forms body on ICT LG polls matter

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

ISLAMABAD: With uncertainty surrounding the fate of the local government elections in the federal capital once ...

ECP holds Islamabad LG poll schedule ‘in abeyance’

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: What implies, yet again, the postponement of the long-delayed local government polls in the federal...

Local governments and the ruling elite

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:50am

EDITORIAL: Uncertainty hangs over the overdue local governments (LGs) elections in Islamabad. This past Tuesday the...

ICT LG delimitation to begin today

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:18pm

The preparation of the preliminary list of the UCs in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) will start from June 1

LGs barred from announcing, executing uplift schemes till elections

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

ISLAMABAD: Failing to hold local government elections in Punjab, the country’s largest province, and Islamabad, ...

Punjab elections to take place on April 30: ECP

Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:24pm

ECP releases election schedule for Punjab

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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