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Democracy, terms and conditions apply

Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:10am

EDITORIAL: There should be no remaining excuse for delaying local government elections where the Election Commission...

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, ...

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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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