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Railways ministry says it will axe thousands of jobs

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways on Monday revealed that out of 95,859 sanctioned posts, 17,101 posts have...

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:35pm

Pakistan

Railways to expedite anti-encroachment operations across country

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Subcommittee on Railways meeting was held on Thursday to...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 04:47am

Road, rail link with CA states and Europe: Authorities directed to finalise strategic plans

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications presented their strategic connectivity plans...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:36am

No targeted subsidy for ministry: 95pc of PR budget being spent on pension, pay, fuel

ISLAMABAD: About 95 percent of the Railways budget is being utilised on pension, pay and fuel and there is no...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan, Russia, CARs: meeting on UAP rail plan likely on April 23-24

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting of Pakistan, Russia, and Central Asian Republics (CARs) is likely to be held on...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:03am

APP to be executed thru EPADS

ISLAMABAD: The Secretaries Committee, headed by Secretary Cabinet has directed Ministries/ Divisions to prepare...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:22am

Pakistan

Railways upgrades 167 un-manned crossings in a year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has upgraded as many as 167 vulnerable un-manned level crossings to manned level...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Pakistan

Shahdadpur station platform’s upgradation: Railways doles out additional Rs2m

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has allocated around Rs 2 million more funds for completing the renovation and...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Trains may start plying to, from Karachi soon

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways was likely to resume its service towards Karachi during the first week of October that...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Business & Finance

Railways to get 20 modern coaches by month-end

ISLAMABAD: The first fleet of 20 state-of-the-art coaches of Pakistan Railways from China would arrive in Pakistan ...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

Quetta-Bostan, Quetta-Chaman sections: Railways starts rehabilitation work

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has started rehabilitation work of 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Pensions, retirement age: Govt to ascertain financial impact

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to conduct financial study on pensions, its overall financial...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:45am

Business & Finance

Over 4,578 acres of Railways land leased to earn profit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has leased out over 4,578 acres of its land during the last three and a half years to...

Published 30 May, 2022 06:49am

World

Job-seekers burn train coaches in Patna

LUCKNOW: Thousands of youngsters in India have burned down empty train coaches and blocked rail traffic this week in...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Pakistan

Railways accelerates anti-encroachment operation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to accelerate its ongoing anti-encroachment operation against land...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

Pakistan

Rehab of 33-km track: Balochistan: Railways approves PC-I

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has approved the PC-I for rehabilitation of a 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

Pakistan

'Fair bidding' process: Railways outsources commercial management of nine trains

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways had outsourced the commercial management of nine trains to private parties under public...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Questions raised over auction policy of Pakistan Railways

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Tuesday, expressed serious reservation on the auction policy of the Pakistan...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

PR retrieves 442.90 acres of land in last 3 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has retrieved an area of 442.90 acres of commercial and residential land in its...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

Railways to get Rs9891.685m payable amount

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways was set to receive Rs 9891.685 million as payable amount on account of providing...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Pakistan

Railways ministry seeks Rs23bn to fix dangerous tracks on a war footing

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Swati has said that the ministry has requested the Ministry of Finance...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Pakistan

Minister vows to turn Railways into profitable entity

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati has vowed to turn Pakistan Railways (PR) into a profitable...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Cabinet exempts Railways business partners from 10pc WHT

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has exempted Pakistan Railways' business partners from 10 percent Withholding Tax of...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Private parties engaged in business with Railways: Exemption of 10pc WHT opposed by FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has opposed exemption of private parties from 10 percent Withholding...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Report on procurement sought

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday sought report on procurement of Rs205...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:08am

Pakistan

Nine train accidents occurred in two years

ISLAMABAD: Around nine major accidents of passenger and goods trains have been occurred on Pakistan Railways’...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Pakistan

Govt allocates Rs50mn for renovation of railway stations

The official said the basic aim of the upgradation was to facilitate the passengers and improve the outlook and modernize the railway stations.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:05pm

Pakistan

Annual inspection of railways lines starts from Dec 28

According to notification issued by Farman Ghani, Deputy General Manager from railways headquarters office Lahore, railways line stretching 151 km between Lodhran to Khanpur (DN Line) would be reviewed on 28th December.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:07pm

Pakistan

Swati vows to leave no stone unturned for ensuring passengers' safety

While assuming the charge of Ministry of Railways, Azam Swati said that converting the Pakistan Railways into modern transport was a big challenge, says a press release.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 02:57pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	284.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	284.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 14	147.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 14	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 14	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 14	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 14	6,268.56
India Sensex / Jul 14	82,253.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 14	39,502.44
Nasdaq / Jul 14	20,640.33
Hang Seng / Jul 14	24,238.51
FTSE 100 / Jul 14	8,998.06
Dow Jones / Jul 14	44,459.65
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 14	24,160.64
France CAC40 / Jul 14	7,808.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 14	66.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 14	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 14	308,384
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 14	3,357.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 14	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jul 15	266.79
Diesel/Litre / Jul 15	272.98

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 15 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	4.66 ▲ 0.85 (22.31%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.08 ▲ 0.67 (15.19%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 15 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	7.72 ▲ 1 (14.88%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 15 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	8.40 ▲ 0.81 (10.67%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	4.78 ▲ 0.44 (10.14%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 15 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	24.48 ▲ 2.23 (10.02%)
DH Partners / Jul 15 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	43.31 ▲ 3.94 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 15 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	49.12 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jul 15 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	47.47 ▲ 4.32 (10.01%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jul 15 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	37.68 ▲ 3.43 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 15 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.65 ▼ -0.6 (-9.6%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 15 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	182.25 ▼ -17.41 (-8.72%)
Fazal Cloth / Jul 15 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	390 ▼ -35.64 (-8.37%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jul 15 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Karam Ceramics / Jul 15 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	195 ▼ -17.23 (-8.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Jul 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.01 ▼ -0.68 (-6.36%)
Adam Sugar / Jul 15 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	60.20 ▼ -4.07 (-6.33%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 15 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.21 ▼ -0.34 (-6.13%)
Chenab Ltd / Jul 15 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	7.72 ▼ -0.46 (-5.62%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jul 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	48 ▼ -2.85 (-5.6%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Mod. / Jul 15 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	44,547,951 ▲ 1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	41,809,970 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jul 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	40,376,457 ▲ 0.21
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	21,745,839 ▲ 0.44
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,932,828 ▼ -0.02
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 15 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	14,827,799 ▼ -0.22
Ist.Capital Sec / Jul 15 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	12,441,503 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	10,328,592 ▲ 0.04
First Prudential Mod. / Jul 15 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	9,503,258 ▲ 0.31
Askari Bank / Jul 15 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	9,148,360 ▼ -0.25

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