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‘Hurried’ joint sitting: opposition smells a rat

ISLAMABAD: The opposition, on Tuesday, once again lambasted the government in the Senate for convening the joint...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Appointment of CEC, ECP members: Opposition wants Fawad, Swati out of panel

ISLAMABAD: Steering Committee of opposition parties has expressed reservations over the inclusion of federal...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 10:09am

Pakistan

Virtual session: Opposition mulls over legislation in Parliament

Participants say the opposition won’t support the government on personal grounds but can hold talks over the improvement of a law

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 10:38pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The govt has begun to do an Ishaq Dar

“I don’t understand!” “The Khan instructed The Buzz to best Murad Ali Shah in all matters and viola! Lahore...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

Opposition's movement against govt an attempt to survive in news: Fawad

Minister says Pakistan's opposition is divided having no similarity in ideology

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 02:46pm

Pakistan

PTI's Haleem steps up criticism of Sindh govt

KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, Monday, claimed that a new corrupt system ...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

Three policemen martyred in clashes with TLP

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar condemns incident, says no one can be allowed to take the law into their own hands

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 10:34pm

Pakistan

PM Imran will complete five-year term in office: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says taking names of the heads of the establishment is Maryam's immaturity

Updated 17 Oct, 2021 07:18pm

Pakistan

Terrorists behind Gwadar, Quetta attacks came from Afghanistan: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says origin of both attackers has been traced

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 09:06pm

Pakistan

PTI's three-year rule has destroyed the country: Maryam Nawaz

Says PML-N will not go for reconciliation and hold talks with the government on any issue
Media Regulatory Authority bill aims to suppress voice of media: PML-N vice president

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 05:36pm

Pakistan

PML-N, PPP lack knowledge on electoral reforms, says Fawad

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the PML-N and the PPP do not have...

Updated 31 Aug, 2021 05:07pm

Pakistan

People not ready to accept Nawaz Sharif, Zardari: Chaudhry Fawad

There is no future for those who met with Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, says information minister
Says result of AJK elections manifests common man's confidence in Imran Khan

Updated 26 Jul, 2021 01:52pm

Pakistan

Haleem asks PPP to stop 'daydreaming' about wining AJK elections

KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh on Saturday lashed out at the PPP rulers in...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

Rashid predicts better govt-opposition ties after AJK polls

RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid expressed optimism that the relations between the government and the...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

Pakistan

Money laundering, Ramzan Sugar Mills references: Hearings against Shehbaz, Hamza & others adjourned till Aug 16

LAHORE: A duty judge of an accountability court on Thursday adjourned hearings of money laundering and Ramzan Sugar...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Opinion

Parliament isn’t a fish market: PM’s meaningful silence

Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leader of the House, must explain his meaningful silence in the midst of a highly...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

Sindh announces Rs1.48 trillion budget for FY22

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds portfolio of finance minister, starts budget speech amid ruckus from opposition
Says provincial govt aims to create over 2,500 jobs in upcoming fiscal year

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 05:39pm

Opposition lawmakers file no-trust motion against Suri

ISLAMABAD: The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly, on Thursday, filed a no-confidence motion against...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Pakistan

PM personally discussing Chinese Covid vaccine certificate issue with Saudi Arabia: Rasheed

Says vaccination process in Pakistan is better as compared to other countries of the region as a large number of people are visiting vaccination centers after awareness
Minister says he has never seen such an incompetent, useless and weak opposition in this country

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 02:15pm

Pakistan

Lodhran-Multan Highway will increase economic activity, reduce travel time: PM

The 62-kilometer long section of N-5 Highway will cost Rs6.88 billion and will be completed in two years
The N-5 section of the highway will connect Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar

Updated 04 Jun, 2021 01:21pm

World

Macron wants Belarus opposition to join G7 summit: presidency sources

The proposal comes amid outrage in Europe over Belarus's diversion of a Ryanair flight on Sunday and arrest of a dissident journalist on board.

Published 25 May, 2021 04:32pm

PM says no one can ‘blackmail’ his govt

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday categorically said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government would ...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

PM ‘befooling’ nation in the name of Mohmand Dam: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday accused Prime...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Housing sector to fuel economy, create jobs: PM

LAHORE: Terming the government’s low-cost housing initiative a beginning of a revolution in the country, Prime...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Pakistan

Punjab Peri-Urban Low-Cost Housing Scheme aims to facilitate salaried, working class, says PM

Punjab Board of Revenue will provide land at an extremely low price for the project and it has already offered 133 sites in 35 districts of the province for the construction of small residential colonies, comprising 100 to 500 housing units
The federal government is providing subsidies for each housing unit and is also arranging mortgages in line with the Prime Minister's mark-up subsidy scheme

Updated 06 May, 2021 03:02pm

Pakistan

Shahbaz rejects govt's proposal to use electronic voting system in next elections

The PML-N president says the electronic voting system has been declared a failure by the entire world
Introducing electoral reforms is possible but the opposition should be taken on board and the government must demonstrate a willingness to adopt the recommendations provided by the opposition parties: Shahbaz

Published 02 May, 2021 01:56pm

Pakistan

NA session deferred without debating French envoy’s expulsion

The resolution on the issue of the French envoy’s expulsion from Pakistan was tabled in the assembly earlier this week.
NA Speaker Asad Qaiser had sought names from parliamentary leaders of all parties having representation in the NA for inclusion in the proposed special committee of the house to take up the issue.

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 02:18pm

Pakistan

Post-arrest bail of Shehbaz: LHC full bench to hear petition tomorrow

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court is set to hear a petition for post-arrest bail of Leader of Opposition...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

Pakistan

PTI, PML-N lock horns once again as polling begins for NA-75 Daska by-election

The NA-75 seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N MNA Syed Iftikharul Hassan last year.
A tight contest is being expected between PML-N's Nosheen Iftikhar and PTI’s Ali Asjad Malhi.

Updated 10 Apr, 2021 10:16am

Pakistan

PDM splits from PPP and ANP; decides to form a new bloc

The PPP and the ANP will also be served notices for not attending the alliance meeting and violating its decision.
The PDM has also decided to form a new alliance of five opposition parties having 27 members in the Senate.

Updated 03 Apr, 2021 01:46pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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