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Pakistani politics

Pakistan’s political crisis: rethinking people’s future

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

Pakistan’s political landscape is a tapestry woven with threads of military interventions, dynastic rule, judicial...

Pakistan’s crossroads: when political ego threatens economic survival

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

In the labyrinth of Pakistani politics, where personal ambitions have long overshadowed national interests, a...

A legacy of democracy, sacrifice, and public service

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 06:54am

November 30, 1967, stands as a defining moment in Pakistan’s political history—a day that reshaped the nation’s...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Lions do not hibernate’

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

“I take strong exception to the army…” “Hush, hush, that is not a…” “Why don’t you let me finish...

Army's top brass criticises 'vested interests' for blaming others after election 'failures'

Updated 05 Mar, 2024 09:59pm

Corps Commanders express satisfaction with the 'smooth democratic transition of power in the centre and provinces'

Bullish run continues at PSX, KSE-100 up nearly 1.4%

Updated 29 Feb, 2024 10:30pm

The buying spree comes after China rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan

PTI delegation meets President Alvi to discuss suspected ‘election irregularities’

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:53pm

Informs President that only 45 forms issued in different constituencies show "facts of the election results"

Jahangir Khan Tareen resigns from IPP leadership, quits ‘politics altogether’

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:54pm

Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Khan Tareen announced his resignation from the party’s...

Omar Ayub tells PTI supported winners to stay loyal to Imran Khan under ‘all circumstances’

Published 09 Feb, 2024 07:29pm

PTI General Secretary says the party will form the federal and provincial governments

A roll of the dice?

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 05:24am

Little did anyone foresee that prior to the 2018 elections, Nawaz Sharif would be sidelined from politics under the...

Jailed IK using iPhone, laptop surreptitiously?

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

The latest buzzword in the Pakistani politics is “Artificial Intelligence (AI)”. This has become fashionable at ...

The game continues

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif’s triumphant return proves not just that fortune is clearly smiling on him once again, but...

NAB controversies

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am

You wouldn’t expect the ruling coalition to be fazed by the controversy triggered by the NAB law amendment bill;...

Social media campaign against COAS: PM reacts strongly

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned social media campaign about an alleged murder attempt on...

'Will crush all conspiracies': PM Shehbaz condemns 'social media campaign' against COAS

Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:38pm

Premier instructs relevant agencies to take action against those responsible at home and abroad for the abhorrent campaign against the country's martyrs

'We are living in dark ages': Imran claims houses of Omar Ayub Khan, Shahzad Akbar raided

Updated 28 May, 2023 04:13pm

Former premier says there is no one to protect our fundamental rights

The reset?

Updated 24 May, 2023 06:38am

EDITORIAL: It’s still too soon to tell, but the Lahore High Court’s (LHC’s) decision to overturn the...

Chinese engineer accused of blasphemy airlifted to another district over safety fears

Published 17 Apr, 2023 05:52pm

Officials say engineer at Dasu hydropower project was accused after he highlighted 'slow pace of work' during the holy month of Ramadan

SC election ruling: Nawaz says reference should be filed against three-member bench in Supreme Judicial Council

Published 04 Apr, 2023 08:29pm

Former premier says the decision is the result of a one-man show in the top court

Shura Hamdard discusses ‘Decline of Ethics in the Politics of Pakistan’

Says there is second catastrophe in making in form of water borne diseases, health problems

Doctors advise Zardari to seek medical assistance abroad

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:52pm

Three-member team of doctors will make final recommendation

Economy showing signs of improvement with return of Ishaq Dar: Maryam

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 07:32pm

PML-N Vice President says current finance minister brought the country out of crises twice before and will do it again

Pakistani politics revolves around Imran, says Punjab minister

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that those planning to minus Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Tarin calls for general elections to 'kill this uncertainty' after Punjab by-elections

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 02:40pm

Shares screenshot of rupee's massive depreciation on Monday

Rattled: KSE-100 plunges over 700 points on renewed political uncertainty

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 05:46pm

Closes below 41,400 level on Monday

Terrorist in Afghanistan tasked to assassinate Imran Khan, says Fayyaz Chohan

Published 18 Jun, 2022 08:23pm

Last month, Imran Khan claimed a conspiracy was being hatched to kill him

Keep army out of politics in country’s best interest: ISPR

Updated 08 May, 2022 09:30pm

Unsubstantiated, defamatory, and provocative statements are extremely damaging, says the military’s media wing

Hamza says 'free and fair elections' only solution to current political crisis

Updated 07 May, 2022 08:16pm

Punjab CM says PTI never fulfilled the promise of naya Pakistan

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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