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Biden administration: CPJ to publish report and host press briefing on press freedom

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists will release “‘Night and day’: The Biden administration and the...

Govt will withdraw cases against TLP workers by Tuesday: Sheikh Rashid

Updated 24 Oct, 2021 04:40pm

Minister says he had a one-on-one conversation with TLP chief Saad Rizvi and the negotiations turned out to be successful

Nawaz committed corruption in motorway construction, alleges Fawad

Published 26 Sep, 2021 04:51pm

Information minister says PM Khan is not against building flyovers and motorways but he is against corruption which was done under the pretext of constructing roads earlier

New Zealand team given security of the highest order: Sheikh Rashid

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 06:49pm

Says for the first time Army personnel were deployed to protect the touring team after a decision by the cabinet

Afghanistan's situation top agenda at SCO Summit: Fawad

Updated 16 Sep, 2021 03:30pm

Says vision Central Asia is part of Pakistan's foreign policy

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

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 09:06pm

Interior minister says origin of both attackers has been traced

Schools across Sindh to remain closed for one more week: Sindh CM

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 06:40pm

Says schools will now reopen on August 30
Directs school staff and parents to get vaccinated before educational institutions are reopened

Schools in Sindh to remain closed till August 19: education minister

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 03:40pm

Sardar Ali Shah says coronavirus cases are on the rise in Sindh and the move will help curb spread of the deadly disease
Matriculation and intermediate students in the province will sit for their exams till Muharram 6: Minister

India behind terrorism in Pakistan, says interior minister

Published 04 Aug, 2021 02:59pm

Says India carried out a bomb blast in Lahore prior to the FATF decision

Pakistan can no longer host more Afghan refugees, says Moeed

Updated 01 Aug, 2021 12:19pm

Says Pakistan and the United States need to work together to address security concern in Afghanistan
Afghan territory is still being used against Pakistan, adds NSA

Pakistan is at risk from Covid's Delta variant, warns Asad Umar

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 03:33pm

Says the new strain is spreading at a fast pace and it is important for people to get vaccinated
People vaccinated against the coronavirus have a 7.5 times less chance of contracting the Delta variant: minister

Govt, opposition reach agreement to run NA affairs in orderly manner: Khattak

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 04:12pm

Saya ruckus in the assembly is not a good omen for the Constitution and democracy
It has been recommended that a committee be formed to discuss granting more powers to the NA speaker: Minister

Govt is making efforts to use EVMs in next general election: Fawad

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 05:47pm

Says PML-N is a modern form of 'East India Company' that looted the country's wealth

Govt has deprived Sindh of its due share of water, funds: CM Murad

Updated 14 Jun, 2021 04:29pm

Says the centre allocated Rs742 billion under the budgetary allocation last year, but later the amount was revised to Rs680 billion
Sindh is supposed to get 8.292 million acre-feet of water, but only received 5.385 million acre-feet of it, adds CM

Ghotki train incident: Fawad fears increase in death toll

Updated 07 Jun, 2021 02:44pm

Minister says the driver of Sir Syed Express tried to apply emergency brakes but the locomotive hit the derailed coaches at 3:38 am
There is a need to revamp the entire Railways system to avoid the occurrence of such incidents in the future: Fawad

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 02:15pm

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

PPP needs to restore trust before rejoining PDM, says Abbasi

Updated 25 May, 2021 03:47pm

PML-N leader says if a party does not have trust in the PDM, then there is no place for it within the opposition alliance
Bilawal Bhutto tore the show-cause notice into pieces when the PDM sought an explanation from PPP over its actions: Abbasi
Last month, PPP leaders parted ways with the PDM over the issuance of show-cause notice for garnering support of the Balochistan Awami Party for electing Yousaf Raza Gilani as opposition leader in the Senate

Corruption case: Govt includes Shehbaz Sharif's name in no-fly list

Updated 17 May, 2021 11:37am

Rasheed says if Shehbaz Sharif is allowed to go abroad, it could affect the proceedings of the case
The opposition leader said he wanted to go abroad for treatment but he did not submit any medical reports to justify his claim: Interior minister

Govt will file appeal against LHC's decision allowing Shahbaz Sharif to travel abroad: SAPM

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:25am

Akbar says volume 55 carries evidence against Shahbaz and trial will begin in light of it after Eid
Fawad says letting Shahbaz go abroad will give an impression that influential people could make a mockery of the justice system

Fawad defends PM Imran's criticism of envoys

Published 07 May, 2021 01:47pm

Minister says if we can't raise our voices for overseas Pakistanis, we don't have any right to remain in government
A few embassies are not facilitating overseas Pakistani laborers and action should be taken against those found guilty: Fawad

COVID infection rate drops in Lahore, situation alarming in Gujranwala, says Rashid

Updated 02 May, 2021 01:38pm

Minister says all ventilators in Gujranwala are occupied but the government is sending five more from Lahore
The government has decided to install oxygen generators at big teaching hospitals across the province: Yasmin

Country's oxygen production capacity being increased to support health system: SAPM

Published 27 Apr, 2021 01:40pm

Faisal says Pakistan Steel Mills' oxygen plant would be re-activated to meet the country's oxygen demand
The government does not rely on vaccine doses that have been received as either grants or gifts but it has also purchased about three million jabs, says SAPM

Ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is not being reversed, says interior minister

Updated 21 Apr, 2021 04:07pm

Rasheed says a legal process will be followed in clearing 210 FIRs, including the case against TLP chief Saad Rizvi
TLP has 30 days to file an appeal against the government’s decision of banning it with the Ministry of Interior, after which a committee will be formed to decide the case: Minister

Swiss cases against Zardari being reopened, says Sheikh Rasheed

Published 11 Apr, 2021 02:02pm

Minister says the previous government gave away $60 million in the Swiss cases
The number of votes gained by PTI’s candidate in Daska re-election shows that the narrative of PM Imran Khan is still popular among the masses: Rasheed

Legal proceedings against Jahangir Tareen to be conducted as per law: Akbar

Published 01 Apr, 2021 03:55pm

Adviser says the government will not give NRO to anyone at any cost
The government took various actions following the inquiry commission's report on the sugar scandal and made the report public despite the involvement of our own members

Pakistan to close educational institutes in COVID hotspot till April 11

Updated 24 Mar, 2021 02:11pm

Minister says there has been a surge in the number of cases in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir
Government will hold a meeting with the Cambridge exams board to see whether examinations can be postponed or not: Mahmood

Senate polls: Spy cameras placed by opposition to stage drama, says Faraz

Published 12 Mar, 2021 01:07pm

Minister says the opposition created an impression that the cameras were deployed by the government
Govt will carry out an in-depth investigation the incident and expose the agents of PPP and PML-N: Faraz

MQM-London's US-based female member is running team of hitmen in Karachi: DIG CTD

Published 11 Mar, 2021 02:44pm

The DIG CTD also showed an audiotape of Haider talking to a man, suspected to be a target killer, and offering him money
Shahid says Haider is currently residing in the US and the matter will be taken to the Foreign Ministry and then to the US authorities

Ali Sadpara, other missing K2 climbers declared dead

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 04:24pm

Sajid says despite hectic efforts by the government and Pakistan Army, we were unable to locate the climbers
The three missing K2 climbers, who went missing two weeks ago, could not be traced due to harsh weather conditions

Maryam says she will not request govt to remove her name from ECL

Updated 15 Feb, 2021 04:31pm

PML-N vice-president said she needs to undergo a surgery that can’t be performed in Pakistan
Maryam says PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani is a joint candidate of the PDM for Senate elections

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	130.17 ▲ 11.83 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98 ▼ -7.79 (-7.36%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.53 ▼ -1.48 (-6.16%)
Dadex Eternit / Jul 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	90 ▼ -5.7 (-5.96%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.51 ▼ -2.28 (-5.88%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 21 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	186.80 ▼ -10.73 (-5.43%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	83.12 ▼ -4.71 (-5.36%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.80 ▼ -1.31 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	102,784,868 ▲ 0.21
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	48,009,794 ▲ 0.45
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	41,564,687 ▲ 0.17
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,591,346 ▲ 2.55
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,831,057 ▲ 0.53
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,546,115 ▲ 0.03
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	15,296,807 ▲ 0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	13,649,355 ▲ 1.09
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,439,382 ▲ 0.12
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	9,056,765 ▼ -0.65

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