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Ehsaas Mobile Saving Wallets initiative launched

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched Ehsaas Mobile Saving Wallets ((Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account)...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

PM Khan inaugurates Ehsaas Saving Wallets initiative

In his address, the Prime Minister congratulated Dr. Sania Nishtar and her entire Ehsaas team, after the World Bank recently acknowledged the Ehsaas program as the fourth largest social protection intervention globally in terms of the number of people covered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated 24 May, 2021 01:00pm

Pakistan

Govt extending scholarships program for young girls on merit: Sania Nishtar

She said the government has disbursed an amount of Rs.180 billion among the labor class.

Published 17 May, 2021 08:31pm

Business & Finance

PM lauds Nishtar after Ehsaas program achieves intl recognition

World Bank has recognized Pakistan’s government Ehsaas Emergency Cash program among the top four social protection interventions globally in terms of number of people covered.

Published 17 May, 2021 10:03am

Pakistan

Ehsaas payment system to be digitalised by Sept: Dr Nishtar

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar on...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Over seven million in Pakistan will benefit from Ehsaas Kafalat Program, says Sania Nishtar

“Opening biometric ATMs and bank branches for the Ehsaas beneficiaries would be a major feature of the new Ehsaas digital payment system”, she said while talking to a private news channel.

Published 14 May, 2021 04:24pm

Pakistan

Dr Nishtar reviews EKBNS Iftar distribution operation

She urged the people present on the spot, to collect Iftar meal, to take precautionary measures to stay safe from COVID-19.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:39pm

Pakistan

Electricity price further increased: PPP slams govt for ‘storm of inflation’ due to IMF strict conditions

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said that strict conditions were set by the International Monetary Fund ...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:31am

Tarin covers a lot of targeted subsidy ground

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Thursday convened a meeting to finalize ...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Pakistan

Women’s jobs: ‘Covid-19 wiped out a disproportionately higher share’

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar,...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Sania meets ‘Ehsaas Rehribaans’

ISLAMABAD: Dr Sania Nishtar visited the ‘Ehsaas Rehribaan’ site in G-11 Markaz of the federal capital to ...

Updated 04 May, 2021 09:55am

Pakistan

Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas Report launched for labour welfare

She said Labour Force Survey 2017-18 micro-data suggests that 24.89 million workers are at-risk for jobs disruption and income losses.

Published 01 May, 2021 06:38pm

PM unveils Rs370bn uplift package for G-B

GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday unveiled a development package worth Rs370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Sania Nishtar reviews progress of Ehsaas Tahafuz program

Nishtar said that the program has been developed on digital lines using information technology which provides immediate health care to deserving patients admitted in the hospital.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 06:37pm

Pakistan

Sania Nishtar briefs Finance Minister on Ehsas programme

The SAPM outlined the provision of subsidies for Ehsaas beneficiaries through a chain of Utility Stores outlets across Pakistan and local grocery stores.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 07:30pm

Pakistan

PM directs strict vigilance of daily commodities during Ramazan

He was chairing a high-level meeting to review availability of daily use items and their prices during the holy month of Ramazan, PM office media wing in a press release said.

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 12:02am

Pakistan

Ehsaas opens 8171 SMS scheme, Ehsaas Kafaalat payments begin: Dr Nishtar

Ehsaas has begun the process of enrolling new beneficiaries, which have been identified on the basis of the 2021 Ehsaas survey which is now 81% complete, she said.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:59pm

Pakistan

Nishtar talks about the ‘Invisible Scaffold’ at the World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2021

She mentioned about the creation of Ehsaas Governance Observatory to track risks and governance practices.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 06:23pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Govt ‘miserably failed’ to vaccinate public: Senate

ISLAMABAD: The Senate, on Monday, noted that the government of Pakistan has “miserably failed” to vaccinate the...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Sania Nishtar represents Pakistan in World Bank’s annual meeting

She then described the second point that when the pandemic struck, more than 24 million breadwinners risked becoming food insecure.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 08:04pm

Pakistan

New metric included in framework of Governance Observatory: Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar

The Governance Observatory was established in June 2020 to monitor adherence to the Ehsaas Governance and Integrity Policy, which was approved by the cabinet in November 2019.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:07pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas completes IT integration with Utility Stores Corporation

Using the Ehsaas data, this new system will improve the efficiency of subsidy delivery mechanism for better results.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:55pm

Pakistan

Sania chairs final meeting on Ehsaas Private Sector Engagement Policy

Ensuring integrity and transparency, EPSEP is premised on effective conflict-of-interest management, Dr Sania said.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 08:23pm

Pakistan

Govt taking measure for women inclusion in economic development: Sania Nishtar

She said that many components of Ehsaas Program were dedicated to empower the women and uplift their living standards.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:59pm

Pakistan

SAPM convenes meeting on prospective commercialization of SNF under Ehsaas

The cost of the diet study conducted in Pakistan indicates that a large portion (66%) of the population is not able to afford the cheapest possible nutritious diet.

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 07:40pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas program dedicated to foster women full participation in society: Sania Nishtar

She shared these remarks while addressing virtual events held worldwide in connection with the International Women Day.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 07:06pm

Pakistan

Govt to lift 7mn women out of abject poverty: Sania Nishtar

Foundational to Ehsaas is the realization that it is critically important to ensure that the programme is responsive to needs of women in the country.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 06:41pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas working to improve ecosystem for Street Hawkers: Nishtar

Ehsaas’ support for street vendors is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of the welfare state based on Riyasat-e-Madina model.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 06:29pm

Pakistan

National prosperity survey to be completed by June end: Dr Sania

She said the PTI government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking practical steps to raise the living standard of people.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 06:42pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas survey opens in Sargodha to determine deserving households for Kafaalat

The survey teams are collecting household data on the doorstep through android applications.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 06:40pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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