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Criticality of compatibility of social indicators with economic indicators highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conference Economic Session on Thursday emphasised...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

OICCI Women Empowerment Awards 2023: Nestle Pakistan recognized

KARACHI: Nestle Pakistan was recognised at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women Empowerment...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

Health sector: PM terms global inequity as first, foremost problem

RIAYDH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while terming the global inequity in health sector as “the first...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Supplements

World Intellectual Property Day: Message from Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister of Commerce

As we commemorate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2024, it is my privilege to reflect on the critical...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Supplements

World Intellectual Property Day, Message from Farukh Amil, Chairman of IPO-Pakistan

On World Intellectual Property Day 2024, 1 am optimistic to see the progress made by IPO-Pakistan to promote and...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Supplements

World Intellectual Property Day: Message from Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi, Federal Secretary of Commerce

As we celebrate World IP Day under the theme "IP and the SDGs: Building our Common Future with Innovation and...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Business & Finance

IPO to celebrate World IP Day tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The annual World Intellectual Property Day, observed on April 26, is set to focus on the theme “IP and...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Pakistan

SDGs: Pakistan makes strong case for infrastructural development

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for the development of infrastructure connectivity to fortify global resilience...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

Sustainable nitrogen management: Ministry decides to reach out to stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) has decided to consult...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:00am

Pakistan

IGME report on child mortality rate released: Pakistan, Afghanistan lagging behind in meeting SDGs in SA

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) has observed that Pakistan ...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

APL hands over model village to 60 familiies

KARACHI: The month of March 2024 will go down the history of Village Fakeer Sher Khan Jatoi in Qamber Shahdadkot,...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

Urgent action needed

Based on the current rate of progress in Asia and the Pacific, the Sustainable Development Goals will only be...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Opinion

Need for reforms and accountability

Corruption will continue to thrive until justice systems can punish wrongdoing and keep governments in check. When...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Development budget: NEC approves suggestions of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the recommendations of the Apex Committee of the Special...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:47am

Pakistan

The Sustainable Development Goals: Developed nations urged to deliver on their commitments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called upon developed countries to deliver on their commitments and support the Global South...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

‘SDGs Plus Project’: Punjab & UNDP join forces

LAHROE: In a significant move aligning with the government of Punjab’s vision for robust and sustainable economic...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

SAP: govt disburses Rs409bn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have allocated/ disbursed Rs409 billion with the highest Rs116 billion...

Updated 06 Jan, 2024 05:19pm

Pakistan

Thar Foundation unveils ‘Portraits of Thar 2.0’

KARACHI: Thar Foundation, in collaboration with Thar Block II entities, unveiled the ‘Portraits of Thar 2.0’...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Challenges to SDGs implementation agenda reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasised the...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 01:08pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Norway celebrate 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

UNFPA, STEP, Australian HC celebrates IDPD

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Special Talent Exchange Programme (STEP) in joint ...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

Sanjrani for global action against Israeli, Indian atrocities

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday stressed the urgent need for collective international action to...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Global hunger, food security challenges

Member States should facilitate the continued strengthening of the United Nations development system and boost the...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Opinion

Envisioning Karachi’s energy future

Karachi is seeing a surging energy demand due to its rapid expansion. Diverse industries and commercial activities...

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 05:34am

Markets

‘Powering possibilities’: KE releases ‘Sustainability Report 2023’

KARACHI: Committed to transparency, responsible practices, and building a sustainable energy future, K-Electric...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Projects: Centre facing resistance from provinces

Resistance faced on proposed plan to scrap 137 non-starter projects and transfer 49 projects with up to 20 percent progress to provinces

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 09:56am

Opinion

Net zero and Pakistan’s energy system: no more business as usual

Net Zero is an international agreement for climate action that aims to achieve a balanced state of greenhouse gases...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:07am

Supplements

World Standards Day: Message from Federal Minister for Science / Technology Government of Pakistan

TEXT: I am pleased to learn that Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) is observing the World...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

Supplements

World Standards Day: Standards for SDGs: Our shared vision for a better world

TEXT: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which project to address social imbalances, develop a sustainable...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

Opinion

Debt and austerity: developing world deep in economic crises

In its ‘World Economic Outlook, October 2023’ Report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that ‘The...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68
Hang Seng / May 21	19234.33
FTSE 100 / May 21	8383.95
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18702.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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