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MMBL, iConsult sign MoU

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) and International Consulting Associates (Pvt) Ltd (iConsult)...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

Flood-affected areas: UNDP briefs Dar on recovery plan

ISLAMABAD: The UNDP, Tuesday, briefed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the ongoing institutional arrangements being ...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Donors pledge more than $9bn to help flood recovery

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Monday it had received pledges of more than $9 billion at an international conference...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:58am

Pakistan risks ‘extraordinary misery’ without flood recovery help: UN

World Bank estimates that up to nine million more people could be dragged into poverty as a result of the flooding

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Opinion

Sustainability and Islamic finance

The unique characteristic of Medina Economics is the fact that almost all the building blocks of the Islamic ...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

Japan provides $38.9m grant as flood aid

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan provided a grant of USD 38.9 million as flood response in addition to USD seven...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

KP-EZDMC launches 9 new zones to attract investment

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development & Management Company (KP-EZDMC) has launched nine (9) ...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Pakistan

Kurram, Orakzai districts: UNDP Pakistan and Japan sign agreement on $3.9m project

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan and the government of Japan Wednesday signed an...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am

Opinion

Conceptual poverty of foreign policy

By looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on how to...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Ministry gears up efforts to implement 3 RD

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has geared up its efforts to implement the...

Published 19 Nov, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Dates of Saudi crown prince’s visit being finalised: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday explained that it had never announced the dates of the now postponed visit of...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Business & Finance

Objectives of Customs online complaint management system highlighted

KARACHI: Wajid Ali, Director General of Customs, highlighted the main objectives of the online complaint management...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am

Pakistan

Experts highlight urban resilience, development challenges

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), in collaboration with UNDP Pakistan and the government of...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Pakistan urgently needs debt relief: UN

GENEVA: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries — home to more than half of the world’s poorest people...

Updated 12 Oct, 2022 09:42am

Debt relief requests won’t include commercial creditors: Miftah

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s finance minister said on Friday the South Asian nation was seeking debt relief from bilateral...

Updated 24 Sep, 2022 10:13am

Opinion

Human Development Index: Pakistan falls

The UNDP Global Human Development Report for 2021-22 was released on the 8th of September. In the Human Development...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Editorials

Most budget figures no longer valid

EDITORIAL: Senior officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs while briefing a National Assembly Standing ...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Editorials

Human development setback

EDITORIAL: When it rains, it pours. Reeling from one disaster after another for the last couple of years, mainly the...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

UNDP, ADB and World Bank to finalise damage assessment report next week: minister

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the World Bank (WB) ...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 08:02am

World

Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN

UNITED NATIONS, (United States): A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

Pakistan

Women affected by floods: Pakistan urges UNFPA to scale up emergency response

UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat has urged the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to scale up its...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Pakistan

KP police, Japan and UNDP launch first policing plans for merged areas

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police, Government of Japan, and UNDP launched the first ever policing plans for the...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan among states facing most severe consequences of surging prices

UNITED NATIONS: Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world’s...

Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:26am

Pakistan

Third Quetta Literary Festival concludes

QUETTA: Serena Hotels under its cultural diplomacy initiative partnered with BUITEMS in achieving yet another...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

USAID, UNDP begin training tehsil councilors

PESHAWAR: The US agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan facing debt in ‘excess of $250bn’: UNDP

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that Pakistan is currently facing a challenging...

Updated 15 Jun, 2022 12:52pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, speaking for G77/China, urges accelerated steps for recovery in Covid-hit countries

KARACHI: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, has called for boosting...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am

Import of equipment for recycling projects: Budget likely to come up with some tax relief

ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to announce tax relief measures in the budget (2022-23) on the import of...

Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:56am

Pakistan

Involvement of private sector a must to achieve SDGs: Aisha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Friday emphasized the involvement of the private...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Pakistan

Provision of drinking water: Daraz partners with UNDP Pakistan

KARACHI: Daraz has partnered with UNDP Pakistan to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 14,000 households in...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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