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Palestinian GDP seen falling 27pc on seven months of war: UNDP

WASHINGTON: The Palestinian economy is estimated to shrink by 26.9 percent after seven months of war, with the...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Editorials

Overcoming the digital divide

EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen much hype surrounding Pakistan’s purported digital revolution, with the emergence...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

UNDP Assistant Secretary General calls on Foreign Minister: FO

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Secretary General (ASG), Kanni Wignaraja, ...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Business & Finance

Upcoming budget: Experts support stabilisation reforms

ISLAMABAD: In the context of a forthcoming IMF program and upcoming budget for FY 2024-2035, economic minds on...

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan

‘Govt commitment to engage with UNDP in constructive manner’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to engage...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Business & Finance

UNDP report: Pakistan in moderate digital development category

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lies in the moderate digital development category with a cumulative Digital Development Index...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Opinion

Pakistan falls in human development

The global Human Development Report of 2023-24 has been released recently by the United Nations Development Program...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Pakistan

UNDP Human Development report: Pakistan ranks 164th with ‘low’ human development status

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the 2023-2024 Human Development Report entitled,...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

3rd ‘Pakistan Cables Children’s Art Contest 2024’ held

KARACHI: The 3rd Pakistan Cables Children’s Art 2024 was organized by Pakistan Cables recently. The contest ...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

World

Global development rebounds post-Covid, leaving poor countries behind, says UN

UNITED NATIONS: Humanity has returned to pre-pandemic levels of development, the United Nations said Wednesday, but...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

UNDP Representative meets IPO-Pakistan chairman

ISLAMABAD: UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan Samuel Rizk, along with Programme Analyst of South -Cooperation...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

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

Opinion

The World Bank says it all

That the growing political uncertainty and institutional imbalances are adversely affecting the country’s perception...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

Awareness workshop on drug use and HIV

LAHORE: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Pakistan

KP formally launches second phase of ASDP in merged districts

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has formally launched the second phase of the Accelerated...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

Pakistan

World Ozone Day-2023: MP UNDP, NOU, SSUET organise awareness campaign

KARACHI: An interactive event under the Awareness Raising Campaign for World Ozone Day-2023 was organized by the...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

Jazz, UNDP launch WISE to promote women-led innovation

ISLAMABAD: Jazz, the largest digital operator along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have joined...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

World

Poverty soars in conflict-hit Gaza, West Bank: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The socioeconomic “shock” of the Israel-Hamas war will force hundreds of thousands of...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Pakistan

Merged districts: USAID, UNDP & KP govt join hands on SME financial access

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

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

Rebuilding trust of the people

In democratic societies around the world, hope isn’t just a fleeting feeling of individual optimism. Instead, it...

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Navigating deep malaise

Why is corruption so pervasive in Pakistan? Why do civil institutions consistently fail to deliver? Why is there a...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:39am

World

UN agencies call for ceasefire and humanitarian access throughout Gaza

U.N. agencies called on Saturday for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza after 20 ...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:06pm

Pakistan

Punjab Governor advocates tacking climate change issues

LAHORE: A delegation led by Dr Samuel Rizk, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme met...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Pakistan’s uphill battle: navigating the complexities of climate change

As the world clamours for unified action to combat the ever-pressing specter of climate change, Pakistan stands at a...

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:33am

Opinion

Balochistan falls behind

Balochistan is the smallest province of Pakistan, with a share of 6.2% in the national population, according to the...

Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:56am

Weak infrastructure, governance: Moody’s spots extra constraints

Says weak infrastructure and governance act as additional constraints for Bangladesh and Pakistan

Updated 30 Aug, 2023 09:52am

Pakistan

Challenges of SDGs: Sindh HEC, UNDP, IoBM hold workshop

KARACHI: Policymakers and authority figures from diverse fields deliberated upon the steps to achieve sustainable...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

Sindh HEC, UNDP and IoBM address SDGs challenges

KARACHI: Policymakers and authority figures from diverse fields deliberated upon the steps to achieve sustainable...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

Pakistan

Jazz, UNDP collaborate to promote women-led social innovation

ISLAMABAD: Jazz, Pakistan’s largest digital operator, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

Pakistan

Consultative workshop held to enhance access to legal aid

ISLAMABAD: Under the European Union-funded ‘Deliver Justice Project’, the Legal Aid and Justice Authority (LAJA)...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
India Sensex / May 17	73946.83
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Hang Seng / May 17	19525.75
FTSE 100 / May 17	8430.62
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18692.83

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 18	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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