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SMTA, KFC sign MoU to provide scooter training to women

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

‘Microfinance empowering women, uplifting communities’

LAHORE: In a country where economic inclusion often falters at the margins, microfinance has emerged as a quiet...

Updated 18 May, 2025 08:00am

Business & Finance

‘Banking on Equality’ Policy: SBP praised for taking significant steps to promote women empowerment

ISLAMABAD: The Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming acknowledged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for taking...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

Business & Finance

Women: SBP urged to ease account opening, loan provisions

ISLAMABAD: The Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming acknowledged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for taking...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Pakistan

PITB, PSDF sign MoU for empowering rural women

LAHORE: To empower rural women through the ‘Mein Digital-Empowering Rural Women Programme’, the Punjab Information...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 06:46am

Pakistan

‘Women leaders envision greater participation in public advocacy’

KARACHI: A round table consultative dialogue with women leaders from the corporate and business sectors, both profit...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:46am

Pakistan

Leadership roles: Speakers focus on increasing women’s participation

LAHORE: Minister for Minorities, Ramesh Singh Arora, attended the conference titled “She Speaks, She Leads, She...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Pakistan

Body for policy interventions to bridge gender gap in leadership roles

ISLAMABAD: The Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming of the National Assembly has raised serious concerns over...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am

Pakistan

Consultation on gender gap

LAHORE: Together with the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Punjab Women Development Department, and Lahore...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

Minister praises Jazz

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja, on Wednesday, applauded Jazz for advancing...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:10am

Pakistan

Experts acknowledge country’s progress in gender equity

ISLAMABAD: Health experts have acknowledged that Pakistan has made significant progress in meeting gender equity and...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:36am

Markets

IWD: PSX holds gong ceremony to mark commitment to gender equality

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), in collaboration with UN Women, Women on Board Initiative, International...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 12:29pm

Pakistan

Digital economy: Minister reaffirms commitment to empowering women

KARACHI: Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, has reaffirmed Pakistan’s...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 07:10am

PM sets up panel to empower women in SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday chaired a meeting of Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Business & Finance

Women empowerment: support voiced

LAHORE: Socrat Aman Rana, Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, in a...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

Punjab CM pays tributes to women on global women’s day

LAHORE: “Today I pay tribute to every daughter, sister and mother,” said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 09:26am

PM spells out ways to achieve women’s emancipation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirming his commitment to gender equality said women’s...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Women's empowerment: Mobilink Bank bags ‘CMO Marketing Campaign Award’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance institution, Mobilink Bank, has solidified its standing as a...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 06:12am

Pakistan

SAU to host first Int’l moot on women’s empowerment in agriculture on 15th

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, in collaboration with the Sindh Agriculture Women ...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:33am

Business & Finance

Financial independence must for women empowerment: Governor

LAHORE: The Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said on Friday that successful women entrepreneurs are...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 07:34am

Business & Finance

Call for economic empowerment of women

LAHORE: An inspiring interactive session by 'Women on Board' featured Aasia Saail Khan, a member of the Prime...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Mobilink Bank and CARE Pakistan join forces to empower 50,000 women

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank, has joined forces with CARE Pakistan to...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 07:41am

Perspectives

Saving the planet: there is a link between gender inequality and climate change

One of the most significant challenges encountered by the world today is gender inequality and the disproportionate...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 03:47pm

Pakistan

President for women empowerment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for financial autonomy of women and improving their access...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

Women empowerment: OGDCL collaborates with NCSW

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has partnered with the National Commission on the Status...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am

Opinion

The half that matters

When you say it is your “better half”, but you treat it as the “worse half” the worst happens. Women are the...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

LCCI chief highlights criticality of women’s economic empowerment

LAHORE: Kashif Anwar, President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasized the pivotal role of women...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

BR Research

Interview with Adeela Liaquat Ali Khan, Corporate Affairs & Engagement Director - L’Oréal Pakistan

‘Synergy between women empowerment and financial inclusion is integral to achieving gender equality’ Adeela Liaquat...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 09:02am

Editorials

Working towards women empowerment

EDITORIAL: While one may come across an abundance of well-meaning rhetoric on the importance of women’s role ...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

Health, education critical for women’s empowerment: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has said that the provision of health and education facilities is...

Updated 26 Feb, 2024 09:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Petrol/Litre / Jun 17	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Diesel/Litre / Jun 17	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.50 ▲ 0.62 (15.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 17 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	5.79 ▲ 0.61 (11.78%)
Invest Bank / Jun 17 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8.98 ▲ 0.87 (10.73%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.43 ▼ -0.42 (-10.91%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.20 ▼ -1699.99 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jun 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	48.57 ▼ -5.35 (-9.92%)
Mandviwala / Jun 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	18.81 ▼ -2.07 (-9.91%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 17 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	130.60 ▼ -14.24 (-9.83%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 17 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	60.61 ▼ -5.86 (-8.82%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	4.20 ▼ -0.4 (-8.7%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	220,541,943 ▲ 0
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	87,334,727 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	46,283,830 ▼ -0.42
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,348,751 ▲ 1.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,859,001 ▲ 0.18
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	36,535,328 ▲ 0.23
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	33,442,646 ▼ -0.25
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,713,372 ▼ -0.01
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	22,499,200 ▼ -0.08
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	21,686,789 ▲ 0.62

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