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Women’s inheritance rights: FSC landmark verdict welcomed

ISLAMABAD: Civil society, rights organizations, and women nationwide have welcomed the Federal Shariat Court’s (FSC)...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am

Pakistan

Punjab CM takes notice of torture on homeless women

LAHORE: “Women and children are my red line; any kind of violence at any level is highly intolerable. Safety and...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:56am

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

Pakistan

Violence against women in rural areas on the rise: HWA

HYDERABAD: The data gathered by the Hari Welfare Association (HWA) reveals 1632 cases of violence reported against...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Pakistan

Women’s rights protection mechanisms: Panellists for allocating appropriate resources

FAISALABAD: Panellists said it is imperative to allocate sufficient and appropriate resources toward women’s ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 07:36am

Pakistan

Women in Punjab are now safer, more empowered: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has congratulated all women in the province, stating that they are...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 06:33am

Pakistan

Concern over harassment against women media workers

KARACHI: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called for an urgent need to address the patterns of threats and...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 06:21am

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

Pakistan

Sindh govt has taken practical steps to empower women: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh’s Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon Saturday said we salute all the women who are playing a vital...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

World

France unveils new measures to combat violence against women

PARIS: France announced Monday a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about ...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

Bilawal for collective efforts to end violence against women

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has underscored the importance of collective...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

Women’s rights, end to violence: President reaffirms his commitment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed on the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Pakistan

JI marks World Hijab Day

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday marked the International Hijab Day in the city, asking the government to ...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:22am

Editorials

Sexual violence against women

EDITORIAL: More than a week after the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at a government-run...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 07:16am

Editorials

Violation of women’s privacy

EDITORIAL: Authorities must urgently investigate concerns raised by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) about ...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan

Human rights activist Ramla Baig shares her ‘inspiring journey’

LAHORE: Ramla Baig, a human rights activist, called on Tuesday for the implementation of human rights laws. While...

Updated 15 Dec, 2023 06:27pm

World

Iran’s Narges wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO: Iran’s imprisoned women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Editorials

Left behind

EDITORIAL: In its latest review report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, which replaced the...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:49am

Pakistan

FEM Consortia launched in KPK

PESHAWAR: A FEM Consortia was launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to promote women’s right and gender equality in the...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Editorials

Pervasive prejudice against women

EDITORIAL: A study on women’s marriage rights makes disturbing though unsurprising revelations about the status of...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Courts can issue directions for implementation of policies, laws: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial said courts do not make policies and laws but they can issue...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Rs10bn women empowerment programme unveiled

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday unveiled the Women Empowerment Programme which is being...

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:53am

Editorials

Misuse of religion to control women

EDITORIAL: In his address, as the Chair of OIC Council of Ministers at UN, to a conference organised by the world...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Govts have been depriving women of their rights: JI

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the ruling parties have kept deprived women from their rights...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

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 16	144.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 16	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 16	81,650.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	38,314.09
Hang Seng / Jun 16	23,975.22
FTSE 100 / Jun 16	8,884.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 16	23,603.27
France CAC40 / Jun 16	7,748.88

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	71.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	3,417.30
Diesel/Litre / Jun 16	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	68.02

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.93 ▲ 1 (34.13%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 16 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4.39 ▲ 1 (29.5%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jun 16 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.48 ▲ 1 (28.74%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 16 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.57 ▲ 1 (28.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	4.60 ▲ 0.95 (26.03%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.85 ▲ 0.79 (25.82%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 16 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.67 ▲ 0.92 (19.37%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	3.21 ▲ 0.5 (18.45%)
Equity Modaraba / Jun 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.86 ▲ 0.58 (17.68%)
LSE Capital / Jun 16 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.37 ▲ 0.9 (16.45%)

Stock	Price
Intermarket Securities / Jun 16 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	5.82 ▼ -51.44 (-89.84%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	17,000.19 ▼ -1888.91 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 16 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	263.77 ▼ -29.31 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 16 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,615.10 ▼ -179.45 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 16 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	27.62 ▼ -3.07 (-10%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 16 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	299.22 ▼ -30.74 (-9.32%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.70 ▼ -0.96 (-8.23%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 16 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	73.72 ▼ -5.38 (-6.8%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 16 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	24.16 ▼ -1.54 (-5.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 16 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	40.60 ▼ -2.37 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	267,081,176 ▲ 0.17
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 16 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	92,031,551 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 16 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	86,020,335 ▲ 0.79
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 16 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	73,827,515 ▲ 0.48
Media Times Ltd / Jun 16 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	56,419,406 ▲ 0.5
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 16 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	43,086,504 ▲ 1.78
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	37,905,727 ▲ 1.76
Dewan Cement / Jun 16 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	29,277,399 ▲ 1.11
Cnergyico PK / Jun 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	23,084,256 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,313,740 ▲ 0.04

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