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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Wheat worth Rs330bn imported in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: Wheat worth 330 billion rupees was imported in seven months—from August 2023 to March 2024—and 1.3...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:19am

Pakistan

Pakistan launches first moon mission ‘ICUBE-Qamar’

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark first, Pakistan’s lunar mission — ICUBE-Qamar — was launched from China’s Hainan...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Pakistan

ECP secretary resigns as Omar Hamid takes charge

ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic turn of events, Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Dr Asif Hussain resigned a...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

ECP seeks details of PTI’s third intra-party polls

ISLAMABAD: Yet again, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought details from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill: Treasury Senator assails federal govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Monday, came under sharp criticism in Senate from a treasury senator for...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Pakistan

PTI senator criticises ECP

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is on sole mission to throw the country s most popular political...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

‘Sunni Ittehad’ becomes 2nd largest party in NA

ISLAMABAD: Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has become the second largest political party in the National Assembly after...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

Senate session: Opposition demands Gilani issue production order of Ejaz Chaudhary

ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the new Senate, Thursday, demanded of Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani to issue the...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Pakistan

New yet incomplete Senate to meet today

ISLAMABAD: With 11 seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly still lying vacant in the Senate, following the postponement...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Pakistan

Alleged ‘foul play’: Another ECP official seeks leave extension

ISLAMABAD: At a time when the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is facing strong criticism over its failure to...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Pakistan

Pakistan-Iran relations ‘bedrock of our foreign policy,’ says Senate chairman Gilani

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that strong bilateral ties between Iran and Pakistan are...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Pakistan

By-polls on 21 seats: election campaigns conclude

ISLAMABAD: The deadline for the political parties to wind up their respective election campaigns passed Friday...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

Aseefa Bhutto, Zubair Junejo elected unopposed: By-polls to be held for remaining 21 seats on 21st

ISLAMABAD: With Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Zubair Junejo, both from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), elected ...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Gilani elected Senate chairman amid PTI boycott

ISLAMABAD: The boycott by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) allowed the ruling coalition on Tuesday to get both of its...

Updated 10 Apr, 2024 02:19pm

Pakistan

Ex-PM Khaqan moves ECP for registration of new political party

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 10:30pm

Pakistan

Gilani likely to become Senate chairman

ISLAMABAD: With the new Senate scheduled to meet on Tuesday (today) to elect its chairman and deputy chairman,...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Uncertainty surrounds new Senate meeting’s date

ISLAMABAD: The election body has notified 37 candidates elected on the Senate seats on all but one legislator — but...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 10:07pm

Pakistan

Senate polls: Ishaq Dar, Mehmoodul Hassan win from Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Unlike March 2021, the Senate elections, this time around, did not spring any surprise on the federal...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

Polling to elect 30 Senators to be held today

ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the Upper House of the Parliament that goes to elections on 30 of its 48 seats today...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am

Pakistan

Over 300 lawyers support stance of six IHC judges

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, more than 300 members of the legal fraternity from across the country have...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 6	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 6	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 6	153.92
USD to Swiss Franc / May 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 6	1.25
Euro to USD / May 6	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
India Sensex / May 6	74134.73
Hang Seng / May 6	18465.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 6	18032.07

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 6	78.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 6	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 6	206190
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 6	2311.29
Cotton US¢/pound / May 6	78.59
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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