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Sardar Sikander Shaheen

Opposition adamant: government's move to lay four key Ords in NA seen as preemptive action

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's move to lay four key ordinances in the National Assembly a few days before laying the same in the Senate is a preemptive move in the backdrop of statements by opposition members in the Senate that they would

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Rs 1.25 billion released for plantation of saplings across country: NA body informed

The federal government has so far released Rs 1.25 billion for the plantation of 3.29 billion saplings across the country under the 10 billion tree plantation programme.

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

34 agencies, federating units tasked to implement Ehsaas Programme

The federal government has tasked its 34 agencies and all federating units to implement Ehsaas Programme which, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government claims, is the largest social safety initiative in the history of Pakistan and aims to bring 10 m

Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan ready to help de-escalate tension between Iran & US: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is deeply concerned over ongoing tension between the United States and Iran that has "potential to destabilize the region" and is ready to play its role in facilitating de-escalation of tensions

Published 14 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Opposition divided over JUI-F's anti-government march

Even though the opposition parties on Thursday created a furore during President Arif Alvi's address at the joint session of the Parliament, they remained divided on the issue of launching a decisive campaign against the federal government with two main o

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Mazari for highlighting gender-based violence in IOK

Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Thursday said that an official of Ministry of Human Rights has recently met a Vatican representative in Pakistan with the request for Pope to issue a statement on serious human rights violations in In

Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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Wang says Pak-China ties unbreakable

On the heels of heightened tension between Pakistan and India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday assured Prime Minister Imran Khan that the China-Pakistan relationship was "rock-solid and unbreakable" and reiterated China's opposition to any "uni

Published 09 Sep, 2019 12:00am

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Wang says Pak-China ties unbreakable

Published 09 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Joint opposition moves resolution against four presidential ordinances

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's federal government could potentially be in deep trouble as the joint opposition has moved a resolution in the Senate Secretariat to disapprove the four key ordinances moved in the Upper House of the Parliament by the treasury be

Published 08 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Hajj 2019: SA cancels licences of two Makatib over poor arrangements

Saudi Arabia has cancelled the licenses of two Makatib that hosted Pakistani pilgrims where the accommodation arrangements were found to be highly unsatisfactory during the recent Hajj 2019 and it has assured Pakistan to cancel the licenses of four more M

Published 07 Sep, 2019 12:00am

NA body passes Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019

National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice Thursday passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019 which seeks to amend the Family Courts Act 1964 to empower the family courts to involve family members of the spouses to settle any marital dis

Published 06 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Promulgation of amended GIDC ordinance draws ire of opposition

The promulgation of the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 by President Arif Alvi drew the ire of the opposition parties in the Senate on Tuesday who accused the President of violating the Constitution and staged a walkout agai

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Promulgation of amended GIDC ordinance draws ire of opposition

Published 04 Sep, 2019 12:00am

Time to part ways with OIC: Rabbani

Taking on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's 'passive' stance towards Kashmir, former chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said on Friday that Pakistan needs to pull itself out of OIC, while terming the organisation 'worse' than United Nations, as the Sena

Published 31 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Modi described as Hitler's sole heir

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'heir of Adolf Hitler' and dismissed as 'absolute non-sense' his statements regarding Kashmir, and reiterated to highlight the atrocities of Indian forces

Published 30 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Modi described as Hitler's sole heir

Published 30 Aug, 2019 12:00am

APC scheduled for today postponed: Rahbar Committee gets cold shoulder from PPP, PML-N

The failure of the Rahbar Committee to win support of mainstream opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), for anti-government Azadi March announced by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) is the reason behin

Published 29 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Maryam's eligibility: ECP postpones announcement of verdict till September 3

In an unexpected development, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday postponed till September 3 the announcement of its already reserved verdict against the appointment of Maryam Nawaz as vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). A

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

NA panel slams SCFHS for terminating services of Pakistan doctors

The National Assembly's Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Tuesday strongly condemned the removal of services of Pakistani doctors by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS). Presiding over the fift

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Maryam's eligibility: ECP postpones announcement of verdict till September 3

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:00am

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 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

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	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 19	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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