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Fahad Zulfikar

Pakistan

PML-N's Kallu wins Khushab by-poll, defeating PTI candidate with significant margin

Moazzam Sher Kallu won the by-poll with 73,081 votes, while PTI's Ali Hussain Baloch managed to secure second place with 62,903 votes
The seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N lawmaker Malik Muhammad Waris Kallo in March

Published 06 May, 2021 10:34am

Pakistan

SC directs govt to fix price of oxygen cylinders in two days

KP's Advocate General says suppliers are charging excessively for oxygen cylinders in absence of official rates
DRAP's lawyer says the Ministry of Industries and Production deals with the supply of medical oxygen and that the drug regulator has nothing to do with it

Published 05 May, 2021 02:06pm

Pakistan

Four FC personnel martyred, six injured in cross-border attack in Zhob

Today during fencing activity in Manzakai Sector along the Pak-Afghan border, terrorists from across Afghanistan ambushed FC troops moving for fencing: ISPR
Military's media wing states that the injured have been shifted to the Combined Military Hospital, Quetta

Published 05 May, 2021 12:39pm

Pakistan

Federal govt should act responsibly to control COVID-19 outbreak: Sindh CM

Murad says the government neglected Sindh’s appeal of closing the intercity transport with immediate effect
The Pakistan Peoples Party has accepted the decision of the ECP on a plea regarding vote recount in NA-249 by-polls: CM

Published 05 May, 2021 11:59am

World

COVID crisis pushed 75 million Indians into poverty in 2020

The number of Indians living below the poverty line is expected to reach 134 million, which is more than double the 59 million projected prior to the recession
The poverty rate in India rose to 9.7 percent in 2020, a sharp increase from the January 2020 forecast of 4.3 percent

Updated 05 May, 2021 11:01am

Pakistan

Cabinet approves ordinances on electronic voting machines, voting rights for overseas Pakistanis

Minister says cabinet granted succession certificate facility to overseas Pakistanis
Govt has signed a key MoU with Saudis on climate change that will help employment of Pakistani labor in the kingdom: Fawad

Published 04 May, 2021 04:17pm

Pakistan

PSM oxygen plant could be made operational in three months, says CM Murad

CM says the Sindh government is ready to spend Rs1 billion for making the Steel Mill oxygen plant operational as the country, especially the province would need oxygen supplies in case of a surge in coronavirus cases
Improving oxygen supplies would enable the provincial government in ensuring the proper treatment of critical patients: Murad

Updated 04 May, 2021 02:38pm

Pakistan

ECP accepts PML-N's plea, orders vote recount in Karachi's NA-249

The votes will be recounted at 9 am on May 6
PML-N counsel says a large number of Form 45 were not duly signed by the presiding officers, while agents of PML-N were also not given Form 46
PPP lawyer Latif Khosa opposed the re-polling in the constituency saying it is not enough just to say that irregularities were made

Updated 04 May, 2021 02:54pm

Pakistan

Muslim nations should work collectively to counter rising wave of Islamophobia, PM Khan tells OIC

The West maligns the entire Muslim world when a terrorism incident occurs which is absolutely wrong: PM
Imran underlined the need for instituting legal safeguards aimed at protecting the sensitivities of all religious groups

Published 04 May, 2021 12:12pm

Pakistan

Global partnership need of the hour to defeat COVID pandemic, says Akram

Pakistan's permanent representative says it is essential to provide equitable access to vaccines and technologies in a bid to counter the deadly disease
World must work towards facilitating the developing and poor nations with direct and indirect economic support and social safety nets: Munir

Published 04 May, 2021 10:25am

Pakistan

Shahbaz rejects govt's proposal to use electronic voting system in next elections

The PML-N president says the electronic voting system has been declared a failure by the entire world
Introducing electoral reforms is possible but the opposition should be taken on board and the government must demonstrate a willingness to adopt the recommendations provided by the opposition parties: Shahbaz

Published 02 May, 2021 01:56pm

Pakistan

COVID infection rate drops in Lahore, situation alarming in Gujranwala, says Rashid

Minister says all ventilators in Gujranwala are occupied but the government is sending five more from Lahore
The government has decided to install oxygen generators at big teaching hospitals across the province: Yasmin

Updated 02 May, 2021 01:38pm

Pakistan

Everyone should get COVID vaccination without hesitation, says SAPM

Faisal says as speculation about variants continues, it's important to remember that every virus mutates and the coronavirus is not unique for doing so
Some variants increase the chance of reinfection: SAPM

Published 02 May, 2021 11:57am

Pakistan

COVID hotspots: Micro smart lockdown imposed in more areas of Karachi

The authorities have identified 64 active coronavirus cases in Gulberg, Liaquatabad, North Karachi, and North Nazimabad towns
The restrictions will remain in place for two weeks while the movement of people in affected areas has been restricted

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:40am

Pakistan

COVID-19: Pakistan reports 113 deaths, 4,414 new cases in 24 hours

Since the coronavirus outbreak, the death toll in Pakistan has reached 18,070
The total number of infections in the country now currently stands at 829,933

Updated 02 May, 2021 09:35am

Pakistan

PM Khan unveils historic uplift package of Rs370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan

Imran says development package includes hydel power generation and transmission projects, connectivity projects for tourism, youth skill, and scholarship program
Development package will help attract tourists and boost tourism in the region: PM

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 02:41pm

Pakistan

Govt decides to form committee over TLP's plea against party ban

The meeting discussed the TLP’s review application from all legal aspects and decided to constitute a three-member committee comprising senior officers
On April 29, the TLP filed an appeal to the Interior Ministry seeking review of the government’s April 15 decision of banning it over countrywide violent protests

Published 30 Apr, 2021 01:43pm

Pakistan

Pakistan further eased investment policy to benefit investors, says FM Qureshi

Foreign minister says Hungarian FM's visit will mark a new era in the bilateral economic relationship
Hungary attaches special importance to this region because of cultural and historical similarities as well as the security reasons: Szijjarto

Published 30 Apr, 2021 11:38am

Pakistan

Total oxygen production operational capacity increased to 798 tons, says Umar

Minister says the government has coped up in dealing with the rampant increase in the number of critical patients because of proactively building the capacity of the entire system from oxygen production to beds
The need for precautions and following SOPs is vital at this point in time as the next few weeks are critical: Umar

Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:48am

Pakistan

NCOC announces 'Stay Home Stay Safe' strategy for mobility control on Eidul Fitr

The NCOC has approved the import of 6,000 metric tons of oxygen and 5,000 cylinders
The decision-making body on the COVID situation also decided to restrict international flights to Pakistan from May 5 to May 20

Published 29 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

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 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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