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General Elections 2024

Punjab Assembly session to be held on Friday to swear-in newly elected members

Punjab Assembly will be first house convening its opening session since general elections

Published 22 Feb, 2024 04:32pm

Pakistan

Balochistan CM slot: PPP completes consultations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) completed consultation for government formation in Balochistan and it...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

Services on election day: Internet suspension: SHC seeks reasons from Centre

KARACHI: Once again ordering the restoration of internet services in the country, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

PTI to hold intra-party elections within two weeks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday decided to hold intra-party elections afresh within two ...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

JI asks CEC to furnish details of Rs50bn spent on elections

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami(JI) Pakistan, Wednesday, while accusing the chief election commissioner (CEC) of failing...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

PTI steps up efforts to form govts at centre, in Punjab, KP

ISLAMABAD: The chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that the party...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

JI, PTI join hands to challenge the results of Feb 8 polls

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have joined hands, unveiling a collaborative strategy aimed at...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

Maryam vows to help usher in prosperity in Punjab

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary party in the Punjab Assembly, which met with the ...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

Beyond colonial legacies—II

An additional critical factor contributing to the governance and economic challenges in Pakistan is the dominance of...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

Transformative reforms for post-election Pakistan

Following the general election on 8th February 2024, the incoming government is poised to navigate a challenging...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

PTI rejects PML(N)-PPP agreement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday plainly rejected what it called ‘malicious attempts to...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

SC throws out plea seeking election annulment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court disposed of Ali Khan’s petition seeking to declare the general elections 2024 null and...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 09:53am

Markets

Businessman urges incoming govt to address circular debt issue

LAHORE: Ali Alam Qamar, Entrepreneur, industrialist and Director of Flying Group of Industries, highlighted the...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Editorials

Capital punishment ought to stop

EDITORIAL: Whilst there is a worldwide trend towards abolition of death penalty — 170 out of the 193 UN members...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Editorials

‘PDM 2.0’: that, after all, is the art of politics?

EDITORIAL: The deal between Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

PML-N negotiates terms with other parties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has geared up efforts for making the next coalition government in...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 09:13am

Pakistan

JIT to probe ‘campaign’ against ECP, govt officials

ISLAMABAD: The government has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) for probing into the ongoing malicious...

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 09:12am

Business & Finance

Sovereign dollar bonds jump on political clarity

LONDON: Pakistan’s sovereign dollar bonds jumped on Wednesday after two major political parties said late on...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

SC disposes off petition seeking to declare polls null, void

Imposes fee of Rs500,000 on the petitioner

Updated 21 Feb, 2024 10:02pm

Pakistan

Alleged vote rigging: JI senator demands CEC’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan has demanded the resignation of the Chief Election...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

IK terms Feb 8 polls ‘mother of all rigged elections’

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated founding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday termed February ...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

May 10 violence case: ATC adjourns hearing till 29th

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of case registered against Pakistan...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

X disrupted in Pakistan for third day

ISLAMABAD: Social media platform X was disrupted across Pakistan for a third day on Tuesday, after a general ...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

SC moved against ‘rigging’ in elections

LAHORE: A citizen Mian Shabbir Ismail filed a petition before the Supreme Court at its Lahore registry seeking...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

Reserved seats: Candidates directed to submit election expenses by 21st

ISLAMABAD: The candidates contesting reserved seats for females and minorities in both national and provincial...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Opinion

Economic priorities for the incoming govt

Pakistan has entered a pivotal phase of governance following its recent general elections, as a new government takes...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Opinion

‘An (in)credible election!’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “An (in)credible election!” carried by the newspaper yesterday. That...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Opinion

Beyond colonial legacies—I

The economic crisis in Pakistan primarily stems from two critical issues: the absence of constitutional governance...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Editorials

Now the evidence, please

EDITORIAL: Now that former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha’s bombshell has done the rounds and stoked...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

PTI demands 'immediate' resignation of CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Tuesday demanded the “immediate” resignation of Chief...

Updated 20 Feb, 2024 07:32pm

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 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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