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India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades

NEW DELHI: India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced on...

Published 30 Apr, 2025 07:20pm

Opinion

Human development index of provinces

The Population and Housing Census of 2023 has generated a lot of useful information on key indicators. The ...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:43am

Opinion

Findings of 2023 population census

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently disseminated the detailed results of the 7th Population and...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

7th Population & Housing Census-2023: Data collected strategic resource for Data-Driven Policy Making: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: The data collected through 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 is a strategic resource for Data-Driven...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

7th population, housing census: ECC likely to approve proposal today

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is likely to approve the Ministry of Planning...

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am

Pakistan

PKMAP rejects new delimitations in KP

PESHAWAR: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) has opposed the recent delimitation decision taken by Election...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

‘Unfinished agenda of PBS’: Ishrat shares his opinion

ISLAMABAD: Dr Ishrat Husain a renowned economist, former Governor State Bank, Former Advisor to Prime Minister on...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Plea against CCI decision: PTI challenges objections raised by SC registrar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday challenged the objections raised by Supreme Court registrar on...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm

Bilawal decries ‘absence of a level playing field’

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday decried the “absence of a level-playing field” in the...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:56am

Opinion

A questionable digital census

On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

The population bulge

The results of the seventh Population and Housing Census of Pakistan in 2023 have been announced recently by the...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:08am

Pakistan

SC urged to ask Alvi, ECP to give election date and issue schedule, respectively

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to direct the president to announce the date of elections within 90 days...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

MQM-P for polls only after fresh delimitations

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Sunday demanded ...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Rising political ‘clamour’ may force earlier elections

ISLAMABAD: Rising political clamour accompanied by legal moves to hold the next elections within 90 days of the...

Updated 26 Aug, 2023 08:58am

Pakistan

PPP decides to demand ‘polls in 90 days’

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded holding of the general elections in the country within 90 days as...

Updated 26 Aug, 2023 10:00am

Pakistan

Digital census: PPP, MQM-P say concerned about ‘under-reporting’ of Sindh population

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have expressed serious...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 09:42am

Existing pacts, ongoing projects: Caretaker setup allowed to take actions, decisions

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allowed the caretaker governments to take “actions or...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:51am

Pakistan

FAFEN underscores need for ‘electoral fairness’ thru delimitation exercise

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Sunday called upon the Election Commission of Pakistan ...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

Editorials

Clock’s ticking

EDITORIAL: What could possibly be the reason for the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP’s) initial silence...

Updated 21 Aug, 2023 07:52am

ECP announces launch of fresh delimitation of constituencies: General election delay seemingly inevitable

ISLAMABAD: What appears to be a vivid indication that the general elections would not be held in the country before...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:42am

Delimitation: CJP asks ECP to carry out process in transparent manner

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial noted delimitation of constituencies is a matter of public interest and...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:17am

Opinion

A questionable census

On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:55am

Editorials

Cat’s out of the bag

EDITORIAL: Rumours that plans were afoot to delay the general election, due at the end of the year, turned out to be...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Pakistan

JI raises anomaly about CCI’s approved census results

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi on Thursday raised an anomaly about the CCI’s approved census results that...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Digital census data: Govt says error probability can be quite low

Ishaq Dar says that the census had received approval from eight members of the CCI

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s population grows by 35 million: census

Pakistan’s population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday

Published 05 Aug, 2023 09:51pm

Pakistan

Council of Common Interests approves digital census 2023

Polls could be delayed as ECP needs more time to re-do delimitation exercise

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 08:04pm

Delaying election for holding new census not possible: Kaira

Pakistan

Reaches 249,566,743 (249.566 million), as per the initial results of the seventh national and first digital census 2023

Updated 23 May, 2023 11:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	281.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	145.21
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.33
Euro to USD / May 16	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5,916.93
Nasdaq / May 15	19,112.32
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,633.75
Dow Jones / May 15	42,322.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,695.59
France CAC40 / May 15	7,853.47
India Sensex / May 16	82,241.91
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	37,762.61
Hang Seng / May 16	23,345.94

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	287,379
Petrol/Litre / May 16	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	61.55
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	3,224.61
Diesel/Litre / May 16	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	65.53

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / May 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.50 ▲ 0.52 (13.07%)
Equity Modaraba / May 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.17 ▲ 0.32 (11.23%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 16 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.83 ▲ 1 (10.17%)
AN Textile Mills / May 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	13.06 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Pak Synthetics / May 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	62.34 ▲ 5.67 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / May 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	44.17 ▲ 4.02 (10.01%)
Service Textile / May 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Khyber Textile / May 16 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,183.53 ▲ 107.59 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	12,457.70 ▲ 1132.55 (10%)
P.N.S.C / May 16 Pakistan National Shipping Corporation(PNSC)	313.53 ▲ 28.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 16 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.17 ▼ -0.94 (-11.59%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / May 16 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	58.25 ▼ -6.45 (-9.97%)
Apna Microfin. / May 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.04 ▼ -1 (-9.96%)
East West Ins. / May 16 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nagina Cot. / May 16 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	43.25 ▼ -4.76 (-9.91%)
Ellcot Spinning / May 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	101.40 ▼ -10.79 (-9.62%)
Din Tex. / May 16 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	44 ▼ -4.48 (-9.24%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 16 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	48 ▼ -4.84 (-9.16%)
National Silk / May 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	46 ▼ -4.04 (-8.07%)
Grays Leasing / May 16 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.41 ▼ -0.38 (-7.93%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,547,699 ▲ 0.02
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	25,296,990 ▲ 1.67
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 16 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	20,051,594 ▲ 4.14
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,618,277 ▲ 0.63
Pak Elektron / May 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	13,209,424 ▼ -0.96
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	12,829,746 ▲ 0.9
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	11,541,719 ▲ 0.23
Fast Cables / May 16 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	8,572,227 ▲ 1.76
Sui South Gas / May 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,692,232 ▼ -0.45
Telecard Limited / May 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7,689,434 ▲ 0.12

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