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Era of ‘dictators’ could return: UN

GENEVA: The international system is in upheaval with human rights being “suffocated”, the United Nations said...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Pakistan

Renewal of GSP plus status: Pakistan must show progress on rights and other issues: Dutch envoy

FAISALABAD: Pakistan has reapplied for the renewal of GSP plus status but it must show phenomenal progress on human...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:28am

Markets

GSP+ trade benefits linked to progress on human rights, EU reminds Pakistan

Encourages Pakistan to continue on reform path as country prepares for reapplication under upcoming new GSP+ regulation

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:29pm

Pakistan

Maryam, EU team discuss promotion of human rights, democracy

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a delegation led by the European Union Special Representative...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

LHC directs govt to revamp manufacturing units in jails

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the government to revamp the jail industries, equip the inmates with ...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

Pakistan

Govt to implement int’l HR conventions: SACM Sodha

KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Human Rights, Rajvir Singh Sodha has reaffirmed the Sindh...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

President reiterates commitment to protecting human rights

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated the nation’s unwavering commitment to the protection and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Pakistan

Bilawal for efforts aimed at safeguarding human rights

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for united efforts to ...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 08:56am

World

Army resistance toughens as rebels near Syria’s Hama

BEIRUT: Rebels advanced on Syria’s fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

World

Syria: rebels control most of Aleppo

BEIRUT, Lebanon: A monitor of Syria’s war said on Saturday that rebels controlled most of Aleppo, reporting ...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Pakistan

85pc of women face workplace harassment: seminar told

KARACHI: The Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) organised a seminar on “Women’s resistance knows no...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Women’s rights, end to violence: President reaffirms his commitment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed on the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Pakistan

‘No room for HR violations under pretext of political dissent’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday said that the never-ending violation of human rights in the country...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:32am

Editorials

Our messy politics and foreign interventions

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

IK surrounded by ‘opportunists’: Vawda

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister and Senator Faisal Vawda on Tuesday accused the United States of exploiting...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

HRCP calls for consensus on ‘civilian autonomy’

KARACHI: On concluding its 38th annual general meeting, the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

HRCP voices its concern over ‘Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024’

ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the recently introduced...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

Rights groups slam govt for blocking activist’s US travel

ISLAMABAD: Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

World

Six migrants killed by Mexican soldiers during highway chase

TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ (Mexico): Soldiers chasing suspicious vehicles on a highway in Mexico opened fire and killed six...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

Democracy, human rights: President, PM underline importance of newspapers

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called on newspapers to champion democratic values, raise awareness of...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Blasphemy accused: Civil society assails extrajudicial killing

KARACHI: Joint Action Committee (JAC), a group of human rights defenders and civil society organisations have...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

World

UN rights chief warns world risks ‘dystopian future’

GENEVA: The UN rights chief warned Monday that the world needed to change paths to avoid a future filled with...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

Need stressed for integrating respect of human rights into business practices

PESHAWAR: Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Federation of Pakistan...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Opinion

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Enforced Disappearances (EDs) have been frequently used as a strategy to spread fear and terror in a society,...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Women, children: Senate panel concerned at rising crimes

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concerns on the rising number of crimes...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Pakistan

Need stressed to resolve issues of women agri workers

KARACHI: Provincial Advocacy Forum for the Empowerment of Women Agriculture Workers of Sindh gathered a diverse ...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Editorials

Don’t abandon Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: The three years, since the Afghan Taliban seized Kabul, have seen Afghanistan’s descent into deep...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

US again urges Pakistan to ‘fulfil’ constitutional, global obligations

WASHINGTON: The United States has once again stressed Pakistan to fulfil its “constitutional and International...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

HRCP issues 2023 report: Sindh’s law and order crisis, other violations pervasive

KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2023...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:19am

Pakistan

BYC struggling against violation of rights: Dr Mahrang

KARACHI: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee chief and a prominent human rights leader Dr Mahrang Baloch Thursday vowed to...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	282
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	281.75
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	143.89
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.34
Euro to USD / May 21	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5,940.46
Nasdaq / May 20	19,142.71
Dow Jones / May 20	42,677.24
India Sensex / May 21	81,537.89
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	37,298.98
Hang Seng / May 21	23,796.63
FTSE 100 / May 21	8,781.18
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	24,049.38
France CAC40 / May 21	7,915.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 20	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	293,895
Petrol/Litre / May 21	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	62.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	3,313.39
Diesel/Litre / May 21	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	65.93

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / May 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.26 ▲ 0.19 (17.76%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / May 21 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	3.99 ▲ 0.52 (14.99%)
Parmount Sp. / May 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.79 ▲ 0.49 (14.85%)
Khalid Siraj / May 21 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▲ 1 (13.33%)
Invest Bank / May 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.55 ▲ 0.18 (13.14%)
Apna Microfin. / May 21 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	8.79 ▲ 1 (12.84%)
Sally Textile / May 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.15 ▲ 1 (12.27%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	9.35 ▲ 1 (11.98%)
Saif Textile / May 21 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	11.28 ▲ 1.03 (10.05%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / May 21 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	7.32 ▼ -0.89 (-10.84%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 21 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16.12 ▼ -1.66 (-9.34%)
Olympia Mills / May 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	47.03 ▼ -4.19 (-8.18%)
Bunnys Limited / May 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	37.79 ▼ -3.22 (-7.85%)
Bawany Air Products / May 21 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	45.83 ▼ -3.78 (-7.62%)
National Silk / May 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	46.24 ▼ -3.8 (-7.59%)
Sardar Chemical / May 21 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	30.12 ▼ -2.18 (-6.75%)
Intermarket Securities / May 21 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	44.59 ▼ -3.23 (-6.75%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / May 21 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	9.06 ▼ -0.54 (-5.63%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / May 21 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	431.99 ▼ -24.82 (-5.43%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	103,655,617 ▲ 0.36
Kohinoor Spining / May 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	40,320,997 ▲ 0.36
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,278,201 ▲ 0.03
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,009,766 ▲ 0.22
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	26,895,756 ▲ 1.88
National Bank / May 21 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	17,684,501 ▲ 8.76
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 21 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	17,418,239 ▼ -0.99
Cres.Star Ins. / May 21 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	17,168,477 ▼ -0.12
Gul Ahmed / May 21 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	15,888,206 ▲ 0.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	13,362,580 ▼ -0.15

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