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www.thefinancialdaily.com Simultaneously published from Karachi and Lahore International Sattar elected MQM-P Inside Pages: Tuesday #2: TWEK 2018 to become largest wedding show February 20, 2018 chief in intra-party #3: AIOU sets up Alumni's social network Jamadi-us-Saani 3 #4: Terrorist financing 'gray list' Vol#11 Issue# 170 elections #8: UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare Pages 8 Rs 12 #6: European shares build on recovery, Airbus shines See Page# 8 KARACHI EDITION Economic Indicators Forex Reserves (9-Feb-18) $18.968bn TOP NEWS:::BLIND CRICKETER DEPRIVED OF PRIZE MONEY BY PBCC FOR 'INDISCIPLINE' Inflation CPI% (Jul 17-Jan-18) 3.85% Exports (Jul 17-Jan-18) $12.97bn Imports (Jul 17-Jan-18) $34.51bn All state pillars must perform within their parameters; Courts Trade Balance (Jul 17-Jan-18) $(21.54)bn summon MPs, label them as mafia, thieves and dacoits, while Current A/C (Jul 17-Dec-17) $(7.41)bn Remittances (Jul 17-Jan-18) $11.38bn sometimes threaten to nullify the legislation adopted by them; Foreign Invest (Jul 17-Jan-18) $1.45bn Revenue (Jul 17 - Dec 17) Rs 1,712bn If members has right to legislate or needed any prior approval Foreign Debt (Dec 17) $88.89bn Domestic Debt (Sep 17) Rs 15,890bn Repatriated Profit (Jul 17-Dec 17) $0.928bn LSM Growth (Dec 17) -1.40% Conflict among the GDP Growth FY17 5.30% Per Capita Income FY17 $1,629 Population 197.75mn Portfolio Investment institutions always SCRA(U.S $ in million) Yearly(Jul, 2018 up to 16-Feb-2018) -211.05 Monthly(Jan, 2018 up to 16-Feb-2018) -36.53 Daily (16-Feb-2018) 11.67 hurts country: PM Total Portfolio Invest (9-Feb-2018) 7,234 NCCPL Constitution had defined the limits of all institutions and they (U.S $ in million) FIPI (19-Feb-2018) 2.31 would have to act within that purview else country to suffer; Local Companies (19-Feb-2018) 0.83 Urges the House to debate whether it had right to legislate and Banks / DFI (19-Feb-2018) -0.32 Mutual Funds (19-Feb-2018) 0.50 government had powers to make decisions and appointments NBFC (19-Feb-2018) -0.55 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azerbaijan's Finance Minister calls on Prime Minister Local Investors (19-Feb-2018) -1.28 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain conferring Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) upon Chief of Other Organization (19-Feb-2018) 0.58 said with their jurisdictions pre- Royal Malaysian Navy Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman HJ Ahmad Badaruddin, here at Global Indices defined by the constitution, all Khaqan satisfied on PM's the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Monday. - PID photo Index Close Change the state pillars must perform Unprovoked violation President tells Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy KSE 100 43,572.67 54.43 within their parameters as any Youth Programme Nikkei 225 22,149.21 428.96 conflict among national institu- Hang Seng 31,115.43 599.83 tions always hurt the country. ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction on overall progress Return LoC Sensex 30 33,774.66 236.10 Addressing the National of various components of Prime Minister's Youth Fence along Pak, ADX 4,579.48 3.00 Assembly session chaired by Programme, Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said Pak fire leaves SSE COMP. 3,199.16 14.20 Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the that youth programme, initiated in 2013, was reflective of FTSE 100 7,247.66 47.04 prime minister quoted the the priorities of PML-N government to help the youth in Afg border being *Dow Jones 25,219.38 19.01 media reports that the courts becoming the most productive asset of the society and thus two Indian *Last Updated 20:00 PST summoned the parliamentari- enabling them to contribute towards overall socio-economic GDR update ans, labeled them as mafia, development of the country. troops killed built to prevent Symbols $.Price PKR/Shares thieves or dacoits, and some- See # 1 Page 7 SIALKOT: Pakistan Army's MCB (1 GDR= 2 Shares) 3.00 165.68 times threatened to nullify the He said the constitution had House should hold a debate. retaliatory fire across the bor- OGDC (1 GDR= 10 Shares) 13.00 143.59 legislation made by them. defined the limits of all institu- This is not a partisan debate. der after unprovoked Indian fir- terrorists' access UBL (1 GDR= 4 Shares) 7.00 193.30 "These are the media reports tions and they would have to This is not a party's debate. ing at the Line of Control ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan from across the border. LUCK (1 GDR= 2 Shares) 28.85 796.66 and I wish the same were act within that purview else the This is the House's debate," he (LoC) left two Indian soldiers Mamnoon Hussain has said that The President underscored HUBC (1 GDR= 25 Shares) 31.54 139.35 wrong," he remarked. country would suffer. It had added. killed while a check post was He questioned the mem- been witnessed repeatedly that "As far as executive is con- fence along Pakistan- that operation Zerb-e-Azb and Money Market Update destroyed. Afghanistan border is being Raddul Fasaad against terror- 14-Feb-2018 bers from both sides of the in case of any conflict, it was cerned, government officers are T-Bills (3 Mths) 6.21% Pakistan military retaliated T-Bills (6 Mths) 14-Feb-2018 6.01% aisle if they had a right to the country that suffered, he summoned to court, insulted, built to prevent terrorists' infil- ism have been successful and Indian fire that claimed life of T-Bills (12 Mths) 14-Feb-2018 6.03% legislate or needed any prior added. policies are negated (and) tration. terrorists have been eradicated. Policy Rate 26-Jan-2018 6.00% an eight-year-old boy named approval for it. "To avoid any conflict, the See # 2 Page 7 The president stated talking Mamnoon Hussain said our Kibor (1 Mth) 19-Feb-2018 6.50% Ayan who belonged to Jajot vil- Kibor (3 Mths) 19-Feb-2018 6.37% to Chief of Royal Malaysian armed forces have expertise in Kibor (6 Mths) 19-Feb-2018 6.43% lage. Navy Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad counter-terrorism and they can Kibor (9 Mths) 19-Feb-2018 6.71% "Use of Pellet guns in Indian Kamarulzaman HJ Ahmad also provide training to the Kibor (1 Yr) 19-Feb-2018 6.75% Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and 24-Jan-2017 Dastagir refuses to reveal Badaruddin in Islamabad today. brotherly countries. P.I.B (3 Yrs) 7.00% P.I.B (5 Yrs) 24-Jan-2017 7.75% blatant targeting of innocent He said Pakistan has broken The president underlined that P.I.B (8.15 Yrs) 24-Jan-2017 8.75% unarmed civilians across LOC the back of terrorism and now there are exemplary brotherly P.I.B (15 Yrs) 24-Jan-2017 10.00% exposes true Indian face," a terrorists are entering in See # 6 Page 7 P.I.B (20 Yrs) 24-Jan-2017 10.75% details of deployment of P.I.B (30 Yrs) 24-Jan-2017 11.00% military statement read. PMEX Commodity Index. See # 9 Page 7 Hearing of Avenfield Apartments reference Opening 3,242 Closing 3,239 troops to Saudi Arabia Two suicide Change -3.00 Monitoring Desk When the Senate chairman "These troops will be deployed AC summons Wajid % Change -0.09 Raza Rabbani asked if the within the boundaries of Saudi Volume (Lots) 7,364 ISLAMABAD: Defence details can be revealed during Arabia." bombers shot Commodities Minister Khurram Dastagir an in-camera session," the min- Dastagir once again refused Zia on Feb 22 along *Crude Oil (brent)$/bbl 65.54 stirred a debate in Senate on ister said. "Even in an in-cam- to reveal details when Senator dead in BA *Crude Oil (WTI)$/bbl 62.46 Monday as he refused to reveal era session, we'd request not to Farhatullah Babar asked if the *Cotton $/lb 77.16 RAWALPINDI: The security with original record the details of the troops be asked questions on the exact troops are going to be deployed forces have foiled a major terror- *Gold $/ozs 1,347.59 deployed in Saudi Arabia. deployment as this is an issue in Sharora, which is a town bor- Monitoring Desk Investigation Team (JIT) with *Silver $/ozs 16.64 ist attack in the federal capital, "We cannot share operational relating with the national secu- dering Yemen. original records on February 22. Malaysian Palm $ 645 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province details of troops deployment [in rity and that of the troops." The minister also said the ISLAMABAD: Accountability The original records would *GOLD (PMEX) PKR 48,214 and the Federally Administered KHI Cotton 40Kg PKR 7,502 Saudi Arabia]," Dastagir said Rabbani further said that in troops are being deployed as court summons head of be required during statements during a session of the addition to 1,600 troops who part of an agreement with Saudi Tribal Areas (FATA). Panamagate JIT with original of two foreign witnesses. *Last Updated 20:00 PST According to the Inter Open Mkt Currency Rates Parliament's Upper House on have been deployed, 1,000 Arabia in 1992. records This will be the first time Monday. more will be joining them. See # 3 Page 7 Services Public Relations An accountability court in Wajid Zia and Nawaz Sharif Symbols Buy (Rs) Sell (Rs) (ISPR), a successful intelli- Australian $ 87.50 88.30 Islamabad, hearing the will be present in the same gence-based operation was Avenfield Apartments refer- court together.