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Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course

BRUSSELS: From ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Rebecca’ to ‘Jane Eyre’, the songs of singer-songwriter...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 03:19pm

Arts

Satire and poetry: Milan Kundera took on life’s absurdity

PARIS: Milan Kundera, the author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ whose dark, provocative novels delved into...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:03pm

Arts

Milan Kundera, author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, dies aged 94

PRAGUE: Czech-born writer Milan Kundera, author of the novel ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ has died, public...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 02:55pm

Literature

Vogue’s Anna Wintour, author Ian McEwan honoured by King Charles

LONDON: Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, author Ian McEwan and immunologist and geneticist John Bell were named...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 12:04pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto shares details of her wedding ceremony

Writer Fatima Bhutto tied the knot in an intimate nikkah ceremony, her brother shared on social media on Friday. The...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 03:22pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto ties the knot in intimate ceremony in Karachi

Author and activist Fatima Bhutto tied the knot in Karachi at her family home, 70 Clifton, her younger brother and...

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 02:21am

Arts

Malala Yousafzai says second book will be her ‘most personal’ yet

This October will mark a decade since her first book, 'I am Malala', came out

Published 18 Apr, 2023 02:15pm

Movies & Music

Warner Bros. close to deal for Harry Potter online TV series

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is close to a deal for a new online TV series based on the 'Harry Potter' book series,...

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 11:37pm

Arts

Censorship or evolution? 'Sensitivity readers' divide publishing world

WASHINGTON: It's a profession which is increasingly under the spotlight as the culture wars rumble on: 'sensitivity...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 12:42pm

Literature

Roald Dahl publisher to release original versions after backlash

LONDON: Roald Dahl's famous children's books including 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Matilda' will be...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 02:37pm

Literature

Sci-fi magazine bans hundreds of AI chatbot authors

PARIS: An American science fiction magazine said it had stopped accepting submissions and banned hundreds of authors...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 08:03pm

Literature

ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:45pm

Arts

14th edition of Karachi Literature Festival wraps as resilient literati attend in droves

Resilience of Karachi was evident in the packed sessions and overflowing halls at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Sunday

Updated 21 Feb, 2023 12:45am

Literature

14th Karachi Literature Festival set to get underway on Friday

Three-day KLF will feature prominent speakers including renowned international personalities from 8 countries

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:13pm

Literature

Rushdie says 'very difficult' to write after stabbing

NEW YORK: British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it "very difficult" to write after being stabbed last year, in...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 12:58pm

Literature

Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack

LONDON: Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel 'Victory...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 02:01pm

Literature

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years

TOKYO: Celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his first new novel in six years this April,...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:59pm

Literature

Book launched at AKU for public health officials across world

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) has commemorated the publication of a new book entitled ‘Making Health...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Arts

Italian pleads guilty to manuscript scam that shook literary world

NEW YORK: An Italian man admitted Friday to stealing more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts, including from...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:38pm

Literature

Nobel-winner Ishiguro pens Oscar-tipped 1950s remake 'Living'

LOS ANGELES: Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro has been obsessed for half a century with 'Ikiru,' a classic Japanese ...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:32pm

2022-12-09-03-21

17th Karachi International Book Fair opened: All progress made possible by books, says minister

KARACHI: All the progress in the world today is owed to the book, said Sindh’s Minister for Education and Culture...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:25am

Arts

4th edition of Adab Festival gets underway at Karachi's Frere Hall

The fourth edition of the two-day 'Adab Festival' got underway on Saturday at Karachi's Frere Hall, bringing ...

Updated 26 Nov, 2022 10:59pm

Companies

Penguin Random House scraps $2.2bn deal to merge with Simon & Schuster

WASHINGTON: Penguin Random House, the world's largest book publisher, and smaller U.S. rival Simon & Schuster...

Updated 22 Nov, 2022 04:50pm

Literature

U.S. judge says Penguin Random House book merger cannot go forward

WASHINGTON: A planned $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House, the world's largest book publisher, and rival...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 01:41pm

Literature

Prince Harry's memoir to be published in January, titled 'Spare'

LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry's memoir will be published on Jan. 10 with the title "Spare" and will tell with "raw...

Updated 27 Oct, 2022 06:45pm

Arts

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize

LONDON: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday won Britain's Booker Prize for fiction for his work 'The...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 02:12pm

Literature

Oldest author in contention as UK's Booker prize returns in full

LONDON, United Kingdom: Britain's Booker Prize for fiction on Monday holds its first large-scale awards ceremony...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 02:03pm

Literature

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

PARIS: All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 04:29pm

USA

New York fetes French Nobel literature winner Ernaux

NEW YORK: French author and feminist figure Annie Ernaux received a standing ovation at a New York bookstore on...

Updated 11 Oct, 2022 02:45pm

Literature

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	278.33
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	278.13
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.25
Euro to USD / May 13	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 10	5222.68
Nasdaq / May 10	16340.87
Dow Jones / May 10	39512.84
India Sensex / May 13	72058.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	38179.46
Hang Seng / May 13	19101.30
FTSE 100 / May 13	8440.89
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	18764.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 11	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 11	208762
Petrol/Litre / May 13	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 13	78.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 13	2349.25
Diesel/Litre / May 13	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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