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US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible ‘within weeks’

WASHINGTON: The US hostage envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday he was confident a deal...

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Markets

Saudi bourse ends 3-day losing streak on rising oil

Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended higher on Sunday, snapping a three-day losing streak, in response to Friday’s rise...

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World

US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House overnight, agency says

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation,...

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World

China to use AI in elder care as population ages: official

BEIJING: China said Sunday it will accelerate the use of artificial intelligence and big data in elderly and social...

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World

Former central banker favored to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

OTTAWA: Canada’s Liberal Party looked set Sunday to choose a former central banker and political novice as its next...

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World

US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity

BAGHDAD: Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring...

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World

Russia claims capture of another east Ukraine village

MOSCOW: Russia announced Sunday the capture of another eastern Ukrainian village, in the Donetsk region, as its...

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Pakistan

Kurram district: 4 security personnel martyred in attack on security checkpoint

At least four security personnel were martyred in a militant attack on a security checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s...

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World

Attacks in Thailand’s south kill five, wound 13, police say

BANGKOK: Five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in two attacks in Thailand’s troubled south, police...

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World

France to tap Russian assets for 195 million euros this year, minister says

PARIS: France will use interest from Russian assets to fund another 195 million euros ($211 million) in arms for...

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World

Russian special forces attack Ukrainian forces in Kursk via gas pipeline, bloggers say

MOSCOW: Russian special forces crept miles through a major gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to...

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World

Israeli tourist and local woman gang-raped in India, police say

MUMBAI: A man was killed and an Israeli female tourist and Indian woman were gang-raped by three men in an attack...

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Sports

New Zealand reach 251-7 against India in Champions Trophy final

DUBAI: Half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell steered New Zealand to 251-7 after India’s spinners...

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World

Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis passed a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the...

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World

Man with Palestinian flag arrested after scaling London’s Big Ben

LONDON: A man who scaled London’s Big Ben, and spent the day perched on the historic clock tower with a Palestinian...

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Sports

Gauff outlasts Uchijima at Indian Wells for first win since Australian Open

INDIAN WELLS: World number three Coco Gauff secured her first match win since the Australian Open on Saturday,...

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Business & Finance

China Feb consumer price index contracts in February

BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation in February fell at the quickest pace since January 2024, while producer price...

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Sports

Arsenal not scared to go to Old Trafford to win, Odegaard says before Man United clash

Manchester United can be difficult to face at Old Trafford despite their struggles this season, but Arsenal captain...

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World

Syria’s Sharaa says developments within ‘expected challenges’ as clashes continue, Arab media say

CAIRO: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Sharaa, said current developments are within “expected challenges”, Arab...

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World

Russia says it downed 88 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 88 Ukrainian drones overnight with no injuries or damage reported, Russian...

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Life & Style

Victoria Beckham shows curled hems and collars at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS: Victoria Beckham showed a line-up of sleek, monochrome looks featuring curled hems and collars for her...

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Life & Style

Hermes shows slick leather ensembles on dirt runway at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS: Hermes designer Nadege Vanhee presented a fall-winter 2025 collection of glossy coats, dresses and trousers...

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Sports

Barcelona game against Osasuna postponed due to death of medical staff

BARCELONA: Saturday’s LaLiga game between Barcelona and Osasuna at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium has been postponed...

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Sports

Champions League qualification won’t come from the sky, says Man City’s Guardiola

Manchester City will have to make rapid improvements if they are to qualify for Champions League football after...

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Sports

New Zealand fret over Henry’s fitness and the Chakravarthy mystery

DUBAI: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner could not confirm that pace spearhead Matt Henry will be available for...

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Sports

Djokovic again stunned by a lucky loser at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was shocked by Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the second round of Indian Wells...

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World

Thousands of Australians without power as storm Alfred lashes Queensland

Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia’s Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a...

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World

Israel, Hamas signal readiness for next ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress

Delegation from Hamas is engaging in ceasefire talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators who have been helping facilitate the talks along with officials from Qatar

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Pakistan

‘Aurat March’ held in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A large number of women gathered in front of the National Press Club (NPC) here Saturday to stage an...

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Pakistan

Coca-Cola partners with waste management cos

ISLAMABAD: Coca-Cola successfully formed partnerships with waste management companies in Lahore and Rawalpindi, as...

Published about 15 hours ago

Pakistan

Women in Punjab are now safer, more empowered: Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has congratulated all women in the province, stating that they are...

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Pakistan

Criminal activities increase in capital

ISLAMABAD: Criminal activities such as robberies, burglaries and auto thefts are increasing in the capital as the...

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Pakistan

Community efforts critical to tackling climate challenges

ISLAMABAD: In a world where climate change is threatening our future, community-driven efforts are becoming more...

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Pakistan

Customs confiscates Rs75m smuggled tyres

KARACHI: The Customs Enforcement Collectorate Karachi has confiscated smuggled tyres worth Rs75 million. According ...

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Pakistan

Concern over harassment against women media workers

KARACHI: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called for an urgent need to address the patterns of threats and...

Published about 15 hours ago

Pakistan

‘Country is witnessing a spring of US slaves’

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has said that “Pakistan is witnessing a spring of American...

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Pakistan

LHC orders agencies to make procurement of development plan public within one month

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed all the procuring agencies in the province to make the procurement...

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Pakistan

24 teaching hospitals to get permanent medical superintendents

LAHORE: The Department of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education has decided to appoint permanent medical...

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Business & Finance

Minister invites Pak traders in Oman to invest in Punjab

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, met with a delegation of the...

Published about 15 hours ago

Pakistan

PFA action

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority’s food safety teams raided on Saturday an illegal oil processing unit on Kahna...

Published about 15 hours ago

Pakistan

Performance: Maryam leaves other CMs behind: IPOR report

LAHORE: “62 percent of the people of Punjab termed the one-year performance of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif...

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Business & Finance

China hits back at Canada with fresh agri tariffs

BEIJING: China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday,...

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World

Khamenei says Tehran will not negotiate under US ‘bully’ pressure

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran will not be bullied into...

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Pakistan

CTD arrests 10 terrorists of banned organisations

LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Punjab foiled a major terror plan by arresting 10 terrorists...

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World

Qatar PM warns: ‘Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water’

DUBAI: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that an attack on...

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Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (March 08, 2025) and the forecast for Sunday (March 09, 2025)...

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Dual nationals on top SBP slots: MoF faces resistance to proposed appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is reportedly facing resistance from some Cabinet members regarding the proposed...

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LHC takes exception to FBR’s court fee waiver

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has shown extreme displeasure over the fact that the Federal Board of Revenue...

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Pakistan

Three militants killed during IBO in KP’s Tank

RAWALPINDI: At least three militants were killed during an IBO in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public...

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Punjab CM pays tributes to women on global women’s day

LAHORE: “Today I pay tribute to every daughter, sister and mother,” said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her...

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Gilani irked by non-production of jailed PTI Senator

ISLAMABAD: Senate chief Yousaf Raza Gilani has ruled that the disobedience of the orders of the chairman Senate...

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Govt notifies more changes to selection board rules

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday issued a Stationery Regulatory Ordinance (SRO) which will allow the prime...

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Markets

FAO says global food commodity prices rise in Feb

ROME: Global food commodity prices rose in February, driven by higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, the...

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World

UK, France, Italy, Germany hail Arab plan to rebuild for Gaza

BERLIN: Britain, France, Germany and Italy on Saturday backed a proposal by Muslim-majority nations to rebuild Gaza...

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World

Arab alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan adopted by OIC

JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) formally adopted early Saturday an Arab League ...

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Pakistan rejects attempts to relocate Palestinians

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday stressed upon the Muslim Ummah to make it...

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PM sets up panel to empower women in SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday chaired a meeting of Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

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PM spells out ways to achieve women’s emancipation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirming his commitment to gender equality said women’s...

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Electricity top contributor: Jul-Dec GST collection soars 53.5% to Rs283.177bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The sales tax (domestic) collection at local stage from electricity stood at Rs283.177 billion during...

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$5bn trade volume target: Robust strategy designed to fortify economic ties: Turkiye diplomat

Pakistan and Turkiye agree to establish a Shura of Fraternity, a consultative mechanism to discuss and coordinate on every important bilateral and global issues

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Pakistan

China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan

Pakistan needs to repay over $22 billion in external debt in fiscal year 2025, including nearly $13 billion in bilateral deposits

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Pakistan

US warns citizens against travelling to Pakistan amid terrorism, armed conflict

The State Department’s advisory says violent extremist groups continue to plot attacks in Pakistan

Updated a day ago

Pakistan

OIC must unite against Israel’s war crime of blocking humanitarian aid in Gaza: Dar

Says fate of Palestine and the entire region is hanging by a thread

Updated a day ago

Markets

Gold price per tola falls Rs1,000 in Pakistan

After jumping in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan decreased, in line with their fall in international...

Updated a day ago

World

Freed Isaeli hostages urge Netanyahu to implement Gaza deal ‘in full’

JERUSALEM: More than 50 freed Israeli hostages urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza...

Updated a day ago

World

Russia’s Kirishi refinery hit by debris during Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW: A tank at Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery, one of the country’s largest, was damaged by falling debris during...

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World

Britain, Philippines committed to rules-based order, UK’s Lammy says

MANILA: British foreign minister David Lammy said on Saturday that Britain and the Philippines were committed to a...

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World

China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs

BEIJING: China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday,...

Published a day ago

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 7	280.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 7	279.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 7	148.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 7	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 7	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 7	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 7	5,746.85
India Sensex / Mar 7	74,332.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 7	36,887.17
Nasdaq / Mar 7	18,211.25
Hang Seng / Mar 7	24,231.30
FTSE 100 / Mar 7	8,679.88
Dow Jones / Mar 7	42,829.44
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 7	23,008.94
France CAC40 / Mar 7	8,120.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 7	67.03
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 7	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 7	263,203
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 7	2,916.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 7	66.07
Petrol/Litre / Mar 9	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 9	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Mar 7 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.49 ▲ 0.61 (12.5%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 7 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.42 ▲ 0.92 (12.27%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 7 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29.23 ▲ 2.66 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Mar 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.40 ▲ 5.4 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Mar 7 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	99.54 ▲ 9.05 (10%)
Apna Microfin. / Mar 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 7 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	827 ▲ 74.61 (9.92%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Mar 7 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	12.21 ▲ 1.1 (9.9%)
Masood Textile / Mar 7 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	61 ▲ 5.45 (9.81%)
Pak Paper Prod / Mar 7 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	183 ▲ 15.42 (9.2%)

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / Mar 7 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	17.89 ▼ -1.99 (-10.01%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 7 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	106.78 ▼ -11.86 (-10%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 7 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.01 ▼ -1 (-9.99%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 7 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.05 ▼ -0.3 (-8.96%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 7 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.15 ▼ -1.29 (-8.93%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 7 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.28 ▼ -0.72 (-8%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 7 Agritech Limited(AGL)	54 ▼ -4.59 (-7.83%)
Invest Bank / Mar 7 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.40 ▼ -0.1 (-6.67%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 7 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	265.06 ▼ -16.62 (-5.9%)
Reliance Cotton / Mar 7 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	480.36 ▼ -29.01 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 7 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	57,186,347 ▲ 3.47
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	48,305,211 ▼ -0.16
Sui South Gas / Mar 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	23,565,729 ▲ 1.42
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,575,994 ▼ -0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,361,248 ▲ 2.07
Oil & Gas Dev. / Mar 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	18,047,822 ▲ 0.84
Pak Petroleum / Mar 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,644,912 ▲ 2.4
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 7 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,546,590 ▲ 2.66
B.O.Punjab / Mar 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,546,949 ▲ 0.1
P.S.O. / Mar 7 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	12,439,221 ▲ 24.96

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