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‘Humanity’s darkest hour’

EDITORIAL: Qatar’s ruler was right to call the international community’s response to Israeli aggression in Gaza...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Pakistan

Unicef-Gallup poll says ‘Only 19pc of youth aged 15-24 aware of climate change’

ISLAMABAD: Only 19 percent of youth aged 15-24 of Pakistan are aware of climate change while the country is one of...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

World

One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Sixty-nine million children – or more than one in five – live in poverty in the world’s 40 richest...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 10:55am

Pakistan

BISP Secy meets Unicef Regional Director

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Amer Ali Ahmad held a meeting with Unicef Regional...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

Climate crisis: ‘children are paying the highest price’

KARACHI: “Children are the least responsible for contributing to the climate crisis, yet pay the highest price for...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

World

No Gaza hostage release before Friday, Israel, US say

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas will...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 10:09am

World

UNICEF says Gaza world’s ‘most dangerous place’ for children

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the United Nations children’s agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip ...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

World

Gaza sanitation ‘perfect storm for tragedy’: UN

GENEVA: Fuel shortages and worsening sanitation in the Gaza Strip are shaping up to be the perfect storm for tragedy...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 04:21pm

Pakistan

World Children’s Day: Unicef-nominated children meet President

ISLAMABAD: In connection with World Children’s Day, a delegation of children representing four provinces, as well...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Awareness walk on ‘World Pneumonia Day’ held

LAHORE: Pneumonia is fatal for infants and weak people as aged people and children with low immunity are the easy...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

World

South Asia worst in world for water scarcity: UN

NEW DELHI: More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

Pakistan

AKU, B’stan Education dept, UNICEF sign accord

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) has signed an agreement with ...

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

World

UN agency chiefs join in urging Gaza ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS: The heads of all major UN agencies issued a rare joint statement Sunday expressing outrage at the...

Published 06 Nov, 2023 11:43am

Pakistan

Children, families affected by repatriation plan: UN agencies concerned over safety, well-being

ISLAMABAD: The leading United Nations humanitarian and refugees’ agencies have expressed deep concerns at the...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

On the table, getting carved

Israel’s success in bulldozing all attempts of international mediation in the Gaza conflict (thank you Uncle Sam)...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

World

WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza

GENEVA: A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday,...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

‘Fight against polio is a national goal’: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Tuesday said polio prevention is a national goal and...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Editorials

Unrelenting threat of poliovirus

EDITORIAL: On the eve of this year’s October 23 World Polio Day — Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

World

UN warns Gaza civilians being 'packed in ever-smaller area'

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations warned on Tuesday that Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip are being "packed...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 11:44pm

World

Tens of millions of children uprooted by climate disasters: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Weather disasters fueled by climate change – from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires – sparked...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 12:15pm

Opinion

Facilitate to educate

There are a lot of suggestions on how to eradicate poverty and help the underprivileged survive in these days of...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 06:54am

Pakistan

Polio eradication: Umbrella PC-1 of $1784m project extended to 3 years

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) extended the duration of the umbrella...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

‘Vibrio Cholera’ KW&SC equips 17 pumping stations with sodium hypochlorite

KARACHI: Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KW&SC) in collaboration UNICEF and Pakistan Council of...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

World

More than 330mn children still in extreme poverty: UNICEF

WASHINGTON: The Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp slowdown in the fight to end child poverty, with 333 million...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 12:35pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s economy: for once, let us embrace technology

Pakistan’s economy has always run in an ad-hoc manner – both in terms of its policies and the manner in which it...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 08:44pm

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas: 1.4m children in dire need of life-saving nutrition: UNICEF

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 1.5 million children in flood-affected areas of...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Pakistan

One year on from floods, millions of Pakistani children still need urgent support, warns UNICEF

Agency says its appeal of $173.5mn to provide life-saving support remains only 57% funded

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:50pm

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas of Sindh: France allocates 3m euros to support UNICEF response

ISLAMABAD: The Government of France has allocated three million euros, about $3.27 million, to support UNICEF’s...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am

Life & Style

In remembrance: Pakistan’s ‘Queen of Pop’ Nazia Hassan

Nazia passed away on this day in 2000

Updated 13 Aug, 2023 03:12pm

Editorials

End child labour!

EDITORIAL: This year’s World Day against Child Labour themed “Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!” was...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 19	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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