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Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies at 39 after cancer fight

The singer was diagnosed with breast cancer last August.

Published 06 Sep, 2021 12:05pm

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Nirvana sued by man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’ cover

The image depicts Spencer — like a sex worker — grabbing for a dollar bill

Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:57pm

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Kit Harington shifts from Jon Snow to ‘Modern Love’

'You don’t get to spend eight years being the most serious, grumpy human being on the planet without wanting to go and do something a bit lighter afterwards.'

Published 23 Aug, 2021 08:43am

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Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost welcome baby boy

Jost wrote on his Instagram page that privacy would be greatly appreciated.

Published 19 Aug, 2021 12:27pm

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New Zealand loses its precious ‘Lord of the Rings’ series to Britain

The move comes just months after Amazon received hefty subsidies from the New Zealand government.

Updated 14 Aug, 2021 03:59pm

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Britney Spears’ dad will exit conservatorship, but not yet

James Spears filed legal documents saying he will only step down "when the time is right."

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 01:08pm

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Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis

The chronic illness affects the nervous system and often results in progressive physican and cognitive decline.

Published 11 Aug, 2021 03:56pm

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Female filmmakers denounce Spanish cinema prize for Depp

Spain’s leading group of female filmmakers says awarding Depp sends a "terrible message" to the public.

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 04:13pm

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A ‘sense of achievement’ for young Shehroze Kashif, who summited K2

The youngest Pakistani to scale both K2 and Mount Everest started climbing when he was just 11 and never looked back

Published 02 Aug, 2021 12:15pm

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Why does the violence against women in Pakistan feel perpetual?

Despite the sharply increasing rates in cases of violence against women, Parliament has failed to pass legislation that would protect them

Updated 02 Aug, 2021 12:01pm

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‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics

Simone Biles has brought to the fore a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever.

Published 30 Jul, 2021 12:54pm

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Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46

Slipknot became one of the bands credited with keeping hard rock alive and vital in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:40pm

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Pink offers to pay for Norwegian women's team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms

The rules stipulate that women must wear bikini bottoms while men wear shorts.

Published 27 Jul, 2021 12:06pm

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Germany's gymnastics team, tired of sexualisation, wears unitard

The Olympians challenge sexualisation of women in sport by wearing ankle-length gear.

Published 26 Jul, 2021 03:34pm

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New documentary explores Anthony Bourdain’s own ‘Parts Unknown’

The film often feels like Bourdain himself is narrating his life story.

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:50pm

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Meghan and Prince Harry to develop new Netflix animated series

Meghan has created the idea of a family-focused animated series inspired by a variety of women from history.

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:30pm

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The Crown and Mandalorian top Emmy nominations with 24 each

The nominations reinforce the rapid rise of streaming.

Published 14 Jul, 2021 11:10am

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‘Black Widow’ soars to pandemic box office record

The first Marvel film in two years is the biggest pandemic earner at the box office to date and makes a case for hybrid releases.

Published 12 Jul, 2021 10:33am

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For Johansson, fans, ‘Black Widow’ is a decade in the making

Scarlett Johansson has had quite a bit of time to think about a Black Widow movie. After all, she’s played the character in seven movies spanning 10 years.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:04pm

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Spike Lee and ‘Annette’ kick off 74th Cannes Film Festival

The director and jury president hopes "that Black people would have stopped being hunted down like animals” by now.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 03:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 18	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 18 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 18 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 18 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 18 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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