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Why is Bastille Day celebrated as French National Day?

France is at the moment in the grip of riots and defiant gatherings that have caused multiple casualties. Apparent...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 12:54am

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The Museum of Arkady Fiedler: an ode to a travel aficionado

Last month I was invited by the Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), which is the major academic institution in Poznań...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 10:39pm

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History of International Labour Day

I witnessed my first May Day parade, when my wife and I were touring Saint Petersburg in 2018, after I had read a...

Published 02 May, 2023 03:38pm

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The significance of Qingming Festival

In China, Qingming Festival is a popular festival, which is celebrated every year on April 5. This is not confined...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 11:31am

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Is Japan going to dump nuclear contaminated water in the Pacific?

Reportedly, Japan's recent decision to dump over 1 million tonnes of “contaminated” water into the Pacific Ocean...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 10:20pm

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Who gained what from the 27 February 2019 skirmish?

February 27 will be remembered by India, Pakistan and Indian Airforce (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 10:49am

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Valentine’s Day: meaning, origin & history

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated annually on 14 February, when ...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 01:19pm

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'To Sir with love': on Mr Catchpole’s 26th death anniversary

‘To Sir with love’ here is not the famous 1967 Sydney Poitier movie but is the title of the documentary I had...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 04:37pm

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Nongli: Chinese Lunar Year

In China, like most of the world, the Gregorian calendar is used, which is based on the solar year, months and days,...

Published 22 Jan, 2023 12:06am

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AM Asghar Khan: father of PAF, doyen of Pakistan's politics

January 5th is the 5th death anniversary of Air Marshal Asghar Khan, who was the 5th Commander in Chief of Pakistan...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 12:41pm

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PAF’S gallant Christian heroes carry Quaid's message

"We are starting with the fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one state. No matter...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 07:44pm

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The fall of Dhaka was inevitable: now is the time for soul-searching

The creation of Pakistan came about under extraneous circumstances. The departure of the British from the Indian...

Updated 16 Dec, 2022 10:38am

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December 9, 1971: when the hunter became the hunted

Exactly 51 years ago, on December 9. 1971, Pakistan Navy (PN)’s Daphné-class Submarine Hangor created history,...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 04:01pm

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Polish contribution to PAF and its Air Transport Command

In 1947, when Pakistan was created as an independent country, the new government asked the British Air Force command...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 07:47pm

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The giant strides of Bangladesh's economy

With a vibrant and rising economy, it has left Pakistan far behind and is raring to take its rightful place in the comity of nations

Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:55pm

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Afghans’ cries of anguish remain unheeded

Twenty years after occupying Afghanistan, the US-led NATO forces were constrained to egress from the war-ravaged...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 11:02pm

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Should richer countries pay compensation for wrecking the Earth’s climate?

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, on Wednesday, October 26, in a telephonic press briefing, ...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 06:27pm

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Liaquat Ali Khan: remembering his sacrifices and drawing lessons

October 16 is the 71st death anniversary of Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan. Pakistan was deprived of both its founding...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:31pm

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The F-16 fleet: area of collaboration between Islamabad and Washington

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 01:02pm

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How PAF helped Quaid see Pakistan's first Independence Day

The Quaid was so ill that he would not have lived to see Pakistan’s first Independence Day, but he was able to do so by a brave and daring feat by Pakistan Air Force

Published 11 Sep, 2022 01:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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