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'Joyland' nominated for Best International Film at Independent Spirit Awards

Saim Sadiq-directed feature 'Joyland' was nominated in the Best International Film category at the 38th iteration of...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 03:53pm

Life & Style

Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, one of Indian cinema's biggest icons, will be given an honourary award at Saudi...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:58pm

Life & Style

Minar-e-Pakistan entering the metaverse

Pakistan’s 70-metre tower, the ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’, is entering the metaverse. The icon has been brought to the...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 08:25pm

Life & Style

Punjab govt bans 'Joyland', a day after centre clears its screening

Controversy continued to engulf the release of 'Joyland' as Punjab banned the film from being screened in the...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 07:02pm

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The 'Joyland' saga continues, but its entry into Oscars remains intact

PM Shehbaz has called for review after it was banned from release in Pakistan
Rules for Oscars, however, stipulate its potential seven-day screening run in France will enable entry

Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:16pm

Technology

The 'Elon Musk effect': celebrities begin to quit Twitter

Twitter is currently undergoing a phase of upheaval following a lengthy takeover process by tech billionaire Elon...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 06:08pm

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Celebrities react: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor welcome baby girl

Celebrities joined to congratulate Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor as the couple announced the birth of...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:15pm

Life & Style

What to watch this November: 'The Legend of Maula Jatt', 'The Crown' and more

As streaming platforms gear up to cater to the holiday season, Netflix and a slew of others are offering a variety...

Updated 29 Oct, 2022 04:49pm

Life & Style

'The Legend of Maula Jatt': Nueplex Cinemas to screen blockbuster from today

A resolution to the weeks-long deadlock among producers, distributors and theatres seems to have been found. In a...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 04:59pm

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy in talks to direct new Star Wars film: report

Fresh off a directorial stint in Marvel Studios’ 'Ms. Marvel' series, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is in talks to direct...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 04:24pm

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Dubai's luxury property market heats up with Ambani's $163mn purchase

Mere weeks after a mansion on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah set a new record for the most expensive property to be sold in...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 11:41am

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Islamic, South Asian & Middle Eastern Week set to begin at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s will be holding an 'Islamic, South Asian & Middle Eastern Week' in London, featuring important...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 08:43pm

Life & Style

'The Golden Canary': Sotheby's unveils record-breaking diamond in Dubai

Following a series of luxury reveals this year, Sotheby's unveiled another rare gem, 'The Golden Canary' — an...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:40pm

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'The Legend of Maula Jatt': coming to theatres near you?

Blockbuster movie caught in deadlock between distributor and cinema house owners

Published 17 Oct, 2022 06:47pm

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Reviews in: 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' lives up to the hype

Director Bilal Lashari’s much-awaited blockbuster, ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ starring Fawad Khan and Hamza ...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 12:25am

Technology

Pakistan ranks second on TikTok for largest volume of videos taken down

TikTok has released its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for Q2 2022 (April-June 2022), which reveals...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 09:25pm

Life & Style

Malala joins Pakistan's Oscar submission 'Joyland' as Executive Producer

Says 'I am incredibly proud to support a film that proves Pakistani artists are among the best in global cinema'

Updated 06 Oct, 2022 03:55pm

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New record for Dubai after sale of $82.2mn Palm Jumeirah mansion

Dubai's luxury property surge continues

Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:42pm

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Valentino set to launch first-ever exhibition in the Middle East

Italian couture brand Valentino will be launching its very first fashion exhibition in the Middle East, in Doha,...

Published 03 Oct, 2022 02:40pm

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Ms. Marvel to receive Ensemble Award for Television by Critics Choice Association

Cast members from the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel will receive the Ensemble Award for Television for their ...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 07:46pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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