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Carl Icahn unveils stake in Gannett ahead of split

WASHINGTON: Activist investor Carl Icahn has acquired a 6.6 percent stake in Gannett, saying the media conglomerate prep

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:14pm

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Canada, Kazakhstan start nuclear cooperation

OTTAWA: Canada heralded on Friday the implementation of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan that al

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:11pm

World

Argentina to make loan payments to World Bank

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina announced on Friday it will make more than $3 billion in payments on loans due this year to inte

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:07pm

World

EU ministers agree on arming Iraq Kurds to end 'slaughter'

BRUSSELS: EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurdish fighters

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:00pm

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32 killed in Syria Daraa, Aleppo: NGO

BEIRUT: At least 22 people were killed on Friday when a car bomb exploded in front of a mosque in Daraa province of sout

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:57pm

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Ebola outbreak could take six months to control, say MSF

GENEVA: The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can handle and could take six months to bring under con

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:45pm

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Russian defence ministry denies military convoy entered Ukraine

MOSCOW: The Russian defence ministry denied on Friday that it had sent a military convoy into Ukraine after officials in

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:42pm

World

Turkey calls for help with Syria refugees as tensions rise

ISTANBUL: Turkey relief agency said on Friday it was time for the world to start "sharing the burden" of the 1.2 million

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:37pm

World

Crimea wants out of Russian food sanctions

MOSCOW: Crimea has asked Moscow for an exception to Russian sanctions blocking food imports from Ukraine, a senior regio

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:29pm

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Canada transports allied military equipment to Kurds

OTTAWA: Two Canadian military transport jumbo jets, along with their crew of 30, were deployed on Friday to deliver alli

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:28pm

World

Hollande, African leaders honour 'southern D-Day' veterans

FRANCE: President Francois Hollande and 15 African leaders paid tribute on Friday to the hundreds of thousands of troops

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:19pm

Markets

Dollar-euro flat ahead of eurozone second-quarter data

NEW YORK: The dollar was flat against the euro Wednesday ahead of expected poor growth numbers from the eurozone, while

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:05pm

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Plan 'under way' to rescue refugees on Iraq mountain

LONDON: An international plan is under way to rescue civilians trapped by Islamic State (IS) fighters on a mountain in n

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:03pm

World

US troops meet refugees on besieged Iraq mountain: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A small party of US troops were flown onto Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq on Wednesday to assess the situatio

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:01pm

Markets

US stocks rise despite weak retail sales, earnings

NEW YORK: US stocks on Wednesday finished solidly higher despite a lackluster US retail sales report and some disappoint

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:55pm

World

Colombia says Venezuela border closure no solution to contraband

BOGOTA: Colombia said on Wednesday it would work with Venezuela to stem smuggling but said the nighttime closure of thei

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:51pm

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Japan protests Russian drills on disputed islands

TOKYO: Japan lodged a "stern" protest with Russia on Wednesday over military exercises that are being held on the disput

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:48pm

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Israel, Palestinians agree 11th-hour Gaza truce extension

GAZA CITY: Egyptian mediators clinched an agreement from Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to extend a Gaza truce

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:42pm

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PM urges nation to protect supremacy of constitution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday urged the nation to make a pledge on the Independence Day n

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:36pm

Business & Finance

Amazon unveils card payment reader, challenging Square

NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon unveiled a new payment card reader for mobile devices Wednesday in challenging a system

Published 13 Aug, 2014 07:16pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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