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Truce holds as Cairo talks turn to Gaza blockade

JERUSALEM: Negotiators in Cairo addressed the thorny issue of the Israeli Gaza blockade on Tuesday night, as the second

Published 12 Aug, 2014 08:31pm

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Boat migrant arrivals to Italy up 500 percent in 2014

WARSAW: The number of boat migrants arriving in Italy soared 500 percent in the first half of the year, already topping

Published 12 Aug, 2014 08:23pm

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WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs

GENEVA: The World Health Organization authorised Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:46pm

Markets

European stock markets mixed on weak German investor data

LONDON: European stock markets stumbled on Tuesday after recording strong gains a day earlier, with sentiment hit by wea

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:32pm

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Guinea-Bissau shuts border with Ebola-hit Guinea: PM

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau is closing its border with Guinea, one of the west African countries hardest hit by the deadly Ebo

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:31pm

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UK drops more aid in Iraq, readies jets for surveillance

LONDON: Britain made a second airdrop of aid to refugees in northern Iraq, officials said on Tuesday, as reports said th

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:29pm

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Libya to hold direct election for interim president

BENGHAZI: Libya parliament on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment for the direct election of an interim presiden

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:26pm

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Iran congratulates Iraq PM pick, snubs Maliki

TEHRAN: Iran officially ended its long-time allegiance to Iraq's sidelined Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday,

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:21pm

World

Military wives block husbands' deployment against Boko Haram

MAIDUGURI: Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres t

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:17pm

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Chemical leak at Mexican mine fouls water supply

MEXICO CITY: Water supplies to 20,000 residents of seven Mexican towns were cut on Tuesday after sulfuric acid leaked fr

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:15pm

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Twitter unveils video ads

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new advertising program that delivers "promoted videos" to the tweet stream

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:07pm

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Avoid Ebola panic and fear: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: Urging governments to avoid panic and fear, UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced plans on Tuesday to step up t

Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:05pm

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Venezuela sends 17,000 troops to seal Colombia border

SAN CRISTOBAL: Venezuela said on Monday it has deployed 17,000 troops along the Colombian border to combat gasoline smug

Published 11 Aug, 2014 10:34pm

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Dollar gains as Ukraine, Iraq conflicts boil

NEW YORK: The US dollar headed higher against the euro and yen on Monday as the Ukraine and Iraq conflicts festered and

Published 11 Aug, 2014 10:30pm

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Obama throws support behind Maliki successor in Iraq

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Monday urged a quick political transition in Iraq in a rebuke to controversial

Published 11 Aug, 2014 10:28pm

World

Bashir undergoes second knee operation

KHARTOUM: Sudan President Omar al-Bashir underwent his second knee operation in three months on Monday, official media s

Published 11 Aug, 2014 09:04pm

World

Mexican president signs landmark energy reform

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a package of landmark energy reform bills Monday, ending the 76

Published 11 Aug, 2014 09:02pm

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Obama to speak on Iraq at 2045 GMT: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will give a statement on the latest developments in Iraq on Monday, with Baghdad i

Published 11 Aug, 2014 08:54pm

Markets

US stocks finish higher amid global equity rally

NEW YORK: US stocks on Monday finished higher, capping a sunny day for global markets in a rally that gained force from

Published 11 Aug, 2014 08:49pm

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US shipping arms to Iraqi Kurds: official

WASHINGTON: The United States has begun urgently shipping weapons to the Iraqi Kurdish forces battling an advance by Isl

Published 11 Aug, 2014 08:47pm

Forex
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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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