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Climate activists halt traffic at Germany’s Frankfurt airport

FRANKFURT: Frankfurt police on Thursday arrested climate activists who brought Germany’s busiest airport to a...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 07:47am

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UK Afghanistan war crimes probe lifts jail threat on former minister

LONDON: Britain’s former minister for veterans has “provided further information” to a public inquiry into claims of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:09pm

World

US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Yellen

RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:58pm

World

UK, US, South Korea warn of North Korea cyber op to steal military, nuclear secrets

LONDON: Britain, the United States and South Korea on Thursday issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:48pm

Sports

West Indies’ Sinclair out of third Test against England

BIRMINGHAM: West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair has been ruled out of the series finale against England at...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:55pm

Markets

US stocks little changed after prior session’s rout

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were near flat early Thursday, pausing after the prior session’s rout following strong...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:28pm

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Russia, China FMs meet as ASEAN talks get underway in Laos

VIENTIANE: The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 10:51pm

World

World’s richest 1% gained $40trn in a decade: Oxfam

PARIS: The world’s richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:32pm

World

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:14pm

World

Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

Business & Finance

Nestle cuts sales forecast as price rises slow

ZURICH: Swiss food giant Nestle lowered its sales growth outlook for 2024 Thursday as it slowed its price increases...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:04pm

World

China says Italy PM Meloni to visit from Saturday

BEIJING: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit China for five days from Saturday, Beijing said Thursday,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 04:55pm

Sports

Djokovic, Nadal set for Olympics second-round showdown

PARIS: Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 04:49pm

Markets

Stock markets slump after Wall Street’s tech plunge

LONDON: Heavy selloffs in tech stocks hammered equity markets Thursday, tracking a plunge on Wall Street as...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 05:06pm

World

Biden says time to pass torch to ‘younger voices’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 01:12pm

Business & Finance

Unilever profit edges higher in first half

LONDON: British consumer goods giant Unilever said Thursday that net profit edged up four percent in the first six...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:51am

World

Beijing deal for post-war Gaza leaves analysts sceptical

JERUSALEM: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement has agreed with Hamas to form a “national unity...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

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UK, Germany to boost defence ties in relationship ‘reset’

BERLIN: Germany and Britain pledged Wednesday to cooperate more closely on defence and security issues, as part of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

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Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor

KATHMANDU: A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the wreckage...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

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Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches

YILAN: Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	153.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
India Sensex / Oct 30	79,850.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	39,116.79
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Hang Seng / Oct 30	20,489.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	68.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	2,786.14
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	69.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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