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De Minaur aiming for bigger and better 2025

SYDNEY: Alex De Minaur is coming off a breakthrough year that saw him reach a career-high world number six and the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:15pm

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Seven dead in small plane crash in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY: At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:15pm

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North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul

SEOUL: More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:12pm

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Indian police kill three Sikh separatist

LUCKNOW: Indian police said on Monday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:07pm

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Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was due in Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria’s new leader Ahmed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:05pm

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Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32

LAGOS: Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes at food distribution centres to 32,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:32am

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France awaits appointment of new government

PARIS: France awaited the appointment of a new government to lead the country out of its political crisis, with...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:29am

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Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

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Finland PM says Russia ‘permanent’ threat to EU

HELSINKI: Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Sunday that Russia was a “permanent and dangerous threat”...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:09am

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Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:57am

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Iran protests US arrest of nationals over tech export

TEHRAN: Tehran has formally protested the arrests of two Iranians in Italy and the United States accused of...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

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Run machine Ayub shines as Pakistan sweep South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: Rising star Saim Ayub hit his second century of the series – and his third in five innings – as...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:56am

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Lebanon official media says Israel releases 7 detainees

BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said the Israeli army handed over seven people to United Nations peacekeepers at the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:33am

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At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities

SAO PAULO: At least nine people died when a small plane crashed on Sunday morning in Gramado, in southern Brazil,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 09:24pm

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Turkiye’s top diplomat meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:33pm

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Joshua bout only fight left for beaten Fury says promoter Hearn

LONDON: Tyson Fury has been told the “only fight” left for him after his unanimous points decision defeat in a world...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:29pm

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Stokes out of England’s Champions Trophy squad

LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of next year’s Champions Trophy one-day international...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:19pm

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Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

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Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:57pm

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Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,223.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 3	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,760.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.96
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,640.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 3	67.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 3 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.50 ▲ 0.70 (10.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	87.12 ▲ 7.92 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 3 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.22 ▼ -0.63 (-9.20%)
Intermarket Securities / Jan 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	67.01 ▼ -6.76 (-9.16%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,529,816 ▼ -0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,752,893 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,319,935 ▼ -2.12
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,336,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,012,733 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,237,257 ▲ 0.25

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