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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ‘pretty worried’ over injured Saka

LONDON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted he was “pretty worried” over an injury suffered by star winger Bukayo...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:03pm

Sports

First Singaporean golfer at Masters hopes ‘not be in awe’ of heroes

SINGAPORE: Amateur Hiroshi Tai cites Green Jacket winners Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler among his golfing...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:01pm

World

Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu

SYDNEY: A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu’s main island early Sunday but did not appear to...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:00pm

World

Two-thirds of French already unhappy with new PM: poll

PARIS: France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who is still scrambling to name his government before Christmas,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 01:02pm

World

Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack

BERLIN: The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:43pm

World

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

GUWAHATI: A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:38pm

World

Pope slams cruelty of strike killing Gaza children

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as “cruelty”, a day after the...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

World

The ‘atheist’ Saudi refugee suspected of Germany attack

RIYADH, (Saudi Arabia): The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

World

Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5: monitor

BEIRUT: A Turkish drone killed five civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday, a war monitor said, two days after...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:39pm

World

Hamas, two other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’

CAIRO: Hamas and two other Palestinian groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:37pm

Sports

Guardiola vows Man City will regain confidence ‘sooner or later’ after another defeat

BIRMINGHAM: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted his struggling Premier League champions will regain their...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:33pm

Sports

Mbappe’s adaptation period over: Real Madrid’s Ancelotti

MADRID: Carlo Ancelotti warned Real Madrid’s La Liga rivals Saturday that superstar striker Kylian Mbappe’s...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:43pm

World

Qatar embassy reopens in Damascus with flag raising: AFP

DAMASCUS: Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria’s civil...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:41pm

World

Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier

MOSCOW: Kyiv Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:21pm

Sports

Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch

RIYADH: Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight “fight of the century” on Saturday with multiple...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:35pm

World

At least 10 killed in Iran as bus falls into ravine: state TV

TEHRAN: At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in Iran’s western Lorestan...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:32pm

Sports

Ski great Vonn finishes 14th on World Cup return

ST. MORITZ: US ski legend Lindsey Vonn made an impressive return to competitive action almost six years after her...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:30pm

World

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 45,227

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 45,227 people have been killed...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:23pm

World

Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured

MAGDEBURG: A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200,...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

World

Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

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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