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India and Bangladesh begin return of detained fishermen

NEW DELHI: Neighbouring India and Bangladesh have begun repatriating 185 incarcerated fishermen in a deal struck...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 04:54pm

Life & Style

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle show to premiere Jan 15 on Netflix

LOS ANGELES, United States: Meghan Markle, the actress wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, will launch her new lifestyle...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 03:41pm

World

French FM arrives in Syria, German counterpart to follow

DAMASCUS: France’s foreign minister arrived in Damascus on Friday to meet Syria’s new leader, kicking off the...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 02:09pm

Sports

Rickelton, Bavuma tons put South Africa in strong position

CAPE TOWN: Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma hit centuries and batted South Africa into a strong position on the first...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 10:30pm

World

Two German officers injured in explosion outside police building

BERLIN: Two police officers were injured, one seriously, in an explosion Thursday night outside a police building in...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 12:28pm

Life & Style

‘Emilia Perez’ heads into Golden Globes as strong favorite

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood’s awards season heats up Sunday at the Golden Globes, with surreal narco-thriller musical...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 12:24pm

World

Israel army says intercepted missile launched from Yemen

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after it crossed into...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 12:05pm

Sports

Naomi Osaka into first semi-final since 2022 ahead of Australian Open

AUCKLAND: Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first semi-final since 2022 after fighting back at the...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 11:56am

Sports

Ex-India coach Shastri expects Rohit to ‘pull plug’ on Test career

SYDNEY: Former India coach Ravi Shastri said Friday he expected skipper Rohit Sharma to “pull the plug” on his...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 11:53am

Business & Finance

China says ‘determined’ to open up to world in 2025

BEIJING: China is “determined” to continue opening up its economy to the world in 2025, a top economic planning...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 11:48am

Sports

India all out for 185 in fifth Australia Test

SYDNEY: India were dismissed for 185 in their first innings on day one of the fifth and final Test against Australia...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 11:46am

World

Secret lab developing UK’s first quantum clock: defence ministry

LONDON: A top-secret lab in the UK is developing the country’s first quantum clock to help the British military...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

World

BD court rejects bail for Hindu monk on sedition charges

CHITTAGONG: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday again denied bail to an outspoken Hindu monk advocating for the...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

World

Syria FM hopes first foreign visit to Saudi opens ‘new, bright page’

DAMASCUS: Syria’s top diplomat said he hoped to open a “new, bright page” with Saudi Arabia upon arriving in...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

SHANGHAI: Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD’s vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said in a statement,...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

World

Qatar Airways says to resume flights to Syria on Tuesday

DOHA: Qatar Airways announced on Thursday it will resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus after nearly 13...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 10:46pm

World

Israel confirms Syria raid on Iran-funded missile factory in September

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 10:40pm

World

Iran marks fifth anniversary of general’s killing

TEHRAN: Iran held rallies in its major cities Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the assassination of...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 10:18pm

Markets

US stocks rise on first trading day of 2025

NEW YORK: US stocks opened higher on Thursday to kick off the first trading day of the new year, while Tesla slipped...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 07:50pm

Sports

Swiatek battles back to take Poland into United Cup semis

SYDNEY: Battling Iga Swiatek took Poland into a United Cup semi-final against Kazakhstan as last year’s runners-up...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 05:37pm

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
Petrol/Litre / Jan 4	252.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285

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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