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South Korea president escapes impeachment over martial law fiasco

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law,...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 08:45pm

World

Iran, Russia, Turkiye meet in Doha to discuss Syria

TEHRAN: The top diplomats from Iran, Turkiye and Russia met in Qatar on Saturday for talks on Syria, where rebel...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 07:54pm

World

Gaza talks ‘likely’ to resume in coming week: source close to Hamas

GAZA STRIP: A new round of negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal will “most likely” begin in the...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:06pm

Technology

Nobel laureates urge strong AI regulation

STOCKHOLM: Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 05:01pm

World

Qatar PM sees ‘momentum’ on Gaza talks after US election

Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed says there are some differences in the approach to an agreement by the outgoing and incoming US administrations

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:49pm

Sports

Australia zero in on victory over India after Head crunches 140

ADELAIDE: Travis Head blazed a sparkling 140 before Australia demolished India’s top order to close in on victory in...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 05:08pm

World

Iran launches heaviest space payload into orbit

TEHRAN: Iran successfully launched on Friday its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug,...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 07:14am

World

Air strike on Khartoum mosque kills 7: Sudan lawyers’ group

PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese military air strike on a northern Khartoum mosque killed seven civilians on Friday,...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 12:38am

World

Iran plans to ‘significantly increase’ enriched uranium production: IAEA

VIENNA: Iran plans a major increase in the production rate of highly enriched uranium, the UN nuclear watchdog said...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 11:58pm

World

Russian strike kills 7 in southern Ukraine

KYIV: A Russian strike on UKraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region has killed at least seven people, the local ...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:41pm

World

Biden eyes preemptive pardons as Trump plots revenge: reports

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is considering preemptive pardons for several prominent names facing possible...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:38pm

World

TikTok appeals US ban law to Supreme Court, citing free speech

WASHINGTON: TikTok on Friday said it would go to the US Supreme Court to fight a law that could see it banned in the...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:34pm

World

Impeachment looms ever closer for South Korean president

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday looked increasingly likely to be unseated after the head of...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:32pm

World

Germany rejects Amnesty’s ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel

BERLIN: The German government on Friday rejected Amnesty International’s accusation that Israel is committing...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 07:01pm

World

Indian police fire tear gas to halt farmers’ protest march

NEW DELHI: Indian police fired tear gas Friday at protesting farmers attempting to march to the capital New Delhi to...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 10:00pm

World

Ukrainian drone strike kills 3 in Russian-held town: Moscow

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones struck the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky on Friday, killing three people and seriously...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 02:07pm

Life & Style

Rare Roman coin featuring Brutus up for auction in Geneva

GENEVA: A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 02:03pm

Life & Style

Beatles legend McCartney stars in new UK coin collection

LONDON: There are few accolades missing from Beatles songwriter Paul McCartney’s stellar career, and now he is to be...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 01:58pm

Sports

Young seizes two-shot lead over Thomas at World Challenge

MIAMI: Cameron Young fired a bogey-free 64, eight-under par, to seize a two-stroke lead after Thursday’s opening...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:24pm

Sports

Lindsey Vonn to launch ski racing return in Colorado

LOS ANGELES: Former Olympic and world champion Lindsey Vonn will launch her return to ski racing after a near...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:19pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 7	5,909.03
Nasdaq / Jan 7	19,489.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,245.28
Dow Jones / Jan 7	42,528.36
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,340.57
France CAC40 / Jan 7	7,489.35
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,786.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	40,008.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 7	236,625
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	74.85
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,650.51
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 8	68.44
Petrol/Litre / Jan 9	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.21 ▲ 0.32 (11.07%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.41 ▲ 1.00 (10.63%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15.68 ▲ 1.43 (10.04%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 8 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 8 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jan 8 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	14.29 ▲ 1.30 (10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 8 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	60.58 ▲ 5.51 (10.01%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	296.12 ▲ 26.92 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	904.95 ▲ 82.27 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 8 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	15.15 ▼ -2.18 (-12.58%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 8 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4 ▼ -0.50 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	78.82 ▼ -8.76 (-10.00%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 8 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	292.37 ▼ -32.48 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	133.71 ▼ -14.86 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 8 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	178.53 ▼ -19.84 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 8 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	156.38 ▼ -17.38 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 8 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.23 ▼ -2.69 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jan 8 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,088,624 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Jan 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	76,600,722 ▼ -0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,707,217 ▼ -0.21
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	36,987,542 ▼ -0.41
Sui South Gas / Jan 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,354,890 ▲ 2.33
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 8 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27,144,749 ▼ -2.85
Pak Refinery / Jan 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,452,864 ▼ -2.53
B.O.Punjab / Jan 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,768,455 ▼ -0.23
Pak Elektron / Jan 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,370,180 ▼ -0.42

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