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Two dead, 18 injured in small plane crash in California

LOS ANGELES: A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 08:22pm

World

Dutch police arrest suspect in ‘random’ Rotterdam shootings

THE HAGUE: Dutch police on Friday said they had arrested a man suspected of shooting dead three people in the port...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 08:13pm

Business & Finance

Apple agrees to $95mn deal to settle Siri eavesdropping suit

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing its digital assistant Siri of...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:05pm

World

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

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

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

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	157.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
India Sensex / Jan 6	78,130.84
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	39,307.05
Hang Seng / Jan 6	19,688.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 6	8,215.60
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 6	19,991.90

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 6	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	235,768
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,627.79
Diesel/Litre / Jan 6	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Goodluck Ind. / Jan 6 Good Luck Industries Ltd.(GIL)	1,283.35 ▲ 85.86 (7.17%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	12.44 ▲ 0.34 (2.81%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jan 6 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	19 ▼ -1.00 (-5.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 6 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	250.10 ▼ -4.84 (-1.90%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,230,816 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,326,691 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jan 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,376,196 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	48,486,153 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,351,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,018,900 ▲ 0.00
Bank Makramah / Jan 6 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,268,257 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	32,625,743 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Jan 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,761,290 ▲ 0.00

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