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Biden, ‘deeply saddened’ by Korea crash, offers assistance

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden and his wife Jill are “deeply saddened” by news of the fatal plane crash in Muan, South Korea,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:13am

World

Black box of Azerbaijan crashed plane sent to Brazil for investigation: authorities

ASTANA: The black box from the Azerbaijan Airlines aeroplane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, believed to have...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:54pm

World

Azerbaijan accuses Russia of trying to hide causes of plane crash

BAKU: Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev on Sunday said the Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed this week was shot...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 08:38pm

World

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on hospital kills 7

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said an air strike hit a hospital Sunday, killing at least seven people,...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 06:10pm

Sports

Rabada unlikely batting star as South Africa edge Pakistan in thriller

CENTURION: Kagiso Rabada turned batting hero as he and Marco Jansen took South Africa to a dramatic two-wicket win...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 08:14pm

World

UK to tax private schools in £1.5bn boost to public education

LONDON: The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 12:25pm

Sports

Excited Osaka says ‘deep love’ of tennis keeps her going

AUCKLAND: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said Sunday she still had a “deep love” for tennis and was...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 12:20pm

Life & Style

UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

HEART: Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab,...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

World

Mikheil Kavelashvili, ex-Man City striker and Georgia’s disputed far-right president

TBILISI: Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to be inaugurated on Sunday...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:54am

World

Chad votes in triple elections after three years of army rule

N’DJAMENA: Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:47am

World

Donald Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:35am

Sports

Novak Djokovic plans to keep playing for ‘years to come’

BRISBANE: Novak Djokovic said Sunday he planned to keep playing for “years to come” – with more tournaments on his...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:30am

Sports

Olympic table tennis champ says never ‘officially informed’ about fines

BEIJING: Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said Sunday he had never been “officially informed” he would be...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:18am

World

Impeached South Korean president defies summons third time in a row

SEOUL: South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Sunday, the...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 08:28pm

Sports

Jasprit Bumrah gives India a shot at victory, but Australia lead by 333

MELBOURNE: Indian seamer Jasprit Bumrah unleashed more destructive bowling but Australia stubbornly battled back to...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 09:27pm

World

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

World

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

China, Iran agree ME ‘not a battleground for big powers’

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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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