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2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

PARIS: This year is “virtually certain” to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU ...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:18am

World

World must better adapt to ‘climate calamity’: Guterres

PARIS: The world is nowhere near ready for the “calamity” being caused by climate change and must urgently...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:16am

World

UK sanctions Russia-backed Wagner group successor Africa Corps

LONDON: The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:11am

World

Chinese rover finds signs of ancient ocean on Mars

PARIS: A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean,...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

World

US military judge reinstates 9/11 mastermind plea deal

WASHINGTON: A US military judge has reinstated plea agreements for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

Pakistan

Four soldiers martyred, 5 militants killed

ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers martyred and five militants were killed in a clash in the country’s northwest, the...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

World

Offering Putin Ukraine concessions ‘unacceptable’ for Europe: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said it would be “unacceptable” for Europe to offer the...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:10am

World

Blinken to keep working to end Mideast conflict in remainder of term

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to keep working to end the Gaza and Lebanon wars in his time...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:00am

World

Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down temperature’ after Trump win

Addresses US nation after Trump’s decisive election win
Says will ensure peaceful transition of power on January 20, 2025

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 10:53pm

Sports

Mbappe left out of France squad for November internationals

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the France squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:52pm

World

India’s Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

NEW DELHI: Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:18pm

Sports

Sinner avoids rival Alcaraz in ATP Finals groups

ROME: Jannik Sinner avoided his key rival Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Finals group draw on Thursday, as the Italian...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:12pm

Sports

Tsitsipas hits out at ‘drag’ of longer Masters 1000 events

PARIS: Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas believes the decision to extend several Masters 1000 events from one...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:10pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England cuts interest rate as inflation slows

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday said it was cutting its key interest further after UK inflation hit a...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 05:40pm

World

Australia moves to ban children under 16 from social media

SYDNEY: Australia’s prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 04:35pm

Sports

Hernan Crespo out as Al Ain coach, months after Champions League glory

DUBAI: Hernan Crespo has been sacked as coach of Al Ain, the club from the United Arab Emirates said, six months...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:42pm

World

Japan PM to boost defence alliance with ‘very friendly’ Trump

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday he had agreed with US president-elect Donald Trump in a...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:39pm

World

Tayyip Erdogan phones Trump to discuss cooperation

ISTANBUL: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with US president-elect Donald Trump to discuss...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:37pm

World

EU leaders urge Georgia to probe vote ‘irregularities’

BUDAPEST: The leaders of France, Germany and Poland called on Georgia Thursday to quickly probe “numerous...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

World

Iran says Trump win a chance for US to reassess ‘wrong policies’

During his first term, Trump unilaterally withdrew US from 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposed harsh sanctions on Tehran

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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