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Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water

LONDON: Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain’s...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

World

Iranians ridicule Biden, Trump at US hostage crisis rally

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians rallied Sunday by the former US embassy in Tehran to mark the 1979 hostage crisis,...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan

SEOUL: South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber,...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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Russia says captured Ukraine village near logistics hub

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometres from the key...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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Moldovans vote in tense election on EU future

CHISINAU: Moldovans were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election runoff that could decide whether the...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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IMF to begin delayed review of Egypt loan programme: PM

CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund will this week begin its delayed fourth review of Egypt’s 46-month loan...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Grenade attack wounds several in IIOJK

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) chief minister on Sunday condemned a “deeply...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:23am

Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone

VALENCIA: Furious locals pelted Spain’s royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of “murderers!”, forcing...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:23am

World

Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza as Netanyahu visits northern border

BEIRUT: Israel on Sunday pressed on with its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, launching several deadly strikes as...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:29pm

Sports

Swiatek comes from behind to beat Krejcikova at WTA Finals

RIYADH: Iga Swiatek kicked off her WTA Finals title defence with a hard-fought victory, rallying back from a set and...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 09:56pm

Sports

Zverev outclasses Humbert to win Paris Masters

PARIS: Germany’s Alexander Zverev won the Paris Masters on Sunday by defeating home hope Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 in a...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 09:53pm

World

Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel

TEHRAN: Iran’s president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel “could affect the...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 09:49pm

World

Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 11:08pm

World

Bangladesh vows to strip ‘fascism’ from constitution

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s constitutional reform commission, newly appointed in the wake of the student-led revolution that...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:11pm

World

Russia says captured Ukraine village near logistics hub

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometres from the key...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:30pm

World

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,341

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that at least 43,341 people have been killed in the...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:11pm

Sports

Shnaider wins Hong Kong Open for fourth title of 2024

HONG KONG: Russia’s Diana Shnaider won her fourth WTA title of a breakout season Sunday as she blew away Katie...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:09pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt shuts primary schools for one week in Lahore over record pollution

Decision taken to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous, Punjab senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb says

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:27pm

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India’s Adani slashes electricity to Bangladesh: power officials

DHAKA: Indian conglomerate Adani has slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 03:38pm

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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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