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Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that “some progress” had been...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

World

Over 3,000 North Korean soldiers killed, wounded in Kursk: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that over 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

World

Kabul hails Saudi decision to resume activities at Afghanistan embassy

KABUL: The Afghan foreign ministry on Monday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to resume its diplomatic operations...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

World

Over 3,000 North Korean soldiers killed, wounded in Kursk: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that over 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:57pm

World

Lebanon PM, UN peacekeepers call for accelerated Israeli withdrawal

BEIRUT: United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon’s prime minister called on Monday for the Israeli army to speed up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:50pm

World

Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that “some progress” had been made in...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

Markets

US stocks mostly fall as Treasury yields climb

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks mostly fell early Monday to start a holiday-shortened trading week as rising Treasury...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:38pm

Sports

Van Dijk says ‘no deadline’ on deciding Liverpool future

LONDON: Virgil van Dijk says there is “no deadline” regarding his contract situation as the clock ticks down to the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:12pm

World

Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

DHAKA: Bangladesh has told neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:18pm

World

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said it had captured the village of Storozheve in eastern Ukraine, near the town of Velyka...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

World

Jordan foreign minister holds talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country’s support for Syria’s reconstruction in a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:28pm

World

Nine killed in Iran as bus, fuel truck collide: state media

TEHRAN: At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:23pm

World

Saudi delegation meets Syria’s new leader: source close to government

RIYADH: A Saudi delegation has met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, a source close to the government...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:17pm

World

Gaza official says Israel strikes on hospital ‘terrifying’

GAZA STRIP: An official from one of only two functioning hospitals in northern Gaza told AFP on Monday that Israeli...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

Life & Style

Priced at $21,000: the sweet smell of success for niche perfumes

PARIS: They don’t advertise and they are largely unknown to the general public but niche perfumes are able to...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:37pm

Life & Style

India’s architecture fans guard Mumbai’s Art Deco past

MUMBAI: A towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out in India’s financial capital Mumbai, part...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:15pm

World

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam

UNITED NATIONS: Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:46pm

World

Afghan bread, the humble centrepiece of every meal

KABUL: Every day before dawn, Jamil Ghafori gets to work on the floor of a cramped Kabul bakery with five other men...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

World

Canada’s Trudeau losing support within his party: MPs

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support within his own party appeared to falter further on Sunday,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:33pm

Sports

Atalanta fight back to take top spot in Serie A, Roma hit five

MILAN: Atalanta surged back to the top of the Serie A standings with a Charles De Ketelaere-inspired 3-2 win at home...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:22pm

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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 6	67.88
Petrol/Litre / Jan 7	252.66

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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