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Poland summons Hungary envoy over asylum for ex-official

WARSAW: Poland has summoned Hungary’s ambassador and recalled its envoy for consultations to protest Budapest’s...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 01:43pm

World

Sri Lanka navy rescues boat of 100 Rohingya refugees

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s navy said Friday it had rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 01:41pm

Sports

Rizwan, Babar steer Pakistan to ODI series win over South Africa

CAPE TOWN: Pakistan veterans Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan laid the foundation for a convincing, series-clinching...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 03:08am

World

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband jailed 20 years in France mass rape trial

AVIGNON, (France): Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

World

US announces $200m additional aid for Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Thursday announced $200 million of new funding for the humanitarian crisis in...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

Turkiye, Iran leaders at Muslim summit in Cairo

CAIRO: The leaders of Turkiye and Iran were in Egypt on Thursday for a summit of eight Muslim-majority countries,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Technology

SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to fly private crew missions to the International Space Station in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

World

Ukraine says three killed by Russian missile in Kharkiv region

KYIV: A Russian missile strike on Thursday killed three people in the village of Shevchenkove in the eastern Kharkiv...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 09:09pm

Markets

US stocks open higher after post-Fed sell-off

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday, recovering some of the losses from the prior session’s sell-off,...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:00pm

Markets

Cryptocurrencies growing more popular in eurozone: ECB

FRANKFURT: The number of eurozone consumers who own cryptocurrencies has more than doubled in the past two years,...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:48pm

World

Palestinians say six killed in Israeli West Bank operations

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials said Israeli forces killed six people in operations in two refugee camps in the...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

World

Putin says fall of Assad not a ‘defeat’ for Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:33pm

Sports

India to play Champions Trophy on neutral ground, not Pakistan: ICC

KARACHI: India will play next year’s Champions Trophy matches on neutral ground after refusing to visit tournament...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

Technology

Sony buys 10% of ‘Elden Ring’ owner for $320mn

TOKYO: Japanese electronics titan Sony said Thursday it had paid more than $300 million for a 10 percent stake in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 03:11pm

Sports

Real Madrid outclass Pachuca to win Intercontinental Cup

DOHA: Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior both scored as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory over Mexican side...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:27pm

Sports

Fonseca stuns Fils on NextGen opening day

JEDDAH: Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned top seed and 2023 runner-up Arthur Fils with a five-set victory in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:24pm

Sports

PSG win thriller in Monaco but lose Donnarumma to facial injury

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a 4-2 win away...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:18pm

Sports

Gabriel Jesus ‘back at his best’ with Arsenal treble in League Cup

LONDON: Mikel Arteta claimed Gabriel Jesus was “back at his best” after the Brazilian fired Arsenal into the League...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:16pm

Sports

Ange Postecoglou says football harder than being Prime Minister

LONDON: Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes the job of a Premier League manager is harder than being Prime...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:13pm

World

Vladimir Putin to hold yearly presser in third winter of Ukraine offensive

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:10pm

Forex
World
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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

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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