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Turkey shuts down radio station in Armenia genocide row

ISTANBUL: After more than 30 years on air, Istanbul’s Acik radio fell silent on Wednesday after the station was...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:58am

World

Musk donates almost $75m to Trump’s presidential cause

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk has donated almost $75 million to the political action committee he created to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:50am

World

Middle East crisis top-of-mind at first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with European heads of state and...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:48am

World

Macron riles Netanyahu with jab on Israel’s creation

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has further strained tense relations with Israel with a comment referring o...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:40am

World

Israeli booths, equipment barred from defence show in France

PARIS: Israeli delegations taking part in the major Euronaval defence show in France next month will not be ...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:38am

Pakistan

College says alleged rape that sparked protests didn't happen

LAHORE: Senior directors of a college said on Wednesday there was no evidence that a student had been raped on ...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

IK is not among them: Oxford announces 38 candidates to be next university chief

LONDON: Britain’s University of Oxford on Wednesday said 38 candidates are in the running to become its next...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Jaishankar’s visit an ‘ice breaker’: govt

ISLAMABAD: The first visit to Pakistan by a top Indian diplomat in nearly 10 years was an “ice breaker”, the...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

World

UNRWA chief warns of ‘real risk’ of Gaza famine

BERLIN: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday of the risk of famine in Gaza, a day...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 07:43am

World

Dutch probe sending rejected asylum seekers to Uganda: media

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands is looking at the possibility of sending rejected asylum seekers to Uganda, a Dutch media...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 11:23pm

World

Indian FM’s visit to Pakistan an ‘ice breaker’, info minister Tarar says

ISLAMABAD: The first visit to Pakistan by a top Indian diplomat in nearly 10 years was an “ice breaker”, the...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 11:17pm

Life & Style

Portrait by humanoid robot to sell at auction in art world first

LONDON: The robot artist Ai-Da, a humanoid powered by artificial intelligence, will be the first of its kind to have...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 11:09pm

World

Iran FM slams Western sanctions as ‘hostile action’: state media

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that new Western sanctions against Iran were...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 10:03pm

World

‘Clear indications’ India violated Canada’s sovereignty: Trudeau

OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday there were “clear indications” that India had violated...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 11:55pm

Markets

US stocks tread water with earnings season underway

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were slightly down on Wednesday morning, as investors digested the latest slate of...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 08:21pm

Sports

Shakib set for Bangladesh swan song in home South Africa Tests

DHAKA: Controversial ex-skipper Shakib Al Hasan was expected to return home Thursday for what he says is his swan...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 08:12pm

Pakistan

PTI founder Imran Khan out of Oxford chancellor’s race

LONDON: Britain’s University of Oxford on Wednesday said 38 candidates are in the running to become its next...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 09:28pm

Sports

Root could break 16,000-run barrier, says England great Cook

LONDON: Alastair Cook says “generational talent” Joe Root could become the first batter to reach 16,000 Test runs as...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 05:21pm

World

Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 150

MAJIYA: An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 10:37pm

World

Saudi crown prince in Brussels for first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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