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Attacks in Sistan-Baluchistan kill six

TEHRAN: At least six people were killed on Tuesday in separate attacks in the restive southeastern region of Iran,...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

World

Defence ‘geek’ Ishiba becomes Japan PM

TOKYO: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy,...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

World

Attacks damage two ships off Yemen

DUBAI: Two ships were damaged in separate attacks off Yemen on Tuesday, a British maritime agency said, as regional...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

World

IIOJK votes in final round of regional polls

OCCUPIED BARAMULLA: Illegally Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) was voting Tuesday in the third and final...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

World

US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election

NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in ...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

Oil-rich Saudi projects budget deficit through 2027

RIYADH: The Arab world’s biggest economy Saudi Arabia announced Monday it anticipates a budget deficit of 2.3...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

World

Hamas praises ‘heroic’ Iran attack on Israel: statement

DOHA: Hamas praised Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Tuesday and said it was in revenge for the killings of Hamas...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 12:06am

World

Erdogan says Israel will be stopped ‘sooner or later’

ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon and urged...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:44pm

World

Syria state media says 3 civilians killed in Israel strikes

DAMASCUS: Syrian state media said three civilians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Damascus early Tuesday and...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 03:04pm

World

15 killed in Iran flash flood: new toll

TEHRAN: A flash flood that swept through a southern city of Iran killed 15 people, state media reported on Tuesday,...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:57pm

Markets

UAE oil giant ADNOC to buy German chemicals firm for 12bn euros

FRANKFURT: German chemicals group Covestro said Tuesday it had accepted a takeover bid from the United Arab Emirates...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:55pm

World

Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kherson kills seven

KYIV: A Russian strike on the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed seven people on Tuesday, the...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:54pm

World

Lufthansa extends suspension of Beirut flights

FRANKFURT: German airline group Lufthansa said Tuesday it had extended its suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:52pm

World

UN agency says seeking over $400mn to help displaced Lebanese

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister and the UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday said they were launching an appeal for...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:39pm

Sports

Bologna living the dream with Champions League clash at Liverpool

MILAN: Bologna face their biggest match in 60 years on Wednesday when they take on Liverpool at Anfield, the sort of...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:58pm

World

Mark Rutte takes reins at NATO as US vote looms

BRUSSELS: Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO’s secretary general on Tuesday as the Western...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:54pm

World

With 130 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response

VALDOSTA: The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to at least...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:46pm

Life & Style

Major League Eating: the sport of stuffing your face

TRENTON: Each man gobbled up 44 pork rolls in 10 minutes, but it was the last bite that earned one of them the...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:39pm

World

India police detain top activist after month-long climate march

NEW DELHI: An Indian environmental activist was detained by police outside New Delhi at the end of a month-long...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:30pm

Sports

Defiant history-maker Zhang Shuai powers into Beijing last eight

BEIJING: The 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai added another chapter to her renaissance as she rolled into the quarter-finals...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:24pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

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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