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‘Sharp rise’ in anti-Muslim discrimination: EU rights agency

VIENNA: Muslims in Europe are facing “ever more racism and discrimination”, the EU rights agency said Thursday,...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:18pm

World

Bomb attack in Afghan capital kills one, wounds 11

KABUL: An attacker carrying a bomb in a bag killed a child and wounded 11 others in a market in Afghanistan’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:31pm

Life & Style

Hermes defies luxury slowdown, reports strong sales

PARIS: French luxury group Hermes posted Thursday a jump in third quarter sales, bucking the overall gloom in the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 04:41pm

Life & Style

Original ‘Little Prince’ typescript to go under hammer in UAE

LONDON: A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 02:29pm

World

Antony Blinken heads to Hamas mediator Qatar on Gaza truce push

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to key Hamas mediator Qatar as he seeks momentum to end...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:42am

Sports

‘Monster’ Inoue set for Christmas cracker against Australian Goodman

TOKYO: Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will defend his titles against Australia’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:32am

World

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches

KOLKATA: At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:29am

Pakistan

Pakistan aims to privatise flag carrier PIA in November: finance minister

Aurangzeb says ensuring macroeconomic stability, doing proper due diligence of interested parties behind five-month delay in privatisation process

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:48pm

Sports

South Africa cruise to seven-wicket win in Bangladesh Test

MIRPUR: South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket first Test win over Bangladesh Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in the...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:54am

Sports

Lionel Messi and Miami have sights set on MLS Cup playoff triumph

MIAMI: Lionel Messi begins his first MLS playoff campaign on Friday when Inter Miami take on Atlanta United in the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:34am

World

Vladimir Putin to meet UN’s Guterres for first time in over two years

KAZAN: Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:17am

World

Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘fascist’

PHILADELPHIA: Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a “fascist” Wednesday and warned that her US election rival was...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:09am

Markets

Asian traders struggle after Wall St losses as US yields spike

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Thursday following steep losses on Wall Street as a spike in US Treasury yields...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:04am

Business & Finance

Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union

NEW YORK: Boeing workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the US aerospace giant’s latest contract offer on...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:00am

Sports

Sundar ‘will never forget’ seven-wicket haul as New Zealand 259 all out

PUNE: Washington Sundar said he “will never forget” his return to the India side after taking seven wickets Thursday...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 06:20pm

World

Blinken on new quest for Saudi ties with Israel

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday sought to make headway with Saudi Arabia on normalisation...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

Five dead, 22 hurt in attack on Ankara defence firm

ANKARA: Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara that ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

Anxieties drive sharp fall in German birth rate: think-tank

FRANKFURT, (Germany): Germany’s birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

G7 to make $50 bn Ukraine loan available by year-end: Yellen

WASHINGTON: G7 nations are committed to making $50 billion in lending available to Ukraine by year-end, US Treasury...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 01:55am

World

‘The whole city shook’: Israel pounds Lebanon’s ancient Tyre

TYRE: Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon’s Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 01:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34
France CAC40 / Oct 30	7,428.36
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Diesel/Litre / Oct 31	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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