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Margaret Atwood, unworried by AI, continues prolific writing career

COPENHAGEN: Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 02:10pm

Movies & Music

Boy George explores fame in new art collection depicting music stars

LONDON: British singer-songwriter Boy George explores celebrities’ relationship with stardom in a new art collection...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:04pm

Arts

London Tube map exhibition celebrates iconic design

LONDON: London’s Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 01:55pm

Literature

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

Arts

Warhol’s rare ‘Queen’ collection opens at Dutch museum

APELDOORN, Netherlands: A Dutch museum is dusting off a rare collection of prints by Andy Warhol of female royalty,...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:56pm

Arts

Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism

NEW YORK: Singer and designer Pharrell Williams is among the co-chairs of New York’s next Met Gala, which will wade...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 07:00pm

Arts

Emmanuel Macron advocates for ‘Emily in Paris’ to return to Paris

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said he would fight to ensure Emily - the heroine of Netflix’s hit series...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

Arts

George Harrison’s early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction

LIVERPOOL: An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 01:44pm

Arts

Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics regain golden lustre

MONREALE, Italy: The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 01:01pm

Arts

Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced

LONDON: Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ paintings in London’s...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 04:53pm

Luxury

Van Gogh painting set to break Asia record in Hong Kong auction

HONG KONG: A Vincent van Gogh painting displaying the artist’s shift from dark realism to vibrant impressionism...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:14pm

Arts

Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban

WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm

Arts

British Museum explores ‘Silk Roads’ trade routes in new exhibition

LONDO: A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 02:52pm

Arts

Stolen Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting found

LONDON: One of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, ‘Girl with Balloon’, has been found after its...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 02:46pm

Arts

Stolen Winston Churchill photo found in Italy

OTTAWA: A brazen art heist that gripped Canadians has been solved: a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 05:29pm

Arts

James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

LOS ANGELES: American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 02:54pm

Arts

Shamaeel Ansari displays capsule collection at charity fashion event for Hunar Foundation

Haute couturier Shamaeel Ansari showcased a capsule collection ‘Symposium of Queens’ during a charity fashion...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:41pm

Arts

Local in focus: 5 pop-up bazaars to take in this fall

As Pakistan’s retail footprint continues to thrive and evolve, homegrown brands are looking for alternative spaces...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 04:29pm

Arts

Crown Prince to build Louvre of Saudi Arabia featuring $450mn Leonardo da Vinci: report

Saudi Arabia is planning to build a version of the Louvre museum in Riyadh, according to a new BBC documentary on...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:54pm

Literature

Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm

Arts

Van Gogh’s Starry Night recreated as park in Bosnian hills

VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Amid the green hills and meadows of central Bosnia, a local...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 04:38pm

Arts

Banksy unleashes animals on London, but what do they mean?

LONDON: A goat, two elephants, three monkeys and one wolf. Four Banksy murals which have appeared in London this...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:18pm

Arts

Olympic venue among 40 museums hit by ransomware attack: French police source

PARIS: The Grand Palais, which is hosting Olympic events in Paris, and around 40 other museums in France were...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 05:41pm

Arts

Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed’s ‘Barzakh’ to be pulled from YouTube Pakistan over public backlash

Audiences criticise 'LGBTQ' themes within show

Published 06 Aug, 2024 04:03pm

Arts

Street artist Banksy reveals new artwork featuring goat in London

Elusive British street artist Banksy has taken credit for a new artwork of a black goat that popped up in Southwest...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 02:48pm

Arts

Dubai: 7 indoor activities to beat the heat

Since the heat is showing no signs of respite, for those heading off to Dubai for a short break will be better off...

Updated 30 Jul, 2024 02:50pm

Arts

Sotheby’s bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet

HONG KONG: Sotheby’s embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet,...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 02:38pm

MENA

Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi brings the Karakoram range to Dubai

Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi recently displayed his works ‘A mirror in my pocket’ at Grey Noise gallery in Dubai’s...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:35pm

Arts

Biden under pressure from Hollywood’s wealthy donors

LOS ANGELES, United States: What if Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, cut off Joe Biden’s campaign...

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 11:13pm

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
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

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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