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German SPD edges ahead of conservatives in vote

BERLIN: Germany's Social Democrats came first by a narrow margin in Sunday's national election, projected results...

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 09:43am

World

Merkel makes final push for successor in Germany's knife-edge polls

AACHEN, (Germany): Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

World

German SPD extends lead over Merkel's conservatives before TV election debate

BERLIN: Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have opened up a bigger lead over Armin Laschet's conservative bloc, a poll...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

World

As conservatives' fortunes plunge, Merkel rides to rescue

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday gave her would-be successor Armin Laschet a ringing endorsement,...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

World

German conservatives appeal to voters with vow not to hike taxes

The conservatives, which are expected to approve their election programme on Monday, want to cap the corporate tax rate at about 25% from just under 30% now.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 10:41am

World

Momentum with Merkel party after victory in key state poll

"Laschet is still a long way from the chancellor's office," the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily said. But the poll result has brought him "much closer to it".

Published 07 Jun, 2021 10:09am

World

Merkel party wins big in last German state poll before general election

MAGDEBURG, (Germany): Angela Merkel’s CDU party scored a convincing win on Sunday in the final regional vote ...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

World

Merkel party wins big in last German state poll before general election

The CDU under new party chief Armin Laschet won between 35 and 36 percent of the vote, exit polls showed, with the anti-immigration party on between 22.5 and 23.5 percent.

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 09:47pm

World

Crucial test for Merkel's conservatives in Germany regional vote

Although support nationally has stagnated at around 10 to 12 percent for the AfD in recent months, in Saxony-Anhalt -- as in other former East German states -- the party has long had a strong base of support.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:12am

World

Merkel party leadership backs Laschet as chancellor candidate

After more than six hours of talks, several dozen CDU board members voted 77.5 percent in favour of Laschet.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 10:48am

World

Deal elusive in conservatives' battle for Merkel's crown

BERLIN: The two conservative leaders locked in an increasingly vicious battle for Angela Merkel's crown struggled to...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:22am

World

Laschet stands his ground in Merkel succession showdown

"I have no sign of movement in any of the candidates so far," said one CDU lawmaker who supports Soeder.
The rivals to succeed Merkel, who is stepping down after a Sept. 26 federal election, went head to head on Tuesday to win the support of lawmakers, exposing deep rifts within the parliamentary bloc.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 05:40pm

Opinion

Two conservatives declare bids in race to succeed Merkel

The head of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party and its smaller Bavarian sister party both declared themselves...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

World

German CDU backs Laschet to succeed Merkel as chancellor

Laschet enjoys "broad support" from CDU and Bavarian CSU.
Parties want quick agreement on their chancellor candidate.
Bavarian premier Soeder also wants to be candidate.
Laschet says he will speak to Soeder.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 08:52pm

World

Merkel party chief swings ahead in race to be next chancellor

Long-time Merkel ally Laschet took over as CDU leader in January but has since suffered a series of setback including a damaging spat with Merkel over virus containment measures.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:07pm

World

German CDU chairman calls for harder lockdown measures

Follows calls over the weekend by others prominent voices.
Lockdown needed to bridge time when more are immunized.
Germany sees 20% vaccinated by early May.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 07:32pm

World

Merkel and party chief at odds over virus measures

BERLIN: The leader of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party pushed back Monday against the chancellor's...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

World

Merkel party chief defiant in row over virus measures

"We need more trust in people and their power to make changes, if you just let them do it," he said.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 04:43pm

Business & Finance

New German CDU leader sticks to support for Nord Stream 2

The pipeline, which would double the capacity of the existing Nord Stream link from Russia to Germany and bypass Ukraine.
EU lawmakers passed a resolution on Thursday calling for the bloc to stop the completion of the Nord Stream 2 in response to Navalny's arrest.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 09:35pm

World

German CDU confirms Laschet as new leader in postal ballot

Laschet, premier of Germany's most populous state and the self-styled Merkel continuity candidate, won 83.35% of the valid postal votes cast by 1,001 delegates.
"The CDU remains Germany's Europe party," Laschet told reporters, stressing that he wanted his leadership of the party to be marked by dialogue with its grass roots.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 09:16pm

World

Merkel's party picks her ally as next leader

At the opening on Friday of the two-day congress, Merkel had signalled her opposition to Merz as she urged delegates to stay the centrist course.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 11:13am

World

Rocky road beckons as new CDU chair Laschet seeks to fill Merkel's shoes

Laschet is the person she has come closest to endorsing as her successor as national leader, saying he has "the tools" to run for that job too.
Laschet would be well suited to negotiating a possible coalition government with the Greens after September's ballot.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 08:04pm

World

New German conservative leader pledges to fight democracy's enemies

Especially in these days that we are experiencing in the world, the phrase 'unity, justice and freedom' is more topical than ever.
Let us fight together for these principles against all those who want to endanger them.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 07:44pm

World

Centrist Laschet picked to lead Merkel's divided CDU party

Centrist beats arch-conservative Merz in runoff.
On course to run as chancellor candidate in Sept.
Merkel to stand down after that vote.
Her conservatives yet to unify around a successor.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 06:04pm

World

Merkel ally wins race to lead her party

A third hopeful, foreign affairs expert Norbert Roettgen, was knocked out of the race.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 05:27pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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