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Over 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods boss Al Fayed come forward

LONDON: More than 400 alleged victims have so far contacted the legal team working on a case against the late...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 02:05pm

World

BBC Weather app wrongly shows 18,995 mph wind speeds in Britain

LONDON: Britons woke up to alarming news on Thursday, with the widely used BBC Weather app forecasting winds 150...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

World

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for a...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 01:55pm

World

Top BBC news anchor resigns

LONDON: Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards resigned from the BBC on Monday on “medical advice”, the broadcaster...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

World

BBC staff to launch new company for Indian language services

NEW DELHI: British broadcaster the BBC said on Tuesday its staff will launch a new company for Indian language...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

World

Britain names new BBC chairman

LONDON: Britain’s government on Wednesday chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Perspectives

Western media when it comes to Israel and Palestine: tale of two very different realities

Early Saturday, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, provoking a scathing retaliation that has since...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 01:12am

World

BBC is ‘urgently looking’ into issues raised by Brand report

LONDON: Britain’s BBC said on Sunday it was “urgently looking into the issues” raised by allegations of sexual...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Life & Style

Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, Mahira Khan to star in Netflix’s first Pakistan-themed show

Series adapted from Farhat Ishtiaq’s bestselling Urdu-language novel

Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:42pm

Life & Style

Indian movies vilifying Muslims spark fear ahead of polls

MUMBAI: With free tickets and false claims, ‘The Kerala Story’ is one of a slew of polarising films sparking concern...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 03:41pm

Life & Style

‘World on Fire’ star Ahad Raza Mir says South Asian characters ‘fleshed out properly’

Actor, who most recently starred in Netflix’s 'Resident Evil', has a considerable body of work in Pakistan

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:22pm

World

George Alagiah dies

LONDON: George Alagiah, the BBC newsreader recognisable to millions worldwide who reported on many of the most...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

World

McDonald’s UK opens misconduct unit after allegations

LONDON: McDonald’s UK has opened a specialist unit to investigate allegations of racial and sexual misconduct...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 08:52pm

World

Huw Edwards: the face of the BBC who announced queen’s death

LONDON: Huw Edwards has been the reassuring face and voice of the BBC for decades, and was entrusted last year with...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 05:12pm

Life & Style

Nimra Bucha to star in adaptation of Agatha Christie novel ‘Murder Is Easy’

Two-part thriller is a co-commission between BBC and BritBox International

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 04:28pm

World

Bastille Day welcome for Modi as France courts India

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is guest of honour Friday for Bastille Day celebrations in France,...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 12:58pm

World

BBC suspends staff member after explicit images claims

LONDON: The BBC said Sunday it suspended a male member of staff following allegations that one of its presenters ...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am

World

Syria revokes BBC accreditation: ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria on Saturday announced it was cancelling the BBC’s accreditation over what it called “misleading...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Sports

Messi to join Inter Miami after PSG exit

Lionel Messi will snub a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 07:53pm

World

Indian court seeks BBC response in Modi documentary defamation case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British broadcaster BBC seeking its response in a...

Published 22 May, 2023 10:17pm

World

Indian court issues summons to BBC in a defamation case over Modi documentary

NEW DELHI: India’s Delhi High Court issued a summons to British broadcaster BBC on Monday in a defamation case over...

Published 22 May, 2023 12:46pm

World

BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report says he breached rules

LONDON: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 04:20pm

World

India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations of foreign...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

World

BBC chief refuses to quit despite chaos sparked by Lineker removal

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister on Sunday said “people’s confidence” in the BBC needed to be restored as...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

BBC raids show India’s shrinking media freedom under Modi, some journalists say

NEW DELHI: At around 11am on Feb 14, some 20 Indian tax officials and police burst into the BBC’s offices in New...

Updated 04 Mar, 2023 07:27pm

World

UK foreign minister raises BBC tax searches, India says laws are for all

NEW DELHI: British Foreign Minister James Cleverly raised the issue of tax searches at the BBC's offices in India...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 10:59pm

World

How India’s scandal-hit Adani Group hushes critics

NEW DELHI: Independent Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is being sued by tycoon Gautam Adani’s business...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 11:14am

World

India lashes out at critics after BBC raids

SYDNEY: India’s foreign minister on Saturday hit out at “scaremongering” critics who claim the country’s...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Editorials

‘Clear-cut case of vendetta’

EDITORIAL: Surely, the Indian government knew that raids on BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for alleged tax...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

World

India lashes out at critics after BBC raids

SYDNEY: India’s foreign minister on Saturday hit out at “scaremongering” critics who claim the country’s democracy...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 12:47pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.07 ▲ 0.98 (16.09%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.90 ▲ 0.79 (11.11%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.96 ▲ 0.58 (10.78%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	64.12 ▼ -6.97 (-9.80%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	742 ▼ -67.76 (-8.37%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	60 ▼ -5.00 (-7.69%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	341 ▼ -27.22 (-7.39%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.99
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.34
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 1.13
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.02
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.43
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.52
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.03

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