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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach

LONDON: The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 11:36am

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Wallace confirms resignation as UK defence minister in letter to PM Sunak

LONDON: Ben Wallace confirmed his resignation as defence minister on Thursday in a letter to Rishi Sunak, offering...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 12:47pm

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UK defence minister Wallace to step down as lawmaker at next election

LONDON: British defence minister Ben Wallace will not stand as a member of parliament (MP) in thenext UK national...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 11:54pm

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Britain’s Afghan probe investigating UK special forces: minister

LONDON: Britain’s defence minister on Wednesday said allegations of unlawful killings in Afghanistan being ...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

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NATO expected to extend boss Stoltenberg's term on Tuesday: diplomats

BRUSSELS: NATO members are expected to agree on Tuesday to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 11:23pm

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Britain says NATO should consider removing MAP hurdle to Ukraine's membership

LONDON: NATO should look at skipping the requirement for Ukraine's Membership Action Plan (MAP) as part of its...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 08:40pm

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Sunak brings gifts to Biden - and message of UK-US unity

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was set Thursday for White House talks with President Joe Biden armed with...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 11:30am

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UK PM says Wallace ‘widely-respected’ when asked about NATO prospects

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the country’s defence minister Ben Wallace was “widely-respected”...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 04:10pm

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Britain to supply long range cruise missiles to Ukraine

LONDON: Britain on Thursday became the first country to start supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles,...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

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British PM Sunak chairs emergency meeting on Sudan

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chaired a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 07:59pm

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Britain 'warming up' weapon output to help Ukraine, says defence minister

DORSET: Britain has begun to "warm up" its production lines to replace weapons sent to Ukraine and increase...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:26pm

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UK defence minister: Sending jets to Ukraine not right approach 'for now'

LONDON: Britain has not made a "solid decision" not to send its fighter jets to Ukraine but does not think it is the...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 12:15am

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Britain urges Germany to permit supply of tanks to Ukraine

LONDON: Britain on Monday urged Germany to permit the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, stressing that it could...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 11:31pm

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New UK PM retains finance, foreign and defence chiefs

LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday retained several senior ministers from predecessor Liz...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 10:01pm

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UK defence minister Wallace endorses Truss for PM

LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss received another boost for her campaign to become the country’s next...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 12:03pm

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MPs jockey for UK leadership race, defence secretary won’t stand

LONDON: Britain’s defence secretary, among the favourites in polls to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson,...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

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UK defence minister urges Johnson to go, says he will stay for national security

LONDON: British defence minister Ben Wallace said he had an obligation to keep the country safe and could not leave...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 01:15pm

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UK defence minister condemns Putin for ‘mirroring fascism’

LONDON: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “mirroring fascism”,...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:36pm

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Putin ‘mirroring fascism’ of 77 years ago, UK’s Wallace says

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals are mirroring the fascism and tyranny of 77 years ago and...

Published 09 May, 2022 02:06pm

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Britain plans to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missiles

LONDON: Britain is planning to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missiles to help it defend its skies from Russian...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 08:20pm

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Too soon to declare that Ukraine's Kherson is in Russian hands, says U.S. official

WASHINGTON: The United States believes that Russian forces have not yet taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, ...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 11:21pm

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UK has not seen evidence of Russian withdrawal from Ukraine's border

LONDON: Britain has thus far not seen any evidence that Russia is withdrawing troops from positions near the...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 12:57pm

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Britain to end evacuations from Afghanistan 'in a matter of hours': defence minister

We will process those people that we have brought with us the 1,000 people approximately inside the airfield now

Published 27 Aug, 2021 11:33am

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UK says extending Kabul evacuations deadline 'unlikely'

France has also called on Washington to push back the timeline

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:18pm

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Taliban takeover is world’s failure, says UK

LONDON: The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a “failure of the international community”, Britain’s...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

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UK says US pullout from Afghanistan a 'mistake'

"I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those type of people"
The 600 British troops being sent to Afghanistan to help with repatriation is close to the 750 Britain had in the country before the withdrawal

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 07:55pm

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UK defence minister says on Afghanistan: al Qaeda will probably come back

I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:49am

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Britain to send troops to Kabul 'to assist British nationals to leave': UK Govt

"I have authorised the deployment of additional military personnel to support the diplomatic presence in Kabul, assist British nationals to leave the country and support the relocation of former Afghan staff who risked their lives serving alongside us," Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 12:11am

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UK warns China as dispatches carrier group to Japan

LONDON: Britain announced Tuesday its most powerful navy task force in a generation will visit five ports in Japan,...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

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'UK could work with Taliban in Afghan govt'

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says Britain will work with the Taliban if it enters into a power-sharing government in Afghanistan and respects human rights

Published 14 Jul, 2021 01:04pm

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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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