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UK Brexit champion Nigel Farage to return to right-wing TV station

LONDON: Leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage will return to the right-wing television news channel GB News as one of its...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:15pm

World

Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses seat at UK election

LONDON: Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 01:43pm

World

Labour tipped for historic win

LONDON: Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

World

Britons start voting in election expected to propel Labour to power

LONDON: Britons began voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 01:40pm

World

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election

LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am

World

Boris Johnson tries to fire up flagging campaign as UK election looms

LONDON: Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson tried to rally the Conservative party faithful as UK politicians on...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 02:39pm

World

UK’s Sunak to unveil manifesto promising ‘financial security’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, promising...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:53am

World

UK local polls could determine PM Sunak’s fate

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week...

Published 01 May, 2024 11:57am

World

Sunak defends govt’s handling of pandemic, restaurant scheme

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

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

Former British PM Johnson rakes in millions over past year: report

LONDON: British lawmakers earned some £10 million ($6.1 m) on top of their parliamentary salaries over the past ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

World

UK PM Sunak: I wasn’t prepared to intervene in Johnson honours list

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said he had not been prepared to overrule recommendations made...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 02:10pm

World

UK opposition demands election amid Johnson ‘farce’

LONDON: UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

World

Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

LONDON: Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former prime minister...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

World

Former British PM Boris Johnson is standing down from parliament

LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as a member of parliament with immediate ...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:04am

World

UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:33am

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

Defiant Johnson faces UK parliamentary grilling

LONDON: Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson re-enters the bear pit of parliamentary inquisition on...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 11:04am

World

UK MPs to grill Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report

LONDON: UK lawmakers announced on Friday they will question former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:48pm

World

UK’s Johnson says ‘difficult’ to back new N.Irish Brexit deal

LONDON: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would find it “very difficult” to vote for successor...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 07:15pm

World

Boris Johnson meets US Republicans, pushes Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, pressing the ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:05am

World

Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 11:51am

World

BBC chair’s appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

LONDON: Britain’s public appointments watchdog said on Monday it will review the way in which Richard Sharp was...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:13am

World

UK PM orders probe into ally’s tax affairs

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday ordered an investigation into a wealthy ally’s murky tax ...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

Lurid new ‘partygate’ details imperil Johnson comeback

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has made no secret of his hopes of a dramatic political comeback. But the...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

World

British trade minister to launch new round of talks with India

LONDON: British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with her Indian counterpart on...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 01:09pm

World

Britain’s ex-finance minister Kwarteng told Truss to ‘slow down’ tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s former finance minister in Liz Truss’s short-lived government said in an interview Thursday he had...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 11:01am

World

UK's Johnson to attend COP27 summit in Egypt

LONDON: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 11:21pm

World

Rishi Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first prime minister of colour

LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to...

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 07:44pm

World

Sunak looks set to become next UK PM

LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

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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