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US-Iran nuclear talks must conform with European interests, says French foreign minister

LUXEMBOURG: France, Britain and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear disussions between the United States and...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 01:41pm

World

UK, India meet to accelerate trade deal talks

LONDON: Britain and India meet on Wednesday to help secure a post-Brexit free trade deal, as UK finance minister...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 06:05pm

World

UK will not change online safety law as part of US trade negotiations

LONDON: Britain will not make any changes to its Online Safety Act as part of trade negotiations with the United...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 01:47pm

World

UK says ‘does not support’ Israel’s expansion of Gaza offensive

LONDON: Britain does not support Israel’s expansion of military operations in Gaza, a UK minister said on Wednesday....

Updated 02 Apr, 2025 10:45pm

World

Britain hopeful US tariffs will be reversed with economic deal

LONDON: Britain is still hopeful that any tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump will be reversed shortly,...

Updated 01 Apr, 2025 04:44pm

World

Britain, Philippines committed to rules-based order, UK’s Lammy says

MANILA: British foreign minister David Lammy said on Saturday that Britain and the Philippines were committed to a...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 12:57pm

World

UK lawmakers push for stronger regulation on forced labour in supply chains

LONDON: Britain must strengthen its safeguards against forced labour in supply chains to avoid the country becoming...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 08:00am

World

Iran denounces new US sanctions as ‘sign of hostility’

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:45pm

World

UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm

World

Britain announces new sanctions against Putin allies

LONDON: Britain on Friday imposed sanctions targeting figures working in the Russian government, including Pavel...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 04:48pm

World

US, Britain have not signed Paris AI summit declaration

PARIS: The United States and the United Kingdom have not signed the Paris AI Summit’s declaration entitled...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:34pm

Technology

Vodafone shares drop as Germany performance worsens

LONDON: European mobile group Vodafone reported another deterioration in Germany, its biggest market, in its third...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Britain’s $333 billion trust sector faces more votes in US activist’s campaign

LONDON: U.S. activist investor Boaz Weinstein may have suffered a defeat in the first vote on his plans to shake up...

Published 02 Feb, 2025 02:33pm

World

Theft and violence in UK retail soar to record levels, survey shows

LONDON: Theft and violence against retail workers in Britain soared to record levels last year and are “out of...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 11:10am

World

UK ‘happy’ to look at joining EU-Med trade pact: finance minister

LONDON: Finance minister Rachel Reeves said Sunday the UK government is “happy” to consider joining a pan-European...

Published 26 Jan, 2025 06:51pm

Business & Finance

Rolls-Royce wins $11 billion UK nuclear submarine contract

LONDON: Britain said on Friday it had awarded Rolls-Royce a 9 billion pound ($11 billion) contract to design, make...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:23am

World

UK tech minister expresses concern over TikTok

LONDON: Britain’s technology minister is “genuinely concerned” about how Chinese-owned TikTok could use the data of...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:11pm

Technology

Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firms in online safety regime

LONDON: Britain’s online safety regime came into force on Monday, requiring social media companies like Meta’s...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

World

India-UK free trade pact talks to resume by Jan-end: Indian government source

NEW DELHI: India and Britain will resume their talks on a free trade agreement by the end of January, an Indian...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 05:46pm

World

Britain’s FCA accused of failing to help thousands excluded from bank redress scheme

LONDON: Britain’s financial watchdog was accused in London’s High Court on Tuesday of unlawfully failing to help...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

World

Britain drug-cost watchdog says it will recommend Lilly obesity drug

LONDON: Britain’s drugs cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said on Thursday it will recommend Eli Lilly’s obesity drug...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:06pm

World

Britain, Qatar to sign agreement on financial services

LONDON: Britain and Qatar will sign a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to promote cooperation in financial...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 12:28pm

Technology

Microsoft faces UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

LONDON: Microsoft faces legal action in Britain over a claim that thousands of businesses using cloud computing...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:26pm

Life & Style

Parthenon Marbles to feature in Greek PM’s London talks

LONDON: As the prime ministers of Britain and Greece meet in London on Tuesday for an agenda expected to include the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 03:08pm

World

Iran, Europeans meet to test diplomacy with Trump term looming

GENEVA: European and Iranian diplomats meet on Friday to discuss whether they can engage in serious talks in the...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:12am

World

Britain pledges $2.5 billion to World Bank fund for poor nations

LONDON: Britain on Thursday pledged to invest 1.98 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) over three years into the World...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 08:37pm

World

Iran to launch ‘advanced centrifuges’ in response to IAEA censure

TEHRAN: Iran said Friday it would launch a series of “new and advanced” centrifuges in response to a resolution...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:17pm

World

UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction

LONDON: British anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, on Monday was...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 07:04pm

World

Thousands of far-right protesters rally in London

LONDON: Thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday calling for tougher immigration laws, in...

Published 26 Oct, 2024 08:35pm

World

UK to ban disposable vapes from June to crack down on teen use

LONDON: The sale of single-use vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the British government said on...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 05:13pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 14	280.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 14	280.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 14	142.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 14	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 14	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 11	5,363.36
India Sensex / Apr 11	75,157.26
Nasdaq / Apr 11	16,724.46
Dow Jones / Apr 11	40,212.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 14	33,982.36
Hang Seng / Apr 14	21,367.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 14	8,113.87
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 14	20,831.83
France CAC40 / Apr 14	7,259.65

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 11	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 11	290,466
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 14	61.28
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 14	3,229.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 14	67.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 15	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 15	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Apr 14 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.84 ▲ 0.99 (12.61%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 14 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.80 ▲ 0.86 (12.39%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 14 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	14.69 ▲ 1.34 (10.04%)
Secure Logistics / Apr 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	14.83 ▲ 1.35 (10.01%)
Engro Powergen / Apr 14 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	35.27 ▲ 3.21 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Apr 14 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 14 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	31.80 ▲ 2.89 (10%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 14 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	64.35 ▲ 5.85 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 14 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,462.40 ▲ 132.95 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Apr 14 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.50 ▲ 2.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Habib Ins. / Apr 14 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	7.95 ▼ -1.26 (-13.68%)
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 14 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.62 ▼ -0.24 (-12.9%)
Fateh Ind. / Apr 14 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.56 ▼ -13.27 (-9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Apr 14 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	52.50 ▼ -5.83 (-9.99%)
TPL Life Insur. / Apr 14 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	49.35 ▼ -5.46 (-9.96%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Apr 14 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	255 ▼ -26.68 (-9.47%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Apr 14 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53 ▼ -5.43 (-9.29%)
Mughal Energy / Apr 14 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20 ▼ -2.02 (-9.17%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 14 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16 ▼ -1.59 (-9.04%)
Shahzad Tex. / Apr 14 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.26 ▼ -2.61 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	54,444,707 ▲ 0.23
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	45,023,605 ▲ 0.5
Pak Elektron / Apr 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	40,742,036 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Apr 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,084,018 ▲ 2.37
B.O.Punjab / Apr 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	33,174,212 ▲ 0.16
Citi Pharma Ltd / Apr 14 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	25,349,324 ▲ 1.66
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,776,896 ▲ 0.02
Power Cement / Apr 14 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,852,543 ▼ -0.08
Dewan Cement / Apr 14 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	14,486,660 ▲ 0.86
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,484,387 ▼ -0.04

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