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Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German opposition leader vows to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected

BERLIN: Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor, has vowed to build 50...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 10:57am

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German foreign minister criticises Scholz for blocking more Ukraine aid, report says

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 11:35am

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Lives of Gaza hostages must be ‘top priority’: Scholz

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said a potential truce with Hamas would be “painful” for Israel but...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:57pm

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Scholz rejects drastic rise in German defence spending

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday rebuffed a proposal to almost double the defence budget, seeking to...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:07pm

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German opposition’s chancellor candidate backs free trade talks with Trump

BERLIN: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is favoured to succeed Olaf Scholz as chancellor, would...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 01:28pm

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Global condemnation, condolences for New Orleans attack

PARIS: International condemnation poured in Wednesday for the attack on a crowd of New Year’s Eve revellers in New...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 12:45pm

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Germany’s Scholz says US has lost ‘committed fighter for democracy’ in Jimmy Carter

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was mourning the death of former US President Jimmy Carter,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

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Germany’s Scholz sends condolences to victims of South Korea plane crash

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday sent condolences to the families of those killed in a deadly plane...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 03:00pm

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NATO chief Rutte says Zelenskiy’s criticism of Germany’s Scholz is unfair

BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:57am

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Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack

BERLIN: The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:43pm

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Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured

MAGDEBURG: A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200,...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

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Zelenskiy, NATO boss and European leaders discuss Ukraine security guarantees

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and other...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:54am

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Volodymyr Zelensky huddles with European leaders as Trump looms

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 11:36am

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Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections

BERLIN: Germany’s centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday after weeks of turmoil,...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:11pm

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Scholz says ‘integrated’ Syrian refugees ‘welcome’ to stay in Germany

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said that well-integrated Syrian refugees are welcome to stay, as...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 03:59am

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Scholz says Trump ‘more nuanced’ on Ukraine than assumed

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Friday that Donald Trump privately held “more...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

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NATO will ‘stay united’ whoever wins US election: Rutte

BERLIN: NATO will stay united no matter who wins the US election, the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte said...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

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Germany to close Iranian consulates over execution

BERLIN: Germany will close the three Iranian consulates on its soil in response to the execution of German-Iranian...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

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Industrial slump leaves Germany on brink of recession

FRANKFURT: German output likely contracted again in the third quarter as an industrial slump drags on, official data...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 12:06pm

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Volkswagen labour chief sounds alarm on mass layoffs, three German plant closures

WOLFSBURG (Germany): Volkswagen plans to shut at least three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of ...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

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Germany says ‘urgent need’ for measures in Mideast

FRANKFURT: Germany on Saturday said there was an “urgent need” for measures to calm tensions in the Middle East as...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:23pm

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Germany stresses commitment to Ukraine aid despite budget cuts

BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Monday that Germany would maintain support for Ukraine’s fight against...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 11:31pm

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Some freed prisoners ‘feared for their lives’: German chancellor

COLOGNE: Some prisoners freed from Russia and Belarus in a major swap had feared for their lives, Chancellor Olaf...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 12:06pm

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German cabinet agrees to expand tax relief to boost economy

BERLIN: Germany’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to increase tax relief for companies and households to almost 21...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 11:01pm

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Slovak leader Fico stable after surgery but condition ‘very serious’

BANSKA BYSTRICA: Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was in “very serious” but stable condition on Thursday, a...

Published 16 May, 2024 12:57pm

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Scholz urges China to use Russia ‘influence’ to end Ukraine war

BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

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Europeans rule out sending troops to Ukraine as Russia rebukes Macron

BERLIN/MOSCOW: Germany, Britain and other European countries said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

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Germany’s Scholz urges ‘mass production’ of arms in Europe

UNTERLÜß (Germany): Europe must ramp up production of armaments massively and urgently, German Chancellor Olaf...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

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Scholz, Biden to hold Ukraine aid talks amid Senate impasse

WASHINGTON: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the US Congress to approve a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar aid...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 12:09am

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Germany’s Scholz urges EU, US to do more on Ukraine aid

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Thursday urged the European Union and United States to step up efforts to...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 07:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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