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Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation

WASHINGTON: The revelation that Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:23am

World

Five bodies found in apartment near Paris: prosecutors

BOBIGNY: Five dead bodies were found on Christmas Day in an apartment in the town of Meaux to the east of Paris, the...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 11:57am

Pope decries Gaza’s ‘appalling harvest’ of civilian deaths

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said in his Christmas message on Monday that children dying in wars, including in Gaza,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2023 08:54am

World

Deadly blizzard leaves US in deep freeze on Christmas

NEW YORK: A fearsome winter storm continued to pummel parts of the United States with blizzard conditions Saturday...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:08am

World

World suffering from ‘famine of peace’: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

ICCI holds ceremony to celebrate Christmas with Christians

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the merry...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

PM extends greetings to Christian community

ISLAMABAD; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s has extended greetings to the Christian community of Pakistan and the...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

No rain likely on Christmas day this year

LAHORE: No rain is expected on Christmas day this year due to unusual weather patterns out of fast changing climate...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

World

Over 6,000 flights scrapped as Omicron hits Christmas weekend travel

NEW YORK: More than 6,000 flights have been canceled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 12:32pm

World

German NGO rescues over 270 people in central Mediterranean

FRANKFURT: A German NGO said Saturday that one of its migrant rescue ships has picked up more than 270 people from...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

Christmas: Baitul Maal Punjab organises various events

LAHORE: Department of Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Punjab organized various events on Christmas Day. Director...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

World

Malaysian floods death toll rises to 46

KUALA LUMPUR: The death toll from Malaysia's worst floods in years rose to 46 Saturday, with five people still...

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 02:51pm

World

Over 4,500 flights cancelled by Christmas day as Omicron hits holiday travel

NEW YORK: Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 01:20pm

Pakistan

Christmas to be observed today

LAHORE: Like other parts of the world, Christian community across the country will celebrate Christmas in a ...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

World

Portugal reports record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, deaths

Data from the DGS health authority showed 10,176 new cases and 118 deaths compared to the previous day.
The final decision will be taken after meeting health experts on Tuesday, Costa said.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 08:10pm

Business & Finance

Aldi UK sales up 10.6pc in four week Christmas period

Aldi UK said Christmas trading was boosted by strong demand for its beers, wine and spirits.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:27pm

World

Nashville blast suspect died in explosion, police say

The company said in a statement on Sunday that it made "significant progress" overnight and had restored power to four floors of the building.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:20am

Markets

Gold firms on weaker dollar, US stimulus bets

Underscoring the economic hit from the pandemic, data on Wednesday showed elevated US jobless claims and a drop in consumer spending for the first time since May in November.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 09:32am

Pakistan

PM to sign $4.5bn railway project next week: Sawati

The minister ensured that the PTI led government would continue to safeguard the rights and privileges enjoyed by all minorities.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:33am

World

Irish PM says Brexit deal more likely than not, talks may go past Christmas

"I would like to see it happenIng before Christmas, it could go beyond Christmas Day. There are political factors at play," Martin told a news conference on Tuesday.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 01:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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