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How to ensure a prosperous, promising future for Pakistan

Pakistan emerged from the shackles of colonialism, and as a result, the political, economic, and spiritual culture ...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

World

Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty

Russia formally withdrew on Tuesday from a key post-Cold War security treaty designed to de-escalate potential...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 11:18am

Pakistan

Bilawal reiterates Pakistan opposed to any bloc politics

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday reiterated Pakistan’s opposition to join any bloc...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

World

NATO meeting fails to approve first defence plans since Cold War

BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels have failed to reach agreement over the alliance’s first...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:42pm

World

China, Europe must ‘oppose the Cold War mentality’: China FM

OSLO: China and Europe must together reject “the Cold War mentality”, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on...

Published 12 May, 2023 07:27pm

Business & Finance

IMF chief urges world to avoid a ‘second Cold War’

WASHINGTON: Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation, and help...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

AMAN-23 under focus

Since 2007 a major international naval exercise called AMAN (Peace) organised every two years by Pakistan Navy with...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

Editorials

No new Cold War?

EDITORIAL: In their one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the G20 the US and Chinese leaders adopted a conciliating...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

World

Xi says Asia should not become arena for ‘big power contest’

BANGKOK: The Asia-Pacific is no one’s backyard and should not become an arena for a big power contest, China’s...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 07:06am

Biden, Xi cool Cold War rhetoric

NUSA DUA, (Indonesia): Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping tried to take some heat out of their simmering superpower...

Updated 15 Nov, 2022 09:43am

Pakistan

Terror-related incidents: KP govt should take responsibility: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday said the recent talks with the banned...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am

World

Biden to prioritize China competition amid ‘dangerous’ Russia

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration said Wednesday it would prioritize winning over China, seeing it...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

World

US does not seek 'Cold War' or 'conflict' with China: Biden

UNITED NATIONS: The United States is determined to promote its vision of global freedom and prosperity but does not...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 09:23pm

World

US says Russia buying North Korea shells and rockets for Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, according...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:36pm

Opinion

Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers and applause in 1990 — a bit...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

World

Biden sending more weapons to Ukraine as NATO prepares for long fight

MADRID: President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States will provide another $800 million in weapons and...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 11:23pm

Markets

Asia Distillates: Gasoil cracks gain, cash premiums soar to record high

SINGAPORE: Asian refining margins for 10 ppm gasoil climbed on Monday, while cash premiums for the industrial fuel...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Opinion

Swiss Cold War bunkers back in vogue as Ukraine conflict rages

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reawakened interest in Switzerland’s concrete nuclear fallout shelters, built...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

Opinion

Inside Germany’s secret Cold War cash bunker

For many years, the residents of the leafy town of Cochem in the German Rhineland went about their daily business...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01am

World

Putin nuclear threats ‘extremely dangerous’, ‘blackmail’: ICAN

GENEVA: Russian President Vladimir Putin is using nuclear “blackmail” to keep the international community from...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:47am

Opinion

The Cold War 2.0.

A major city of Ukraine has fallen to the advancing Russian troops as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its second week....

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Opinion

Once upon a fault line

Few people would’ve noticed the irony in the PM going to the Moscow and the Credit Suisse expose, the ‘Suisse...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

World

Wang says no country should replace international norms with own will

BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that no country, not even a superpower should replace...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

World

NATO urges more Russia talks to defuse Ukraine crisis

MUNICH: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday he had sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minister...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Russian parliament’s call for east Ukraine independence sparks alarm

Possible Russian recognition of separatist “republics” independent from Kyiv is threatening to derail an already...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

World

Russia 'poised to strike' Ukraine, US defense secretary says

VILNIUS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia's military to a snake that was...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:40pm

World

Russia risking European peace with 'Cold War demands': German FM

MUNICH: Russia is putting Europe's security at risk with demands that hark back to the Cold War, German Foreign...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:55am

Opinion

Pakistan stands a chance

In the midst of boycott of Beijing Olympics by the US and its allies, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan showed ...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

World

Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions

BERLIN: Hopes are rising that efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine may be starting to pay off, as the...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:22am

World

Russia keeps door open after US rejects key security demands

MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security ...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

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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