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Southwest Airlines to outline strategy to fix its profitability problem

CHICAGO: Southwest Airlines will lay out a strategy on Thursday to turn around its business and restore profit...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:36am

World

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

JAFFNA: Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, ethnic...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 01:54pm

World

Russia to resume direct passenger trains to North Korea in July, Interfax says

Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-year hiatus due to the...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 10:28am

World

India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran port deal

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has said his company will work to communicate the benefits of a strategic port...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:54pm

World

Threatened by Russia, will the EU do enough to fund defence?

BRUSSELS: As Russian forces push back outgunned Ukrainian troops and conflict rocks the Middle East, calls are...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:33am

World

UN says solutions exist to rapidly ease debt burden of poor nations

GENEVA: The heavy debt weighing on developing countries can be alleviated through readily available measures, the...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:32pm

Business & Finance

UK economy grows by 0.2% in January

LONDON: Britain’s economic output grew by an as expected 0.2% in January, after entering a shallow recession in the...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

Business & Finance

Yellen says global economy remains resilient, lauds US as growth driver

SAO PAULO: Strong US economic growth has been a “key driver” of better than expected global growth, US Treasury...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 10:36am

Business & Finance

Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure

SURAT: The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 01:00pm

World

China ready to work with EU to uphold free trade, multilateralism, foreign minister says

BEIJING: China is ready to work with the European Union to uphold free trade, practice multilateralism, and promote...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 10:52am

Business & Finance

India’s small exporters reel as Red Sea crisis helps rivals nab business

NEW DELHI: Atul Jhunjhunwala, an exporter in the Indian eastern city of Kolkata, is tearing his hair out, having...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 12:40pm

Markets

China stocks end first week of 2024 lower

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell in the first week of 2024, as traders gauged concerns over the country’s sluggish...

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

Editorials

Disturbing surge in domestic violence

The alarming situation in relation to the state of domestic violence prevailing in the country is once again in the...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

World

China’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO

SHANGHAI: The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

World

South Korea, China, Japan top diplomats seek to boost trilateral cooperation

SEOUL: The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on Sunday, seeking to restart...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 10:20am

Editorials

Fragile state of preparedness

EDITORIAL: One would have thought that the recent brush with Covid would force the global community to be better...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

World

China’s Wang tells Blinken ‘in-depth’ dialogue can steady ties

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States and China have disagreements and need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue...

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 11:17am

World

Police hunt for man linked to major mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine

Hundreds of police searched the city of Lewiston and surrounding areas of Maine state for a man sought in connection...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 10:04am

World

Biden plans November meeting with China’s Xi

WASHINGTON: The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:12am

World

WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: FT

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:08pm

World

Riding India’s G20 wave, Modi’s party sets up for elections

NEW DELHI: The weekend G20 summit was India’s big moment on the world stage, giving the country an opportunity to...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 09:53am

Markets

Oil cut extension raises risk of Saudi economic contraction this year

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia faces the risk of an economic contraction this year following its decision to extend crude...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 01:01pm

Opinion

‘Nexus thinking’ key to sustainable development in era of polycrisis

We are living in an era of a polycrisis: the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Lahore and Urumqi: China Southern Airlines resumes flight

Islamabad: China Southern Airlines on Tuesday resumed flight between Lahore, Pakistan and Urumqi, China. To...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

World

COVID global emergency over but risks remain, says China health official

SHENZHEN: While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19,...

Published 06 May, 2023 10:37am

World

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and...

Published 05 May, 2023 07:07pm

Business & Finance

JAL expects 60% profit rise in further post-pandemic recovery

TOKYO: Japan Airlines Co on Tuesday forecast a 60% rise in net profit for the current business year as travel demand...

Published 02 May, 2023 11:46am

World

UK PM Sunak faces first test of comeback credentials in local polls

SWINDON: Rishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test as British prime minister next week in local polls where the...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 12:17pm

World

67 million children missed out on vaccines because of Covid: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 12:22pm

Markets

Central banks have yet to script final act of inflation fight as risks rise

WASHINGTON: Major central banks may be deep into their drive to raise interest rates in hopes of killing inflation,...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:12am

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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