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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:34am

World

India, China agree to resume flights 5 years after stoppage

NEW DELHI: India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 08:26pm

Pakistan

SBP likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy

MPC scheduled to meet on January 27 (Monday)

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39pm

World

South Korea’s birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years

SEOUL: South Korea’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

World

Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm

World

‘Generational problem’: Youth still struggling in pandemic’s shadow

PARIS: Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic – and its procession of lockdowns and...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

World

Global air finance summit to take stock of jet shortages, trade risks

DUBLIN: Financiers and lessors who make the global air travel industry tick gather for an annual meeting in Dublin...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 08:30am

World

India’s 2024 power output growth is slowest since pandemic, data shows

SINGAPORE: India’s electricity generation grew at its slowest pace in 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:46am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Business & Finance

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 1	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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