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EU’s new top foreign policy officials visit Ukraine in show of solidarity

KYIV: European Council president Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, arrived in the...

Updated 01 Dec, 2024 09:56pm

World

Europe’s future should not ‘depend’ on US vote: EU Council chief

BRUSSELS: Top EU official Charles Michel has said the bloc’s future should not rely on the result of the US...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 11:01am

World

Russia’s Asian alliances have security consequences, NATO chief warns

PARIS: North Korea and Iran’s military support to Russia has serious global security consequences that the...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

World

Polish prime minister loses confidence vote

WARSAW: Poland’s prime minister lost a vote of confidence on Monday, clearing the way for a broad coalition of...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Editorials

GSP+ concerns

EDITORIAL: The caretaker government is rightly pleased that the European parliament has extended the GSP+...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

GSP+ status: a major success

The European Parliament has decided to extend the existing GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) for another four...

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:42am

World

European Council president Michel visits Kyiv

European Council President Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine marks 10...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 02:56pm

Business & Finance

Internal rift between EP and EC led to rollover of GSP

ISLAMABAD: An internal rift between European Parliament (EP) and European Council (EC) accounted for an anticipated...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 09:18am

World

Donald Tusk: sharp-tongued fighter who led EU through crises

WARSAW: Donald Tusk, Poland’s main opposition leader in Sunday’s elections, is a football-mad historian with...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 11:32am

New GSP scheme’s fate hangs in the balance

EU Parliament and European Council have strong arguments against each other’s viewpoint due to which things are not moving

Updated 24 Jul, 2023 01:53pm

World

Ireland’s Donohoe on track to lead Eurogroup for new term

BRUSSELS: Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is on track to remain head of the Eurogroup — a grouping of the ...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:32am

World

EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting

BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel will head to Beijing next week for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, a...

Updated 24 Nov, 2022 02:05pm

World

Biden to call on 'free world' to stand against Putin in Poland speech

WARSAW: US President Joe Biden will argue in a speech in Poland on Saturday that the “free world” opposes Russia’s...

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 12:18pm

Pakistan

PM, EU President discuss Ukraine war

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan received a telephone call from Charles Michel, President of European Council,...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am

Opinion

Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and his rapport with...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

World

EU, China agree to hold summit, Michel says after Xi call

On EU-China relations, despite differences, dialogue remains crucial," Michel says

Published 15 Oct, 2021 07:48pm

EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday removed five territories including the United States from its list of...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 03:43am

World

EU chief defends China deal ahead of US summit

"But there is a lack of reciprocity and there is a lack of fairness and that's why we tried last year to accelerate the negotiations in relationship with this investment agreement.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 12:42pm

Opinion

Hamas key ‘victory’ in Israel war over Palestinian rival: analysts

After a ceasefire with Israel, Hamas has claimed “victory” but the Palestinian Islamist group’s success lies...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Business & Finance

EU and India agree to restart trade talks at 'landmark' summit

PORTO, (Portugal): The EU and India agreed Saturday to relaunch long-stalled trade talks in a major push to boost...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:30am

World

North Korea denounces 'psychotic' EU for rights sanctions

The nuclear-armed North is accused by the UN of "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations that range from torture and extrajudicial killings to running prison camps.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 11:15am

World

UK rejects EU claims of vaccine blocking

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday emphatically rejected EU claims it had slapped a ban on Covid vaccine exports, in the...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:47am

World

Paris says Biden, Macron in agreement on Covid, climate change

Earlier this week, Macron had lauded Biden's decision to return to the Paris climate accord.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 11:18am

World

In call, EU chief urges Putin to release Navalny

The EU had already condemned an attempt to assassinate Navalny and his arrest on his return to Russia after treatment, but Michel has now expressed "grave concerns" directly to Putin.
Navalny's allies are planning demonstrations on Saturday in dozens of Russian cities in support of the Kremlin critic.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 05:31pm

World

Portugal believes Brexit trade deal still possible, says minister

"If not, we have to trade according to World Trade Organisation rules but we cannot renounce a close relationship between Britain and EU," he added.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:17pm

Forex
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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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