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North Korean leader emphasises importance of strengthening naval power

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 10:28am

World

Russia invites Afghanistan’s Taliban to major economic forum

MOSCOW: Russia has invited Afghanistan’s Taliban to its biggest annual economic forum as Moscow moves to remove a...

Updated 27 May, 2024 03:14pm

Pakistan

Ex-foreign secy testifies before special court: Cypher’s copy wasn’t returned to foreign ministry till Sept 2022

ISLAMABAD: The former foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday testified that the cypher copy had not been ...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

World

China says ‘opposes and condemns’ actions that harm civilians in Israel violence

BEIJING: China said Monday it “opposes and condemns” violence against civilians in Israel and the Palestinian...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 02:39pm

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns India’s decision to hold G20 meetings in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India’s decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Pakistan

Dr Aafia’s case: IHC asks foreign ministry to take up issue with US ambassador

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked the foreign ministry to take up the Dr Aafia Siddiqui release...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:55am

Pakistan

Hina Rabbani Khar meets interim Afghan government leadership on one-day Kabul trip

Khar set to meet many other high-ranking officials, including interim govt's commerce and finance ministers

Updated 29 Nov, 2022 06:47pm

Pakistan

Islamabad regrets 'conjectural allegations' after Taliban say Pakistan allowed US drones to use its airspace

KABUL: The Taliban's acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed US drones to use its airspace...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 01:07am

World

North Korea says Ukraine can’t talk about sovereignty while aiding US

SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Ukraine has no right to raise sovereignty issues after...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 09:23am

Business & Finance

Draft roadmap on ‘Pak-France bilateral cooperation’ prepared

ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared draft roadmap aimed at reinvigorating and enhancing Pakistan- France ...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

Pakistan

Talks with TTP: All decisions must be made by Parliament: Bilawal

Foreign Minister says PPP will be reaching out to allied parties to create consensus on the way forward

Published 11 Jun, 2022 08:47pm

World

French diplomats strike over plan for their ‘extinction’

PARIS: French diplomats staged a one-day strike Thursday to protest a plan by President Emmanuel Macron to strip...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:26am

Pakistan

KU blast: Pakistani top leadership show solidarity with China: foreign ministry

BEIJING: Pakistani top leadership’s show of solidarity with China over killing of Chinese citizens in Karachi once...

Published 06 May, 2022 06:03am

Pakistan

PPP interested in foreign ministry: Rana

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Punjab province, Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said the consultation...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am

World

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

BERLIN: Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:12pm

World

A ‘number’ of British citizens detained in Afghanistan: UK

KABUL: A “number” of British nationals are being detained in Afghanistan, the UK government said Saturday, ...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Durand Line 'incidents' will be addressed via diplomatic channels: Taliban spokesman

Taliban FO spokesperson says issue has given rise to need for authorities of two sides to address the problem

Published 04 Jan, 2022 09:45pm

World

Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in Pakistan

PESHAWAR/KABUL: The Taliban government has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in the Pakistan capital,...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05pm

Pakistan

Indian atrocities: Black Day to be observed on 27th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will observe Black Day against Indian atrocities in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

World

Iran says ready to sell Lebanon fuel if Beirut asks

TEHRAN: Iran said Sunday it is willing to sell fuel to Lebanon's government to help ease shortages, days after a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Pakistan

International community must remain engaged with Afghanistan: FM Qureshi

Minister's remarks come during joint press briefing with German counterpart Heiko Maas

Updated 31 Aug, 2021 06:10pm

World

Azerbaijan releases 15 Armenian POWs

BAKU: Azerbaijan on Saturday released to Armenia 15 prisoners of war captured last year during hostilities over the...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

Qureshi for global partnership against climate change

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday urged the nations across the world to develop a global...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

World

Saudi Arabia welcomes declaration of ceasefire in Gaza strip

The statement reaffirmed the kingdom's continuation of efforts with allies to reach a resolution.

Published 22 May, 2021 01:29am

Indian virus variant found in Thai travellers from Pakistan

BANGKOK: Thailand on Monday barred the entry of foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh in a bid to...

Updated 11 May, 2021 09:35am

Russia says US plan violates Taliban deal

MOSCOW: Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a US plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:08am

World

Pakistan expresses solidarity with Kingdom of Jordan after coup attempt

In a formal statement from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was revealed that Pakistan is following the situation in Jordan, and stands in solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom led by King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein.
On Sunday, Jordan announced that it had foiled a plot to "destabilise" the Kingdom, a plot that involved the King's half-brother Hamzah bin Hussein - a former crown prince who was stripped of his title by the monarch in 2004.

Updated 05 Apr, 2021 06:42pm

Iran rejects ‘step-by-step’ lifting of US sanctions

PARIS: Iran wants the United States to lift all sanctions and rejects any "step-by-step" easing of restrictions, the...

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:46pm

World

Mexico receives 1.5mn does of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from US

The vaccines were the initial batch in an agreement to send some 2.7 million AstraZeneca doses from the United States.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:12am

China squeezes Western brands

BEIJING: China on Thursday launched a PR war on Western brands critical of rights abuses against Uyghurs and other...

Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am

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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