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Pope Francis’ body lies in state at St Peter’s ahead of funeral

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay...

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‘Drug-dealing scum’ most likely behind French prison attacks, minister says

PARIS: Drug-traffickers were most likely behind an unprecedented wave of attacks against French prisons though...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 01:37pm

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US-Iran nuclear talks must conform with European interests, says French foreign minister

LUXEMBOURG: France, Britain and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear disussions between the United States and...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 01:41pm

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France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’: Macron

PARIS: France is planning to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 11:50pm

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France, Egypt, Jordan say Palestinian Authority must head post-war Gaza

CAIRO: The leaders of France, Egypt and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority must head post-war ...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am

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China, France to hold high-level strategic and economic dialogues this year

BEIJING: China and France will hold three high-level dialogues on strategic, economic, financial and cultural issues...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:48am

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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza, Hamas says

CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 10:17am

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French deputy asks for return of Statue of Liberty

PARIS: France should take back the Statue of Liberty because the US no longer represents the values that led France...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 11:34am

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France, Italy, UK order more air defence missiles

PARIS: Paris, Rome and London said Friday they had ordered new air defence missiles after a shock US policy shift in...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 08:00pm

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France to tap Russian assets for 195 million euros this year, minister says

PARIS: France will use interest from Russian assets to fund another 195 million euros ($211 million) in arms for...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 03:56pm

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UK, France, Italy, Germany hail Arab plan to rebuild for Gaza

BERLIN: Britain, France, Germany and Italy on Saturday backed a proposal by Muslim-majority nations to rebuild Gaza...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

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Iran denounces new US sanctions as ‘sign of hostility’

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:45pm

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France to deploy police at schools for spot bag searches

PARIS: French police will start random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 05:21pm

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NATO faces ‘moment of truth’ on alliance’s future: France

BRUSSELS: NATO faces a moment of reckoning on its future, as the United States and Russia set in motion negotiations...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am

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Syrian minister makes first trip to EU as powers look to aid transition

PARIS: Syria’s foreign minister will attend an international conference in Paris on Thursday as regional and Western...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 12:35pm

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‘France in advanced talks to buy Indian rocket launcher system’

BENGALURU: France is in advanced talks with India to buy a multi-barrel rocket launcher system, a top Indian ...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

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EU to retaliate over tariffs imposed by the US: France

PARIS: The European Union will retaliate by replicating any tariffs imposed on it by the United States, the French...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

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France holds off Spain as world’s tourist favourite

PARIS: Olympic host France retained its spot as the world’s top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

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‘Persepolis’ author refuses French award over Iran ‘hypocrisy’

PARIS: French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

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French PM’s concessions on pensions eyed in key policy speech

PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay out in a speech on Tuesday the contours of a deal to...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:44am

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Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

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French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies

PARIS: Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:38am

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France identifies first case of new mpox variant, AFP reports

PARIS: France has identified its first case of the new mpox variant, news agency AFP reported on Monday, citing a...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 08:53am

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France’s Sarkozy on trial over alleged Kadhafi financing pact

PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign ...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 06:49am

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Global condemnation, condolences for New Orleans attack

PARIS: International condemnation poured in Wednesday for the attack on a crowd of New Year’s Eve revellers in New...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 12:45pm

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Germany, France and Poland urge Georgia to consider new elections

BERLIN: The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland said on Tuesday that authorities in Georgia should...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 11:09pm

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3 migrants die trying to cross Channel from France to UK

PARIS: At least three migrants died in the Channel off northern France on Sunday as a group of around 50 people ...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

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107 migrants rescued in Channel: French authorities

LILLE: French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 12:14pm

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Le Pen says days of new French govt numbered

PARIS: Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that the days of France’s new government are already numbered,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:12pm

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

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5,484.77
Nasdaq / Apr 24	17,166.04
Dow Jones / Apr 24	40,093.40
India Sensex / Apr 25	78,672.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,682.75
Hang Seng / Apr 25	22,063.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,423
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,168.81
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,553.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 24	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 24	301,783
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	62.91
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,294.76
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	69.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.94 ▲ 0.98 (24.75%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.08 ▲ 0.44 (16.67%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 25 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.30 ▲ 0.98 (13.39%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	75.64 ▲ 6.88 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	42.08 ▼ -4.68 (-10.01%)
Sally Textile / Apr 25 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	8.10 ▼ -0.9 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.25 ▼ -1.36 (-9.99%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 25 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.31 ▼ -1.69 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 25 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.07 ▼ -1.65 (-9.87%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	57 ▼ -5.95 (-9.45%)
JS Global Banking / Apr 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.43 ▼ -2.19 (-9.27%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,110,996 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,907,260 ▼ -0.14
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,486,992 ▼ -0.55
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,704,674 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,944,453 ▼ -0.02
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,612,936 ▲ 0.61
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,377,975 ▼ -0.21
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,249,019 ▲ 0.13
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,201,738 ▲ 1.13
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,612,473 ▲ 1.17

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