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French government felled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis

PARIS: French lawmakers passed a no-confidence vote against the government on Wednesday, throwing the European...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:00am

World

Israeli booths, equipment barred from defence show in France

PARIS: Israeli delegations taking part in the major Euronaval defence show in France next month will not be ...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:38am

World

Twelve migrants die trying to cross Channel to UK

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER (France): At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:03am

Pakistan

Higher education in France: Efforts on to increase number of Pakistani students: envoy

KARACHI: The French government is making concerted efforts to significantly increase the number of Pakistani ...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

World

France eyes spent uranium plant to bypass Russia: ministry

PARIS: The French government has said it is “seriously” studying the option of building a plant to convert and...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:35am

World

French state hit by ‘intense’ cyberattack: PM’s office

PARIS: Cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity” have targeted several French government institutions just months...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 11:53pm

World

Hamas hostage relatives call for international help in Paris

PARIS: Relatives of those held hostage by Hamas on Tuesday called on French authorities and the international...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 11:48pm

World

Thousands protest against French government's migration plans

PARIS: Thousands of people, including many undocumented migrants, marched in Paris and other French towns on...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 10:36pm

World

France's Macron promises government action plan in next 100 days

PARIS: The French government will work out a coherent plan to get France back on its feet in the next 100 days and...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:45pm

World

French unions rally supporters to the streets ahead of pension ruling

PARIS: Union activists barged into the Paris headquarters of luxury goods company LVMH on Thursday, saying the ...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:16pm

Markets

West African crude

LONDON: Offers for some varieties of West African crude climbed on Thursday on relatively high refining margins in...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am

World

Macron’s reputation on the line with pension reform push

PARIS: The French government is set to announce its proposals for overhauling the pension system on Tuesday, in a...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 12:42pm

World

France signals flexibility in face of pension reform resistance

PARIS: The French government said Tuesday it could be flexible on its plan to raise the retirement age to 65, part ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:30am

World

French retirement age hike to 65 ‘not set in stone’: PM

PARIS: The French government is prepared to show flexibility on a plan by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 02:18pm

World

French govt slashes unemployment benefits

PARIS: The French government said Monday that jobseekers would see the amount of time they can claim benefits cut by...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

Pakistan

French govt to keep on cooperating with Punjab on tourism sites: envoy

LAHORE: French Ambassador Nicolas Galey said on Monday that the French government will continue to cooperate with ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

World

France will appoint LGBTQ ambassador to defend rights abroad

ORLÉANS, (France): The French government will create an ambassador’s post to promote LGBTQ rights across the...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 08:03am

Opinion

US spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion: sources

Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 06:43am

Business & Finance

Renault says it backs moratorium on deep-sea mining

JOHANNESBURG: French automaker Renault SA has backed a moratorium on deep-sea mining, the company told Reuters on...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

World

France donates COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria under COVAX scheme

ABUJA: Nigeria has received 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from the French government through the...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 12:57am

World

French govt summons telecom chief over emergency line breakdown

Problems were reported across the country from 6 pm, causing havoc for emergency services.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:40pm

World

Rise in new COVID-19 cases in France slows sharply, hospitalizations decline

Pressure on emergency wards also eased, with the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care down by 102 to 5,402 from a year-high of 6,0001 less than two weeks ago.

Published 05 May, 2021 11:49pm

World

France rejects British fishing demands as Brexit row deepens

8 On Friday, Britain authorised 41 ships equipped with Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) technology -- which allows ships to be located -- to fish in waters off the island of Jersey, which is a self-governing British Crown Dependency.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:30am

World

Air France gets EU green light for 4bn euro aid

PARIS: The EU authorised the French government on Tuesday to double its stake in Air France and inject up to four...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:53am

Business & Finance

France to become biggest Air France shareholder with capital hike

The French government will convert a 3 billion euro loan extended to the group last year into a hybrid instrument and commit up to an additional 1 billion euros to a planned share issue, raising its stake in Air France-KLM to almost 30%.
"This will make the state Air France's biggest shareholder," French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on France Inter radio, calling the move a "sign of commitment" to the airline and its French jobs.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 12:14pm

World

France and Germany to require COVID-19 test for some border crossings

France has resisted imposing a new national lockdown to control more contagious variants, but has begun to toughen restrictions locally in places such as Dunkirk in the north and Nice in the south.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:14pm

World

French government warns restaurants after secret openings

Government spokesman warned Monday of "financial penalties" for the "very small minority of restaurants that decide to open".

Published 01 Feb, 2021 05:07pm

World

Hauliers will need negative COVID test before travel from UK to Denmark, Netherlands

Last week the French government said people travelling from non-EU countries to France will no longer be allowed enter by presenting a negative result from a quick COVID-19 test.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:08am

World

France tightens virus curfew in several regions

The 15 of France's 101 departments affected by the switch to a curfew beginning at 6:00 pm rather than 8:00 pm.
The virus is continuing to spread in France... but with a disparity between regions.

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 07:56pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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