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China suspected in cyberattack on UK defence ministry

LONDON: The British government said Tuesday it could not rule out state involvement in a mass cyberattack on the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

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UK announces biggest military deployment to NATO exercises in decades

LONDON: Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of NATO’s largest exercises since the Cold War,...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

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UK warns willing to take ‘direct action’ over Red Sea attacks

LONDON: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said Monday that Britain is “willing to take direct action” against...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 04:58pm

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UK minister says sending air-defence missiles to Ukraine

LONDON: UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps on Friday said Britain would send around 200 air-defence missiles to...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 09:55pm

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UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says

LONDON: Britain's government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:07am

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Britain’s Shapps meets Zelenskiy on first visit to Kyiv as defence minister

KYIV: British defence minister Grant Shapps discussed how to bolster Ukraine’s air defences during talks in Kyiv...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 03:51pm

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UK unveils anti-strike bill as trains halted again

LONDON: The UK government said Thursday it will introduce legislation requiring a minimum level of key public...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

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UK says it will work with aviation industry to solve travel chaos

LONDON: British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday the government would work hard with the aviation...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 07:38am

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Russia's Aeroflot banned from flying to UK

LONDON: Russia's Aeroflot was banned from flying to the United Kingdom on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 11:19pm

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UK PM Johnson under fresh pressure over lockdown birthday bash

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Tuesday fighting fresh allegations that he broke the COVID...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 01:45pm

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Covid tests to end for arrivals into England: PM

LONDON: The UK government is set to drop compulsory coronavirus tests for those arriving in England, Prime Minister...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

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England to drop quarantine rule for fully jabbed arrivals from France

The government last month eased the rules to allow people from amber countries fully jabbed with a vaccine approved by regulators in the United States and European Union to enter without having to self-isolate.

Published 05 Aug, 2021 03:26am

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Italian fans must not travel to UK for Euro final-British minister

England face Italy on Sunday in the final at London's Wembley Stadium

Published 09 Jul, 2021 12:05pm

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Minister sidesteps question on UK PM Johnson's apartment refurbishment financing

"The prime minister has already paid for it," Shapps told Sky News.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:31am

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Rioters in Northern Ireland ignore latest pleas for calm

BELFAST: Britain on Friday renewed appeals for calm after police in Northern Ireland faced another barrage of petrol...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

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Virus-hit airline Ryanair optimistic over summer

LONDON: Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Wednesday expressed optimism over the summer holiday outlook despite a...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Boeing grounds 777s

NEW YORK: Boeing confirmed Monday that dozens of its 777 aircraft were grounded worldwide, while Britain announced a...

Updated 23 Feb, 2021 09:31am

Markets

Upbeat earnings lift FTSE 100

LONDON: Positive corporate earnings lifted the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, outweighing concerns about the economic impact...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

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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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