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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Iran says ready to ‘defend sovereignty’ against Israel attack

TEHRAN: Iran said it is “fully prepared to defend its sovereignty” if its arch-foe Israel attacks as it has...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 03:06pm

World

Hezbollah chief says Sunday attack went as planned, further strikes possible

Attack follows assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr last month

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:29pm

World

Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Gaza truce push

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Egypt Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire as he pushes...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 12:40pm

World

Iran’s president tells Macron aggression will not be tolerated

DUBAI: Iran will not stay quiet over aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 08:07pm

World

Jordan’s foreign minister to hold talks in Iran as tensions rise

DUBAI: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will travel to Iran on Sunday in a rare visit to discuss regional...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 02:34pm

World

Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing

BEIRUT: Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:10pm

World

Iran Revolutionary Guards say ‘short-range projectile’ killed Hamas chief

Iran says the terrorist operation was carried out by firing a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kilograms from outside the accommodation area

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 10:15pm

World

Pakistan ‘fully supports’ Iran’s call for OIC extraordinary meeting on Haniyeh’s killing, FO says

Iran shares anguish with Pakistan on killing of Hamas political chief
FM Dar confirms Pakistan's participation in the OIC meeting at the foreign ministers level

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 10:19pm

Perspectives

Is the US ‘sleepwalking’ into a wider conflict in the Middle East?

It’s safe to say that US President Joe Biden has now been completely bulldozed by his old pal Israeli Prime Minister...

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 10:57am

Pakistan

Govt declares August 2 national day of mourning over Ismail Haniyeh assassination

Ruling coalition decides to present a resolution in the Parliament to express solidarity with the people of Palestine

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 11:37pm

World

Death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif in July confirmed, Israel says

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 03:45pm

World

Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh

TEHRAN: Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 09:33pm

World

Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:55am

Pakistan

JI postpones planned protest before Sindh governor’s house

ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Wednesday, while condemning the assassination of Hamas Political Wing...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:05am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns assassination

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the Political Bureau of...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

World

Doctor at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital says director arrested by Israel

GAZA STRIP: A doctor at Gaza’s largest hospital Al-Shifa told AFP that the facility’s director and several other...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 05:08pm

World

Iran top diplomat meets Hezbollah chief in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has met with Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 05:10pm

World

No Gaza hostage release before Friday, Israel, US say

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas will...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 10:09am

Perspectives

JUI-F’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s meeting with Hamas leaders

The recent meeting between Maulana Fazlur Rehman – leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and senior Hamas leaders...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 06:09pm

World

Hamas chief says close to truce agreement with Israel

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The chief of Hamas told Reuters on Tuesday that the Palestinian group was near a truce...

Updated 21 Nov, 2023 06:23pm

World

Israeli opposition leader calls on Netanyahu to resign ‘immediately’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 12:37pm

World

Israeli military strikes house of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli fighter jets have struck the house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza, the Israeli...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 11:48am

World

Gaza death toll reaches 2,329: ministry

GAZA STRIP: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s attack on southern Israeli civilians eight days ago have...

Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:51pm

World

Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, fears of conflict spreading grow

Iran warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel's bombardment is not stopped

Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:46pm

Forex
World
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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