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Pakistan condemns Holy Quran desecration as 'attack on faith' at UN rights council

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says it is important to understand the deep hurt the act caused to Muslims

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:30pm

Editorials

Strengthening human rights in Pakistan

EDITORIAL: Pakistan may not have a shining track record on human rights but is trying hard to make it better on such...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Pakistan

Meeting in Geneva: Khar presents country’s HR report

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday presented Pakistan’s human rights...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

World

UN rights chief’s offer to visit Iran met with silence

GENEVA: New UN human rights chief Volker Turk revealed Thursday he had offered to visit Iran during Tehran’s deadly...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 07:07pm

Editorials

India’s worsening human rights violations

EDITORIAL: At the UN Human Rights Council’s periodic Review process held earlier this month, some 21 countries ...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Pakistan

PM condemns Yasin Malik’s conviction in fake case

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

UNGA suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

World

UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 09:59pm

World

US pushes to suspend Russia from UN human rights body

BUCHAREST: The United States will ask the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 08:32pm

World

West asks for Russia to be suspended from Interpol

LONDON: Several Western countries, including the UK and the United States, have called on Interpol to suspend Russia...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:06am

World

UN council backs probe of Ukraine war rights violations

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday overwhelmingly voted to create a top-level investigation into...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 05:47pm

World

European embassies urge Pakistan to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine in UN vote

ISLAMABAD: The ambassadors of European Union nations to Pakistan appealed Tuesday for Islamabad to support an...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:37pm

World

UN rights council eyes urgent debate on Ukraine war

GENEVA: Ukraine aims Monday to secure an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Russia's deadly invasion ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:01pm

Pakistan

Qureshi opens ‘Istanbul Process’ moot

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Wednesday, inaugurated the 8th meeting of the “Istanbul...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

World

Taliban behind at least 72 extrajudicial killings: UN

GENEVA: The UN decried Tuesday credible allegations of more than 100 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan since the...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

China says US army must be held accountable

GENEVA: China's envoy told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the US army and the militaries of its...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:44am

World

China says US army must be held accountable for Afghanistan actions

GENEVA: China's envoy told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the US army and the militaries of its...

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 11:32pm

World

UN orders global systemic racism probe

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday highlighted the global "scourge" of systemic racism and ordered an...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

World

Israel's attacks on Gaza may constitute 'war crimes': UN rights chief

"Despite Israel's claims that many of these buildings were hosting armed groups or being used for military purposes, we have not seen evidence in this regard," she said.

Published 27 May, 2021 02:27pm

NA passes resolution against Israeli atrocities in Palestine

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the National Assembly Monday joined hands to put their weight...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

India’s fascist policies exposed by Pakistan’s diplomacy: Akram

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s active diplomacy has fully exposed the reality of India’s oppressive policies in Kashmir ...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:54am

Pakistan

Massive human rights abuses: Pakistan takes India to task at UNHRC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again laid before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) the ever worsening...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:19am

World

US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout

The United States announced earlier this month that it would re-engage with the 47-member council after Trump's administration pulled the country out in June 2018.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:41pm

World

Russia's Lavrov slams West for pandemic 'selfishness'

He accused Western countries of having a "desire to take advantage of the pandemic to punish 'undesirable' governments".

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

300 Myanmar MPs urge UN to probe rights abuses by military

The junta had also "placed restrictions on people's freedom of speech by preparing a telecommunications bill intended to control access to the Internet and mobile services.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:23pm

World

Britain, EU urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar

The call comes came a week after Myanmar's generals conducted a coup in the country.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:01pm

World

Biden administration moves to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council

“We know that the Council has the potential to be an important forum for those fighting tyranny and injustice around the world. By being present at the table, we seek to reform it and ensure it can live up to that potential,” a senior State Department official said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 12:06pm

Editorials

British MPs on Kashmir

EDITORIAL: International spotlight is gradually turning on the besieged illegally Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

World

Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

Geopolitical stand-off at UN rights council.
Body cannot agree on leader amid messy contest.
Key year for council with possible US return, reforms.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 06:32pm

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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