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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 / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Flying Cement / Jan 22 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	27.54 ▲ 2.50 (9.98%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.20 ▲ 3.20 (9.70%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	34.70 ▲ 2.90 (9.12%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.11 ▼ -0.89 (-14.83%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.28 ▼ -0.78 (-9.68%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 22 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.11 ▼ -3.89 (-9.49%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	850.10 ▼ -76.81 (-8.29%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.98 ▼ -4.92 (-7.95%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	105 ▼ -8.47 (-7.46%)
Mandviwala / Jan 22 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.25 ▼ -1.70 (-7.41%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.10 ▼ -1.54 (-6.80%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.02
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.20
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.04
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 2.10
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.38
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.03
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.14

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