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US Senate rejects bids to block military sales to Israel

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block three resolutions that would have halted the...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:03am

World

HRW accuses Israel of ‘war crime’ with ‘forcible transfer’ in Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel’s repeated evacuation orders...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

World

Saudi crown prince in Brussels for first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

World

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for a...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 01:55pm

World

HRW urges Somalia to reject lowering age of majority

NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Somalia’s parliament Friday to reject a constitutional amendment that aims...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:22am

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

Business & Finance

EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions in funding

CAIRO: European leaders are expected to announce a multi-billion euro funding package and an upgraded relationship...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am

Editorials

‘Worst economic crisis’

EDITORIAL: Human Rights Watch’s (HRW’s) World Report 2024 only confirms what most Pakistanis have been...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

In 2023, Pakistan faced the ‘worst economic crisis’ in history: Human Rights Watch

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) in latest World Report 2024 has said that Pakistan faced the worst economic crisis last...

Published 20 Jan, 2024 07:58pm

World

Bangladesh arrest thousands in ‘violent’ crackdown: HRW

DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to “eliminate competition”...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 12:29pm

World

Fear grows for patients inside Gaza hospital

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Palestinian medics said on Thursday they are increasingly afraid for the lives of hundreds...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

IMF’s policy needs deeper political economic thinking

‘“Escalating protests in Pakistan against rising costs linked to IMF demands, which follow similar protests in...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 07:03am

World

Maldives President Solih facing uphill re-election battle

MALÉ: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was a career politician unexpectedly propelled to the presidency...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:50am

World

Biden accused of sidelining India and Vietnam rights over strategic interests

WASHINGTON: The White House fact sheet issued during President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam weighed in at over...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Watch thy neighbours–I

Economic strength of a nation determines its political and global weightage. India is one example which is making ...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

Markets

IMF should work with Pakistan to protect the deprived: Human Rights Watch

Says conditions the IMF places on its loan could either 'exacerbate social and economic hardship or provide desperately needed relief to Pakistanis while addressing crisis’s underlying causes'

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 11:12pm

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

World

Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report

Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 07:01pm

World

Erdogan opponents allege Greek border pushbacks

ATHENS: For years Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a practice it...

Published 12 May, 2022 11:12am

World

HRW chief to step down after three decades

PARIS: The executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, said Tuesday he will step down after three ...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

World

Ukraine says has ‘proof’ of use of banned weapons

KYIV: Ukraine has proof Russian forces have used banned cluster bombs in two southern regions of the country,...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

World

Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen

KABUL: The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened,...

Updated 23 Mar, 2022 03:56pm

World

Egypt executes seven over Islamist attacks

CAIRO: Egypt has executed seven people convicted of Islamist attacks in the past week, human rights activists said ...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

World

Ethiopia detained, abused Tigrayans deported from Saudi: HRW

NAIROBI: Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia have been detained, abused or forcibly disappeared...

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 11:36am

World

UN urged to press Mali junta over summary executions

BAMAKO: Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations to pressure Mali in talks on Saturday to investigate summary...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am

Pakistan

Pakistani embassy rejects HRW’s claim

WASHINGTON: A spokesperson of the Pakistani Embassy has brushed aside a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

Empowering reserved representation in LG system demanded

LAHORE: Speakers at a convention "empowering local minorities' representation' called for electing the local bodies...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

World

Chinese censorship found at Australian universities

Half of academics interviewed by Human Rights Watch said they self-censored in the classroom, the report said.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 11:50am

World

Rights group urges UN pressure campaign against Nicaragua president

The Organization of American States' permanent council this month adopted a resolution to condemn the restrictions and arrests in Nicaragua

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:30am

World

Suu Kyi's trial set to start in Myanmar, junta rejects UN rights chief's statement

The junta has branded a rival National Unity Government set up by supporters of Suu Kyi as a terrorist group and blamed it for bombings, arson and killings.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:07pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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