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Non-availability of life-saving drugs adds to Kurram’s woes

ISLAMABAD: Authorities said that the humanitarian crisis in the restive Kurram district continues to worsen as four...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:37am

Pakistan

PM steps up criticism of Israel

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, arms embargo...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Editorials

Empty threats

EDITORIAL: In a joint letter to their Israeli counterparts US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Palestine, Lebanon: Cabinet approves establishment of PM’s Relief Fund

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Palestine and...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:35am

World

UN urges tighter control on arms to Haiti as death toll mounts

Haiti has seen nearly 13 people killed on average each day this year, according to data from a United Nations report...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:48pm

Pakistan

JI slams silence over Gaza genocide

KARACHI: The city chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday slammed the Muslim world for its “silence” and...

Published 14 Sep, 2024 07:31am

World

US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier

JERUSALEM: The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up...

Published 17 May, 2024 10:52pm

World

Netanyahu says no humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee

RAFAH (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday insisted there was no “humanitarian...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am

World

Pro-Palestinian protests: top French university loses funding

PARIS: The Paris region authority sparked controversy Tuesday by temporarily suspending funding for Sciences Po, one...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

World

Sudan crisis ‘almost catastrophic’: WFP chief

PARIS: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is “almost catastrophic”, the head of the UN food agency said Monday,...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Editorials

‘An awful milestone’

EDITORIAL: Six months of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance” for the October 7 Hamas attack (precipitated...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

World

Prince William concerned at ‘terrible human cost’ of ME conflict

LONDON: Heir to the British throne Prince William on Tuesday released a rare statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict,...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

World

Court orders Netherlands to stop F-35 parts delivery to Israel

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after ...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

World

Six Palestinians were killed at a UN-run shelter in Gaza: UNRWA chief

DOHA: Six displaced Palestinians were killed when one of the U.N.-run shelters was hit in Khan Younis, the focus of...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 11:00pm

Jordan urges US to push for ceasefire

AMMAN: Jordan’s king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an...

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 08:32am

Pakistan pins hopes on OIC summit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Friday that Pakistan has high hopes from the OIC extraordinary summit being held...

Updated 11 Nov, 2023 09:36am

Pakistan

Kurram clashes continue amid communication ‘blackout’, road blockade

ISLAMABAD: The week-long bloody clashes between rival tribesmen in Kurram tribal district have left 28 killed and 40...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

World

UN overwhelmingly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

World

UN steps up appeal for fuel in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens

GAZA: The UN agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in besieged Gaza warned it may have to shut down...

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 06:16am

World

Gaza hospitals in crisis as Israel-Hamas conflict rages on

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s hospitals were facing “complete collapse”, Palestinian medics warned Wednesday as the UN...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

World

Russia, China veto US push for UN action on Israel, Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on the...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

World

Turkey's Erdogan calls on Israel to stop attacks on Gaza 'amounting to genocide'

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, which he said...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 11:00pm

Editorials

Strike at Gaza hospital

EDITORIAL: World attention remains riveted at the horrendous scenes from the strike on the Gaza hospital with at...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

World

Azerbaijan arrests former top Karabakh minister as exodus tops 50,000

GORIS: A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh was arrested by Azerbaijan on...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 12:43am

World

UN urges end to arms, currency supplies to Myanmar junta

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday urged the international community to deny Myanmar’s junta access to foreign...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

World

Taliban administration officials attend peace forum in Norway

NORWAY: Officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban administration travelled to Norway this week for meetings with civil...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

World

UN aid chief in Saudi Arabia for Sudan talks as fighting flares

KHARTOUM: The UN’s top humanitarian official arrived in Saudi Arabia Sunday for ceasefire talks between Sudan’s...

Published 08 May, 2023 07:02am

World

Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans

KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has been forced to cut rations to 4 million Afghans this month, it said in a...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:14pm

World

Arab states need new approach towards Syria, says Saudi FM

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said consensus was building in the Arab world that isolating Syria was not...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 07:16am

Editorials

‘Serious humanitarian crisis’ looming

EDITORIAL: The government’s disregard for the pharmaceutical sector crisis that is upon us, even though it took a...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.87 ▲ 0.76 (10.69%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	756 ▼ -84.00 (-10.00%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.55
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.09
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.70
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.19
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -3.43
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.12

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