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Law and order in Sindh

EDITORIAL: The annual report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on the State of Human Rights in 2023...

Published 23 Jun, 2024 02:50am

Pakistan

Imran Khan challenges Army Act and Official Secrets Act amendments in top court

According to the petition the amendments violate human rights

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:41pm

World

Biden says will talk human rights, rule of law with Modi

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said he will discuss the issue of human rights with Indian Prime Minister ...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Senate panel decides to invite LEAs officials to ‘sensitisation’ session

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Monday decided to call law enforcement agencies’ (LEA)...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Editorials

‘Summit for Democracy’

EDITORIAL: In the name of democracy and human rights the United States set in motion its campaign to secure global...

Published 02 Apr, 2023 03:02am

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

Bilawal urges UN to form task force to tackle disinformation globally

Foreign Minister says world must have a plan of action to counter disinformation online and offline

Updated 23 Jun, 2022 10:16pm

World

Investigation claims Credit Suisse handled dirty money

PARIS: Credit Suisse handled billions of dollars in dirty money for decades, an international media investigation...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

World

Taliban and Afghan civil society members begin Oslo talks: Norway

OSLO: The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan began talks Sunday with...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 05:49pm

Pakistan

Human rights, terrorism, educational access: Special envoy says US to continue ‘clear-eyed’ diplomacy with Taliban

ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, said the Afghan people will remain...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

Pakistan

Harassment of women at workplaces: Senate body decides to hold public hearing

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has decided to hold a public hearing on Protection Against...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:38am

Opinion

The foreign legion of YouTubers responding to allegations against China

With YouTube videos "debunking" allegations of human rights abuses and diatribes on Western "conspiracies" against...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

World

Biden vows to push Putin at summit to protect human rights

WILMINGTON, (United States): US President Joe Biden pledged Sunday to press Russian leader Vladimir Putin to uphold...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan

India must stop oppression, HR abuses in IIOJK: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that if India wants peace in the region, it should halt...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan

Pakistan welcomes UNHRC’s decision to investigate human rights violations by Israel

Resolution presented by Pakistan on behalf of OIC, was adopted by the council on Thursday
Investigation should aim to identify perpetrators to ensure they are held accountable, the resolution says

Published 28 May, 2021 01:23pm

World

Photos appear to show Dubai's Sheikha Latifa

DUBAI: Two pictures purportedly showing Dubai's Sheikha Latifa were published on an unverified Instagram account ...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Opinion

Facebook confronts human rights dilemma on political speech

Facebook Inc oversight board’s extension of former US President Donald Trump’s banishment from the social ...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Biden poised to pivot US arms deals toward security, human rights

Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20th, the United States signed a $23 billion dollar...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

World

China, Middle East dominate executions in 2020: Report

While 2020 saw an overall decline in the number of global death penalties, some countries increased the number of executions they carried out.
China is believed to be "the world's most prolific executioner", with Chinese authorities classifying the total number of death sentences and executions as state secrets, making them difficult to verify.

Updated 21 Apr, 2021 03:53pm

World

HRW finds ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s treatment of Uyghurs

WASHINGTON: China is guilty of ongoing “crimes against humanity” in its oppressive treatment of Uyghurs and ...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:06am

Details of sweeping effort to counter China emerge in US Senate

WASHINGTON: Leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday to boost the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Joint working group of academia, parliamentarians formed

ISLAMABAD: A Special Joint Working Group of academia and parliamentarians has been formed to develop research and...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 04:18am

World

EU agrees China sanctions over Uighur crackdown

BRUSSELS: EU member states have agreed to impose sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state-owned entity over...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

World

Blinken blasts 'aggressive' China, North Korea's 'systemic, widespread' rights abuses

Blinken, Austin on first overseas trip to South Korea, Japan.
Blinken blames China's territorial claims, democracy threats.
South Korea accused of overlooking North Korea rights.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reiterates its call to India to rescind all illegal actions in IIOJK

"The UK Parliamentarians have once again condemned human and civil rights abuses of Kashmiri people through military occupation of the region. They have also demanded the UK government to take action against the human rights violation in IIOJK," the FO spokesman said.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 04:22pm

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

Pakistan

Sikh Marriage Amendment Act 2021 to be tabled in Punjab PA

MULTAN: In order to facilitate over 0.6 million persons from Sikh community, Sikh Marriage Amendment Act 2021 will ...

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:44am

BR Research

Shifting sands

There is a calm sense of steadiness in the global affairs now with Joe Biden at the helm. Battling multiple crises,...

Published 18 Feb, 2021 07:35am

World

US sells arms but voices concerns on Egypt human rights

In 2015, Soltan was released and deported to the United States after renouncing his Egyptian citizenship.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 10:57am

World

Israeli strikes on Syria kill 9 militia fighters

BEIRUT: Israeli missile strikes against several targets near Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least nine...

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,223.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 3	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,760.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.96
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,640.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 3	67.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 3 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.50 ▲ 0.70 (10.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	87.12 ▲ 7.92 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 3 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.22 ▼ -0.63 (-9.20%)
Intermarket Securities / Jan 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	67.01 ▼ -6.76 (-9.16%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,529,816 ▼ -0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,752,893 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,319,935 ▼ -2.12
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,336,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,012,733 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,237,257 ▲ 0.25

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