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Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

DHAKA: Bangladesh has told neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:18pm

World

Dalai Lama seeks to allay health concerns as succession planning looms

DHARAMSHALA: When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:20pm

World

Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024

Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:57am

World

Indian journalist who exposed corruption targeted with online smear campaign

NEW DELHI: Indian journalist Anand Mangnale is the target of an online smear campaign that began on December 5 when...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:07am

World

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

GUWAHATI: A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:38pm

Opinion

SAARC: India is part of the problem; it is unwilling to become a solution

According to media reports, the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the intra-trade among SAARC ...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

World

India’s tax panel rejects airlines’ call to add aviation fuel to GST regime

NEW DELHI: An Indian government panel has rejected an airline industry proposal for aviation fuel to be brought...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:41pm

Life & Style

Bride, groom, spy: India’s wedding detectives

NEW DELHI: From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 03:02pm

World

Divers, helicopters hunt survivors of Mumbai boat accident that killed 13

MUMBAI: Helicopters and divers scoured the waters off India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday in a search...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

Business & Finance

India antitrust body raids Pernod, AB InBev in liquor industry crackdown, sources say

NEW DELHI: India’s antitrust body has raided some offices of alcohol giants Pernod Ricard and Anheuser-Busch InBev...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 02:25pm

Life & Style

Kite-making picks up in India’s Gujarat as harvest festival nears

AHMEDABAD, India: Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India’s...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:19pm

World

Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami

AKKARAIPETTAI: The deadly tsunami that swamped India’s southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 12:54pm

World

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:39am

World

China says wants ‘comprehensive solution’ to India border dispute

BEIJING: China held rare high-level talks with India on Wednesday at which it stressed the need to “maintain the...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:52pm

World

Thirteen dead after naval vessel hits passenger boat off Mumbai

MUMBAI: At least 13 people died when a boat with more than 100 passengers capsized off the coast of India’s...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:57pm

Life & Style

Mahira talks about potential ‘Heeramandi’ role, being a trailblazer

Actor Mahira Khan shared how she was once considered for a role in Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 03:15pm

World

Scrambling to save energy, Tehran turns off highway lights

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have turned off lights illuminating Tehran’s highways, an official has told state media,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 02:15pm

Sports

India’s spin spearhead Ashwin retires from international cricket

India’s spin spearhead Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket in all formats after...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 12:24pm

Markets

India’s gold imports to plunge in December after record November

MUMBAI: India’s gold imports are poised for a sharp slowdown in December following record purchases in November, in...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:22pm

World

India tightens curbs as air pollution turns ‘severe’

NEW DELHI: India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:27am

World

India must do more to tax its super-rich: France’s Piketty

NEW DELHI: India should do more to tax its super-rich given its high levels of inequality, French economist and...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Business & Finance

India’s Tata faces pressure in Starbucks joint venture as consumers cut back

India’s Tata Consumer Products “will calibrate” its plans to open Starbucks stores in the near term at a time when...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:41pm

Markets

PM Modi says India plans to supply LNG to Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:30pm

World

Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was in India Monday for his first overseas visit as head of...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 12:34pm

Business & Finance

India’s economy ends 2024 with solid momentum as business growth hits 4-month high, PMI shows

BENGALURU: India’s private sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, preliminary readings from a survey...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:55am

Business & Finance

Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive

NIIGATA: The Indian-born head of one of Japan’s most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:54am

Markets

India’s rice stocks surge to record high

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Rice inventories in India surged to a record high at the start of December, reaching more than ...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

World

Six dead in India hospital fire

NEW DELHI: A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:53am

World

India-UK free trade pact talks to resume by Jan-end: Indian government source

NEW DELHI: India and Britain will resume their talks on a free trade agreement by the end of January, an Indian...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 05:46pm

World

Indian troops kill seven Maoist rebels

RAIPUR: Indian troops shot dead seven Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle on Thursday, as security forces step up...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 03:14pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,540.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,055.35
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Hang Seng / Dec 23	20,105.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,102.72
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 23	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,617.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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