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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

World

Germany promises more visas for Indians during Scholz visit

NEW DELHI: Germany promised to dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country as...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:45pm

World

Iran, Russia, Oman navies to hold drills in Indian Ocean, Iranian state media reports

Fleets from Russia and Oman have joined Iranian naval forces in preparation for a maritime drill hosted by Iran in...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:27pm

World

Indian FM on first visit to Maldives since troops sent packing

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar leaves Friday on his first trip to the neighbouring...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 12:40pm

Pakistan

Air pollution linked to 135m premature deaths: study

SINGAPORE: Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Pakistan

Indian naval presence in Indian Ocean: Speakers warn against dangerous posturing posed to regional peace

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday warned against the dangerous posturing posed to regional peace and...

Published 24 May, 2024 05:35am

World

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

NAIROBI: The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry...

Published 03 May, 2024 03:42pm

World

Somali pirates free ship after Bangladeshi owners pay ransom

CHITTAGONG: Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early Sunday after the shipowners...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 12:45pm

World

SpaceX mega rocket lost in final phase of ‘successful’ test flight

BOCA CHICA (United States): Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

World

Malaysian PM ‘happy to reopen’ MH370 search if compelling evidence found

MELBOURNE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be “happy to reopen” the search for flight...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:44am

World

Mauritius launches India-funded air strip in Agalega

PORT LOUIS, (Mauritius): Mauritius inaugurated on Thursday an Indian-financed air strip and jetty on the island of...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Editorials

India-Maldives relations – increasing acrimony

EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen India’s relations with most of its neighbours going through considerable strain....

Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am

World

Indian navy bolsters Arabian Sea forces after attacks

MUMBAI: India’s navy said it is deploying three warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea to “maintain...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 12:56pm

World

Iran navy receives new cruise missiles amid growing regional tension

DUBAI: The Iranian navy has taken delivery of cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km (621 miles) as well as...

Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am

World

Eight dead as cyclone batters India’s southeast coast

CHENNAI: At least eight people were killed as storms lashed India’s southeast coast, police said Tuesday, with...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 10:37am

World

Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say

WASHINGTON/RIYADH: A US Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:23am

Opinion

MARSEW 2023: geo-politics and geo-economics in Indian Ocean

The current era is defined by geo-economics driving geo-politics. It has become imperative need for countries,...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:35am

World

China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia’s historic Andaman exercise

BEIJING: The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding weeklong drills in the Arabian Sea days after the Russian...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:46pm

Sea Guardians-3 strengthens Sino-Pak naval ties: experts

BEIJING: China and Pakistan have common interests in jointly safeguarding strategic sea lanes in regions like the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:57am

World

Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India’s China fears

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 11:41am

World

22 migrants die in boat sinking off Madagascar: authorities

ANTANANARIVO: At least 22 migrants died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, the...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 12:42pm

Opinion

AMAN-23 under focus

Since 2007 a major international naval exercise called AMAN (Peace) organised every two years by Pakistan Navy with...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

World

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

DILI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,...

Published 27 May, 2022 09:39am

World

Stranded Ukrainians find comfort in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

UNAWATUNA: As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 11:55am

World

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka sends troops to oversee fuel distribution

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ordered its military to post soldiers at hundreds of gas stations on Tuesday, to help distribute...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:46am

World

Australia plans to host US, UK nuclear subs

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday his government is readying the country’s ports to...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:42am

World

Russian oil tanker hit by US sanctions heading to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: A Russian-flagged ship targeted by US sanctions and suspected of carrying Iranian oil is heading to...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 01:26pm

Pakistan

Blue economy in Indian Ocean: Panel expresses its concerns over govt’s lack of interest

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over lack of interest shown by the ...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Pakistan

Karachi to receive another spell of monsoon rain from September 9: Met office

Director Met Office Sardar Sarfaraz says the fresh monsoon system will bring light to moderate rainfall in the region

Published 06 Sep, 2021 01:28pm

World

Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE

Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed a vessel called the CSAV Tyndall that was last docked in Jeddah was off the coast of Dubai.

Published 04 Jul, 2021 12:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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