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Iraq sends nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers back home

BAGHDAD: Iraq sent back nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers on Thursday to their homeland after they had sought refuge in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:09pm

World

Iraq abuse claims: Ex-UK lawyer sentenced for fraud

LONDON: A former British lawyer who became known for bringing lawsuits on behalf of Iraqi civilians accusing British...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Markets

Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies

DUBAI: A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:18pm

World

Iraqi militias enter Syria to reinforce govt forces

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 08:20am

Markets

OPEC+ production cuts may support oil prices in near term, Goldman Sachs says

Crude production from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and Russia has declined in compliance with OPEC+ production cuts, supporting...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 11:34am

Markets

Iraq says 15-day halt in Iranian gas cuts 5.5 GW from national grid

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Markets

Iraq’s fuel oil exports head for record year after Oct volumes jump

SINGAPORE: Iraq’s fuel oil exports are on track to hit all-time highs this year after the country ramped up...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:23pm

World

Roadside bomb kills three soldiers in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army vehicle killed three soldiers in northern Iraq on Sunday, police...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 02:05pm

World

Attack on Iran: Iraq condemns Israel’s use of its airspace

BAGHDAD: Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Pakistan

Pakistanis travelling to Iraq advised

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory urging Pakistani nationals intending to...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:50am

World

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan votes, shadowed by economic struggles

ARBIL, (Iraq): Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

World

Pro-Iran protesters storm office linked to Saudi TV channel in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Markets

Iraq’s Kerbala refinery non-operational due to maintenance, source says

DUBAI: Iraq’s Kerbala refinery is under extensive maintenance and has been non-operational since Sept. 25, a source...

Published 06 Oct, 2024 10:08am

World

Emirates halts Iran, Iraq, Jordan flights over ‘regional unrest’

DUBAI: Dubai-based Emirates Thursday cancelled flights to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over “regional...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:57pm

World

Iran president says 14 agreements signed with Iraq to expand ties

BAGHDAD: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:34pm

World

Iraq, US agree phased coalition troop pullout: minister

BAGHDAD: Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 11:01pm

World

Iran’s president to visit Iraq on first foreign trip

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported Sunday,...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 05:32pm

World

Iraq army says downed Turkish drone over northern city

KIRKUK (Iraq): The Iraqi military said it downed a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday, as...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

12 pilgrims die after bus plunges into ditch on Makran Coastal Highway

Twelve people were killed and at least thirty injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Iran crashed on the Makran...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:37pm

Pakistan

Secretary Defence of Iraq meets Gen Sahir

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Ahmed Dawood Salman, secretary defence of Iraq met with General Sahir Shamshad Mirza,...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

World

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation

ANKARA: Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Editorials

A tale of two deals

EDITORIAL: The almost 23 years since the 9/11 attacks have seen the US embark on an often fanatical quest to bring...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

World

US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base

BAGHDAD: A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 03:46am

World

Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing

BEIRUT: Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:10pm

World

Slain Hamas chief Haniyeh to be buried in Qatar

DOHA: Qatar on Friday is due to hold funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran,...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 11:41am

World

BP to develop new oil and gas fields in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraq signed an agreement with British energy giant British Petroleum on Thursday to develop four oil and ...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 06:41am

World

Iraq to import electricity from Turkey

BAGHDAD: Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am

Excessive fees/charges: Iraq’s envoy hands list of travel agents to interior minister

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, Iraq’s envoy here has handed a list to Pakistan’s Interior minister, of the travel...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:45am

World

Erdogan says end near of military operation in north Iraq, Syria

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end to the Turkish forces’ operation...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 08:59pm

World

Iraq’s Sadr demands closure of US embassy after Rafah strike

BAGHDAD: Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr renewed his calls to close the US embassy in Baghdad Tuesday after an...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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