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Support for Japanese cabinet slips to 28%

TOKYO: Public support of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet has fallen nearly 20 percentage points to...

Published 23 Jul, 2023 12:35pm

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Japan’s Kishida to order assessment on wage outlook by govt, BOJ

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will issue an order on Monday for the government and the central bank...

Published 14 May, 2023 10:52am

World

Japan PM tests positive for Covid-19, symptoms mild

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

World

Japan to attend NATO summit for first time

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will attend this month’s NATO summit in Madrid,...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

World

US unveils Asia-Pacific trade framework, but questions remain

TOKYO: US President Joe Biden launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative Monday in Tokyo, with 13 countries...

Updated 24 May, 2022 09:21am

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Japan’s Kishida to work closely with BOJ on economic policy

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to pull the economy out of COVID-19-induced doldrums by...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:01pm

World

Japan's Kishida hangs onto control after his LDP battered in election

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition will stay in power but his party suffered steep...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 05:51am

World

Japanese PM Suga denies reports of dissolving parliament in mid-September

Domestic media reported this week that he intended to dissolve the lower house of parliament in mid-September and was considering holding the general election on Oct. 17

Published 01 Sep, 2021 09:30am

World

Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech

The government will also discuss with Olympics organisers on the issue of Paralympic spectators after the close of the Olympics, he added

Published 06 Aug, 2021 11:03am

World

Japan's PM fine-tunes spending plans as way out of COVID-19 slump

Eyes growth in digital, green sectors, regions, childcare.
Suga says 'coronavirus response' is top economic priority.
Gives no timeframe for achieving balanced budget goal.

Published 25 May, 2021 08:08pm

World

Japan PM sends offering to controversial shrine honouring war dead

Suga sent a sacred tree to mark the spring festival but was not expected to visit the shrine in central Tokyo.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:10am

World

Japan govt spokesman says timing of Biden-Suga meeting undecided

Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Japan hoped a summit between the two leaders would take place as soon as possible, depending on the coronavirus pandemic situation.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 10:42am

World

Japan PM says 2-week extension may be 'necessary' for COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo region

"I think that about two weeks will be necessary, so I would like to make a final decision after hearing the opinions of the experts and people concerned," Suga told reporters.
The government had in January placed 11 of its 47 prefectures under emergency restrictions to run to March 7, lifting them early for all but the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 06:25pm

World

Japan PM apologises after lawmakers' night club outings

Twitter users voiced their frustration.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 03:04pm

World

Japan PM says to add 3 western prefectures to state of emergency: Kyodo

Responding to pressure from Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in eastern Japan, Suga last week declared a state of emergency for the greater metropolitan area.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 01:16am

World

Japan PM says to add 3 western prefectures to state of emergency

Responding to pressure from Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in eastern Japan.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:03pm

World

Japan PM under fire over year-end dinners as coronavirus cases mount

"I'm regretting that because it caused misunderstanding among the public," Suga told reporters when asked about the issue.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:58pm

Forex
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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 23	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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