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Lebanon president says Israel must withdraw from south by January 26 deadline

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country’s south by the January...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:15pm

World

Lebanon’s new PM says reaching out to all sides to save country

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday said he was reaching out to all across the political...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

World

Lebanon’s new president to make first official visit to Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: Lebanon’s newly-elected president, Joseph Aoun, will visit Saudi Arabia following an invitation from Saudi...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:31pm

World

Iran welcomes election of new Lebanese president, says unity will ‘defeat’ Israel

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

World

Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing regional shifts

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:18pm

World

Lebanon minister says working to ‘resolve’ Syria’s new entry restrictions

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s interior minister on Friday told AFP that Beirut was working to find a solution with Syria, after...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 11:04pm

Opinion

Betrayed but not derailed

“The British are entitled always to mistrust other people”, AJP Taylor once wrote “but others are not entitled...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:23am

World

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

World

Lebanon official media says Israel releases 7 detainees

BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said the Israeli army handed over seven people to United Nations peacekeepers at the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:33am

World

Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

PM for global action on Gaza, Lebanon

CAIRO: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday tabled strong condemnation of Israel’s ongoing military...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 02:33pm

World

China, Egypt agree on need to promote peace in Middle East

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said Beijing agreed with Egypt that both nations should promote peace and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:14pm

World

US announces first Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under ceasefire deal

WASHINGTON: Israeli forces conducted a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon and were replaced by the...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 11:29am

Pakistan

700 Pakistani families living in Syria: NDMA directed to arrange special flights from Beirut

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to arrange...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

World

Lebanese army says 1 person killed, 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli strike

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s army said one person was killed and four soldiers wounded Monday in an Israeli strike in the...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

World

Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement

Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

Opinion

How did Ali Sobh become a mega-millionaire?

A young, pregnant woman from Lebanon fled to the United States — the “Land of Opportunity” — with her ...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:54am

Markets

Oil pares some gains after source says OPEC+ to delay output hike

LONDON: Oil prices pared some gains on Thursday after a source told Reuters OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 06:15pm

World

Blinken says ‘ceasefire is holding’ in Lebanon

BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the ceasefire in Lebanon was “holding” despite a...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

World

Lebanon health ministry says Israel strike kills one amid ceasefire

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike on a southern town killed one person on Tuesday, amid...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 10:21pm

World

Israel will hold Lebanon responsible if ceasefire collapses

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that if the ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:58pm

World

Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strikes despite truce

BEIRUT: At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said,...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:40pm

World

Lebanon MPs seek end to leadership vacuum with January presidency vote

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament will meet on January 9 to elect a new president, seeking to end more than two years...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

World

Israel says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated, fires on south Lebanon

BEIRUT: Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 05:37pm

World

Biden to launch Gaza ceasefire drive right away: adviser

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will launch a renewed drive Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:34am

World

Iran welcomes end of Israel ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

TEHRAN: Iran welcomed the end of Israel’s “aggression” in Lebanon, after a ceasefire came into force on Wednesday...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 05:58pm

World

Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire holds in first hours, Lebanese civilians return to south

US President Biden says pushing for elusive ceasefire in Gaza

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 10:41pm

World

Erdogan says Turkiye ready to help with ceasefire in Gaza

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkiye was ready to help in any way possible to establish a...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 05:08pm

World

Israeli strikes hit north Lebanon crossings with Syria for first time, minister says

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes late on Tuesday targeted Lebanon’s three northern border crossings with Syria for the first...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 11:15am

World

EU’s Borrell urges Israel to back Lebanon ceasefire

FIUGGI: The European Union’s foreign policy chief urged Israel on Tuesday to back a proposed ceasefire deal in...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 01:35pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 22	67.34
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 22 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	14.94 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▼ -0.70 (-11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.21 ▼ -3.00 (-9.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 22 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.58 ▼ -1.26 (-9.81%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.98 ▼ -5.92 (-9.56%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	598 ▼ -61.53 (-9.33%)
Hala Enterprise / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.10 ▼ -1.21 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,158,485 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,500,175 ▲ 3.03
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	18,601,390 ▼ -0.41

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