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Bangladesh — more of the same change?

It began with Afghanistan. Then it was Sri Lanka. Now it is Bangladesh. Scenes are almost identical. Public outrage...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:35am

World

Sri Lanka top court rules Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court issued Tuesday a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers —...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Sports

Final phase of preparations for cricket season begins today

LAHORE: The final phase of Pakistan’s preparations for the mighty cricket season begins today, as Babar Azam’s...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am

World

Canada bars Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa brothers over rights abuses

COLOMBO: Canada has issued a travel ban on former Sri Lankan presidents – and brothers – Mahinda and Gotabaya...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 12:53pm

World

Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally ...

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 02:10pm

World

Sri Lanka court bars former prime minister from leaving the country: anti-corruption group

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court on Friday barred former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:12pm

World

Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka’s future

COLOMBO: It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka’s politics for nearly 20 years finally went...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 01:40pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka raise taxes on wine, cheese to curb imports

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised tariffs on a wide range of goods including wine and cheese, in a new drive ...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 10:33am

World

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka expands cabinet

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appointed nine more ministers Friday to an “all-party government” tasked with...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

World

Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM seeks to form cabinet

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime...

Updated 14 May, 2022 02:32pm

World

Sri Lanka protesters vow to continue anti-government campaign despite new PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister will begin forming a unity government on Friday, but his appointment has...

Published 13 May, 2022 11:26am

World

Sri Lanka president set to name new PM

COLOMBO: Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri...

Published 12 May, 2022 10:23am

World

Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:14pm

World

Outgoing Sri Lankan PM evacuated by troops

COLOMBO: Heavily armed troops evacuated outgoing Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa from his official...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:50am

World

Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:38am

World

Shots fired from Sri Lanka PM's residence

COLOMBO: Shots were fired from inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's official residence Monday, as thousands of...

Published 09 May, 2022 11:02pm

World

Sri Lanka PM quits after supporters run riot

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when...

Updated 09 May, 2022 04:39pm

World

Adoration turns to anger towards crisis-hit Sri Lanka's ruling clan

MEDAMULANA: "Gota Go Home" -- graffiti calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit has appeared on the roads of...

Published 04 May, 2022 09:52am

World

Sri Lanka students mob PM's home over economic crisis

COLOMBO: Thousands of Sri Lankan university students mobbed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's home on Sunday...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 02:26am

World

Sri Lanka PM offers protesters talks as opposition eyes no-confidence vote

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister offered talks on Wednesday with protesters calling for the government to step...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

World

Sri Lanka’s prime minister calls for patience as protests continue

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said the country had reached a decisive juncture and...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 07:32pm

World

Sri Lanka parliament to meet as protests put ruling Rajapaksas under pressure

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament will meet on Tuesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved his cabinet and...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 10:20am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka gets new finance minister, cenbank governor

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister and sought a new central...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Supplements

Independence day of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

TEXT: This year, we celebrate Sri Lanka’s 74th Independence Day amidst many great challenges. The challenges posed...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

Pakistan

Sri Lankan PM expresses shock, demands justice

COLOMBO: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed shock over the lynching of a Sri Lankan factory manager by a...

Updated 05 Dec, 2021 12:39pm

World

Rajapaksa family tightens grip on crisis-hit Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: A brother of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday became finance minister, tightening the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Business & Finance

China, Sri Lanka sign $1.5bn currency swap deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and China have signed a $1.5 billion currency swap deal, the island nation’s central bank said...

Updated 24 Mar, 2021 10:10am

Pakistan

CCL pharma delegates attend conference in Sri Lanka

KARACHI: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan arrived in Sri Lanka last week, for a two-day visit to the country ...

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 10:42am

Sri Lanka ends forced cremations after PM’s visit

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Friday ended forced cremations of people who have died of coronavirus, after visiting Prime...

Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

PM thanks Sri Lankan leadership for allowing burial of COVID-19 victims

"I thank the Sri Lankan leadership & welcome the Sri Lankan govt's official notification allowing the burial option for those dying of Covid 19," the PM tweeted.
Sri Lanka lifted the controversial ban which it had imposed last year saying that the bodies of COVID-19 victims could only be cremated as the virus could spread by contaminating groundwater.

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 02:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
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
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
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
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 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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