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Hundreds of peace protesters rally outside British base in Cyprus

LIMASSOL: About 300 peace protesters rallied on Sunday outside Britain’s Akrotiri military base in Cyprus, charging...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 08:16pm

World

Forty-one dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

ROME: Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 02:46pm

World

Israel to build $27bn rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia

JERUSALEM: Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas...

Updated 30 Jul, 2023 03:03pm

Pakistan

‘Risk not worth it’: Pakistanis abandon hopes of reaching Europe after boat tragedies

KHUIRATTA: After spending weeks in Libya trying to reach Europe illegally, Muhammad Naeem Butt turned back –...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 05:41pm

Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta

MILAN: A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Malta and Libya and is taking on water, support...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 07:06am

World

Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean,...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 07:43pm

Opinion

Was it really worth the price?

Today I was once again reminded of the horrible tragedy in the Mediterranean where eight years ago the two-year-old...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

Gazans risk death at sea dreaming of life in Europe

Younis al-Shaer left Gaza dreaming of a better life in Europe, only to return to the Palestinian enclave in a ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

World

More than 500 migrants arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock

ROME: Italy, which has vowed a tough line on immigration, took in more than 500 migrants on Sunday as two charity...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 02:37pm

World

France-Italy spat triggers EU migration crisis talks

BRUSSELS: European interior ministers gathered for crisis talks on Friday as an ugly row between Paris and Rome over...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:52pm

World

Cyprus tourism rebounds despite sanctions-hit Russia plunge

AYIA NAPA: Beside sparkling Mediterranean waters at the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, the bars are bouncing with...

Published 31 Jul, 2022 10:15am

World

France braces for record temperatures

PARIS: France was bracing Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 12:45pm

Business & Finance

Suez Canal records record monthly revenue in April

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Sunday an all-time revenue record for April, earning $629 million...

Published 02 May, 2022 07:30am

Business & Finance

Suez Canal records record monthly revenue in April

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Sunday an all-time revenue record for April, earning $629 million...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:32pm

World

Russia starts navy drills to rehearse protecting Arctic shipping lane

MOSCOW: Russian warships entered the Barents Sea on Wednesday to rehearse protecting a major shipping lane in the...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 01:35pm

World

Tunisia navy rescues 487 migrants from overloaded boat

TUNIS: The Tunisian navy rescued 487 migrants on Friday from an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty in rough...

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 05:34pm

World

Relief as more than 800 migrants disembark in Italy

TRAPANI, (Italy): More than 800 migrants who were plucked to safety in the Mediterranean disembarked from a charity...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

Rescuers pull 394 migrants from overcrowded boat off Tunisia

ABOARD SEA-WATCH 3, (Mediterranean): Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously ...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

World

Morocco's navy rescues 368 migrants bound for Spain

RABAT: The Moroccan navy this week rescued 368 migrants including three children as they were trying to cross the...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

Egypt opens strategic Mediterranean naval base

MARSA MATROUH, (Egypt): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened a strategic naval base on the...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

World

Pope mourns migrant dead in Med, ‘Europe’s biggest cemetery’

ROME: Pope Francis on Sunday warned the Mediterranean had become the “biggest cemetery in Europe”, as he...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Pope voices 'sadness' over disappearance of 130 migrants

NGOs accuse EU countries of not only failing to help migrants in danger in the Mediterranean but of hindering rescue efforts.

Published 25 Apr, 2021 05:31pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 4	277.99
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 4	277.79
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 4	152.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 4	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 4	1.30
Euro to USD / Nov 4	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 4	5,712.69
Nasdaq / Nov 4	18,179.98
FTSE 100 / Nov 4	8,184.24
Dow Jones / Nov 4	41,794.60
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 4	19,147.85
France CAC40 / Nov 4	7,371.71
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,731.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	38,537.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 4	71.65
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 4	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 4	244,227
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 4	2,745.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 4	69.93
Petrol/Litre / Nov 5	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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