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Turkiye to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks

DAMASCUS: Turkiye was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

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

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Israel’s aggression against Syria, illegal seizure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Tuesday, condemned in strongest possible terms the Israel’s recent aggression against ...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Editorials

Continuing turmoil in the Middle East

EDITORIAL: Western and Middle Eastern capitals and commentators alike taking comfort in the fall of the Assad regime...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:19am

Opinion

Bashar al-Assad’s fall

The fall of Damascus the Syrian capital came on December 8, 2024 as the climax to the fall of city after city to the...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:48am

World

US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence: Pentagon

MANAMA: The United States will maintain its presence in eastern Syria and will take measures necessary to prevent a...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 04:34pm

Pakistan

Pakistan advises nationals against traveling to Syria over recent developments

Pakistan on Friday advised its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel or visit to Syria after recent developments...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 09:41pm

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

Erdogan hopes for ‘end to 13 years of instability’ in Syria

ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an end to “instability” in Syria and an agreement to...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 09:20pm

World

Donald Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Donald Trump is expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:55am

World

Leaders fly to Saudi Arabia for talks on Mideast conflicts

RIYADH: Arab and other Muslim leaders have begun arriving in Saudi Arabia for a summit scheduled for Monday that ...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Opinion

Muslims under siege

Not only, the Middle East remains engulfed in flames, with Gaza and Beirut reaching boiling points because of the...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:34am

World

Donald Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to ‘fight’

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 04:52pm

World

B-52 bombers arrive in Middle East: US military

Pentagon spokesman says the US will take every measure necessary to defend its people if Iran or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:10pm

World

Lebanon accuses Israel of rejecting truce after Beirut strikes

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister accused Israel of rejecting a ceasefire after the Israeli military bombed the...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

PM holds trade, investment talks with Qatar’s emir, counterpart

DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his counterpart...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:21am

World

Mideast conflicts to leave ‘lasting scars’: IMF

DUBAI: Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan will take decades to recover from the conflicts raging on their soil, the...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:09pm

World

New Hezbollah chief open to truce with Israel if offer is made

BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s new leader says the beleaguered Lebanese group could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms,...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Business & Finance

World Bank expects oil glut to cause commodity price slump

WASHINGTON: Global commodity prices should fall to a five-year low next year thanks to a huge oil glut, the World...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

World

Iranian officials to determine how to respond to Israel, Supreme Leader says

Israeli attack should neither be downplayed nor exaggerated, says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Updated 27 Oct, 2024 10:30pm

Pakistan

PM welcomes Palestinian medical students, vows to facilitate them in pursuing their studies

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday welcomed Palestinian medical students who recently arrived in...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:19am

World

Antony Blinken heads to Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar death

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel on Tuesday, the first stop of a wider Middle East...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 12:02pm

Business & Finance

Asia Rising: Dubai’s transformation to becoming tech hub draws parallel with Silicon Valley and Bengalaru

DUBAI: Drawing parallels with India’s Bengaluru and Silicon Valley in the US, speakers highlighted Dubai’s rapid...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Markets

Oil prices gain, recouping some of last week’s 7% loss

Brent crude futures up 58 cents, or 0.79%, at $73.63 a barrel

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:21pm

Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor carried by the newspaper these days. A conflict involving...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:54am

World

G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

NAPLES, (Italy): G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos a letter to the editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. Russia has a significant military ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

Trump’s election: Plunging Middle East into a World War Zone

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper recently. To validate his pro-Israeli stand, Donald...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Biden heads to Germany to discuss Ukraine, Middle East

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took off Thursday on a swift farewell trip to Germany, for talks with allies to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

World

Middle East crisis top-of-mind at first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with European heads of state and...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:48am

Forex
World
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 22	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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