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China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission

BEIJING: China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its...

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:32am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s iCube-Qamar sends first image from lunar orbit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s lunar satellite iCube Qamar has sent the first picture from the orbit after successfully...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan launches first moon mission ‘ICUBE-Qamar’

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark first, Pakistan’s lunar mission — ICUBE-Qamar — was launched from China’s Hainan...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Retrieving samples from far side of the moon: China launches historic mission

WENCHANG, (China): China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks...

Updated 04 May, 2024 08:50am

Opinion

Finally, Pakistan will Orbit the Moon

Pakistan’s ICUBE-Q satellite is set to be transported by China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft, scheduled to depart ...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

World

American lunar lander ‘alive and well,’ images expected soon

WASHINGTON: The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo is “alive and well” following a drama-packed...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

World

US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft

A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:11am

World

After 50 years, US to return to Moon on January 25

WASHINGTON: More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

World

Japan firm’s pioneering Moon landing fails

TOKYO: A Japanese startup attempting the first private landing on the Moon said Wednesday it had lost communication...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

World

Scientists find water inside glass beads on the Moon

PARIS: Scientists said Monday they have discovered water inside tiny beads of glass scattered across the Moon,...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

World

NASA's Orion spaceship slingshots around Moon, heads for home

WASHINGTON: NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 12:33am

World

NASA targets November 14 for Moon rocket launch

WASHINGTON: NASA said Wednesday it would try again to launch its mega Moon rocket on November 14 with backup dates...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 10:25pm

Opinion

Why go back to the Moon?

On September 12, 1962, then US president John F Kennedy informed the public of his plan to put a man on the Moon by...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

World

NASA postpones rocket launch to Moon after fuel leak

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: NASA on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Technology

All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon

WASHINGTON: Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:05pm

Technology

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter launched by SpaceX

SEOUL: South Korea’s first lunar orbiter successfully launched on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, Seoul...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 10:49am

Technology

NASA launches mini satellite in bid to return to the Moon

WELLINGTON: NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

World

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the Moon

WASHINGTON: That’s one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man’s knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have...

Published 13 May, 2022 10:56am

NASA opens sample taken from the Moon 50 years on

WASHINGTON: The Apollo missions to the Moon brought a total of 2,196 rock samples to Earth. But NASA has only just...

Updated 12 Mar, 2022 09:47am

World

First photos from the Moon under the hammer in Denmark

COPENHAGEN: The first NASA photographs taken on the Moon, including the first shot of an “Earthrise” and Buzz...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

World

China denies making space junk set to crash into Moon

BEIJING: China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Technology

Rocket set to hit Moon was built by China, not SpaceX, say astronomers

WASHINGTON: Astronomy experts say they originally misread the secrets of the night sky last month: it turns out that...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 11:07am

World

Chinese sighting of ‘cube’ on moon rouses speculation, inspires memes

BEIJING: A photograph of a cube-like object captured by a Chinese rover on the far side of the moon has fanned...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Technology

NASA's latest astronaut trainees are already dreaming of the Moon

WASHINGTON: As a former national team cyclist who'd fix her own bikes, and before that as a child helping out on her...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 10:45am

Technology

No US return to the Moon before 2026: audit

WASHINGTON: The return of humans to the Moon, already postponed last week by NASA from 2024 to 2025, will actually...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 09:50am

World

Partial eclipse sweeps over northern hemisphere

PARIS: People across Earth's northern hemisphere viewed an annular solar eclipse Thursday with parts of Canada and...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

World

China’s Mars rover starts roaming the Red Planet

SHANGHAI: China’s Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

World

China postpones launch of rocket carrying space station supplies

BEIJING: China has postponed the planned launch Thursday of a rocket carrying supplies for its new space station due...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

‘False’ claims of moon sighting not a wise approach: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said “there was no...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Pakistan

Ruet-e-Hilal committee to meet today for Shawwal moon sighting

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar will be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Eid would be celebrated on Friday.

Published 12 May, 2021 09:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.95 ▲ 0.84 (11.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.75 ▲ 0.66 (10.84%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	58.50 ▼ -6.50 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
GOC (Pak) / Dec 18 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	65.10 ▼ -6.97 (-9.67%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.48
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.08
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.45
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.37
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.26
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -5.93
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,283,927 ▲ 0.93

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