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Astronomers spot two white dwarfs doomed to die in a quadruple detonation

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have spotted two hefty white dwarf stars - highly compact stellar embers - orbiting close...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 12:51pm

World

Webb telescope spots galaxy at pivotal moment in the early universe

WASHINGTON: Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 12:24pm

Technology

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

WASHINGTON: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:40am

Technology

Astronaut crew docks with space station to replace ‘Butch and Suni’

WASHINGTON: A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:43pm

Technology

US firm Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon lander locks in for lunar touchdown

WASHINGTON: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander tightened its lunar orbit on Sunday before its inaugural...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 01:45pm

Technology

Key NASA officials’ departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program

WASHINGTON: NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 11:34am

Technology

Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way’s central black hole

WASHINGTON: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 11:33am

Technology

Acting NASA chief says DOGE to review space agency spending as hundreds take buyout

WASHINGTON: NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro said on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s government efficiency panel...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 11:15am

Business & Finance

Boeing warns moon rocket program employees of layoffs

SEATTLE: Boeing warned on Saturday of layoffs in its Space Launch System moon rocket program, saying it expects to...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 12:14pm

Technology

Trump, Musk suggest sped-up return of NASA astronauts, but details scarce

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday night he had asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 12:19pm

Technology

NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

WASHINGTON: NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:23pm

Technology

SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to fly private crew missions to the International Space Station in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

World

Japan space firm makes second attempt at orbit

TOKYO: A company aiming to become Japan’s first private firm to put a satellite in orbit will attempt a rocket...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 03:55am

Opinion

‘Elon Musk aimed at Bending the Universe’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters carried by this newspaper on Friday and yesterday. I would add to what I...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Pakistan

Lahore pollution level hits new high

LAHORE: Despite green lockdown and other measures being taken by the Punjab government, the intensity of air...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

Technology prevails

Technology; the strongest resource of our times, is grossly mis-understood in the Islamic World. While technology...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:15am

World

Mission to probe smashed asteroid launches despite hurricane

MIAMI: Europe’s Hera probe successfully launched Monday on a mission to inspect the damage done by a NASA...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 07:04am

World

Solar eclipse to create rare ‘ring of fire’ over South America

PUERTO SAN JULIAN: An annual solar eclipse will create a rare “ring of fire” phenomenon visible in parts of South...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 12:20pm

World

Historic private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

WASHINGTON: The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:11pm

World

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew set for historic private spacewalk

WASHINGTON: After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:27pm

World

SpaceX launches billionaire’s private crew on milestone spacewalk mission

WASHINGTON: Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule,...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 03:59pm

World

Russian satellite blasts debris in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter

WASHINGTON: A Russian satellite broke up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit overnight, forcing astronauts...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:21pm

World

NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite

WASHINGTON: A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate ...

Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am

Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space after two-year hiatus

WASHINGTON: Blue Origin flew adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years,...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:39am

Technology

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

BEIJING: China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in the first of...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:55am

World

What do scientists hope to learn from total solar eclipse in US?

WASHINGTON: When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 12:21pm

World

SpaceX mega rocket lost in final phase of ‘successful’ test flight

BOCA CHICA (United States): Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

World

First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon

HOUSTON: Like her ancestors before her, Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has spent much of her life gazing up at...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:27am

World

Moon landing: US clinches first touchdown in 50 years

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

Published 23 Feb, 2024 05:30pm

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 15	280.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 15	280.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 15	143.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 15	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 15	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 15	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
India Sensex / Apr 15	76,780.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 15	34,267.54
Hang Seng / Apr 15	21,470.46
FTSE 100 / Apr 15	8,209.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 15	21,175.70
France CAC40 / Apr 15	7,263.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 15	61.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 15	3,224.76
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 15	65.75
Petrol/Litre / Apr 16	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 16	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.73 ▲ 0.58 (26.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.72 ▲ 0.55 (17.35%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.29 ▲ 0.79 (10.53%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.16 ▲ 1.47 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Apr 15 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	17.70 ▲ 1.61 (10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 15 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.87 ▲ 4.35 (10%)
Gillette Pak / Apr 15 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	153.62 ▲ 13.97 (10%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 15 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.08 ▲ 3.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.55 ▼ -1.28 (-8.63%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 15 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.32 ▼ -0.77 (-8.47%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Apr 15 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	25.58 ▼ -2.35 (-8.41%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.50 ▼ -1.22 (-8.29%)
LSE Capital / Apr 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5.05 ▼ -0.45 (-8.18%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 15 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	18.09 ▼ -1.41 (-7.23%)
Janana De Malucho / Apr 15 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	48.19 ▼ -3.66 (-7.06%)
Parmount Sp. / Apr 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.80 ▼ -0.28 (-6.86%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 15 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,175.87 ▼ -85.61 (-6.79%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.26 ▼ -0.51 (-6.56%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,091,019 ▼ -0.11
TRG Pak Ltd / Apr 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,511,574 ▲ 4.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,785,866 ▼ -0.19
Dewan Cement / Apr 15 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	19,449,173 ▲ 0.27
Sui South Gas / Apr 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,773,976 ▼ -0.37
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,546,598 ▲ 0.42
Engro Powergen / Apr 15 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	15,491,518 ▲ 0.65
Secure Logistics / Apr 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	13,589,909 ▲ 0.93
Pak Refinery / Apr 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,303,100 ▲ 0.14
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,659,459 ▲ 3.03

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