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Cyprus seeks NATO membership with US help

NICOSIA: Cyprus is aiming to join NATO and is in talks with the United States to meet the conditions for entering...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:18pm

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Russia says peace in Ukraine is impossible if Kyiv gets NATO membership

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that achieving a just peace in...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 05:46pm

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China’s defence ministry says it held military staff dialogue with NATO

BEIJING: China and NATO held an eighth military staff dialogue on security policy in Beijing on Wednesday, according...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 10:41am

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Finnish leader says Russia is preparing for ‘long conflict with the West’

BRUSSELS: Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday Russia was gearing up for a “long conflict with the...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 05:15pm

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Sweden joining NATO shows Putin ‘failed’: Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden’s accession to the US-led alliance showed Russian...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:09pm

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After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member

WASHINGTON: After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:07am

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Hungarian PM Orban to meet Trump on March 8 in Florida

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet former US President Donald Trump on March 8 in Florida,...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 12:59pm

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Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkiye

WASHINGTON: Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 10:27am

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Turkiye’s Erdogan signs off on Sweden’s NATO membership

ANKARA: Turkiye’s president finally approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Thursday, ending months of delay and...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:16pm

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Ukraine says NATO summit results are good, not ideal

VILNIUS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday the results of a NATO summit were good, but would...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 04:36pm

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US to move forward with transfer of F-16 jets to Turkiye

VILNIUS: Washington will move ahead with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye in consultation with Congress,...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:01pm

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Turkiye expects concrete steps for EU accession after Sweden NATO approval

ISTANBUL: Turkiye expects a European Union reform group to be revived after Ankara approves Sweden’s NATO membership...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 05:44pm

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Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO membership to Turkiye’s EU accession

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday the European Union should open the...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 05:24pm

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Swedish PM condemns MPs posing with PKK flag amid Turkey NATO row

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday condemned a group of left-wing MPs who posed...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 07:36am

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Danes begin voting on joining EU’s common defence policy

COPENHAGEN: Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark began voting Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:20pm

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Finnish president ‘optimistic’ of NATO deal with Turkey

STOCKHOLM: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said Tuesday he was ‘optimistic’ Finland and Sweden would be able to...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:57pm

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Sweden to apply for NATO membership: PM

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will apply for membership in NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression, Swedish Prime...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:55pm

Sweden, Finland take ‘historic’ steps toward NATO membership

HELSINKI: Finland officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday as Sweden’s ruling party said it ...

Updated 16 May, 2022 09:37am

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Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality...

Published 14 May, 2022 08:10pm

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Finland says president spoke with Putin about NATO membership

HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding...

Published 14 May, 2022 05:10pm

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President Zelensky says Ukraine 'left alone' to fight Russia

KYIV: Ukraine's president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:08am

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Sweden, Finland firm on staying out of NATO

STOCKHOLM: Sweden and Finland plan to stay out of NATO despite the “shock” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

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Putin says 'best' if Ukraine drops NATO bid, adopts neutrality

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the "best" solution to the Ukraine crisis would be for...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:11pm

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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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