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Confronting the malnutrition crisis

EDITORIAL: The state of women’s health in Pakistan has long been undermined by governmental neglect and deeply...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:12am

Business & Finance

NGO for tax reforms in cigarette manufacturing sector

ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has pointed out that cigarette manufacturing is one of ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Banks slow to limit coal financing: NGO

FRANKFURT, (Germany): Banks lent almost $470 billion to the coal industry between 2021 and 2023, according to a ...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

World

Israel airstrike kills seven working for celebrity chef’s NGO

GAZA: Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Editorials

Shattered childhoods

EDITORIAL: The child rights NGO Sahil’s latest report detailing the plight of Pakistani children during 2023 is ...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

World

Iran hangs 11 from Baloch minority on drug charges in 48 hrs: NGO

PARIS: Iran hanged 11 members of the Baloch minority on drugs charges within a 48-hour period, an NGO said ...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:55am

Editorials

The bane of people smuggling

EDITORIAL: Last month saw one of the worst tragedies at sea when an overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants sank...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am

Pakistan

Unregistered cigarette brands pose threat to public health, economy: NGO

LAHORE: Expressing serious concerns over the alarming prevalence of unregistered cigarette brands across the ...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat appeals for donations

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi on Wednesday appealed to the public for donations of zakat and fitrah during...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

StanChart hosts Iftaar for children of ‘HOPE’

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited in continuation of its resourceful initiatives for empowerment,...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Opinion

Save our children

As I stopped at the red light I glanced outside and there on the footpath was a beggar woman with her infant ...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:01am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat receives donation for flood victims from NGO of Thai Muslims

KARACHI: The Karachi chapter of Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan received a delegation from Khon Chuay Khon Foundation...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

World

Iran executions more than double in first half of 2022: NGO

PARIS: Executions in Iran have more than doubled in the first half of 2022, an NGO said Friday, warning that the...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

World

Eight Iran convicts face ‘imminent’ finger amputation

PARIS: Eight Iranian men convicted of theft and held outside Tehran are in imminent risk of having their fingers cut...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:13am

World

World’s ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa: NGO

PARIS: The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:36am

World

HRW chief to step down after three decades

PARIS: The executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, said Tuesday he will step down after three ...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

World

Human trafficking raises alarm in divided Cyprus

NICOSIA: Cyprus’s frozen conflict is providing fertile ground for human traffickers with cases at “alarming”...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:51am

Pakistan

Children’s emergency room at Mayo Hospital modernized

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s partnership with NGO - ChildLife Foundation has resulted in the modernization of...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

KP govt organises training session on legal compliances for NGOs

PESHAWAR: The Directorate of Social Welfare in collaboration with a non-governmental organization (NGO) organized a...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

Record 488 journalists imprisoned, 46 killed in 2021: RSF

PARIS: There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 12:05pm

Pakistan

Sarwar Foundation helps provide clean drinking water daily

LAHORE: Inaugurating three more filtration plants in Faisalabad, Begum Perveen Sarwar, wife of Governor Punjab and...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

Sports

Belarus athlete leaves Japan on Vienna-bound flight

The Olympic saga came as police in Ukraine said a missing Belarusian activist, whose NGO helps his compatriots flee the country, had been found hanged in a park in Kiev

Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:12am

Pakistan

Dept of Special Education, Save the Children Int'l sign MoU

LAHORE: The Department of Special Education and Save the Children International, an international NGO, have signed a...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

World

Pegasus scandal: Amnesty urges moratorium on surveillance technology

PARIS: Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

French anti-graft judges probe Lebanon ex-central banker

PARIS: French anti-corruption judges have taken over the probe into the personal wealth of Lebanon’s central bank...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Pakistan

Al-Khidmat Karachi sets up 12 rain emergency centres

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi has all set to serve the masses in case of any emergency during the upcoming monsoon...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

World

'No time to waste' warns Japan climate activist

That significantly firmed up Tokyo's climate commitments and was a "major step forward," Hirata said.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 11:34am

World

US military says it killed 23 civilians around the world in 2020

The tally included civilian fatalities in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria, according to the Pentagon report.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:16am

World

Countries urge broader patent waivers than just Covid vaccines

GENEVA: Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

World

EU adopts strategy on sending irregular migrants back

BRUSSELS: The EU is looking to plug a big gap in migration policy by boosting measures to have irregular migrants...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 10:07am

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%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
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%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
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%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

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 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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