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Girl-child marriages

EDITORIAL: At a recent workshop on “ Sexual and Reproductive Health and child marriages: Challenges and the Way...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:17am

World

Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGO

MADRID: At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Editorials

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

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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