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N Korea’s Kim Jong Un wraps up Russia trip

MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday, ending a visit affirming close ties with Vladimir...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:19am

World

Kim Jong Un tells North Korea arms factories to boost capacity

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed factories making missile engines, artillery and other weapons...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:09am

World

N Korean leader Kim observes missile test to enhance nuclear capabilities

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:51am

World

N Korea’s Kim says focus on economy, food production for 2022

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and centre of an agenda-setting speech at the end of a...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 05:05am

World

Top North Korean officials sacked after Covid-19 'grave incident'

Pyongyang closed its borders in January last year to defend itself against the pandemic

Published 30 Jun, 2021 10:06am

Technology

'World's leading bank robbers': North Korea's hacker army

In its 2021 Annual Threat Assessment Report, Washington acknowledged that Pyongyang "probably possesses the expertise to cause temporary, limited disruptions of some critical infrastructure networks" across the United States.

Published 26 May, 2021 10:20am

World

North Korean leader's sister slams South's Moon as US 'parrot'

Biden has warned the North that "there will be responses if they choose to escalate" testing.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:46am

World

South Korea's Moon taps ex-adviser as foreign minister in bid to revive North Korea talks

Chung has said Bolton's accounts were "inaccurate" and "distorted," without elaborating.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:48am

World

North Korea's Kim urges stronger military capabilities as party congress ends

The congress, which ran for eight days in Pyongyang, is the first since 2016, and just the second since 1980.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:57am

World

China's Xi congratulates North Korea's Kim on new title

Kim was elected on Sunday, taking over the title from his late father. China is North Korea's largest trade partner and closest ally.
Kim told a party congress last week that his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:24pm

World

Change of job title for North Korea's Kim: KCNA

The congress named a new political bureau, which did not include Kim's sister and key adviser Kim Yo Jong.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:32am

World

North Korea's Kim admits mistakes as party congress opens: KCNA

Satellite imagery showed that "preparations for a parade appear to have stepped up a pace", according to the respected 38North website, just months after Pyongyang showed off by far its biggest missile yet.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 11:03am

World

North Korea prepares for major January party congress

The incoming US president has characterised Kim as a "thug", while Pyongyang has called Biden a "rabid dog".

Published 30 Dec, 2020 11:49am

Forex
World
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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