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Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16

SYDNEY: Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:09am

World

King Charles greets happy crowds, an angry MP and an alpaca on visit to Canberra

CANBERRA: Among the thousand plus well-wishers gathered to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Australian...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:56am

World

Britain’s King Charles meets cheering Australian crowds, says ‘great joy’ to return

SYDNEY: Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney on Sunday as the royal...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 10:18am

World

Australia prime minister rejigs cabinet ahead of election expected in 2025

SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday announced a cabinet reshuffle after two senior...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:40am

World

Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say

SYDNEY: The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:44am

World

China’s FM heads to Australia, New Zealand

SYDNEY: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will next week visit Australia and New Zealand, officials said Thursday,...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 12:39pm

World

Cyclone brings floods, crocodile sightings in Australia’s northeast

SYDNEY: Floods caused by heavy rain in the wake of former Tropical Cyclone Jasper cut off several towns popular with...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 11:36am

World

China’s premier says ready to resume exchanges with Australia: state media

BEIJING: China’s Premier Li Qiang told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday that Beijing was ready...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 12:42pm

World

Three US Marines die in ‘tragic’ Australia helicopter crash

SYDNEY: Three US Marines died during military exercises in northern Australia on Sunday, the US military said, in a...

Updated 27 Aug, 2023 02:35pm

World

Australia unveils direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders

SYDNEY: Australia announced on Saturday a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders living in the country,...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 10:50am

Markets

Australia to remove British monarch from banknotes

SYDNEY: Australia will remove the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 12:00pm

World

Australian government moves to censure former prime minister over secret ministries

SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor government said it will move a parliamentary censure motion against former Liberal prime...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 11:07am

World

Australia open to replacing queen’s image on banknotes with local figures

SYDNEY: The Australian government said on Tuesday that the image of King Charles III would not automatically replace...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 10:08am

World

King Charles proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand

SYDNEY: King Charles was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies on...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 10:30am

World

Australia government favours boosting temporary skilled migrants’ pay

SYDNEY: The Australian government favours lifting the income threshold for some temporary migrants, Skills and...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:57am

World

Former Australia PM ‘undermined’ responsible government with secret appointments

SYDNEY: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret appointments to ministries during the COVID-19...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 01:36pm

World

Australia submits more ambitious 2030 emissions target to UN

SYDNEY: Australia’s new centre-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:06am

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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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