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Britain’s Truss promises immediate action on energy if appointed PM

LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action to tackle rising energy...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:51pm

World

UK’s Johnson to leave ‘major’ fiscal decisions to next PM

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not make “major fiscal interventions” before leaving office next month,...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 08:06pm

World

Britain must keep up support for Kyiv amid ‘Ukraine fatigue’:PM Johnson

LONDON: It is important Britain continues to show it is supporting Ukraine for the long haul, Prime Minister Boris...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 02:23pm

World

After boos and ‘partygate’, UK PM Johnson set to face confidence vote

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a vote of confidence as soon as Monday, ITV’s UK editor reported,...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 12:10pm

World

UK ‘very unlikely’ to hold early election: Raab

LONDON: Britain is “very unlikely” to hold an early election, deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday,...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 01:13pm

UK imposes 25pc energy windfall tax to help households as bills surge

LONDON: Britain announced a 25 percent windfall tax on oil and gas producers’ profits on Thursday, alongside a 15...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

World

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attends opening of London Tube line

LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday made a surprise appearance at a ceremony to mark the completion of a...

Published 17 May, 2022 04:08pm

World

UK PM Johnson targets civil service to cut government costs

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tasked his ministers with cutting the number of civil service jobs to...

Published 13 May, 2022 02:00pm

World

Dudley decides: rising prices set to cost UK Tories

DUDLEY: Rampant inflation and lockdown-breaking parties are fuelling anger in the English swing town of Dudley, but...

Published 02 May, 2022 10:51am

World

UK confirms supply of vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday to confirm...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 09:57pm

World

UK promises further $130mn of arms for Ukraine

LONDON: Britain will send Ukraine a further 100 million pounds ($130 million) of military support, Prime Minister...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 08:58pm

World

UK to send more missiles, money to Ukrainian army

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said late Wednesday Britain would send 6,000 missiles and £25 million ($33...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 10:26am

World

On invasion milestone, Ukraine urges solidarity as Western leaders gather

LVIV/KHARKIV: Ukraine’s leader called for solidarity on Thursday, a month since Russia’s invasion began, warning he...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 09:37am

World

UK’s energy strategy will be set out next week, PM Johnson says

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a new national energy strategy will be set out next week as...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:44pm

Markets

UK to phase out Russian oil imports by end of 2022

LONDON: Britain will phase out imports of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022, Prime Minister Boris...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 10:05pm

World

London gets first red weather warning as 'Storm Eunice' hits

LONDON: Britain's meteorological service issued its first ever "danger to life" weather warning for London and the...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 03:17pm

World

UK police deny delaying 'partygate' probe into PM

LONDON: London police on Friday denied delaying a long-awaited government report into lockdown-breaking parties in...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 03:09pm

World

UK's Truss offers '100%' support for embattled PM Johnson

SYDNEY: UK foreign secretary Liz Truss offered her "100 percent" support for embattled Conservative Prime Minister...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 09:38am

UK govt to cut funding for BBC: Mail

LONDON: Britain’s government will cut the BBC’s funding by ordering a two-year freeze on the fee that people pay...

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 09:39am

World

I’m sorry: UK PM Johnson admits attending lockdown party

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised on Wednesday for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering at...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

World

New Covid curbs in England ‘last resort’: minister

LONDON: Britain’s health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be “an...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom

LONDON: At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

World

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a "call to get jabs in arms" on Wednesday as Britain stepped up its...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 06:36pm

World

UK reveals contacts of 250 Afghan interpreters in email

The error came as the UK acknowledged it had left behind hundreds of Afghans eligible for relocation in the rushed evacuation following the Taliban takeover

Published 21 Sep, 2021 01:47pm

Pakistan

UK removes Pakistan from its travel red list

The UK government on Friday moved Pakistan from its ‘red’ to ‘amber’ list, a categorisation devised for...

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 05:31pm

World

UK to offer 817,000 COVID vaccines to Kenya

The 9 million shots is the first tranche of the UK's commitment to share 100 million vaccine doses internationally by next June

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

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Hungary seeks new bilateral ties with Britain, Orban says ahead of Johnson meeting

We agreed on many things, which created a sort of balance in the EU," Orban told public radio.

Published 28 May, 2021 11:20am

World

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

LONDON: Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

World

Queen re-emerges to outline UK govt's new agenda

Those promises centre on a "levelling up" agenda to bring economic opportunity to left-behind parts of the country, as Johnson exploits his vaccine-boosted popularity to make further inroads into opposition Labour party strongholds.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:47am

Markets

European stocks at record highs

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European stocks reached record highs on Monday as miners led gains after commodity prices surged...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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