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Qatar emir to pay state visit to UK

LONDON: The emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will arrive in the UK Monday for a two-day state visit...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 01:03pm

World

King Charles turns 76 after year of little celebration

LONDON: Britain’s head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:10pm

World

King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer

LONDON: King Charles III on Tuesday makes his first official public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer,...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 12:25pm

World

Top BBC news anchor resigns

LONDON: Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards resigned from the BBC on Monday on “medical advice”, the broadcaster...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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Second British royal photograph involving Kate was digitally altered

LONDON: A second royal photograph issued to the media by Kensington Palace, the office of Prince William and his...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:48pm

World

King Charles to appear on UK banknotes from June

LONDON: Banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles will enter circulation in Britain from June 5, the Bank of...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 03:30pm

World

UK’s King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

LONDON: King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday,...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 12:56pm

Life & Style

Britain’s Big Ben marks 100 years of New Year ‘bongs’

LONDON: London’s Big Ben on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of its “bongs” to ring in the New Year being...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 11:47am

World

King Charles visits Kenya as colonial past looms large

NAIROBI: King Charles III begins a state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, where he will be confronted by widespread calls...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 12:12pm

World

Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday with light show and free tours

SYDNEY: Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th birthday on Friday, with a laser show planned to illuminate the...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:22am

Life & Style

Final series of 'The Crown' set to air later this year

LONDON: The much-anticipated final season of the global hit series "The Crown" will be released in two parts later...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 12:36am

World

South Korea’s Yoon to pay state visit to UK in November

LONDON: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay a state visit to Britain in November following an invitation...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 10:39am

World

King Charles III heads to France for state visit

LONDON: Charles III finally makes it across the Channel from Britain to France this week, six months after rioting...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 11:52am

World

UK marks first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:38pm

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King Charles III thanks public year after mother’s death

LONDON: King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as he marked...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 10:54am

World

Five key moments in Charles III’s first year as king

LONDON: Here are five key moments in Charles III’s first year as king: Inaugural address Charles succeeded his...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 10:24am

World

Indonesia’s Widodo hosts Japanese Emperor

BOGOR: Japanese Emperor Naruhito met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday during his first state trip since...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 11:06am

World

FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON: A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:10am

World

UK government spent 162mn pounds on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

LONDON: British government departments spent an estimated total of 161.7 million pounds ($204 million) on Queen...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:45pm

World

UK aircraft carrier returning to Pacific in 2025: Sunak

HIROSHIMA: Britain will send an aircraft carrier back to the Pacific as part of a Carrier Strike Group in 2025,...

Published 18 May, 2023 11:27am

Life & Style

UK to mark coronation with street parties and a concert

LONDON: Britain on Sunday celebrates the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with street parties around...

Published 07 May, 2023 12:14pm

PM attends coronation

LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif represented Pakistan at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III...

Updated 07 May, 2023 09:45am

World

Westminster Abbey: a millennium entwined with royalty

LONDON: Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation, has been paramount for Britain’s royal...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:45am

World

Queen Camilla: King Charles’s ‘non-negotiable’ soulmate

LONDON: The crowning of Camilla alongside King Charles III on May 6 will be both a royal milestone and a personal...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 02:10pm

Life & Style

Factbox: Why does King Charles have a coronation ceremony and what happens?

LONDON: King Charles became monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms on the death of his mother Queen...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 05:39pm

World

Biden Irish tour moves to Dublin for parliamentary address, castle banquet

DUBLIN: US President Joe Biden, a proud Irish-American, took his three-day tour of Ireland to Dublin on Thursday for...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 01:06pm

World

UK's Queen consort Camilla: from palace margins to royal limelight

LONDON: Queen Consort Camilla is taking her first steps on the international stage as wife of the British monarch,...

Updated 28 Mar, 2023 04:04pm

World

Coronation souvenirs boost struggling English ceramics industry

STOKE-ON-TRENT: With an expert flick of a gilt-covered paint brush, a craftswoman puts the finishing touches to...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 10:27am

World

Charles III: king of a tricky transition

LONDON: In a lifetime spent as heir to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III cultivated a range of...

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 12:36pm

Life & Style

King Charles draws on mother's inspiration for his first Commonwealth Day as head

LONDON: King Charles drew on his mother's inspiration on Monday as he celebrated his first Commonwealth Day as...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 04:56pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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