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Refugees caught up in Paris clean-up drive

VITRY-SUR-SEINE (France): “The police arrived at 7am and said to us ‘get in the bus’,” Ali, a refugee from...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:29am

UN conventions bind Pakistan to protect rights of refugees: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that Pakistan is a signatory to United Nations conventions safeguarding the...

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 09:34am

Editorials

Rising costs of conflict and climate change

EDITORIAL: In its latest report “Global Trends in Forced Displacement” the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, highlights...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:32am

Pakistan

Pakistan for creating ‘pull factors’ in Afghanistan for its citizens

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for creating “pull factors” in Afghanistan with a view to not only stopping the...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

World

92 refugees found on Greek-Turkish border

ATHENS: Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

World

Germany records almost a million Ukrainian refugees

BERLIN: Germany has registered almost a million refugees from Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbour in...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:44pm

World

No surrender in Mariupol as Russian deadline expires; refugees top 5m

MARUPOL: A Russian ultimatum to Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender or die expired on Wednesday afternoon with...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

World

Ten million have fled their homes in Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: Ten million people – more than a quarter of the population – have now fled their homes in Ukraine due to...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:19pm

World

90,000 more Ukrainian refugees flee in 24 hours

GENEVA: The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion grew by more than 90,000 over the...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:22pm

World

Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN

GENEVA: The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 836,000, United Nations figures...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:20pm

World

More than 660,000 refugees have fled Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: More than 660,000 refugees have fled the conflict in Ukraine for safety in neighbouring countries, while...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:01pm

World

Around 350,000 refugees have entered Poland from Ukraine, says deputy minister

WARSAW: Around 350,000 people have entered Poland from Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, a Polish deputy...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 11:57am

World

Ukrainian refugees camp out at Polish train station

PRZEMYSL: Refugees from Ukraine, including dozens of children and two women with their cats, camped overnight at a...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 09:50am

World

EU provides 325m euro boost for refugees in Turkey

ANKARA: The European Union said on Thursday it was injecting 325 million euros for refugees in Turkey, part of a ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

World

EU provides 325 million euro boost for refugees in Turkey

ANKARA: The European Union said on Thursday it was injecting 325 million euros for refugees in Turkey, part of a ...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 05:21pm

OIC for inclusive Afghan dialogue

Says it would dispatch envoys to Afghanistan to stress the importance of 'peace, stability, and national reconciliation'

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

Turkey to work with Pakistan to stop new wave of Afghan migrants

ISTANBUL: Turkey will work with Pakistan to help stabilise Afghanistan and prevent a new flood of refugees, ...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

Important to keep borders open to potential refugee inflow: US State Dept

Spokesperson Ned Price says US does not intend to single out any one particular country as destination for refugees
Statement comes amid Pakistan's stance that it cannot host anymore Afghanistan refugees

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 01:27pm

PM shares concerns with Raisi: Worsening Afghan situation can lead to serious repercussions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday expressed concern at the worsening security situation in Afghanistan and...

Updated 05 Jul, 2021 09:28am

World

Thousands of Rohingya protest against conditions on Bangladesh island

Most of them had fled a brutal military offensive in neighbouring Myanmar in 2017 that UN investigators concluded was executed with "genocidal intent".

Published 31 May, 2021 05:22pm

Thousands of Afghans flee homes as fighting erupts after US pullout

KANDAHAR, (Afghanistan): Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:37am

World

Biden drops promise for quick expansion in refugee admissions

The Biden administration had recently stated it wanted to allow in about 60,000 refugees annually, ramping up to double the following year.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:22pm

World

Lebanon vaccine rollout neglects refugees, migrants: HRW

Only 233,934 doses have been administered as of April 5 mostly due to the limited quantity of vaccines available, HRW said.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 05:49pm

World

Donors face $10bn aid appeal at Syria conference

The goal this year is to raise $10 billion (8.46 billion euros) -- $4.2 billion for humanitarian relief inside Syria, and the rest for refugees sheltering in the region.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 06:57pm

World

UN says refugees face long 'struggle' for Covid vaccines

There are around 80 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, according to UNHCR's latest statistics.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 08:17pm

World

Biden to raise current U.S. refugee cap from historic lows

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to raise the refugee cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500, a sharp increase from the 15,000 set by former President Donald Trump, two people familiar with the move told Reuters on Friday.
The allocations will create spots for 22,000 refugees from Africa, 6,000 from East Asia, 4,000 from Europe and Central Asia, 5,000 from Latin America and the Caribbean, and 13,000 from South Asia.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 07:12pm

World

UAE significantly slashed funding for Palestinian refugee agency in 2020

The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced funding to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in 2020, as it signed a U.S-brokered normalisation accord with Israel.
The Gulf state contributed $51.8 million to the refugee agency in 2018 and 2019, but it reduced that contribution by an unprecedented margin in 2020, down to a mere $1 million.

Updated 08 Feb, 2021 10:25am

World

Refugees cannot be returned to Greece, German court rules

People are supposed to apply for asylum in the first EU country they arrive in before being relocated if they are successful.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:44pm

World

More than 80 million people displaced globally due to violence in 2020 conflicts: UN

The UNHCR's preliminary figures suggest that by the end of 2019, 79.5 million people were living uprooted and displaced, including nearly 30 million refugees
Coronavirus crisis had affected every aspect of human life and severely worsened existing challenges for the forcibly displaced and stateless, says UNHCR

Published 09 Dec, 2020 02:50pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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