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UK finance minister to revive regular economic talks with China in January trip, sources says

BEIJING: Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves will visit China on a two-day trip in January to revive high-level...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:39am

World

Nigel Farage wins seat in UK parliament

CLACTON-ON-SEA: Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, won a seat in the British parliament for the...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 11:17am

World

Keir Starmer pledges to stabilise UK as Labour win huge majority

The centre-left Labour Party ends 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:32pm

World

Labour tipped for historic win

LONDON: Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

World

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election

LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am

World

UK exits recession with stronger-than-expected growth

LONDON: Britain’s economy emerged from a short-lived recession in the first quarter with stronger-than-anticipated...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 12:28pm

World

More UK police officers accused in election betting scandal

LONDON: Five more police officers allegedly placed bets on the timing of the UK general election, a force...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

World

UK’s Sunak faces call for election date betting probe

LONDON: The campaign director for Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has stepped aside following reports that he...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

UK inflation slowdown unlikely to shift vote, rate outcomes

LONDON: Britain’s inflation rate has slowed to a near three-year low, official data showed Wednesday, but the ...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

World

UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast

LONDON: Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted crushing defeats for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 11:03pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation slows to central bank’s 2% target

LONDON: British inflation slowed in May to the central bank’s two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday,...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:08pm

World

UK’s Labour pitches for power with ‘wealth creation’ pledge

MANCHESTER: Britain’s Labour party launched a “manifesto for wealth creation” Thursday, pledging to get the...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

World

UK PM Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Friday for his early departure from D-Day commemorations in...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 12:08pm

World

D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

LONDON: Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 01:54pm

World

UK right-winger Farage doused with drink at election campaign launch

LONDON: Nigel Farage, new leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform Party and thorn in the side of the governing...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:47am

World

Lagging in polls, UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18

Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

World

UK general election to be held on July 4: media

LONDON: A UK general election is to be held on July 4, British media reported on Wednesday quoting sources, as Prime...

Published 22 May, 2024 09:01pm

World

British PM lauds EU states’ push to send asylum seekers to third countries

VIENNA: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a visit to Vienna lauded a joint letter by Austria and 14 other EU...

Published 21 May, 2024 04:43pm

World

Sunak says UK at ‘crossroads’ but refuses to call election

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Monday that his beleaguered governing Conservative party can win a...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

World

China suspected in cyberattack on UK defence ministry

LONDON: The British government said Tuesday it could not rule out state involvement in a mass cyberattack on the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

World

UK’s Labour claim big early win over PM Sunak’s Conservatives

LONDON: Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday, beating the...

Published 03 May, 2024 10:23am

Pakistan

England goes to the polls in key local elections

LONDON: Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up ...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

World

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

LONDON: British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

World

UK local polls could determine PM Sunak’s fate

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week...

Published 01 May, 2024 11:57am

World

Sunak, Scholz vow support for Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’

BERLIN: The leaders of Britain and Germany pledged Wednesday to back Ukraine in its war with Russia for “as long as...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 06:54pm

World

Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy

WIMEREUX (France): Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

World

Sunak vows more spending for UK defence in 'dangerous world'

WARSAW: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he would lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP to reach 87 billion...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:44pm

Editorials

Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus

EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

World

Britain will not block arms sales to Israel, says UK’s Cameron

WASHINGTON: Britain will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies having reviewed the latest legal advice...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 01:29am

Business & Finance

Data confirms UK economy went into recession last year

LONDON: Official figures confirmed Britain’s economy entered a shallow recession last year, leaving Prime Minister...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:51pm

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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