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Ukraine destroys 100 of 179 Russian drones in overnight attack

KYIV: Ukrainian air defences destroyed 100 of 179 drones launched by Russia during an overnight attack, Kyiv’s air...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 01:16pm

World

Kyiv says Moscow is persecuting Ukrainians with status decree, appeals to ICC

Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of illegally pressuring Ukrainians in occupied territory to change their legal...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 12:05am

World

Ukraine strikes Russian strategic bomber airfield, triggering huge blast

MOSCOW: Ukraine struck a major Russian strategic bomber airfield on Thursday with drones, triggering a huge blast...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 10:41pm

World

Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 10:10am

World

Erdogan hopes Russia responds ‘constructively’ to Ukraine ceasefire

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that he hoped Moscow would “respond constructively” to...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 10:51pm

World

Russia’s Kirishi refinery hit by debris during Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW: A tank at Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery, one of the country’s largest, was damaged by falling debris during...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 01:01pm

World

Iran rejects Macron accusation of Ukraine war involvement

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry on Friday denied remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron who accused Tehran of...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 10:54pm

World

Zelenskiy says Ukraine should be heard, not forgotten

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday it was “very important” that Ukraine’s plight was...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 03:15pm

World

Turkiye to repeat offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks at London summit

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister will reiterate Ankara’s offer to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at a...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 03:04pm

World

Russia security chief Shoigu lands in Beijing: Russian agencies

MOSCOW: Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu landed in Beijing on Friday, Russian news agencies reported, for...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 11:06am

World

Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump to sign minerals deal at White House

WASHINGTON: A week ago Donald Trump branded Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator. On Friday he will host the Ukrainian...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 10:47am

World

Donald Trump dodges plea from Britain’s Starmer for Ukraine security guarantee

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 09:50am

World

Trump says talks on Ukraine advanced, Russia ‘acting well’

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that talks with Russia and Ukraine on a peace deal are...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 12:32am

World

US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv’s push to...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:07am

World

Emmanuel Macron, Starmer to meet Trump as Europeans flesh out ideas for Ukraine guarantees

LONDON/PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington...

Published 23 Feb, 2025 11:23am

World

Trudeau, Trump discuss the war in Ukraine, fentanyl

WASHINGTON: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S President Donald Trump spoke on Saturday, discussing the...

Published 23 Feb, 2025 10:54am

World

Russian attacks kill one in Kryvyi Rih, damage houses in Kyiv, Ukraine officials say

Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine,...

Published 23 Feb, 2025 10:22am

Markets

Europe’s STOXX 600 closes near record high

FRANKFURT: European shares settled near a record high on Friday and marked their longest streak of weekly gains in...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

World

US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

MUNICH/WASHINGTON: U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 10:11pm

World

Peace not war is the focus now for Russia and United States, Kremlin says

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Sunday that the significance of the phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump...

Updated 16 Feb, 2025 10:43pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says draft US minerals deal ‘does not protect’ Ukraine

MUNICH: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday a draft minerals deal with Washington did not contain the...

Updated 16 Feb, 2025 10:09pm

Markets

Oil falls on hopes for Ukraine peace deal

NEW YORK: Oil prices settled down on Friday on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

World

Ukraine peace only possible if ‘sovereignty secured’: Scholz

MUNICH: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday said that the war between Ukraine and Russia would only truly end...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 02:51pm

World

Russian forces take control of two settlements in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian forces have takencontrol of two frontline settlements in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

World

China proposes Putin-Trump summit to end Ukraine war, WSJ reports

BEIJING: China has floated a proposal to hold a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 11:29am

World

Russian missile strike kills at least one in Ukraine capital: Kyiv mayor

KYIV: A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least one person on Wednesday, the city’s...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:47am

World

Ukraine Defence Ministry offers contract stints spurring young to fight

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry launched a recruitment drive for young people on Tuesday, encouraging 18- to 24-year-olds...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:39am

World

Trump says US is making progress with Russia, declines to discuss talks with Putin

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believed the United States was making...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:48am

World

UK PM Starmer to travel to Ukraine to sign new treaty

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine to sign a new 100-year...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 10:39am

World

Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine have each released 25 captured prisoners of war in the first exchange of 2025, both...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:05am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 31	148.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 31	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 31	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 31	35,617.56
Hang Seng / Mar 31	23,146.55
FTSE 100 / Mar 31	8,576.85
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 31	22,201.28
France CAC40 / Mar 31	7,810.99

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 31	69.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 31	3,117.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 31	66.49
Petrol/Litre / Apr 1	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 1	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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