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Toll from Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia rises to eight: governor

KYIV: The death toll from a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has doubled to eight, including an...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 11:37am

World

US Senate faces new test on Ukraine aid bill

WASHINGTON: A narrowly divided US Senate will try to move closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 04:29pm

Business & Finance

US government hours from shutdown, funding chaos

WASHINGTON: The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:33am

World

One year after Russia invasion, Zelensky eyes victory for Ukraine

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Leopard...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 11:11am

World

Some EU leaders ready to give aircrafts to Ukraine: Zelenskiy

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European Union leaders told a summit he attended on...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:51pm

World

London, Paris, Brussels: Zelensky rallies European allies

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tour of European capitals brings him to Brussels on Thursday to...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 02:28pm

World

US considers HAWK air defence equipment for Ukraine, say US officials

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to Ukraine to...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 10:28am

Markets

ECB poised for big rate hike in face of record inflation

FRANKFURT: After raising interest rates for the first time in over a decade at their last meeting, European Central...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 10:22am

World

Russia says United States is directly involved in Ukraine war

LONDON: Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world’s top military power, was directly involved in the...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:47pm

World

First shipment of Ukrainian grain expected ‘after midnight’: Turkey

ISTANBUL: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain to leave Odessa under a landmark deal to lift Moscow’s naval...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 01:27pm

Business & Finance

First grain shipment since Russian invasion leaves Ukraine port

KYIV, (Ukraine): The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of ...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:16am

World

Japan’s Kishida may join NATO summit to discuss Ukraine crisis: Kyodo

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is leaning toward attending a summit of leaders from the North Atlantic...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:47pm

World

Russian air activity remains high over Donbas: UK military intelligence

Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian air activity remains high over Ukraine’s Donbas region with...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:38pm

World

No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms: UN

GENEVA: United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threatened a hunger crisis in the...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:54pm

Markets

EU gives final approval to sanctions targeting Russian oil and Sberbank

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 10:14pm

World

Sweden to supply more military aid including anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will provide Ukraine with more economic aid and military equipment, including anti-ship missiles,...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:20pm

World

US says last Turkish aid route into Syria must stay open

REYHANLI: The US envoy to the UN said Thursday the sole border crossing to deliver aid into Syria must remain open,...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm

World

Kremlin: US plan to sell armed drones to Ukraine does not affect military operation

The Kremlin said on Thursday that US plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:50pm

Markets

Ukraine raises key rate to 25% in first hike since Russian invasion

KYIV: Ukraine sharply hiked its main interest rate to 25% from 10% on Thursday, tightening monetary policy for the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:45pm

World

US rocket systems for Ukraine not meant to strike Russia: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States will provide advanced rocket systems to Ukraine to use in defense against Russian...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:39pm

Markets

Eurozone stocks sink as inflation accelerates to record high

LONDON: Eurozone equity markets sank Tuesday on news that the region’s inflation rate has spiked to another record...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:05pm

Markets

Russia eyes gas-for-roubles template for foreign Eurobond payments

Russia is considering paying Eurobond holders by applying the mechanism it is using to process payments for its gas...

Published 30 May, 2022 08:56pm

World

Zelensky visits Ukraine’s east for first time since invasion

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the country’s war-ridden east for the first time since the...

Published 29 May, 2022 09:11pm

World

‘Message to the world’: Lithuanians club together to buy drone for Ukraine

VILNIUS: Hundreds of Lithuanians are clubbing together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war...

Published 28 May, 2022 09:27pm

World

Ukraine receives Harpoon missiles and howitzers, says defence minister

Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United...

Published 28 May, 2022 06:14pm

World

Ukraine says ‘everything’ being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught

LYSYCHANSK: Ukraine has pledged to do “everything” to defend Donbas, where an intensifying Russian offensive is...

Published 28 May, 2022 10:09am

Markets

India’s GAIL open to buying Russian oil and gas assets, chair says

NEW DELHI: India’s largest gas transmitter GAIL is open to buying Russian oil and gas assets shunned by Western...

Published 27 May, 2022 07:52pm

World

Russian shelling kills four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

KYIV: Four people were killed in fresh Russian shelling of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, a regional official said...

Published 26 May, 2022 06:46pm

World

Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave

Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide...

Published 26 May, 2022 04:12pm

World

West lacking ‘unity’ over Ukraine war, Zelensky says at Davos

DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the West remained divided over the extent of its...

Published 25 May, 2022 01:48pm

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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