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Putin condemns Balochistan train attack, pledges support to Pakistan against terrorism

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed profound condolences to Pakistan’s leadership following the...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 10:27pm

World

Trump envoy Witkoff plans Moscow visit this week to meet Putin

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans a visit to Moscow to meet Russian...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:18am

Pakistan

Pakistan reaffirms ‘friendship with Russia and Ukraine,’ urges peaceful resolution to conflict

Foreign Office on Thursday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace in Ukraine during a media briefing, emphasising...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 07:47pm

Opinion

Trump-Putin duo all set to humiliate Europe

Donald Trump wants the Russia-Ukraine war to end as soon as possible. However, the President of Ukraine, along with...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Perspectives

President Trump’s skewed foreign policy: Zelenskyy vs. Netanyahu

US foreign policy remains vastly disparate regarding both conflicts

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 11:21pm

World

Kremlin signals Russia-US talks on Ukraine not immediate

The Kremlin said in remarks published on Tuesday that the next round of Russia-US talks on ending the war in Ukraine...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 12:16pm

World

Russia douses oil refinery fire in Ufa

Firefighters doused a blaze that raged for hours at the Ufimsky oil refinery in the Russian city of Ufa, authorities...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 10:51am

World

Russia praises Trump and scolds Europe

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump’s “common sense” ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

World

UK’s Starmer says Europe needs a security guarantee from the US

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European nations needed a security guarantee, or...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 02:28pm

Markets

EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies

BRUSSELS: The European Union will seek more gas from countries including the U.S. to replace Russian supplies, and...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 01:50pm

World

UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm

World

Russian PM to visit Vietnam on Jan 14-15

HANOI: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Vietnam on Jan. 14-15, Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 01:32pm

World

Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:50am

World

World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump

SYDNEY: Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 06:59pm

World

China, Russia always moving forward ‘hand in hand’, Xi tells Putin

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and Russia have always moved forward “hand in hand” on the right...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 10:35am

Opinion

Azerbaijan plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has done the right thing by not wasting much time to admit Russian air defence was...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:33am

World

Russia warns the United States on possible nuclear testing under Trump

MOSCOW: Russia’s arms control point man cautioned Donald Trump’s incoming administration on Friday that Moscow was...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 11:43am

World

China’s Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russian ambassador says

China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow’s...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

Ukrainian crisis: Putin presented concrete proposals on final settlement: Russian envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Russia in Pakistan, Albert Khorev, said on Thursday that Kremlin has never given up on ...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:52am

World

Russia security threat is far reaching, Italy’s prime minister warns

SAARISELKA: Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 09:08am

World

Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024

Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:57am

World

Putin meets Slovak PM as Ukraine gas contract nears end

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:32am

World

Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:57am

World

Vladimir Putin to hold yearly presser in third winter of Ukraine offensive

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:10pm

World

North Korean troops suffer 100 deaths, struggling in drone warfare, South Korea says

SEOUL: At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:49am

World

Protesters clash with Georgian police over government’s EU application delay

TBILISI: Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:06am

World

Russia advances in Ukraine at fast pace, moving into Kurakhove, analysts say

Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 10:18am

World

US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat

KYIV: The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:58am

World

Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict

MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

World

More than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia for Ukraine war, says South Korea

SEOUL: More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	280.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	280.26
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	5,667.56
India Sensex / Mar 21	76,905.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	37,677.06
Nasdaq / Mar 21	17,784.05
Hang Seng / Mar 21	23,689.72
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	8,646.79
Dow Jones / Mar 21	41,985.35
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	22,891.68
France CAC40 / Mar 21	8,042.95

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	68.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	273,319
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	3,028.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	65.27
Petrol/Litre / Mar 23	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 23	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / Mar 21 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.73 ▲ 0.25 (16.89%)
Lalpir Power / Mar 21 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	29.32 ▲ 2.67 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 21 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	23.16 ▲ 2.11 (10.02%)
Bela Auto / Mar 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	166.87 ▲ 15.17 (10%)
Sally Textile / Mar 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11 ▲ 1 (10%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 21 Agritech Limited(AGL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 21 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	122.16 ▲ 11.11 (10%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 21 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	117.76 ▲ 10.71 (10%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	122.32 ▲ 11.12 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.96 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 21 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	126.06 ▼ -13.99 (-9.99%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435.56 ▼ -47.57 (-9.85%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Mar 21 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.95 ▼ -27.73 (-9.84%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.80 ▼ -1 (-9.26%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73 ▼ -6.57 (-8.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 21 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	51.03 ▼ -4.08 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Mar 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -8.64 (-7.28%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 21 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5 ▼ -0.39 (-7.24%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.5 (-6.67%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.60 ▼ -0.99 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	163,976,906 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Mar 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,899,654 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,149,230 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,183,687 ▲ 0.48
Sui South Gas / Mar 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,173,748 ▲ 0.42
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Mar 21 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,984,659 ▼ -1.09
Pak Elektron / Mar 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,229,211 ▼ -0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,221,041 ▼ -0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,981,776 ▼ -0.02
Hub Power Co. / Mar 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	14,711,439 ▼ -2.32

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