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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

World

North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired at least seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday off its east coast, Japan’s...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:56am

Pakistan

Wide potential of cooperation between Russia, Pakistan in various fields: PM Shehbaz

Speaker of Federation Council of Russian Federal Assembly Ms Valentina Matvienko calls on PM Shehbaz in Islamabad

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:35pm

World

Russia took 196 square km of Ukraine last week, Agentstvo media says

MOSCOW: Russia took 196.1 square km of Ukrainian territory over the week of Oct. 20-27, making it the swiftest...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 11:27am

World

Russian forces advance toward Ukraine’s strategic Pokrovsk, military bloggers say

Russian forces have advanced further into several eastern Ukrainian towns, bringing them closer to capturing the...

Published 27 Oct, 2024 10:36am

World

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in Russia for BRICS summit

KAZAN: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday to attend the BRICS...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:09am

World

EU chief due in Balkans to discuss enlargement

BELGRADE: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday starts a tour of six Balkan nations aspiring to join the bloc...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:07am

World

Russia showcases growing BRICS clout

BRICS partners pressing Putin for peace in Ukraine

Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am

World

Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive global economic growth

MOSCOW: The BRICS group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years thanks to its size and...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Ukraine’s military says it shot down 18 Russian drones overnight

KYIV: Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 19 drones in an overnight attack, Ukraine’s military...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 12:33pm

World

Fire breaks out at oil depot in Crimea, officials appointed by Russia say

A fire broke out at an oil depot in the city of Feodosia on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea, Russian-appointed...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 11:36am

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to present ‘victory plan’ at Ramstein meeting

KYIV: Ukraine will present its “victory plan” to its allies in Germany next weekend, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

Published 06 Oct, 2024 10:52am

World

Mark Rutte takes reins at NATO as US vote looms

BRUSSELS: Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO’s secretary general on Tuesday as the Western...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 12:54pm

World

Vladimir Putin was joking about support for Harris in US election, says foreign minister

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 03:36pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says Pakistan keen to expand trade, security cooperation with Russia

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Pakistan is keen to expand its trade, economic, energy,...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:38pm

World

Putin agrees to sign Russia-Iran strategic partnership deal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the Russian Foreign Ministry’s proposal to sign a strategic...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Deputy PM Overchuk due tomorrow: G2G pacts to be inked with Russia

Trade, energy, finance and industry to be in focus

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:56pm

World

North Korea’s foreign minister leaves for Russia, embassy in Pyongyang says

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has flown to Russia to attend the fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum and the...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 11:08am

World

UN nuclear chief to visit Russian atomic plant near front line

KURSK: UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi will visit on Tuesday Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, which Moscow...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 01:39pm

World

Russia launched more than 100 missiles, around 100 drones on Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia used more than 100 missiles and about 100 drones in Monday’s...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 03:18pm

World

Kremlin says it has yet to see accusations against Telegram’s Durov

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday it did not know what Telegram founder Pavel Durov, arrested by French police on...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 03:15pm

World

Russia’s Lipetsk region hit by ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says

Russia evacuated people on Friday from parts of its western region of Lipetsk after a “massive attack” by Ukrainian...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 10:56am

Business & Finance

First Russia-China barter trade may come this autumn

MOSCOW: Russia and China may begin using barter trading schemes, three trade and payments sources told Reuters, with...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

World

Australian foreign minister condemns Russia-North Korea ties after DMZ visit

PAJU: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that a security pact signed by Russia and North Korea...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 11:47am

World

Russia says downed 22 Ukrainian drones

MOSCOW: Russia downed 22 Ukrainian drones overnight in the west of the country and over Crimea, Moscow’s defence...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 11:05am

Different modules of trade, business with Russia under study

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is reportedly studying different modules of trade and business with Russia being adopted by...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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