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UN aid vehicle struck by Israeli military gunfire in Gaza: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said Wednesday that a UN humanitarian vehicle was struck by Israeli military...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 11:28pm

World

UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel’s Rafah operation began

NEW YORK: Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian...

Published 24 May, 2024 10:42pm

World

UN chief ‘condemns’ deadly Gaza aid delivery incident

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “condemns” the deadly aid delivery incident in northern Gaza,...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:06pm

World

UN chief condemns deaths in Gaza while waiting for ‘life-saving aid’

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned a deadly incident in northern Gaza on...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 11:10pm

Pakistan

Islamic State group claims bombing in Pakistan’s Pishin district

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group claimed a deadly bombing on Wednesday in the Pishin district of Pakistan’s...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 12:32am

World

UN chief to meet donor nations after refugee agency accusations

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Tuesday with key donors to the UN agency...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:15pm

World

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by widening Myanmar conflict

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he is “deeply concerned” about the widening conflict...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 12:32pm

World

UN chief 'strongly condemns' strike on Ukraine village

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the United Nations "strongly condemns" a Russian strike that killed at least 51 people...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 11:01pm

World

UN chief demands 'justice without delay' for staff deaths in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sunday condemned clashes in Sudan that have left dozens of...

Published 16 Apr, 2023 10:58pm

World

China's Ukraine plan is 'important contribution': UN spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: China's proposal on the Ukraine conflict a year after Russia invaded is an "important contribution,"...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 11:27pm

World

Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban

KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:14pm

World

UN secretary-general ‘deeply alarmed’ by Taliban university ban for women: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the Taliban’s ban on women in...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:51am

World

U.N. aid chief had 'frank, constructive' talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports

UNITED NATIONS: U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths "had frank and constructive discussions" with Russian officials in...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:17am

World

UN warns against 'unilateral action' that could undermine Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday urged all parties to refrain from taking "unilateral action" that would...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:45am

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva on 13th

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Geneva to convene a high-level...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 03:05am

World

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva on Sept 13: spokesman

The UN has warned 18 million people are facing a humanitarian disaster, and another 18 million could quickly join them

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 09:01am

World

Taliban denies killing civilians, calls for independent inquiry

Taliban spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, says in a statement that the group has not targeted any civilians or their homes in any locality, rather the operations have been undertaken with great precision and caution

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 12:57pm

World

No deal on UN peacekeeping budget, risk of mission freeze: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS: The 193 member states of the United Nations have thus far failed to agree on a peacekeeping budget...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the unconditional withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, naming September 11 as the deadline by which the last soldiers will have finally departed. The pullout will begin on May 1.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:32am

World

Myanmar junta refuses UN envoy visit

NAYPYIDAW, (Myanmar): Myanmar’s junta refused on Friday to let a UN envoy visit the country, despite mounting...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

World

French strike in Mali killed 19 civilians in January: UN

BAMAKO: A French air strike killed 19 civilians in Mali in January, a UN report said on Tuesday, prompting a strong...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

World

UN chief appoints personal envoy to Afghanistan

Washington wants to jumpstart the process and get the Taliban and Afghan government to agree to some form of power-sharing.

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 04:06pm

World

UN chief: 'Barricaded' Myanmar protesters must be safely released

He also asked for "robust, targeted sanctions -- not only on military leaders but on military enterprises and assets."

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 05:43pm

World

UN fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday

The Myanmar army said it had detained Suu Kyi and others in response to "election fraud", handing power to military chief Min Aung Hlaing and imposing a state of emergency for one year.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 10:18am

World

UN chief urges Myanmar military to respect will of the people

All leaders must act in the greater interest of Myanmar's democratic reform, engaging in meaningful dialogue.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:54am

World

UN chief urges India, China to de-escalate tensions through talks

"We hope that through dialogue tension can be dialed down," his Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:45pm

World

At least 83 killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur: medics

Bashir, who is currently in custody in Khartoum, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur perpetrated more than a decade ago.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:31pm

World

Guterres to run for second term as UN chief: official

Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal and the UN's former high commissioner for refugees, will see his first term expire in December.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	156.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14
France CAC40 / Dec 30	7,313.56
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,017.14

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,605.88
Diesel/Litre / Dec 31	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.97 ▲ 0.67 (20.30%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.50 (12.50%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	65.45 ▲ 5.95 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 31 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	64.67 ▲ 5.88 (10.00%)
Dadex Eternit / Dec 31 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.52 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 31 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.54 ▲ 13.69 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 31 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	131.86 ▲ 11.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	42.91 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.82 ▼ -22.64 (-10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	43.35 ▼ -4.81 (-9.99%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Dec 31 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	77.25 ▼ -8.30 (-9.70%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Dec 31 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	431 ▼ -42.13 (-8.90%)
Int. Knit. / Dec 31 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	16.12 ▼ -1.50 (-8.51%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 31 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	780 ▼ -72.49 (-8.50%)
Supernet Ltd. / Dec 31 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	18 ▼ -1.55 (-7.93%)
Sana Ind / Dec 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	29.26 ▼ -2.31 (-7.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	145,164,247 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▲ 0.13
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.03
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	40,943,580 ▲ 0.79
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▼ -0.60
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	30,979,895 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,315,237 ▼ -1.10

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