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Three people killed in shooting in Sweden, police say

UPPSALA/STOCKHOLM: Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday and a murder...

Published 30 Apr, 2025 01:00pm

World

Sweden to boost defence spending $30bn over a decade

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:54am

World

Sweden to tighten gun laws after mass shooting at school

OREBRO: Sweden’s right-wing government said on Friday it would seek to tighten gun laws in the wake of the country’s...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:21pm

World

Sweden’s deadliest attack leaves 11 dead at Orebro adult school

OREBRO: Eleven people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre on Tuesday, Swedish police said,...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 11:57am

Business & Finance

Volvo Cars trumpets record sales in 2024

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s Volvo Cars registered record sales figures last year powered by increasing demand for its...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

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

Pakistan

Fighting smoking: Country urged to follow Sweden model

ISLAMABAD: The Initiative on Risk-Reduction and Dependable Alternatives (IRRDA) has urged Pakistan to take...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:47am

Life & Style

Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy

STOCKHOLM: Jila Mossaed fled Iran for Sweden in 1986, a 38-year-old poet who spoke no Swedish. Three decades later,...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 11:33am

World

Nordic capitals: Blasts, shooting around Israeli embassies

COPENHAGEN: Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday they were probing explosions and gunfire around Israeli...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

World

Turkiye, Sweden to hold first security talks since NATO entry, Turkish source says

ANKARA: Turkiye and Sweden will hold their first meeting on Wednesday addressing a security pact the sides agreed to...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 04:48pm

Sports

Men’s 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled, water quality compliant, say organisers

The Olympic men’s 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Friday 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 12:12pm

World

Sweden and US sign cooperation pact on nuclear energy

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government said Thursday that it had signed an agreement with the United States to support the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 04:14pm

World

Sweden to harden family reunification rules

STOCKHOLM: Sweden announced on Tuesday it would toughen up family reunification rules and potentially expand DNA...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

World

Cheap land offer: Swedish town overwhelmed by Pakistan, global interest

STOCKHOLM: A town in western Sweden has suspended land sales after being overwhelmed by requests for offering land...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

World

Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap

TEHRAN: Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a former Iranian official jailed in...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:41pm

World

Swedish security service says Iran uses criminal networks in Sweden

STOCKHOLM: Swedish security service SAPO said on Thursday that the Iranian government had been using criminal...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

World

Kremlin says Russia and NATO are now in ‘rect confrontation’

MOSCOW: Russia and NATO are now in “direct confrontation”, the Kremlin said as the US-led alliance marked its 75th...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 03:25pm

World

Sweden says worker negligence behind motorway landslide

STOCKHOLM: Swedish authorities said Thursday that worker negligence at a construction site was believed to be behind...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

World

Sweden joining NATO shows Putin ‘failed’: Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden’s accession to the US-led alliance showed Russian...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:09pm

World

Sweden to join NATO in shadow of Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: Sweden was set to join NATO on Thursday, capping two centuries of non-alignment and two years of...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

World

After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member

WASHINGTON: After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:07am

World

Sweden arms exports rose 18pc in 2023

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s arms exports rose 18 percent in 2023 to reach 1.6 billion euros as the Russia-Ukraine war ...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

World

Last holdout Hungary approves Sweden’s NATO bid

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s parliament on Monday ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

World

Sweden and Fiorentina icon Hamrin dies aged 89

MILAN: Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89, his former club...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

World

Hungary under pressure to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid after EU deal

BUDAPEST: Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:10pm

World

Macron leaves angry farmers for soon-to-be NATO member Sweden

STOCKHOLM: French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day state visit to Sweden on Tuesday, with the Nordic...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:39pm

World

Turkey parliament committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid

ISTANBUL: A key committee in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO after months of...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

World

Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission

ANKARA: The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, in a...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 11:06pm

World

Iran says Swedish court ruling against ex-official ‘unjust’

DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it would continue efforts to gain the release of a former Iranian official sentenced in...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

World

Erdogan says Biden warm to F-16 sales, eyeing Sweden’s NATO accession

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden was approaching the issue of selling...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 04:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	281.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	281.27
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	144.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.33
Euro to USD / May 8	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5,631.28
Nasdaq / May 7	17,738.16
FTSE 100 / May 7	8,559.33
Dow Jones / May 7	41,113.97
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	23,115.96
France CAC40 / May 7	7,626.84
India Sensex / May 8	80,773.90
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	36,928.63
Hang Seng / May 8	22,772.13

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	305,984
Petrol/Litre / May 8	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	58.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	3,339
Diesel/Litre / May 8	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 8	67.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 8 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.15 ▲ 0.4 (14.55%)
First Treet Manuf / May 8 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	3.90 ▲ 0.37 (10.48%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 8 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	20.44 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Shakarganj / May 8 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	63.25 ▲ 5.75 (10%)
Khyber Textile / May 8 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	668.07 ▲ 60.73 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 8 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	7,032.03 ▲ 639.28 (10%)
Calcorp Ltd / May 8 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.75 ▲ 3.59 (9.66%)
Shahtaj Sugar / May 8 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	138 ▲ 12 (9.52%)
Gillette Pak / May 8 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	235.99 ▲ 20.36 (9.44%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / May 8 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	116.66 ▲ 8.8 (8.16%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / May 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	2.31 ▼ -0.73 (-24.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.22 ▼ -1 (-23.7%)
Kohinoor Spining / May 8 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.87 ▼ -1 (-20.53%)
Chenab Ltd / May 8 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	4.82 ▼ -1 (-17.18%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	3.80 ▼ -0.77 (-16.85%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / May 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	2.60 ▼ -0.5 (-16.13%)
Media Times Ltd / May 8 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.47 ▼ -0.25 (-14.53%)
Dewan Textile / May 8 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.52 ▼ -0.9 (-14.02%)
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5.51 ▼ -0.88 (-13.77%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / May 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.55 ▼ -0.4 (-13.56%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,985,745 ▼ -0.1
Kohinoor Spining / May 8 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	16,240,823 ▼ -1
Sui South Gas / May 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,457,001 ▼ -3.25
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,524,219 ▼ -0.42
B.O.Punjab / May 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,965,922 ▼ -0.68
Maple Leaf Cement / May 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,345,215 ▼ -6.71
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,221,601 ▼ -0.88
Fauji Cement / May 8 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	9,566,141 ▼ -1.6
Pak Int.Bulk / May 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	8,533,428 ▼ -0.88
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,657,753 ▼ -1.29

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