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On Pakistan’s southern coast, a group of surfers chases waves and their dreams

KARACHI: Attiq Ur Rehman is determined to follow his dream to become Pakistan’s first professional surfer despite...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:32am

Business & Finance

UBS smashes forecasts with $1.4 billion Q3 net profit

ZURICH: Swiss banking giant UBS posted net income of $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) on Wednesday, the company said...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:59am

Business & Finance

UBS fund management arm reports 3% stake in Swiss National Bank

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG now holds a 3% stake in Swiss National Bank, according to an October filing...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

Business & Finance

New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

ZURICH: As the Swiss National Bank’s new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

World

Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections

GENEVA: Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

World

$1.8bn 1MDB fraud: PetroSaudi execs get Swiss jail terms

BELLINZONA, (Switzerland): A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Life & Style

Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival

GENEVA: Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron and...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 01:39pm

Business & Finance

Swiss authorities draw flak in Credit Suisse probe: report

ZURICH: Preliminary findings in an eagerly awaited parliamentary report into the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse have...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

World

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland

GENEVA: Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Sports

Italy and Spalletti at crossroads after Euros title defence disaster

BERLIN: Italy are once again staring into the footballing abyss after Saturday’s humbling exit from Euro 2024 at the...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 01:33pm

World

UK’s richest family get jail terms

GENEVA: A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s richest family on Friday for exploiting...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Sports

Scotland show courage to keep Euro 2024 hopes alive

COLOGNE: Scotland were unable to claim a first major tournament victory in 28 years against Switzerland on...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 10:52am

World

Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain

BUERGENSTOCK: Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

UBS and Credit Suisse’s Swiss units could merge by July 1, executive says

ZURICH: The merger of the Swiss units of UBS and Credit Suisse could be completed as early as July 1, a senior...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:30pm

World

Russia reports battlefield gains ahead of Ukraine summit

KYIV: Russia on Monday claimed the capture of another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:36am

World

Swiss summit on Ukraine set to thrash out path to peace

GENEVA: Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, from Kharkiv, urges Biden, Xi to join peace summit

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on...

Published 26 May, 2024 01:38pm

Technology

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

BEIJING: China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in the first of...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:55am

World

European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind

GENEVA/ZURICH: Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 01:36pm

World

Top Europe court condemns Switzerland in landmark climate ruling

STRASBOURG, (France): Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday said Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Markets

Dollar steady, yen soft as BOJ policy shift beckons

SINGAPORE: The dollar was steady on Monday as traders looked ahead to a week dominated by central bank meetings...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 09:53am

World

Bangladesh Nobel winner fears for future as woes mount

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says it is a “million-dollar question” why the prime minister...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:49am

World

Swiss vote decisively for ‘13th month’ pension increase

ZURICH: Switzerland voted decisively to increase pension payments for the elderly in a referendum on Sunday, as...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am

World

Hostage situation on Swiss train ends with suspect killed

YVERDON-LES-BAINS, (Switzerland): A hostage situation on a train in the west of Switzerland on Thursday night ended...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

Economists pilloried for getting forecasts wrong

PARIS: Economists are taking flak after missing the mark on inflation, failing to anticipate disruptions in global...

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 10:10pm

World

Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king, dies aged 86

ROME: Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the only son of Italy’s last king, who lived in exile in neighbouring ...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Technology

Tough luxury market hits Bentley as sales drop 11% in 2023

LONDON: British luxury carmaker Bentley on Friday reported an 11% drop in vehicle sales for 2023 as high-end...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 10:10am

Industrialisation: Pakistan needs to be more competitive, attractive: PM

DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday said that Pakistan needed to be more competitive...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:31am

World

Blinken promises Zelensky US will sustain support for Ukraine

DAVOS: Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised sustained US support for Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:50pm

World

Zelensky asks Swiss to host Ukraine peace summit

SWITZERLAND: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked Switzerland to hold a high-level peace summit of...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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