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Greece’s ambitious ‘smart city’ by the sea takes shape

ATHENS: High above the sparkling surface of the Athens coastline, the cranes for building the 50-floor luxury tower...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 05:18pm

Life & Style

Greenland eyes tourism takeoff with new airport runway

NUUK: A new runway at Greenland’s Nuuk airport that can accommodate international flights is expected to lift the...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:15pm

Pakistan

Body formed to promote tourism in Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted a 26-member steering committee for the promotion and development of...

Published 29 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Pakistan

Govt determined to promote tourism: NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker, Ayaz Sadiq, said that enhancing tourism sector in Pakistan is pivotal for...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:05am

Pakistan

CM inaugurates hybrid double decker buses for tourism

LAHORE: Inaugurating the five new hybrid double decker buses for tourism in Lahore, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 07:49am

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Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that a fee of 20 euros will be imposed on...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:43pm

Promotion of tourism: Stakeholders call for optimal utilisation of fisheries sector

PESHAWAR: The stakeholders of the fisheries’ sector including fish farmers and people of the tourists’ attractive...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Pakistan

Tourist resorts: ‘Security issue is of concern’, says Japanese CG

KARACHI: Japan Consul General Hattori Masaru, while referring to recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, stated ...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:28am

World

Japan welcomes record 3.29 million tourists in July

TOKYO: Japan welcomed 3.29 million foreign tourists in July, official data showed Wednesday, its second straight...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:56pm

Life & Style

Montenegro’s Adriatic gem struggles with tourist influx

KOTOR, Montenegro: A UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled on the edge of a picturesque Adriatic bay, the town of Kotor...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:52pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt, World Bank carry out exercise to promote tourism

LAHORE: The Department of Human Rights and Minority Affairs (HR&MA), in collaboration with the World Bank,...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 08:01am

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Spain set for record tourist numbers in 2024 after first-half jump

MADRID: The number of foreign tourists in Spain jumped 13% in the first-half of 2024, putting the country on track...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 04:26pm

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Venice to limit tourist groups to maximum of 25 people

ROME: Venice will limit the size of tourist parties to 25 people from Thursday in the latest attempt to reduce the...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 04:22pm

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Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ Santorini nears saturation point

Greece: One of the most enduring images of Greece’s summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 05:21pm

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Italy’s vintage trains lure tourists off beaten track

SULMONA, Italy: As it rolls across Italy’s central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 02:10pm

126 countries: Cabinet approves online visa application system

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the implementation of online visa application system for 126 countries...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 07:49am

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Barcelona cannot absorb infinite tourism growth, needs curbs, mayor says

BARCELONA: Barcelona cannot absorb an ongoing, unbridled growth in the number of tourists and has to impose...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 03:21pm

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In Mallorca, 20,000 rally against overtourism

PALMA, Spain: Some 20,000 protesters hit the streets of Palma in Mallorca Sunday for a mass demonstration against...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 02:12pm

Pakistan

TDCP generates over Rs467m thru Patriata chairlift in FY24

LAHORE: The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) successfully earned over Rs 467 million in the fiscal...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:40am

Pakistan

Promoting tourism: Punjab introduces Glamping Pods

LAHORE: In order to promote tourism in the province, Punjab government has introduced first time in the history of...

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

Business & Finance

Economy could be strengthened through tourism: Minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister of Industry and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain said that the national economy could be...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am

Life & Style

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028

BARCELONA: Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 02:26pm

Life & Style

Cuba woos Russians, Chinese to revive ailing tourist sector

HAVANA: Russian tourist Serguei Boyaryshnic wandered in awe among the pastel-colored buildings and cobblestone...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 04:41pm

Pakistan

Minister, Turkish CG discuss promotion of bilateral tourism

KARACHI: Turkish Consul General in Karachi, Cemal Sangu, here on Wednesday met with Provincial Minister of Tourism,...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: Zardari for establishing all-weather road infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for establishing an all-weather road infrastructure in...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Life & Style

Low-budget Chinese travellers highlight shift in Hong Kong tourism

HONG KONG: Cost-conscious Chinese tourists have replaced many of the cash-rich mainland travellers who once flocked...

Published 06 May, 2024 11:28pm

Life & Style

Cuban Art Factory, fostering 10 years of creativity, expression in Havana

HAVANA: For ten years, the privately-funded Cuban Art Factory in Havana has provided a space for local talent to...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 03:50pm

World

Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the island nation’s unprecedented...

Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:18pm

Life & Style

Patronage or conquest? Saudis move in on Egypt’s culture

CAIRO: Saudi largesse is flooding Egypt’s cultural scene, but the reception is mixed. Some welcome new “cooperation”...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 08:58pm

Life & Style

For China’s new globetrotters, group tours are out and Northern Lights are in

SHANGHAI: Yuwei Zhangzou represents a new type of Chinese tourist. Last month, the Shanghai-based fashion influencer...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 04:52pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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