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Resident Pakistanis in UAE, UK: Rental income, capital gain not taxable: ATIR DB

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has held that under the tax treaties of...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:40am

World

IRA bombs: Gerry Adams to stand civil trial in 2026

LONDON: Politician Gerry Adams, whose Sinn Fein party was once the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, will...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Business & Finance

UK officially joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc

LONDON: Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

World

UK aims to boost home-schooling safety after Sara’s murder

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called for better safeguards for home-schooled children and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Editorials

Rising remittance flows

EDITORIAL: Remittances surged by 34 percent year-on-year to 14.76 billion dollars July-November 2024 against 11...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:03am

World

Iraq abuse claims: Ex-UK lawyer sentenced for fraud

LONDON: A former British lawyer who became known for bringing lawsuits on behalf of Iraqi civilians accusing British...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Flight resumption: UK’s go-ahead likely by first quarter of 2025

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to get a go-ahead from British aviation authorities to resume flight operations by first...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:24am

World

UK says suspending all aid to Georgian govt

LONDON: Britain’s top diplomat David Lammy on Monday condemned “shocking” violence by Georgian authorities...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:41am

World

UK MPs give initial support to assisted dying bill

LONDON: Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

World

Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK

LONDON: Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

World

UK former deputy PM John Prescott dies

LONDON: Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who served under Tony Blair and helped him transform...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

World

Russian envoy claims UK ‘now directly involved’ in Ukraine war

LONDON: Moscow’s ambassador in London said Thursday Britain was “now directly involved” in Russia’s war with...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:17pm

Editorials

Our messy politics and foreign interventions

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

World

UK to scrap Royal Navy ships

LONDON: British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday he would free up 500 million pounds ($633 million) ...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am

World

Farmers target PM Starmer in protest against new UK tax rules

LONDON: Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK Prime Minister...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Opinion

A royal bond

Media stories about the possibility of King Charles’ South Asian visit next year that may bring him to Pakistan have...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

$3bn remittances in Oct: highest monthly inflow in FY25 so far

KARACHI: Pakistan received over $3 billion home remittances in October 2024, the highest monthly inflow so far in ...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Markets

Meat processing, alternate energy sectors: Irish team exploring investment opportunities

ISLAMABAD: A high-potential delegation from Republic of Ireland is in Pakistan to seek avenues of joint ventures...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

UK increases windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers

LONDON: The British government will increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

World

Suspect in July killing of three UK girls faces ‘terrorism’ charges: police

LONDON: The suspect in the UK July knife attack that killed three young girls and sparked anti-immigration riots was...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 10:48pm

Pakistan

Now 20 UK MPs seek UK govt’s intervention in securing IK’s release

LONDON: As many as 20 British parliamentarians from cross-party have urged UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP to...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:53am

World

UK-based dissident can sue Saudi Arabia for alleged spyware, court rules

LONDON: A prominent Saudi dissident who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware can sue the kingdom in...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

World

Britain joins Europe long-range missile programme

BRUSSELS: Britain is joining a European initiative to develop long-range missiles, UK defence secretary John Healey...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:20pm

Pakistan

IK is not among them: Oxford announces 38 candidates to be next university chief

LONDON: Britain’s University of Oxford on Wednesday said 38 candidates are in the running to become its next...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

World

Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel into UK on same day as 4 killed

LONDON: A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while attempting...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

UK delegation calls on Sindh PA speaker

KARACHI: A delegation from the United Kingdom called on the Speaker Sindh Assembly Syed Awais Qadir Shah and Sindh...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

UK PM Starmer’s chief of staff quits after talk of in-fighting

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray resigned on Sunday following rumours about...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase

LONDON/PORT LOUIS: Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal ...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

UK buys semiconductor factory to secure supply for military

LONDON: The British government has bought a struggling factory from the US firm Coherent Inc. to secure domestic...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

World

UK sends troops to Cyprus anticipating mass Lebanon evacuation

LONDON: Britain is moving troops to Cyprus in position to help evacuate nationals trapped in Lebanon, while Prime...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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