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Italy says Hezbollah staged UN base attack it had blamed on Israel

ROME: Italy’s defence ministry said Tuesday that the Hezbollah group staged an attack on a UN peacekeeping base in...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:17pm

World

Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task

BAKU: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

World

Development bank financing pledge gives summit early boost

BAKU: COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:45am

World

Oil, gas ‘gift of God’, Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29

BAKU: Azerbaijan’s president, whose country is hosting the COP29 climate talks, on Tuesday repeated his insistence...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

Paris agreement climate goals ‘in great peril’, warns UN

BAKU: The Paris climate agreement’s goals “are in great peril” and 2024 is on track to break new temperature...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Pakistan

PM steps up criticism of Israel

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, arms embargo...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

World

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

BAKU: Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Markets

Global power sector: COP 29 leaders set to pledge goal of deploying ‘1,500 GW of energy storage & Grid’ by 2030

ISLAMABAD: The global leaders of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) are set to pledge a ...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

World

South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN

NAIROBI: Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm

Opinion

Peaceful N-programme: Attainment of SDGs

When the United Nations adopted the 2030 Development Agenda in 2015, Pakistan fully embraced all its 17 Sustainable...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:02am

Opinion

The cost of ignoring energy poverty

Last month, in September 2024, the world witnessed a grand spectacle at the United Nations as leaders assembled in...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:36am

World

Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

PTI assails IK’s 455-day detention

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday condemned party founding chairman Imran Khan’s 455-day...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

World

UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle

CALI, COLOMBIA: The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

World

COP29 at risk from graft, fossil fuel interests

PARIS: UN climate summits risk “being undermined by undue corporate influence and fossil fuel industry capture”,...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

‘President Xi’s shared prosperity model’

This is apropos four letters to Editor titled “President Xi’s shared prosperity model” carried by the ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

World

UN Council expresses ‘grave concern’ over Israel’s UNRWA ban

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday expressed “grave concern” over the Israeli parliament’s...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

World

Developing nations: Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll: UN

GENEVA: Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on ...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

Advanced weapons to India: Pakistan concerned over continued supply

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has voiced concern over the continued supply advanced weapons and sensitive technologies to...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Israel’s banning of UNRWA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Tuesday, strongly condemned Israel's recent actions aimed at obstructing the United Nations...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

World

Countries’ carbon-cut plans ‘miles short’ of 2030 goal: UN

PARIS: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the UN warned on Monday,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

President Xi’s shared prosperity model

President Xi Jinping, since assuming office, has been a driving force in elevating China to unprecedented heights,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

World

UN chief ‘shocked’

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

Pakistan

Resolution of Kashmir dispute: Speakers question UN credibility

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar, Thursday, while questioning United Nations (UN) credibility have highlighted the...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:34am

Pakistan

UN disarmament fellows briefed at MoFA

ISLAMABAD: A group of participants from the United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament were briefed on...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

World

G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

NAPLES, (Italy): G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

World

Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN

PARIS: The UN’s climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries “must be at the core” of a new deal...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

World

UN report says 1.1bn people in acute poverty

UNITED NATIONS: More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

World

Probe urged into reported killing of Afghan migrants on Iran border

PARIS: Amnesty International and UN special rapporteurs on Thursday called for a transparent probe into reports that...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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