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Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN

MADRID: Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

Editorials

Incendiary rhetoric

EDITORIAL: On display during a recent Indian Armed Forces Veterans’ Day celebrations at Akhnoor in the Illegally...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

World

WHO appeals for $1.5bn to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis

GENEVA: The World Health Organization appealed Thursday for $1.5 billion for emergency operations this year, warning...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Opinion

Dialogue is the answer– what’s the issue?

While checking into a major international chain of Hotels in Cairo, a couple of years back, I was intrigued more by...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Pakistan

Asif rejects allegation of Afghan official

ISLAMABAD: Define Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has on Sunday categorically rejected baseless and contrived...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Business & Finance

UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8pc in 2025

UNITED NATIONS/ NEW DELHI: Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from ...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

World

UN warns against ‘missteps’ that could endanger Syria transition

UNITED NATIONS: The UN envoy to Syria warned the new caretaker regime Wednesday against making mistakes that would...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:40pm

World

Iran executes 901 people in 2024: UN

GENEVA: Iranian authorities reportedly executed more than 900 people last year, including around 40 in a single week...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

World

Over 30m in need of aid in war-torn Sudan: UN

PORT SUDAN: More than 30 million people, over half of them children, are in need of aid in Sudan after twenty months...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

World

UN warns of shelter needs in Gaza after hypothermia deaths

GENEVA: The UN on Friday decried that infants and others were freezing to death in Gaza, where it said an estimated...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:56pm

World

UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan’s governing Taliban authorities must reverse...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 05:07pm

Pakistan

Kashmir dispute: Hurriyat leaders urge UN to act decisively

ISLAMABAD: Hurriyat leaders and organizations have renewed calls for the United Nations to act decisively on the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 07:37am

Opinion

China and Pakistan: A common journey of building up climate resilience and justice

In recent years, the impact of climate change and environmental issues on Pakistan have been increasingly...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:01am

Opinion

The future of Indus Water Treaty

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” - W.H. Auden, “First Things First” The Indus...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Editorials

Sold into slavery

EDITORIAL: Trafficking in human beings, a modern form of slavery, is on the rise across the world as poverty,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

Pakistan

Human trafficking, cyber crime and drug usage: UN shows interest in mutual cooperation

LAHORE: The United Nation (UN) has showed great interest in mutual cooperation in preventing human trafficking, ...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

World

Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises: UN

PARIS: Over consumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Cabinet gives the go-ahead to ‘Singapore Convention’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, in its meeting held here on Tuesday, accorded approval for Pakistan to sign the...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 09:37am

World

US says in contact with new Syria rulers

DAMASCUS: The United States has made contact with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, Secretary of...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

Population, economy: ICJ apprised of woeful climate change impacts

Attorney General Mansoor Awan presents Pakistan’s case at the International Court of Justice

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:58pm

Germany advocates peaceful Syria transition

BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardise a peaceful transition in...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:08am

World

UN appeals for $4bn in Gaza, West Bank aid in 2025

Actual amount needed far higher, says United Nations

Published 11 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

World

UN General Assembly to vote on ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution that seeks an immediate ceasefire...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 01:13pm

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns Israel’s aggression against Syria, illegal seizure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Tuesday, condemned in strongest possible terms the Israel’s recent aggression against ...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Opinion

Mercury and cosmetics – is beauty worth the risk?

Mercury—an element long known for its toxicity—has earned a notorious spot on the World Health Organisation’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:59am

Editorials

Water scarcity

EDITORIAL: Water scarcity and mismanagement of water resources has increasingly become a critical global issue,...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:49am

World

No indication of a warning before bombing of Gaza hospital, WHO says

BERLIN: The United Nations’ health agency has no indication that a warning was issued before Israel’s bombing early...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 04:42pm

Business & Finance

World trade outlook uncertain for 2025 on US tariff threats: UN

GENEVA: World trade faces an uncertain outlook in 2025 because of the threat of trade wars, after global commerce ...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Does COP29 matter amid eroded political consensus?

The comity of nations is joined together like the beads of a rosary through the multilateral platform of the United...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 07:37am

World

UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women’s medical training

KABUL: The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 11:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 23	278.71
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 23	278.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 23	156.57
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 23	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 22	6,086.37
Nasdaq / Jan 22	20,009.34
Dow Jones / Jan 22	44,156.73
India Sensex / Jan 23	76,579.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 23	40,000.30
Hang Seng / Jan 23	19,695.88
FTSE 100 / Jan 23	8,544.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 23	21,282.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 22	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 22	246,440
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 23	75.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 23	2,754.03
Diesel/Litre / Jan 23	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saritow Spinning / Jan 23 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	10.12 ▲ 1.00 (10.96%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 23 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 23 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	94.44 ▲ 8.59 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	30.33 ▲ 2.76 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	37.04 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 23 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	72.46 ▲ 6.59 (10.00%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 23 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	46.07 ▲ 4.19 (10.00%)
Mughal Energy / Jan 23 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.45 ▲ 1.95 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 23 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.99 ▲ 13.73 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Nagina Cot. / Jan 23 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 23 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.92 ▼ -1.21 (-9.98%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 23 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	105.20 ▼ -11.20 (-9.62%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 23 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	60.50 ▼ -6.14 (-9.21%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 23 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Ruby Textile / Jan 23 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.67 ▼ -0.62 (-8.50%)
Sana Ind / Jan 23 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.60 ▼ -2.64 (-8.45%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 23 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.01 ▼ -29.89 (-8.08%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 23 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	33.11 ▼ -2.82 (-7.85%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	141,910,406 ▲ 0.58
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,218,430 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Cement / Jan 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,552,040 ▲ 2.32
Lotte Chemical / Jan 23 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,610,583 ▲ 0.74
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 23 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,491,903 ▲ 8.59
Bank Makramah / Jan 23 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	30,547,553 ▼ -0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,406,513 ▲ 2.50
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,103,404 ▲ 0.45
D.G.K.Cement / Jan 23 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	16,695,919 ▲ 2.76

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