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Russian invasion toll on environment $71 billion, Ukraine says

BAKU: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused $71 billion in environmental damage and led to a surge in greenhouse...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:27pm

World

Poverty rate in Palestinian territories seen doubling to 74.3% this year: UN

GENEVA: The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double this year to 74.3 percent after...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:26pm

World

Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban

KABUL: Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 11:30am

World

UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise

GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am

World

Turkiye earthquake damage set to exceed $100bn: UN agency

GENEVA: Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Turkiye will exceed $100 billion, a UN Development Programme...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:14pm

Pakistan

Pakistan needs billions for flood recovery, UN urges

GENEVA: More than $16 billion is needed to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods that submerged a third of...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 02:30pm

FT cites a purported UN policy memo: Pakistan should suspend debt repayments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans with creditors after recent...

Updated 24 Sep, 2022 10:12am

Pakistan

‘In the mouth of dragons’: Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan’s north

HASSANABAD: As dawn broke over Javed Rahi’s Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 02:23pm

World

Peace talks more 'realistic', says Ukraine president; Biden to visit NATO

LVIV/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday peace talks were sounding more realistic but...

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:48pm

World

UN has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 11:06am

World

Afghanistan's hunger and poverty crisis in numbers

Millions of Afghans are at risk of famine as one of the country's worst droughts in decades is compounded by an...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:24am

World

Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year’s end: UN

DUBAI: Yemen’s seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

World

Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year's end: UN

DUBAI: Yemen's seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:52am

Markets

UN warns of 'colossal' collapse of Afghan banking system

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks, warning that a...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 10:40am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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