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War in Gaza and double standards

EDITORIAL: As the world passively watches the horror of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza and relentless ...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

World

Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering ...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

World

UN rights chief deplores ‘grim milestone’ of 40,000 Gaza dead

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief Thursday deplored the “grim milestone” of 40,000 Palestinians reported killed in...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:46pm

Pakistan

Pakistan says IK’s arrest ‘internal matter’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday said former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s legal challenges were an...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am

World

UN urges international probe into Israel-Hamas war violations

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Thursday highlighted allegations of serious rights violations in the...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Israel to ‘extend’ Gaza ground operation as UN warns of ‘growing misery’

Between bombardments and fuel shortages, 12 of Gaza's 35 hospitals have been forced to close

Published 28 Oct, 2023 12:03am

Pakistan

Mass deportation of Afghans: UN rights experts call on Pakistan to axe plans

GENEVA: UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on Pakistan to refrain from deporting Afghan nationals after...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

World

Iran executes two more men in connection with protests

PARIS: Iran drew international condemnation on Saturday as it executed two men for killing a paramilitary force...

Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am

World

Syria civilian death toll over 306,000 since 2011: UN

GENEVA: The UN human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria during the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 03:15pm

World

UN slams Taliban closure of Afghan human rights body

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday slammed the Taliban’s closure of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

World

UN condemns escalating violence in Sri Lanka

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned the escalating violence in Sri Lanka amid the...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

World

Ukraine death toll ‘thousands higher’ than reported: UN rights official

GENEVA: Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:37pm

World

Western envoys, allies walk out on Lavrov speech to UN rights forum

GENEVA: More than 100 diplomats from some 40 Western countries and allies including Japan walked out of a speech by...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

World

Abducted Afghan journalists released, employer says

KABUL: Two Afghan journalists who disappeared this week have been released, their employer said on Wednesday, after...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns arrest of HR activist in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Tuesday, strongly condemned the arrest of human rights activist Khuram Parvez in the Indian...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

UN says Israel move outlawing Palestinian groups unjustified

GENEVA: Israel's designation of six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed "terrorist organisations" ...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:16am

World

UN rights office congratulates all journalists on Nobel Peace prize

GENEVA: The UN human rights office congratulated Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 03:20pm

World

UN rights boss says she has credible reports of Taliban executions

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that she had received credible reports of serious violations by ...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

World

UN orders global systemic racism probe

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday highlighted the global "scourge" of systemic racism and ordered an...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Israeli settlements amount to war crime: UN expert

GENEVA: Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN human rights...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:29am

Death of 84-year-old Indian priest in custody stirs outcry

NEW DELHI: A top UN human rights official has deplored the death in custody of an 84-year-old Indian Christian ...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

World

Canada shaken by new discovery of 751 unmarked graves at indigenous school

MONTREAL: More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

Pakistan urges world to monitor human rights situation in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said that Pakistan remains fully committed to the promotion and protection of human...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:07am

One killed in ‘terrorist’ bomb attack in Sistan-Baluchistan

TEHRAN: A bomb attack Sunday killed one person and wounded three in southeastern Iran, a state news agency reported,...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:47am

Editorials

Anti-coup protests in Myanmar

EDITORIAL: Myanmar remains in turmoil since the army seized power on February 1, rejecting the result of last...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

World

UN experts urge international probe of Navalny poisoning

They pointed out that the novel form of Novichok used in the poisoning "could only be found within and amongst state actors."

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:47am

World

UN rights boss welcomes Biden stance against death penalty

I welcome the pledge by the new US Administration to work towards ending the death penalty, both at federal and state level.
Deterrence is often an argument of those who oppose its abolition. However, there is no evidence that it deters crime more effectively than any other punishment.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:59pm

World

Dubai says princess 'home' after UN demands proof of life

GENEVA: Dubai's royal family insisted Friday that Sheikha Latifa was being "cared for at home" after the United...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Editorials

UN chief on Kashmir question

EDITORIAL: At his first news briefing of the New Year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the issues...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

World

UN rights office calls for immediate release of Navalny

We are deeply troubled by the arrest of Aleksei Navalny, and call for his immediate release and for his due process rights to be respected in line with the rule of law.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 05:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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