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Saudi’s Jeddah old town regains glory as the Grand Prix lures tourists

JEDDAH: When Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Jeddah hosted Formula One star Lewis Hamilton and US singer Jennifer...

Published 28 Apr, 2025 03:11pm

KP govt declares Galiyat, Bashkar as ‘biosphere reserves’

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to issue the Gazette Notification of Galiyat in...

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 10:15am

World

World’s glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, U.N. says

Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 10:13am

Pakistan

Cultural development: Alhamra, Unesco’s Inclusive Policy Lab discuss new avenues

LAHORE: In a significant meeting to foster global cultural collaboration, Executive Director Alhamra Tauqeer Haider...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:10am

Opinion

Failing our future

As the world marked the International Day of Education on January 24, Pakistan has little cause for celebration. The...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Pakistan

Rs240m allocated to align Lahore Museum with global standards

LAHORE: The Punjab government, in collaboration with Unesco, has developed a comprehensive plan to transform the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Life & Style

UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

HEART: Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab,...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

Pakistan

UNESCO team concludes 5-day visit

LAHORE: The UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Mission on Friday concluded its five-day visit to Lahore after assessing the...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

UNESCO organises consultation on media and information literacy in Karachi

KARACHI: UNESCO in collaboration with Media Foundation 360, organised its second provincial consultation at DHA ...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Life & Style

Five things to watch in 2025

PARIS: From the return of Oasis, a second stint in the White House for Donald Trump to a turbo-charged football...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 03:40pm

World

UNESCO tracks surge in journalist killings in 2022-23

PARIS: Worldwide killings of journalists jumped in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, UN cultural body...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Editorials

Media under siege globally

EDITORIAL: The global media environment, over the last decade, has experienced a significant shrinking of space for...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

World

‘The whole city shook’: Israel pounds Lebanon’s ancient Tyre

TYRE: Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon’s Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 01:50am

Life & Style

Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics regain golden lustre

MONREALE, Italy: The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 01:01pm

World

UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education

PARIS: Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 percent in 2022 and 2023 over the ...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:01am

World

1.4mn girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

PARIS: At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 12:03pm

Life & Style

Montenegro’s Adriatic gem struggles with tourist influx

KOTOR, Montenegro: A UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled on the edge of a picturesque Adriatic bay, the town of Kotor...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:52pm

Life & Style

Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros

ATHENS: The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 03:41pm

Life & Style

Pharrell Williams kicks off Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton show at UNESCO

PARIS: Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams took to an outdoor, turf-lined runway at UNESCO...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:38pm

Life & Style

Travelling over the summer holidays: 5 destinations to beat the heat

As record heat bears down on Pakistan, greener (and cooler) pastures are no doubt on everyone’s minds. With Eid...

Updated 29 May, 2024 04:51pm

Life & Style

Brussels seeks UNESCO heritage mark for puppetry, flower carpet

BRUSSELS: Brussels is looking to protect two of its historical traditions: rod puppetry and a 1,680-square-metre...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 10:43am

Life & Style

Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia’s bitter divide

KARS, Turkey: Look at this stone bridge,“ said writer Vedat Akcayoz pointing to the crumbling stumps of a...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 03:43pm

Life & Style

Croatia’s tourist hotspot Dubrovnik seeks to reclaim city for locals

DUBROVNIK, Croatia: Croatia’s historic city of Dubrovnik aims to lure back locals priced out by high tourist prices...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 01:52pm

World

US team leaves Saudi Arabia early over kippah row

WASHINGTON: A US delegation on religious freedom said Monday it cut short its visit to Saudi Arabia after one of its...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

World

Russia war damages $3.5bn worth of Ukraine heritage: UN

PARIS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused around $3.5 billion worth of damage to the country’s heritage and...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 10:59pm

Pakistan

International education day: AKU launches innovative academic programme

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) launched its newest academic...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

US pledges over $320K to Balochistan’s Mehrgarh Museum?

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Chief Minister of Balochistan Ali Mardan Khan Domki launched the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

‘Country needs smart solutions to combat current challenges’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi Monday emphasized on adopting...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Editorials

Journalists in conflict zones

EDITORIAL: In a highly disturbing but hardly surprising development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am

World

UNESCO recognises Ramazan meal tradition of Iftar

TEHRAN: The UN cultural agency on Wednesday recognised Iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during the ...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	281.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	281.27
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	142.91
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.34
Euro to USD / May 7	1.14
UK LIBOR % / May 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5,606.91
Nasdaq / May 6	17,689.66
Dow Jones / May 6	40,829
India Sensex / May 7	80,609.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	36,835
Hang Seng / May 7	22,792.53
FTSE 100 / May 7	8,571.01
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	23,268.39
France CAC40 / May 7	7,663.35

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 6	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 6	305,300
Petrol/Litre / May 7	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	59.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	3,388.63
Diesel/Litre / May 7	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 7	68.97

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Mushtaq / May 7 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.96 ▲ 1 (10.04%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 7 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.58 ▲ 1.69 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / May 7 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	215.78 ▲ 19.62 (10%)
Khyber Textile / May 7 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	607.34 ▲ 55.21 (10%)
Gillette Pak / May 7 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	215.63 ▲ 19.6 (10%)
Otsuka Pakistan / May 7 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	202.77 ▲ 18.43 (10%)
AKD Hospitality / May 7 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	147.81 ▲ 13.44 (10%)
Indus Dyeing / May 7 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	152.38 ▲ 13.85 (10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / May 7 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44 ▲ 4 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 7 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	6,392.75 ▲ 581.16 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ist.Capital Sec / May 7 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.28 ▼ -0.22 (-14.67%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / May 7 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.95 ▼ -0.5 (-14.49%)
First Fid. Leasing / May 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.01 ▼ -0.33 (-14.1%)
Hira Textile / May 7 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.88 ▼ -0.47 (-14.03%)
F.Treet Manuf / May 7 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	3.53 ▼ -0.47 (-11.75%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 7 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	7.59 ▼ -0.99 (-11.54%)
Khalid Siraj / May 7 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	7.13 ▼ -0.87 (-10.88%)
Cresent Jute / May 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	3.04 ▼ -0.37 (-10.85%)
Premier Insurance / May 7 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	4.82 ▼ -0.57 (-10.58%)
Pak Int.Bulk / May 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7.89 ▼ -0.93 (-10.54%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	53,673,828 ▼ -0.11
B.O.Punjab / May 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,773,964 ▼ -0.61
Sui South Gas / May 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,711,578 ▼ -3.61
Pak Int.Bulk / May 7 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,324,371 ▼ -0.93
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,294,421 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Cement / May 7 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,433,479 ▼ -1.19
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,756,609 ▼ -0.51
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,454,819 ▼ -1.09
Maple Leaf Cement / May 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,073,334 ▼ -3.11
Sui North Gas / May 7 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,379,617 ▼ -6.3

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