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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

Life & Style

France in one-year ‘battle’ to reopen Notre-Dame

PARIS: Workers at Paris’s emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral have one year, starting on Friday, to finish restoring the...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:26pm

World

‘City of jinn’: magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis

BAHLA: Deep in Oman’s parched interior, the ancient oasis town of Bahla abounds with myths of camel-eating,...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 12:03pm

Pakistan

Pakistan re-elected to Unesco Executive Board for 2023-27

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was re-elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Russia strikes Odesa, damaging museum, injuring 8

KYIV: Russian strikes overnight in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa left eight people wounded and damaged a...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Opinion

BRICS success challenges the US-led dominance!

The world is witnessing seismic shifts across economic, geopolitical, and cultural lines, and the ongoing conflict...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan

Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education selected for UNESCO Prize laureates

LAHORE: Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (Islamabad) has been selected as one of the two laureates of 2023...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Life & Style

UNESCO adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list

TEHRAN: The United Nations cultural organisation on Sunday added many of Iran's caravanserais, roadside rest stops...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:36pm

Life & Style

Venice avoids being added to UNESCO list of endangered sites

ROME: A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation’s World Heritage List in Danger,...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 01:18pm

World

Modi hails Saudi ties after ‘historic’ route unveiled

NEW DELHI: India hailed its “strategic” partnership with oil-rich Saudi Arabia on Monday, days after unveiling a...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 03:40pm

World

Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100

MOULAY BRAHIM: Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water...

Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:39pm

Forex
World
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
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 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
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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