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Climate crisis worsening already ‘hellish’ refugee situation: UN

GENEVA: Climate change is contributing to record numbers of people being uprooted from their homes globally, while...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:33pm

World

Half a million stateless people got citizenship in past decade: UN

GENEVA: The UN said Friday that in the decade since it launched a campaign to end the limbo of statelessness, over...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:56am

Pakistan

Dar holds telephonic conversions with Filippo Grandi

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar had a telephone conversation with...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

2.9m Afghan nationals living in Pakistan: SAFRON

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions was informed that approximately 2.9 million...

Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:34am

Pakistan

IFRP suspension: FO rejects UNHCR statement

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday contradicted the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 07:37am

Pakistan

World must recognise Pakistan for hosting huge refugee population: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the international community to recognize the burden being...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

UNHCR official Dar discuss Afghan refugees issues

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Deputy Prime Minister and...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:21am

Editorials

Forcibly displaced people

EDITORIAL: The numbers are shocking. According to a report released by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, some 120 ...

Published 23 Jun, 2024 02:50am

World

UN launches fund to shield displaced people from climate shocks

GENEVA: The United Nations said Wednesday it was launching a new Climate Resilience Fund aimed at boosting...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

World

Five Rohingya found dead after Indonesia boat capsize: UN

MEULABOH: The bodies of at least five Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia’s westernmost coast after...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:26am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees: UNHCR Commissioner briefed on teaching skills

LAHORE: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Damla Bayuktaskin...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

World

Indonesia ends search for Rohingya refugees after boat capsized

MEULABOH: Indonesian rescuers called off the search for Rohingya refugees missing at sea after their boat capsized,...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:55am

Pakistan

‘Schofer’s Karachi visit bolsters Pakistan-US ties’

KARACHI: The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the United States Mission in Pakistan Andrew Schofer reinforced U.S....

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Sports

UNHCR, Peshawar Zalmi announce partnership

ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Super League Season 9 starts from 17 February, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has ...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

World

Millions of Afghans go hungry as winter cold bites

PUL-E ALAM: Khurma had to borrow her neighbour’s shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:09pm

World

More than $2.2bn promised for global refugee crisis at UN forum

GENEVA: Countries and businesses at a major U.N. forum pledged more than $2.2 billion towards a global displacement...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 12:55am

World

UN refugee chief expects further displacement due to Gaza conflict

GENEVA: The United Nations refugee chief said on Wednesday that he foresees more displacement in the Middle East due...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 02:53pm

World

Cate Blanchett calls for focus on education, refugee experience at forum

BRUSSELS: Education for refugees, supporting host countries and hearing personal accounts of those forced to flee...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 01:56pm

World

About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals

JAKARTA: Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Sunday,...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 10:21am

Pakistan

Afghans who worked with Washington: US says wants to accelerate visa processing

ISLAMABAD: The United States has conveyed to Pakistan that it is actively exploring all possible options to...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Opinion

From forced migration to forced repatriation

The caretaker government on 26 September 2023 issued the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’. According to the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 04:13am

UN conventions bind Pakistan to protect rights of refugees: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that Pakistan is a signatory to United Nations conventions safeguarding the...

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 09:34am

Pakistan

UN agency urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter

ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency on Wednesday urged Pakistan to halt deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees: UNHCR, PPAF join hands to improve livelihoods

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has embarked upon the distribution of productive livelihood ...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

World

Pakistan opens new border crossings to expedite Afghans’ repatriation

Many Afghans have opted to go home voluntarily to avoid deportation

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:25pm

Pakistan

Farhatullah, others move SC challenging certain govt steps against Afghans

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to restrain the Federation from detaining, forcefully deporting or...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

World

UN says at least 4.4m people stateless

GENEVA: The United Nations said Saturday that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Pakistan

Pakistan urged to help protect at-risk Afghans

ISLAMABAD: Western embassies and the United Nations are urging Pakistan to incorporate into its plan to deport...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Sending illegal Afghans home

EDITORIAL: Islamabad has ruled out any extension in the October 31 deadline for undocumented immigrants — almost...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

World

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN

GENEVA: The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:47pm

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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