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‘Right to self-determination’: UNGA adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted the Pakistan-sponsored flagship resolution on the...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

UNGA body adopts four key Pak resolutions

NEW YORK: The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted four key resolutions tabled...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 07:15am

Opinion

Israel’s ultimate target – Iran

On the fateful day of October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing many of its soldiers and ...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

Perspectives

A year-long atrocity with no end in sight

One year to October 7, and here we are possibly, at the beginning of a nuclear confrontation. With all diplomatic...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 01:47pm

World

Nasrallah’s killing reveals depth of Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah

In the wake of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s killing, Hezbollah faces the enormous challenge of plugging the...

Published 29 Sep, 2024 11:31am

Pakistan

PM attends reception hosted by Biden

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended a reception hosted by US President Joe Biden in honour of the heads...

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 09:40am

World

Missile fired from Yemen intercepted, Israeli military says

JERUSALEM: Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel on Saturday including in Tel Aviv and large bangs were...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 11:50pm

World

Amid walkout, Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace but fighting for life

UNITED NATIONS: Israel is seeking peace despite fighting for its life in the face of “savage enemies” who want its...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 07:49pm

World

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after truce bid fails

BEIRUT: Israel and Hezbollah traded fire Friday after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt in...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 03:48pm

World

Donald Trump to meet Zelenskiy after criticizing Ukrainian leader

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday after...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:36am

World

US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The United States, France and several allies called for an immediate...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 10:41am

Perspectives

Biden’s magnum opus: the US stood and watched as Netanyahu lit Middle East on fire

President Joe Biden’s last address to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 11:40pm

World

Emmanuel Macron meets new Iranian president amid Lebanon crisis

UNITED NATIONS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, as...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:35pm

World

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov says UN turns blind eye to Kursk incursion by Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the UN was turning a blind eye to excesses committed by Ukrainian forces...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 11:36am

World

Turkiye’s Erdogan says UN, Western values dying in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the values of the United Nations’ system and...

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 11:00pm

World

US President Biden says now ‘time to finalise’ Gaza deal and ‘end this war’

He warns against full-scale war after Israel’s Lebanon strikes

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

Life & Style

Meryl Streep says a ‘squirrel has more rights’ than an Afghan girl

UNITED NATIONS, United States: American actor Meryl Streep has said a “squirrel has more rights” than a girl in...

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 06:26pm

World

Israel’s strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Rescue workers in Beirut searched on Saturday for people still missing in rubble a day...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:38pm

World

Erdogan wants to meet with Syria’s Assad over ties

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked to meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:10pm

World

Russia excludes Lavrov-Blinken meeting at UN

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not meet his US counterpart Antony Blinken despite both...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:03pm

World

UN demands Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:03pm

World

Trump says will meet India’s Modi during US visit

FLINT: Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:31am

World

UN to demand Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:43am

World

UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats

LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “bluster” Sunday over his...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:59pm

World

Israel strikes Rafah after UN court orders halt to offensive

RAFAH: Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Rafah, after the government dismissed an order by the top UN court to...

Updated 26 May, 2024 09:59pm

World

Former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley says she will vote for Trump

WASHINGTON: Former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she will vote for Donald...

Published 23 May, 2024 12:07pm

World

Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum

SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to...

Published 11 May, 2024 10:34am

World

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

Assembly adopts resolution with 143 votes in favour and nine against - including US and Israel - while 25 countries abstain

Published 10 May, 2024 09:47pm

World

UN General Assembly set to back Palestinian bid for membership

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full UN...

Published 10 May, 2024 10:36am

World

Twenty-five killed after Ukraine shells Russian-controlled city of Donetsk: officials

Twenty-five people were killed and 20 injured after Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:54pm

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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