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At UN, brother of Hamas hostage urges action against terror

UNITED NATIONS: The brother of an Israeli man held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian Hamas criticized the...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 10:58pm

World

Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:30pm

World

Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases

DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:40pm

World

Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster

DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:15am

World

North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired at least seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday off its east coast, Japan’s...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:56am

World

North Korean white paper says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war

SEOUL: North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 03:38pm

World

South Korea condemns North Korea for firing ICBM

SEOUL: South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday North Korea had again violated UN Security...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:09am

World

Lebanon ceasefire possible within weeks, Cypriot president says after Biden talks

WASHINGTON: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he and President Joe Biden discussed U.S....

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:15pm

Markets

Oil prices climb as US reserve bid lends support

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after tumbling 6% in the previous session, as a U.S. plan to buy oil for the Strategic...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 04:51pm

World

World powers push aid, ceasefire for Lebanon amid ‘destructive storm’

PARIS: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation’s army which would...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 03:38pm

World

US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

BEIRUT/CAIRO: US envoy Amos Hochstein will hold talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:51pm

World

Lebanese PM says he rejects Iranian interference in Lebanese matter

DUBAI: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said on Friday he rejected Iranian interference in a Lebanese matter,...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 02:12pm

World

Britain calls UN meeting on Gaza, may sanction ministers

LONDON: Britain and France have called an urgent meeting at the United Nations Security Council to discuss the...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 05:20pm

World

Bangladesh recalls five envoys in major diplomatic reshuffle

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, in...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 12:05pm

World

Israel bombs heart of Beirut, killing six

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel bombed central Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 02:12pm

World

UN chief warns tit-for-tat Mideast violence must stop

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile attack on...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 08:08pm

World

Israel presses on with military presence in Lebanon after Iran attack

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 05:14pm

World

France’s Macron condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron said he strongly condemns Iran’s new attacks on Israel, adding that in a sign of...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 11:34am

World

Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict

Israel and US vow to retaliate against Tehran
UN Security Council schedules meeting, EU calls for immediate ceasefire

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:41pm

World

Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after Hezbollah’s leader killed

WASHINGTON: Iran on Saturday called for the United Nations Security Council to meet over Israel’s actions in Lebanon...

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 10:26pm

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

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, Crown Prince of Kuwait discuss bilateral ties

Pakistan and Kuwait have affirmed that they will work closely together on bilateral and regional issues of shared...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 05:34pm

World

Kremlin calls Zelenskiy plan to force Russia into peace a fatal mistake

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday called a plan by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to force Russia to make...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 03:24pm

World

Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict

BEIRUT: Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south in the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:35am

World

UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:33pm

World

Russia’s Sergei Shoigu meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang

MOSCOW: Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 02:25pm

World

North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site

SEOUL: North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 12:00pm

World

Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks: acting foreign minister

DUBAI: Tehran remains open to resuming negotiations with Washington on restoring their participation in a nuclear...

Published 16 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

World

Joe Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal: White House’s Sullivan

BARI: US President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:25pm

World

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza

CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 12:12am

Forex
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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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