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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin

US Defence Secretary underscores ironclad commitment to Philippines

MANILA: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday emphasised the United States’ unwavering commitment to its...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 10:59am

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Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin

SYDNEY: Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:19am

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Australia raised fair trade in Trump phone call, says PM Albanese

SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told US President-elect Donald Trump the United States...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 10:01am

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North Korean troops in Russia, US defence secretary says

ROME: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there is evidence that North Korea troops are in Russia,...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 03:37pm

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Israeli strike on Lebanese municipal building kills 16, including mayor

BEIRUT: The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:50am

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Hezbollah fights Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded

BEIRUT/CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in...

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:57pm

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US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 10:34am

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Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to ‘take temperature down’

SUBIC: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he did not think a wider war in the Middle East was...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 12:19pm

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Gaza officials say 90 Palestinians killed as Israel targets Hamas military chief

CAIRO/GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian...

Updated 14 Jul, 2024 07:18pm

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NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows

WASHINGTON: NATO leaders meet Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 10:47am

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Ukraine not ready to compromise with Russia, says Zelenskiy aide

WASHINGTON: Ukraine is not ready to compromise with Russia and give up any territory to end the war, a senior...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 11:29am

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Ukraine’s defence minister to hold talks with Austin, Pentagon says

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov will hold talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington on...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 10:23am

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Israel says it can send Lebanon ‘back to Stone Age’ as UN warns against war

Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour “back to the Stone Age”, as the UN’s...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 11:34am

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Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with US defence secretary in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he had a “very good” meeting with US Defence Secretary...

Published 02 Jun, 2024 10:04am

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US Defence Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

HONOLULU: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any...

Published 03 May, 2024 10:38am

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Antony Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli...

Published 02 May, 2024 12:02pm

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Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow

GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm

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Pentagon chief says Israel killed 25,000 Palestinian women, children

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday that Israel had killed more than 25,000...

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 04:47pm

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NATO to showcase spending rise in riposte to Trump

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will on Wednesday detail increased defence spending by members of the...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 11:46am

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US, Britain launch strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen

WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the...

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 07:44pm

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Aggression widens: US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen, officials say

WASHINGTON/ADEN: The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets...

Updated 12 Jan, 2024 11:32am

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US defence chief invites nations to help secure Red Sea shipping

MANAMA: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin invited dozens of nations to take steps to address Houthi attacks on Red...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 01:01pm

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US defence chief in Israel in push to ease intensity of Gaza offensive

CAIRO/GAZA: Israel faced pressure from the visiting US defence chief and censure from a global rights group on...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 08:07pm

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World leaders arrive in Kuwait to pay respects after emir’s death

KUWAIT: Foreign dignitaries arrived in the Gulf state of Kuwait to offer condolences for the death of emir Sheikh...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 10:12am

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Israeli aggression continues up and down Gaza strip; hospital hit

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces continued their aggression, and launched deadly attacks up and down the Gaza...

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 10:54am

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ASEAN defence chiefs call for end to Myanmar crisis, Israel-Hamas war

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian defence ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to the Israel-Hamas war on...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 02:57pm

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UN states concerned China and Russia helping North Korea: Austin

SEOUL: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday UN member countries enforcing the Korean War armistice are...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 10:18am

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Israel plans more Gaza strikes, US to add air defences to Mideast

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early on Sunday and said it would intensify...

Published 22 Oct, 2023 10:29am

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Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, fears of conflict spreading grow

Iran warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel's bombardment is not stopped

Updated 15 Oct, 2023 10:46pm

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EU’s von der Leyen and parliament chief head to Israel

BRUSSELS: The presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, will...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 12:16pm

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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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