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Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

VATICAN CITY: Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City to hear Pope...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 11:32am

Life & Style

Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces

VATICAN CITY: Whenever Alessandra Zarelli, a restorer at the Vatican Museums, works on a masterpiece by an artist...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 01:51pm

Life & Style

Beyond the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums says ‘we are much more’

VATICAN CITY: Barbara Jatta, the first woman to head the Vatican Museums, wants visitors to avoid being suffocated...

Updated 30 May, 2023 05:05pm

World

Pope, back from illness, expected for Easter Mass

VATICAN CITY: Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Francis give...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 10:30am

World

Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying ‘I’m still alive’

ROME: Pope Francis left hospital to return to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making...

Published 01 Apr, 2023 03:04pm

World

Pope Francis in hospital, events cancelled

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis, 86, was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

World

Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day

VATICAN CITY: Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 12:26pm

World

Question of who might succeed Pope Francis to loom over cardinals’ gathering

VATICAN CITY: Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gather for events at the Vatican starting this weekend...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 08:15pm

World

Pope defends media freedom, pays tribute to killed reporters

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty,...

Published 02 May, 2022 07:30am

World

Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter’s Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing to...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

World

Pope sends money for migrants

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has pledged 100,000 euros ($114,000) to help migrants blocked on the border between ...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

World

Vatican tightens screws on conservatives over traditional Latin Mass

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Saturday warned conservative Roman Catholics who have balked at Pope Francis’ ...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

World

Biden has unusually long meeting with pope

VATICAN CITY: US President Joe Biden held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday as a...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Don't send migrants back to unsafe countries: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya,...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:42am

Pope asks world's Christians to pray and fast for Afghanistan

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on the world's Christians to pray and carry out fasting to ask God to...

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 05:07am

World

Pope urges peace, unity in special mass for Myanmar

ROME: Pope Francis celebrated mass in honour of Myanmar on Sunday, repeating his calls for an end to violence in the...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

World

Pope urges for calm in Middle East clashes

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

World

Pope appoints first woman to senior synod post

The Argentinian-born pope has signalled his wish to reform the synod and have women and laypeople play a greater role in the church.

Published 07 Feb, 2021 10:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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