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Anti-Muslim discrimination in EU countries

EDITORIAL: Racism goes hand in hand with Islamophobia in Western countries. A recently published report by the EU...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:18am

Pakistan

Islamophobia: Experts for informed dialogue, proactive steps

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a roundtable discussion emphasised the importance of global solidarity, informed dialogue, ...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Rising Islamophobia in West: Pakistan vows steadfast support to OIC

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Tuesday, spoke with Secretary General Organisation of Islamic...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am

World

Putin says Western weapons, support not helping Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Kyiv’s counteroffensive, launched to push Russian troops...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 05:29pm

Editorials

Relentless aggression

EDITORIAL: In a blatant act of aggression on Monday Israel hit the Damascus International Airport, killing four...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

Western countries say Russia could plan ‘dirty bomb’ pretext

KYIV: Western countries accused Russia on Monday of plotting to use a threat of a bomb laced with nuclear material ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Business & Finance

Moscow Exchange to reduce use of dollars as collateral

MOSCOW: The Moscow Exchange will cut the maximum amount of dollars it will accept as collateral to underwrite...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

World

If West wants to beat us on battlefield, let them try: Putin

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that if the West wanted to defeat Russia on the battlefield, it ...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 08:10am

World

Don’t trade security for economic profit, NATO tells countries

DAVOS: Western countries must not trade security for economic profit, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned...

Published 24 May, 2022 04:38pm

World

Blinken calls on Iran to release detained American

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Iran on Saturday to release an American citizen he said has...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

World

Russian logistics hub ablaze, Moscow blames Ukraine

IRPIN: Russian firefighters battled a blaze at one of Russia's main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort on...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 11:05pm

Markets

UAE reaffirms OPEC+ commitment, says West must be ‘reasonable’

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday urged Western countries to be “reasonable” in their expectations,...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

Markets

European shares fall as Ukraine worries deepen

LONDON: European shares fell on Thursday, as the war in Ukraine entered its second month and Western countries...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:47am

World

European leaders visit Kyiv; Zelenskiy hints at compromise outside NATO

LVIV, UKRAINE: Three European prime ministers headed to Kyiv by train on Tuesday for the first visit of its kind...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:43pm

Markets

Belarus to ban Western food imports from January

MOSCOW: Belarus said Tuesday it was imposing a ban on imports of foods from a number of Western countries after the...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

Taliban face new accusations

BERLIN: The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed...

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 09:35am

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The United States and Qatar have agreed that Qatar will represent the diplomatic interests of the United...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 03:23am

World

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The United States and Qatar have agreed that Qatar will represent the diplomatic interests of the United...

Updated 12 Nov, 2021 06:44pm

World

Taliban eager for dialogue with the world: China

DUBAI: The Taliban are eager to have dialogue with the rest of the world, and the international community should ...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

Pakistan

JI chief urges women to play role against ‘secular lobbies’

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has appealed to the Pakistani women to play active role to protect the...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Afghanistan situation: Senate body demands joint sitting of parliament

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, demanded a joint sitting of the ...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

World

Another huge blast heard in Kabul, Taliban say it was not an attack

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahadid, however, tweeted that it was a controlled explosion by US forces destroying equipment at the airport and Kabul residents should not worry

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 02:35am

EU, US ‘deeply worried’ about Afghan women and girls

BRUSSELS: The EU, US and 18 other countries issued a joint statement on Wednesday saying they were “deeply worried...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:11am

World

Merkel warns of crisis if Afghans fleeing Taliban not supported

"We need to make sure that the many people who have big worries and concerns even though they have not worked with German institutions have a secure stay in countries neighbouring Afghanistan," Merkel said during a news conference.

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:44pm

World

UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters

The coup has prompted an angry response from Western countries and the United States has already set some sanctions against the ruling generals.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:08pm

World

At UN: India fails to muster support to assume chairmanship of key subsidiary bodies

India tried its utmost, until the very last moment, to get this position, lobbying intensively in New York and in the capitals of the Council's members, but it failed to convince the UNSC members
An African diplomat said the work of the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee is too important to be given in the hands of the Indians

Published 10 Jan, 2021 11:32am

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
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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