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Wheat flour fortification: SFA, WFP ink MoU

KARACHI: Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a Memorandum of...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

World

US incredibly concerned about humanitarian situation in Gaza, State Department says

WASHINGTON: The United States is incredibly concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly in...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:12am

World

UN agencies voice concern about Lebanon food supplies, disease outbreaks

GENEVA: A World Food Programme official voiced concern on Tuesday about Lebanon’s ability to feed itself, saying...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 02:49pm

World

UN sends emergency food aid for one million Lebanese

ROME: The World Food Programme on Sunday said it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one...

Published 29 Sep, 2024 03:20pm

World

Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans

HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm

World

US-based aid group says Israeli strike Thursday on Gaza convoy killed 4

GAZA STRIP: A US-based aid group said on Friday an Israeli air strike killed four people accompanying its convoy in...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 11:28pm

World

US to wind down Gaza pier operations soon, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military’s humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 11:41pm

Pakistan

500 Balochistan schools to benefit from school meal programme

ISLAMABAD: World Food Programme (WFP), Government of Balochistan and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) are...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:25am

World

Israeli army announces ‘tactical pause’ in part of southern Gaza

International mediators have been pressing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal laid out by US President Joe Biden

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 07:59pm

World

Israel reserves ‘right to protect itself’ after Iran attack: Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country reserved the right to protect itself...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:59pm

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

World

Spanish ship en route to Gaza with desperately needed aid

GAZA STRIP: A Spanish aid boat was en route to Gaza on Wednesday, opening a new maritime corridor intended to allow...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 01:45pm

World

Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues

GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

World

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”,...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:40pm

World

Gaza death toll nears 30,000 as aid groups warn of ‘imminent’ famine

GAZA STRIP: The reported Palestinian death toll neared 30,000 Wednesday as Israeli aggression continued in the...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

2022 flood victims in Sindh still struggling to cope with losses

ISLAMABAD: The 2022 flood victims in Sindh who were devastated by the worst ever flooding in the country’s ...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

World

Famine risk rising in Gaza: UN

GENEVA: The population of the Gaza Strip faces an increasing risk of famine as the Israel-Hamas war drags on, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

World

WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas

DUBAI: The World Food Programme said Tuesday it was suspending its food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Battling food insecurity in Pakistan

In the world where technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs are pushing the boundaries of perceived...

Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am

Editorials

Ominous warning

EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that funding cuts to the World Food Programme (WFP) risks pushing approximately 24 million...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

World

WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine

GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Hunger in Pakistan

Pakistan hosts the poorest population with per capita income at $1550 compared with Bangladesh at $2660 and India at...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

Agri, defence, IT and mines sectors: Saudi Arabia invests $0.5bn under SIFC so far

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has made half a billion dollars investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Business & Finance

Speakers underscore need for lending full support to SMEs for economic development, progress

LAHORE: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the game changer of the transition towards economic stability...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

World

WFP says $13mn-14mn worth of food looted in Sudan

GENEVA: The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that $13 million to $14 million worth of food products destined...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:16pm

World

World Food Programme lifts suspension of operations in Sudan

BEIRUT: The United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Monday it will immediately lift the suspension of its...

Published 01 May, 2023 01:39pm

World

Latvia releases Russian fertilizer as U.N. looks to save Ukraine grains deal

VILNIUS: A first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year is being shipped to Kenya by the United...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 07:14pm

World

Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll passes 100

KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary...

Updated 17 Apr, 2023 02:49pm

World Bank recognises grim spectre of food price rise

Says food prices have been increasing for 11 consecutive months

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:50am

Pakistan

Flood response: Australia to give A$5m aid for life-saving nutrition support

ISLAMABAD: Australia will provide life-saving nutrition support to the Pakistan flood response through an additional...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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