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Sweden doubles aid to Gaza, but ends UNRWA funding

STOCKHOLM: Sweden announced plans Friday to stop funding to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency in response to an...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 10:54pm

Pakistan

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

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	154.99
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,073.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,951.77
Hang Seng / Jan 20	20,075.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,520.54
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,990.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	76.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,724.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.80
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.80 ▲ 0.40 (11.76%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671 ▲ 60.80 (9.96%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 21 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	38.70 ▲ 3.50 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.67 ▲ 1.14 (9.89%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 21 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.75 ▲ 1.14 (9.82%)

Stock	Price
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 21 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	375.61 ▼ -41.73 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.51 ▼ -2.48 (-9.92%)
Shadab Textile / Jan 21 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	20.50 ▼ -2.07 (-9.17%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 21 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	145.50 ▼ -12.52 (-7.92%)
Faran Sugar / Jan 21 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	45.01 ▼ -3.09 (-6.42%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 21 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	64.99 ▼ -4.10 (-5.93%)
Gammon Pak / Jan 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	43.01 ▼ -2.68 (-5.87%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13.31 ▼ -0.72 (-5.13%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 21 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.65 ▼ -1.05 (-4.63%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.06
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,800,421 ▲ 0.40
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,718,068 ▲ 1.49
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▲ 0.07
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.03
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -1.51
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.61
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,744,679 ▲ 0.44

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