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Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt

GAZA STRIP: Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to...

Published 05 May, 2024 12:34pm

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Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in ‘positive spirit’

GAZA STRIP: Hamas says it is considering in a “positive spirit” a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding...

Published 03 May, 2024 12:32pm

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Deja vu or real fear? NATO grapples with Trump threats

BRUSSELS: Donald Trump sparked outcry by threatening not to defend NATO members who do not spend enough, but for...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

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Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100

WASHINGTON: Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power...

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D-Day: the 6th of June 1944

A terse low-key announcement from General Eisen-hower’s Head Quarters told the world that the long-awaited ...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

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US backs special tribunal on Russia 'aggression' against Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday threw support behind a special international tribunal to try Russia for...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:05pm

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Records that tumbled in 2022

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Published 27 Dec, 2022 12:09pm

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Xi travels to Saudi for three days of Mideast outreach

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for three days of meetings with regional...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 01:12pm

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Noor Inayat Khan: the spy princess

Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, also known as Nora Inayat Khan and Nora Baker, was a British spy in World War II who ...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 12:59am

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Japanese ministers visit controversial war shrine

TOKYO: Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:43am

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Memorials held five years on from London fire tragedy

LONDON: Survivors and families of the victims of Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II will on Tuesday...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:19am

Perspectives

Eid Mubarak from PAF: its first air engagement

10 April, 1959 was a red-letter day in the history of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It was the day that the PAF...

Published 06 May, 2022 11:43pm

Pakistan

PM lays wreath at Russia’s war memorial

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday laid a wreath at ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’, a war memorial...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Sports

England must defy Ashes history to survive Australia's 'Gabbatoir'

BRISBANE: England haven't won a Test at Brisbane's 'Gabbatoir' since 1986 and will need to conquer those...

Published 05 Dec, 2021 10:52am

Opinion

Glasgow: industrial canal's climate-fighting future

Glasgow was a vital cog in the machine of Britain's Industrial Revolution, which brought the baleful impact of ...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

World

Indian WWII veteran, 97, wins pension battle

NEW DELHI: A 97-year-old Indian veteran whose leg was blown off in Italy in World War II has won a battle for a...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Opinion

The dwindling sanctity of global regulators

Post-World War-II, the victorious nations, spearheaded by the US, pledged to make the world a safer place to live ...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

Opinion

China's model of state governance

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) describing it as an alternative to...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

World

EU deficit rules to remain suspended in 2022

BRUSSELS: Rules against overspending by EU governments will remain suspended through 2022, leaving more time for...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Business & Finance

Pandemic pushes UK annual borrowing to £303.1bn

LONDON: Emergency pandemic support measures sent UK annual borrowing rocketing to the highest level since World War...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

UK unveils £50 banknote

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday unveiled a new design for Britain's top-value banknote featuring gay World...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:26am

World

Dutch court orders govt to lift Covid curfew

THE HAGUE: A Dutch court on Tuesday told the government to immediately lift a nationwide coronavirus curfew that...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

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Luxembourg agrees to pay Holocaust reparations

LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday by signing an “historic” agreement to...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

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