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Houthi media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

SANAA: Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre in the...

Iran minister blames ‘negligence’ for port blast that killed 65

TEHRAN: Iran’s interior minister on Monday blamed “negligence” for a massive explosion that killed 65 people ...

BRICS nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

RIO DE JANEIRO: Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations met on Monday to discuss a shared...

Iran proposes meeting with Europeans before next talks with US, diplomats say

PARIS: Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks...

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

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Africa

Migrant boat sink off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued

TUNIS: Tunisia’s coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the...

Tanzania lifts ban on agriculture imports from South Africa, Malawi

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania has lifted a ban on imports of agricultural produce from Malawi and South Africa, it said...

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

KAMPALA: Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the country’s latest outbreak of ebola, three months after...

ASIA

North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia, hails ‘heroes’

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in...

Amid Trump tariffs, China’s trade and economy tsar steps into spotlight

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: When the leaders of some of the world’s largest companies flocked to Beijing for a business...

South Korea martial law put Lee Jae-myung back on track for presidency

SEOUL: Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country’s next leader, has...

Europe

Massive blackout hits Spain and Portugal

MADRID/LISBON: A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, paralysing traffic, grounding...

‘No trust at all’: Kyiv residents do not believe Putin ceasefire

KYIV: After more than three years of Russia’s invasion, 18-year-old Kyiv student Sofia Golovka – like most of her...

Putin announces surprise Ukraine truce for May 8-10

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire from May 8-10, coinciding with...

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 16

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on Monday killed at least 16 people across the...

Most Gulf markets gain ahead of earnings

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday as investors awaited corporate earnings announcements and amid...

Iran minister blames ‘negligence’ for port blast that killed 65

TEHRAN: Iran’s interior minister on Monday blamed “negligence” for a massive explosion that killed 65 people at the...

USA

One of first US trade deals may be with India, Treasury’s Bessent says

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said many top US trading partners had made ‘very good’...

Trump to sign order requiring list of sanctuary cities, states, official says

US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday directing the attorney general and the...

Candidates in Canada election make final pitches under shadow of Vancouver tragedy

SASKATOON: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wrapped up their campaigns...

South Asia

India signs $7.4bn deal to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets

NEW DELHI: India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees...

Indian troops kill three Maoist rebels

RAIPUR: Indian security forces shot dead three Maoist rebels in eastern India on Thursday, police said, days after...

India signs $7.4 billion deal to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets

India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.4 billion)...

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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