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World - 2020-09-20

USA

Brazil's Lula says he will back anyone who can take on Bolsonaro

I did all the exams for someone who wants to live to 120 and everything is marvelous.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 07:00pm

Europe

Czech government could declare coronavirus state of emergency, says minister

Earlier in the weekend, Vojtech told the seznamzpravy.cz news website that he would consider proposing a state of emergency if the number moved close to 2.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 06:54pm

Europe

Turkey may resume talks with Greece, warns against EU sanctions

European Union member Greece condemned the move as illegal and pressed, along with Cyprus, for a strong response from EU leaders when they meet on Thursday.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 06:52pm

USA

Biden to weigh in on fight over Trump's next Supreme Court nomination

Biden, who stayed out the public eye on Saturday, will speak at about 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), his campaign said.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 06:48pm

Asia

PM Suga says agreed to coordinate closely with Trump after first talks

Suga, speaking to reporters, also said they agreed to coordinate closely on issues including the coronavirus situation and North Korea.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 06:43pm

USA

US judge blocks Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores

The WeChat Users Alliance that had sued praised the ruling "as an important and hard-fought victory" for "millions of WeChat users in the US".

Published 20 Sep, 2020 06:37pm

Europe

Moscow slams 'illegitimate' US claims on Iran sanctions

The illegitimate initiatives and actions of the United States by definition cannot have international legal consequences for other countries.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:31pm

Middle East

Yemen rebel attack on Saudi village wounds 5: state media

Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has repeatedly accused Shiite Iran of supplying sophisticated weapons to the Huthis, a charge Tehran denies.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:27pm

Unravelling of the Iran nuclear deal

"We cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement," Trump says.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:23pm

UK's Labour begins virtual bid to regain support

Labour said more than 26,000 people had signed up to its digital event, which is mainly members-only meetings, but includes a few keynote addresses including Starmer's big speech on Tuesday.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:20pm

Africa

Fire ravages Uganda's top university

"A lot of property has been destroyed. Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire," which started around 1 am (2200 GMT).

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:15pm

Novichok scientist apologises to Navalny

So far three scientists, now in their 70s, have made public statements after working on the top-secret Soviet project.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:12pm

Coronavirus: latest global developments

The United States has the most deaths with 199,268, followed by Brazil with 136,532, India with 86,752, Mexico with 73,258 and Britain with 41,759.

Published 20 Sep, 2020 05:09pm

Trump touts swift vaccine as Europe battles virus second wave

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday he expects enough Covid-19 vaccines "for every American" will be...

Updated 20 Sep, 2020 03:13am

Europe

Belarus police detain hundreds of women at protest

MINSK: Riot police on Saturday detained hundreds of women, dragging many into vans, as opposition protesters marched...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

US military strengthens deployment in Syria

WASHINGTON: The US Army announced on Friday it was stepping up its military deployment - both troops and equipment -...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Europe

France indicts Central Africa war crimes suspect

PARIS: France has arrested and indicted a former guard of deposed Central African Republic president Francois Bozize...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 1	277.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 1	277.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	144.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.34
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	5,762.48
Nasdaq / Sep 30	18,189.17
Dow Jones / Sep 30	42,330.15
India Sensex / Oct 1	84,357.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	38,651.97
Hang Seng / Oct 1	21,133.68
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	8,261.66
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	19,383.63

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	236,197
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	68.22
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	2,644.91
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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