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World - 2020-11-17

US import prices unexpectedly fall in October

The Labor Department said on Tuesday import prices dipped 0.1% last month.
In the 12 months through October, import prices fell 1.0% after declining 1.4% in September.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 08:09pm

USA

Former President Bush's recount team from 2000 Election concede that Trump has no path to win

The group of experts who led former President George W. Bush's legal efforts in the aftermath of the 2000 Presidential Election, state that President Trump has "no chance" of success in his own attempts to challenge the results of the election.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 07:48pm

Biden could name top staff as Trump tries to block transition

Biden's senior campaign staff have been discussing their roles in the transition and the new administration.
The Republican Trump has remained angry and defiant on social media even as some prominent Republicans have asserted that Biden should be considered the president-elect.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 06:47pm

Europe

Norway's unemployment jumps to 6.9pc

Unemployment started to rise in early November after falling continously since April.
Every minute during the last week one additional person has registered as unemployed,

Published 17 Nov, 2020 06:41pm

Africa

UN says over 1,000 killed in six months in S.Sudan

Violence has soared in recent months between rival communities, often over cattle raiding which leads to cycles of brutal revenge killings.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:49pm

NATO chief warns of 'high' price of hasty Afghan pullout

Stoltenberg said the price for leaving too soon or in an uncoordinated way could be very high.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:48pm

South Asia

China will promote economic growth to a 'reasonable' range: Premier Li

China's factory output rose faster than expected in October and retail sales sped up.
Currently, the domestic and international situation remains complex and severe,

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:44pm

USA

NATO Secretary-General warns of "high price" if American troops leave Afghanistan prematurely

On Tuesday, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General of NATO, warned that the military coalition could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan "too early", after a U.S. official stated that President Trump is expected to withdraw a significant number of American troops from the country in the coming weeks.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 05:40pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson under fire over Scottish parliament criticism

The prime minister's Downing Street office later said in a statement that Johnson had "always supported devolution but Tony Blair failed to foresee the rise of separatists in Scotland.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:05pm

Europe

Russia sees record daily virus deaths as regions struggle

The total virus fatalities stood at 33,391.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:01pm

USA

Georgia Secretary of State claims that Republicans have pressured him to toss legal ballots

On Monday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stated that Republican leaders such as Senator Lindsey Graham have been pressurising him to exclude legal ballots in order for President Trump to be declared the winner from the state, and nab 16 electoral votes in the process.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 06:18pm

Europe

Pompeo in Turkey for fraught visit with no official talks

Pompeo had publicly criticised Erdogan's controversial conversion of Istanbul's emblematic Hagia Sophia monument into a mosque in July.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:00pm

Europe

Germany 'confident of finding solution' after EU budget veto

The two countries blocked approval on Monday of the EU's 1.8-trillion-euro long-term budget and coronavirus rescue package, plunging the bloc into political crisis.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 04:27pm

Europe

France aiming to start Covid vaccinations in January

In France alone, around 33,500 people are currently in hospital with Covid, of whom nearly 5,000 are in intensive care.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 04:15pm

Exchange

Kingdom has the "right" to develop nuclear weapons if Iran is not stopped, according to Saudi Foreign Minister

According to the Kingdom's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia reserves the right to acquire nuclear weapons if Iran, its main regional adversary, cannot be stopped from making one.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 02:03pm

Trump asked for options to attack Iran’s nuke sites after election loss: Report

The request was made during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday in presence of top national security aides, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, new acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says official.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 04:54pm

WHO reports 65 COVID-19 infections at Geneva HQ since pandemic began

Mike Ryan, WHO’s top emergency expert, said that the Swiss cantons of Geneva, where the U.N. health agency is based, and the adjoining Vaud canton have some of the most intense transmission in the world right now

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:22am

Qatar FM says normalisation undermines Palestinian statehood efforts

Three Arab countries - the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan - set aside hostilities with Israel in recent months to agree to formal relations in deals brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:16am

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup

A US official says the military was expecting formal orders in the coming days to go down to about 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by early next year from around 4,500 currently

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:10am

Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

The company on Monday named Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, to the new position of head of security, giving him a broad mandate to recommend changes in structure and practices

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:04am

USA

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup - sources

President Donald Trump’s new Pentagon team has not yet signalled an imminent withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, raising expectations among U.S. officials and allies that Trump might settle for a partial reduction before leaving office.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 10:59am

USA

U.S. Military extracts data targeting Muslims from over 65 million devices worldwide

The United States Military, through a network of innocuous-looking mobile applications and multiple covert data streams, has been extracting an enormous amount of data - notably from a Muslim prayer and Quran application with over 98 million downloads worldwide.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 05:59pm

WHO expresses cautious optimism on COVID-19 vaccine development progress

Moderna, an American biotechnology company, announced on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective against the virus

Published 17 Nov, 2020 10:32am

Trump may settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's new Pentagon leadership team has not yet signalled an imminent, total ...

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 03:16am

Middle East

Syria's foreign minister dies

DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad's regime who held his job through a...

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 03:16am

Europe

Man charged with spying for Egypt while working for Merkel

BERLIN: A man who worked in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's press office has been charged with spying for Egypt,...

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 03:16am

Africa

African countries failing to progress in good governance

LONDON: Governance progress slowed across Africa for the first time in a decade, even before the coronavirus ...

Published 17 Nov, 2020 02:55am

UK PM insists he's fighting fit despite order to self-isolate

Europe

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	143.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.34
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 24	5,732.93
Nasdaq / Sep 24	18,074.52
Dow Jones / Sep 24	42,208.22
India Sensex / Sep 25	84,905.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	38,010.43
Hang Seng / Sep 25	19,237.96
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	8,262.74
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	18,895.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Sep 25	249.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 25	71.20
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 25	18,435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 25	236,197
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 25	2,658.41
Diesel/Litre / Sep 25	249.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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