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World - 2024-08-05

USA

US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

WASHINGTON: The United States has been urging countries through its diplomatic engagements to tell Iran that...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 11:48pm

UN says nine employees ‘may have been involved’ in Oct 7 Hamas attack

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 10:48pm

South Asia

Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Zia, 78, is in poor health and confined to hospital after she was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

Europe

378 arrests made since UK riots began: police

LONDON: UK police have arrested 378 people since rioting in English towns and cities began after a deadly knife...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:01pm

Travel

Ronaldo, Nadal’s second restaurant opens in Dubai

Toto will also be housed in Hotel Boulevard in downtown Dubai

Published 05 Aug, 2024 06:32pm

Stocks

Wall Street plunges as US recession fears hurt risk appetite

Wall Street’s main indexes slumped on Monday as risk appetite among investors dropped on fears of a U.S. recession...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 09:15pm

South Asia

After 15 years in power, Sheikh Hasina falls as Bangladesh look to start new chapter

DHAKA: Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule but her long rule came to a sudden end on...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

South Asia

Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced Hasina’s resignation?

Just over a month after he became Bangladesh’s army chief, General Waker-Us-Zaman has been thrust into the...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 03:39pm

South Asia

Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must ‘punish’ Israel

DUBAI: Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 03:49pm

Europe

Ukraine receives $3.9bn grant from US, prime minister says

KYIV: Ukraine has received a $3.9 billion grant from the United States via the World Bank, Ukrainian Prime Minister...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 02:45pm

South Asia

Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh, ‘heading to London’ as military takes over

Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman confirms Hasina has resigned
Television visuals show thousands of people pouring into the streets of the capital Dhaka in jubilation and shouting slogans

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

Middle East

Lebanon says two dead in Israeli strike

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the country’s south,...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 01:00pm

South Asia

Bangladesh protesters call for march to Dhaka in defiance of curfew

DHAKA: Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of a...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 12:05pm

South Asia

North Korea’s Kim oversees delivery of new tactical ballistic missile launchers

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 11:26am

Middle East

Gaza civil defence says Israel strike on schools kills 30

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 07:51am

Middle East

Palestinian kills two people in Israel

HOLON, (Israel): A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 06:12am

MENA

Journey from Hyderabad to Dubai: Badami’s auto parts company is now a global player

KARACHI: Born in Hyderabad, Sindh, Asad Badami is now the Managing Director of Al-Mukarram Auto Parts (A-MAP), a...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 10:29am

Europe

Ukraine finally deploying F-16 fighter jets, says Zelenskiy

KYIV: Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence agreement

MANILA: The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers said on...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Macron, Jordan king urge avoiding ME escalation ‘at all costs’

PARIS: France’s Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday said a military escalation in the Middle...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 07:45am

Europe

Dozens arrested after UK protests turn violent

LONDON: Police arrested dozens of people after protests across parts of England and Northern Ireland turned violent...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Europe

Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of Britain

LONDON: Anti-immigration protesters broke hotel windows and set bins on fire in northern England on Sunday in the...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Middle East

Travellers rush to leave Lebanon amid spiking tensions, cancelled flights

BEIRUT: Travellers waited in long lines at Beirut airport on Sunday, some after cutting summer holidays short, as...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:14am

Middle East

Houthis claim attack on shipping lanes

CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday that it targeted a Liberia-flagged container vessel in...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:17am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Diesel/Litre / Oct 31	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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