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World - 2024-08-21

Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire talks, US official says

BUELLTON: U.S. President Joe Biden planned to talk by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:17pm

Middle East

Ship catches fire after attack off Yemen: UK agency

DUBAI: Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, causing a...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:03pm

Israeli military intelligence head leaves post, takes responsibility for Oct. 7 failure

JERUSALEM: Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:38pm

Asia

Russia-China partnership ‘yielding results’, Putin says

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s economic and trade links with China are “yielding...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 09:14pm

South Asia

Blast at Indian pharma factory kills 7 and injures 30, official says

HYDERABAD: At least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured in an explosion on Wednesday at a...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 09:11pm

South Asia

Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather

DUBAI: The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:24pm

South Asia

Indian PM Modi lands in Warsaw for landmark Poland, Ukraine visit

WARSAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Warsaw on Wednesday for a historic visit to Poland before...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:11pm

Europe

Russia blames cyberattack over Telegram, WhatsApp outage

MOSCOW: Messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp briefly suffered a major outage in Russia on Wednesday, said the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:07pm

Asia

Japan welcomes record 3.29 million tourists in July

TOKYO: Japan welcomed 3.29 million foreign tourists in July, official data showed Wednesday, its second straight...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:56pm

Europe

Russia says captured another village in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia’s army said Wednesday its forces had captured another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:46pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:45pm

Europe

Ukraine parliament votes to join International Criminal Court

KYIV: Ukraine’s parliament voted on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), as Kyiv seeks to bring...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:44pm

Middle East

Israel kills Fatah commander accused of terror attacks

SIDON: Israel killed a senior commander of the Palestinian movement Fatah in Lebanon on Wednesday, accusing him of...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:38pm

Forex

Tether to launch stablecoin pegged to UAE’s dirham

DUBAI: Cryptocurrency company Tether said on Wednesday it plans to provide a new stablecoin pegged to the United...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:17pm

MENA

Sheikha Mahra shares touching note for father

Her Highness Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:16pm

Europe

Search resumes for six missing after Mike Lynch’s yacht sank, but hopes dim

PORTICELLO: Divers resumed a search on Wednesday for survivors after British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s yacht...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:13pm

Europe

Turkiye, US top diplomats discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts in call, Ankara says

ANKARA: Turkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest state...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:12pm

Europe

UN migration agency appeals for $18.5mn in assistance for mpox outbreak

BERLIN: The United Nation’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) appealed on Wednesday for $18.5 million...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:09pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain ahead of US job data, Fed

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited US economic data and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:03pm

Middle East

Lebanon says five killed in fresh Israel strikes

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said early Wednesday that Israeli strikes in the country’s east killed one person...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 12:02pm

USA

Trump to hold first outdoor rally since assassination attempt

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will hold a rally outdoors Wednesday in North Carolina, the former US president’s first...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 11:53am

Australia approves world’s ‘largest’ solar hub

SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:25am

Asia

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:19am

South Asia

‘Abuse every day’: Indian female medics speak out after brutal murder

BENGALURU: Saving lives was the childhood dream for 28-year-old Indian doctor Radhika, but after the brutal rape and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:16am

South Asia

Indian PM Modi calls for ‘peace’ before heading to Ukraine

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a “return of peace” Wednesday as he left for Ukraine,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:10am

USA

Michelle Obama tells Trump presidency just may be a ‘Black job’

CHICAGO: Michelle Obama tore into Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday at the Democratic...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:49am

Europe

Vladimir Putin inspects troops readying to fight Ukraine in surprise trip to Chechnya

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:43am

Europe

Russia says it destroyed 45 Ukraine-launched drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 45 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting Moscow and several other...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:21am

Asia

Philippines says recent mpox case is mild Clade 2 variant

MANILA: The Philippines’ health minister said on Wednesday a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:15am

Europe

Former Nazi secretary loses appeal against conviction

LEIPZIG, (Germany): A 99-year-old former Nazi camp secretary on Tuesday lost an appeal against her conviction for...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Europe

Ukraine MPs vote to ban Russia-linked Orthodox Church

KYIV, (Ukraine): Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday voted to ban the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as Kyiv...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Canada rail stoppage poised to disrupt N American agriculture

CHICAGO/OTTAWA: A looming stoppage of freight railway operations across Canada would disrupt North America’s...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

MBS chairs cabinet meeting

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, for the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

Divers search Sicily yacht wreck with UK tech boss among missing

PORTICELLO, (Italy): Divers spent a second day Tuesday searching for six people believed trapped when a luxury yacht...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

US says Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack

WASHINGTON: Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, US security agencies ...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:19am

Middle East

Iran shuts German cultural centres

TEHRAN: Iran shut two offices linked to Germany’s government on Tuesday, the judiciary said, nearly a month after...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:05am

Middle East

Israel says bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza tunnel

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:29am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 1	277.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 1	277.68
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 1	152.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 1	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Nov 1	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 31	5,705.45
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,389.06
Nasdaq / Oct 31	18,095.15
Dow Jones / Oct 31	41,763.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 1	38,053.67
Hang Seng / Nov 1	20,497.59
FTSE 100 / Nov 1	8,154.34
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 1	19,132.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 31	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 31	250,518.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 1	70.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 1	69.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 1	2,750.54
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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