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World - 2024-09-11

Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strike on school

GAZA STRIP: An Israeli air strike Wednesday hit a central Gaza school, with the Hamas-run territory’s civil defence...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 10:51pm

Europe

NATO should down Russian drones in Baltics: Lithuania

WARSAW: Lithuania’s defence minister said Wednesday that NATO aircraft based in the Baltic states should shoot down...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

USA

Pakistani charged in alleged Iran plot to kill US official

NEW YORK: A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been charged for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:38pm

Europe

Zelensky says Ukraine’s victory ‘depends’ on United States

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukraine’s plan to defeat Russia depended on Washington’s...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:14pm

South Asia

India approves $1.3 billion incentive scheme for electric vehicles

NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has approved a scheme to spend 109 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) on incentives for the...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 08:54pm

South Asia

In Riyadh, China’s Premier Li calls for accelerated Gulf trade talks

BEIJING/DUBAI: China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday urged Beijing and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:59pm

South Asia

Tehran did not deliver missiles to Russia, foreign minister says

DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:53pm

USA

Fed seen cutting policy rate by 25 bps next week

US central bankers will likely start long-awaited interest-rate cuts next week with a quarter-of-a-percentage-point...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 07:13pm

USA

Biden wants Israel to provide ‘accountability’ on activist death

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for Israel to provide “full accountability” after the killing...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:41pm

MENA

Iran president says 14 agreements signed with Iraq to expand ties

BAGHDAD: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:34pm

Europe

Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones over Arctic north

MOSCOW: Russia shot down three drones over its northern Murmansk region on Wednesday, more than 1,600 kilometres...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:24pm

USA

Trump claims ABC-hosted US presidential debate was ‘rigged’ against him

WASHINGTON: Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed – without providing evidence –...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:21pm

South Asia

Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

ISLIM CHESHMA: Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:17pm

USA

Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed Tuesday in the pair’s first and so far only scheduled debate of...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 04:04pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets in red on weak oil, US data in focus

Major Gulf stock markets fell in early trade on Wednesday, dragged by weaker oil prices, while investors awaited key...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 03:23pm

Europe

Antony Blinken arrives in Ukraine in show of support for Kyiv

KYIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British foreign minister David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 03:16pm

Europe

Kremlin says it’s working on Putin visit to Turkey to meet Tayyip Erdogan

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Moscow hopes President Vladimir Putin can visit...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 03:08pm

Middle East

Palestinian medics say five killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday killed...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:36pm

South Asia

Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans

HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm

Europe

Russian freight train derails in Ukraine border region

MOSCOW: A freight train has derailed in a Russian region bordering Ukraine following “the intervention of...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:02pm

South Asia

Iran threatens ‘action’ over new Western sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Germany over what they said was...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 12:57pm

USA

Kamala Harris puts Trump on defensive in combative debate

PHILADELPHIA: Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 04:17pm

Asia

Red River floods Hanoi streets as Vietnam reels from impact of Typhoon Yagi

HANOI: Thousands of residents of Vietnam’s capital living close to the swollen Red River were evacuated on Wednesday...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 11:29am

Europe

EU, China should build bridges, avoid trade war, says Spanish prime minister

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday there does not need to be a trade war between the European...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 11:12am

USA

Tone and body language at the Harris-Trump debate speak as loudly as words

As their high-stakes debate in Philadelphia commenced on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris walked across...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 11:07am

USA

IMF, Ukraine reach deal that would give it access to some $1.1bn

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine that...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 10:27am

USA

US election debate: Harris, Trump go on the attack in first debate's opening moments

The two meet face to face for the first time
A tight race with eight weeks to go before Election Day
For Harris, a chance to introduce herself to voters

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 12:23pm

Russia, China join forces for major naval exercise

Europe

Ukraine says it could cut ties with Iran over missile deliveries to Russia

KYIV: Kyiv said on Tuesday it could cut ties with Tehran if Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:06am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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