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World - 2024-09-15

Hundreds rally in Paris for Iranian women’s rights

PARIS: Hundreds of people marched through Paris on Sunday in support of women’s rights and the opposition in Iran,...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:34pm

USA

‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT’ Trump tweets

WASHINGTON: The tweet came as a surprise, even from the provocative Donald Trump: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the former...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 09:37pm

South Asia

Ex-head of India’s RG Kar College charged for alleged evidence tampering in rape case

KOLKATA: India’s federal police have charged the former head of R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata with tampering...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 07:03pm

South Asia

Kenya says it has given India’s Adani group contract to build power lines

NAIROBI: Kenya has awarded a public-private partnership concession to build power transmission lines to India’s...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 06:50pm

Europe

Deadly shelling in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russia inches closer

KYIV: Russian shelling killed one person in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Sunday, local authorities...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 05:19pm

Middle East

Jordan’s king appoints new PM after general election

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday nominated his chief of staff to be the new prime minister, the royal...

Updated 15 Sep, 2024 07:16pm

Europe

UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats

LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “bluster” Sunday over his...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:59pm

MENA

Iran’s President to attend BRICS summit in Russia

DUBAI: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia, state media cited...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:45pm

South Asia

US committed to Bangladesh’s economic growth, to give $202mn more in aid

DHAKA: The United States is committed to supporting Bangladesh’s inclusive economic growth, institution building and...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:40pm

MENA

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for Houthi attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Houthis in Yemen should have known that Israel...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:34pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 41,206

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that at least 41,206 people have been killed in the...

Updated 15 Sep, 2024 09:21pm

Historic private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

WASHINGTON: The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:11pm

Asia

Flights grounded in Shanghai as China prepares for typhoon

SHANGHAI: All flights at Shanghai’s two main airports were cancelled on Sunday as authorities in the Chinese...

Updated 15 Sep, 2024 09:22pm

Europe

‘Several migrants’ die trying to cross Channel: French authorities

LILLE: Several migrants died overnight Saturday to Sunday while trying to cross the Channel from France to England,...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 12:29pm

Europe

One dead in Poland, four missing in Czech Republic as Storm Boris hits

WARSAW: One person has drowned in Poland and four people are missing in the Czech Republic, authorities in both...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 12:23pm

South Asia

Myanmar’s flooding death toll jumps to 74, state media reports

Myanmar’s flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:22am

Middle East

Missile fired from Yemen set off sirens in central Israel, military says

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A surface-to-surface missile fired at central Israel from Yemen hit an unpopulated area, causing...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:10am

Haiti confirms 24 killed in ‘horrible’ gas truck blast

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A fuel truck explosion on a road in Haiti’s southern peninsula on Saturday killed 24 people and left...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:03am

Europe

Russia says its air defence down 29 Ukraine-launched drones

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 29 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting seven Russian regions,...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 09:57am

South Asia

Two Indian soldiers killed days ahead of Kashmir polls

NEW DELHI: A gunfight with suspected militants left two Indian soldiers dead and two others injured in Kashmir, days...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:46am

At least three killed, 49 injured in Egypt train collision

CAIRO: At least three people were killed and others wounded in a collision between two passenger trains in Zagazig...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:44am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	158.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
India Sensex / Jan 6	77,964.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	40,264.50
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Hang Seng / Jan 6	19,502.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 6	8,249.66
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 6	20,216.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,638.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 6	68.81
Petrol/Litre / Jan 7	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.35 ▲ 0.81 (14.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 7 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.65 ▲ 1.00 (11.56%)
Mandviwala / Jan 7 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	17.70 ▲ 1.61 (10.01%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	242.45 ▲ 22.04 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	212.38 ▲ 19.31 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 7 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	820 ▲ 72.11 (9.64%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.50 ▲ 1.45 (9.63%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86 ▲ 7.43 (9.46%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Jan 7 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4 ▼ -0.70 (-14.89%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 7 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.51 ▼ -28.17 (-10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 7 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	604.27 ▼ -67.14 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 7 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.02 ▼ -2.87 (-9.60%)
Blessed Tex. / Jan 7 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	291 ▼ -27.76 (-8.71%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 7 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.35 ▼ -0.88 (-8.60%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Jan 7 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.03 ▼ -0.97 (-8.08%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 7 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	24.04 ▼ -2.02 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.15
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	41,293,698 ▼ -0.01
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -0.49
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,359,837 ▲ 0.02
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -0.84
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▼ -0.53
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Cement / Jan 7 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,931,152 ▲ 0.86

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