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World - 2024-09-27

US did not have advance warning of Israeli strike in Beirut, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON: The United States had no advance warning of an Israeli strike in Beirut and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:19pm

Europe

Ukraine says 4 killed by Russia strikes on port, police office

KYIV: A Russian drone attack Friday on Ukraine’s port town of Izmail killed three, while a strike on a police office...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 10:53pm

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Israeli military says carried out 'precise strike' on Hezbollah’s headquarters embedded under residential buildings in Dahiyeh, Beirut
Hezbollah sources claim Nasrallah 'alive'

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:20pm

Amid walkout, Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace but fighting for life

UNITED NATIONS: Israel is seeking peace despite fighting for its life in the face of “savage enemies” who want its...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 07:49pm

Europe

Russian missile kills three, damages buildings in central Ukrainian city

KYIV: A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih struck a five-storey building housing the...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 07:11pm

Financial

Fed seen cutting rates another 50 bps in November

The Federal Reserve is likelier than not to deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November, traders...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:23pm

Middle East

Israel joins Asian Development Bank

MANILA: Israel has become the newest non-regional member of the Asian Development Bank, the Philippines-based lender...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:14pm

Middle East

Israel official says any Lebanon ground operation to be swift

TEL AVIV: An Israeli security official said on Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon would...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:10pm

MENA

Dubai’s tourism sector thrives with hospitality industry matching demand

Dubai’s tourism sector continued to thrive as it welcomed a record 9.3 million overnight guests in the first half of...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 06:52pm

Middle East

Houthis say they attacked Israel’s Tel Aviv and Ashkelon

DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Israel’s cities of Tel Aviv and Ashkelon with a ballistic...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 05:30pm

MENA

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after truce bid fails

BEIRUT: Israel and Hezbollah traded fire Friday after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt in...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 03:48pm

Europe

Afghan embassy in UK shutters after Taliban cuts ties

LONDON: Afghanistan’s embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 03:19pm

USA

Antony Blinken tells Israel escalation will make civilian return more difficult

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel on Thursday that further escalation to the conflict...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 02:05pm

Asia

Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide, killing 15

JAKARTA: At least 15 people died in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:51pm

UN urges tighter control on arms to Haiti as death toll mounts

Haiti has seen nearly 13 people killed on average each day this year, according to data from a United Nations report...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:48pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka reverts to former visa system to woo tourists

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has restored an online visa application platform to encourage tourism after its top court...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 12:26pm

Asia

Shigeru Ishiba: Abe-critic wins Japan top job at last

TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan’s next prime minister after winning his party’s leadership vote on Friday,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 12:21pm

South Asia

India flags quality issues with some widely used antacids and paracetamol

BENGALURU: India’s drug regulator has found more than 50 drugs, including some batches of widely used antacids and...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

USA

Donald Trump to meet Zelenskiy after criticizing Ukrainian leader

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday after...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:36am

Hurricane Helene hits Florida as one of the largest storms to strike

Helene roared ashore Florida’s Big Bend region as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States, with...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:23am

Europe

Vladimir Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin has drawn a “red line” for the United States and its allies by signalling that...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:15am

Europe

Russian forces fired missile that killed Reuters safety adviser, Ukraine says

KYIV: Russian forces stationed in the southern border region of Rostov fired the missile that killed Reuters safety...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:10am

South Korea surges in UN innovation index

GENEVA: South Korea made the biggest jump among the world’s 10 most innovative economies in the UN’s annual...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

NY mayor charged with bribery, fraud in bombshell indictment

NEW YORK: New York’s scandal-plagued mayor Eric Adams was federally charged Thursday with crimes including wire...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Middle East

Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Middle East

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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