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World - 2024-11-05

Red Cross urgently appeals for $115 million for Lebanon aid

GENEVA: The Red Cross on Tuesday urgently appealed for more than $115 million to address towering needs in Lebanon...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:09pm

Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’

WEST PALM BEACH: US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01pm

USA

Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election

As first polling stations open, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, dead-even in tightest and most volatile White House contest of modern times
Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 11:08pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes hit south of Beirut and Lebanon’s Bekaa region

BEIRUT: At least one Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in a beach town south of Beirut on Tuesday,...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 06:26pm

South Asia

India aims to curb judges’ arbitrary sentences for criminals

NEW DELHI: India plans to overhaul its criminal sentencing norms to counter accusations of arbitrary punishment,...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 06:05pm

South Asia

200 Bangladeshis abducted during Hasina regime still missing: inquiry

DHAKA: Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina’s rule are still...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:48pm

Middle East

Displaced by Israeli aggression, Palestinians build new lives in Cairo’s ‘Little Gaza’

CAIRO: Palestinian Bassem Abu Aoun serves Gaza-style turkey shawarma at his restaurant in an eastern Cairo...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:24pm

Middle East

Iran has right to ‘legitimate defence’, FM Araghchi says after Israel strikes

ISLAMABAD: Iran is not seeking “escalation” but has the right to “legitimate defense”, its foreign minister said...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 06:01pm

Europe

G7 and allies warn Russia over use of North Korean troops in Ukraine

ROME: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven democracies and three key allies said on Tuesday they were gravely...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

Arts

‘Milestone edition’: Dubai Design Week begins today

Region's largest design fair to run until November 10 at Dubai Design District

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

South Asia

Delhi wants artificial rain to tackle worsening air pollution

NEW DELHI: India’s capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial ain to fight air pollution this year, its...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:30pm

Europe

Over 100 patients to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says

GENEVA: More than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:46pm

South Asia

In her Indian grandfather’s village, residents pray for Kamala Harris win

THULASENDRAPURAM: With sacred chants, ringing of bells and offerings of flowers and bananas, a Hindu priest in...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:42pm

South Asia

India’s top court overturns northern state’s ban on Islamic schools

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday an order that banned Islamic schools in the country’s most...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 02:05pm

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, Palestinian...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 01:53pm

Europe

Hundreds of UK police sacked for misconduct

LONDON: Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 01:42pm

Asia

Indonesian President Prabowo to visit China this week

BEIJING: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China this week, Beijing and Jakarta said Tuesday, on his...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 01:35pm

Asia

Thai baby hippo Moo Deng ‘predicts’ US election win for Trump

BANGKOK: The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand’s superstar baby hippo...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 01:15pm

India foreign minister says vandalism of Hindu temples deeply concerning

SYDNEY: India foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday the vandalism of a Hindu temple in Canada on...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 12:40pm

USA

US states worried about election unrest take security precautions

LAS VEGAS: A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where a Nevada county tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 12:24pm

USA

Georgia poll worker threatened to bomb election workers, US prosecutors say

A Georgia poll worker was arrested on Monday on US charges that he sent a letter threatening to bomb election...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 12:05pm

USA

Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

WASHINGTON: False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the US election have amassed 2 billion views...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 12:00pm

Asia

China warns young soldiers against online dating, gambling

BEIJING: In an unusual warning, China’s navy told young officers and personnel that they could get ensnared by...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:54am

Europe

Ukraine trying to repel 2nd Russian drone attack on Kyiv overnight, mayor says

KYIV: Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel a second wave of overnight drone attacks by Russia on Kyiv,...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:38am

USA

Kamala Harris closes campaign in Philadelphia, Trump in Michigan on eve of deadlocked election

PHILADELPHIA/GRAND RAPIDS: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:15am

Asia

More than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia for Ukraine war, says South Korea

SEOUL: More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01am

Asia

North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired at least seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday off its east coast, Japan’s...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:56am

South Asia

Toxic smog wreathes India’s capital as winter nears

NEW DELHI: A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the “severe”...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:50am

Boeing strike ends as workers accept new contract

SEATTLE: Boeing’s US West Coast factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, their union said, bringing...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:24am

Harris, Trump in last campaign push as polls deadlocked

PITTSBURGH: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump launched a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday, hitting must-win...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

UN urges leveraging carbon markets to help poorest states

GENEVA: The United Nations suggested Monday that the world’s poorest nations could benefit far more from carbon...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Sistan-Baluchistan: Two Iran Guards killed in aircraft crash during combat

TEHRAN: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general and pilot were killed in an aircraft crash during an anti-terror...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Putin greets N Korea’s Choe with minute-long handshake

Europe

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 26	153.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 26	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 26	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 25	5,987.37
Nasdaq / Nov 25	18,054.84
FTSE 100 / Nov 25	8,291.68
Dow Jones / Nov 25	44,736.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 25	19,405.20
France CAC40 / Nov 25	7,257.47
India Sensex / Nov 26	80,083.15
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 26	38,266.61

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 25	244,860.20
Petrol/Litre / Nov 26	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 26	69.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 26	2,623.04
Diesel/Litre / Nov 26	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petrol / Nov 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	64,823,622 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	48,065,578 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	40,919,425 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,547,707 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	32,092,012 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,420,168 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 26 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	22,823,492 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,014,784 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 26 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	19,695,105 ▲ 0.00

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