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World - 2024-11-14

Lebanon economic losses top $5 billion in year of clashes: World Bank

BEIRUT: More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:43pm

Lebanon army redeployment in south crucial to war solution: UN peacekeeping chief

BAABDA: The UN peacekeeping chief whose force monitors Lebanon’s south said redeploying Lebanese troops there is...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:24pm

Middle East

Israel warfare methods ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

UNITED NATIONS: Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:09pm

Middle East

Israel hits Beirut again, ceasefire terms in focus

A World Bank report estimates cost of physical damage and economic losses due to conflict in Lebanon at $8.5 billion, massive price for a country still suffering effects of financial collapse five years ago

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:00pm

South Asia

India’s capital shuts all primary schools due to smog

NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice on...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 09:13pm

USA

Parody news website the Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars out of bankruptcy

NEW YORK: The parody news website the Onion bought conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars brand and website in a...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:54pm

Europe

Nine tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Turkiye in two weeks

ISTANBUL: Turkish officials have seized nearly nine tonnes of methamphetamine, half of it at the Iranian border, in...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:57pm

Middle East

War monitor says 4 killed in Israeli strike on Damascus

BEIRUT: A war monitor said an Israeli strike on an apartment killed four people in the upscale Mazzeh district of...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 08:52pm

Europe

Qatari Emir arrives in Turkiye to meet Erdogan, discuss cooperation

ANKARA: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani arrived in Ankara on Thursday to chair a Turkiye-Qatar High...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 05:19pm

South Asia

Iran tells IAEA chief it will negotiate, but not under pressure

DUBAI: Iran is willing to end an impasse over a range of issues with the U.N. nuclear agency on its atomic programme...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 08:53pm

South Asia

Suspect wanted by India arrested on gun charges in Canada: media

OTTAWA: A man wanted for murder in India, who is also an alleged associate of a prominent Canadian Khalistan...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 04:05pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain in early trade; Saudi falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the monetary policy and...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 02:17pm

USA

Donald Trump picks divisive ally to lead Justice Department

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump announced firebrand ex-lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general Wednesday,...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:22pm

Middle East

HRW accuses Israel of ‘war crime’ with ‘forcible transfer’ in Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel’s repeated evacuation orders...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

Asia

Flights to Bali resume following volcanic eruption

JAKARTA: Several airlines resumed flights to Bali on Thursday, after cancelling trips to and from the Indonesian...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:15pm

South Asia

UN nuclear chief in Iran to ‘reach diplomatic solutions’

TEHRAN: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi met Iran’s top diplomat Thursday as he began crunch...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:13pm

Europe

King Charles turns 76 after year of little celebration

LONDON: Britain’s head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:10pm

Asia

Thousands flee as Typhoon Usagi hits north of Philippines

MANILA: Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines’ already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:07pm

South Asia

India’s toxic smog cuts off visibility in several areas

NEW DELHI: Toxic smog blanketed northern India on Thursday, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:16pm

South Asia

Sri Lankans vote with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap election to decide if the Indian Ocean island will give its...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:07pm

South Asia

Indian air taxi startup ePlane Co raises $14mn; eyes mid-2025 testing

The ePlane Company, an Indian electric air taxi startup, has raised $14 million as it sets its sights on starting...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:34am

Europe

BRICS offered Turkiye partner country status, Turkish trade minister says

ANKARA: Turkiye was offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said, as...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:27am

Australia’s jobs market comes off the boil, rate cuts still elusive

SYDNEY: Australia’s employment growth slowed in October after a strong run, but the jobless rate stayed low and...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:14am

Europe

More than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, many untreated, study suggests

LONDON: More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:07am

USA

Trump’s team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say

WASHINGTON: Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:43am

South Asia

India’s SC denounces demolitions of illegal properties

MUMBAI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised states which were demolishing properties of...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:18am

Europe

Heated debate on Amsterdam violence in Dutch parliament

THE HAGUE: Dutch parliamentarians clashed Wednesday in a heated debate to discuss the attacks on Israeli fans after ...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:04am

USA

Republicans pick John Thune as new US Senate leader

WASHINGTON: The Republicans in the US Senate picked John Thune as the chamber’s new leader Wednesday as lawmakers...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:02am

Development bank financing pledge gives summit early boost

BAKU: COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:45am

Saudi Arabia replaces CEO of futuristic mega-city NEOM

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that it was replacing the chief executive of its futuristic mega-city NEOM as...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Poland opens long-awaited US missile base

REDZIKOWO (Poland): Polish and American officials on Wednesday opened a US missile base in northern Poland ...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Russia’s growth dips as inflation weighs on economy

Europe

USA

Biden, Xi to meet in Peru on Saturday: US official

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Saturday at the APEC summit in Peru,...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:07am

Previous Day

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 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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