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World - 2024-11-19

Russia’s nuclear threats ‘irresponsible’: EU’s Borrell

BRUSSELS: EU top diplomat Josep Borrell accused Russia on Tuesday of issuing “completely irresponsible” nuclear...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:38pm

Europe

Russian invasion toll on environment $71 billion, Ukraine says

BAKU: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused $71 billion in environmental damage and led to a surge in greenhouse...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:27pm

Europe

Italy says Hezbollah staged UN base attack it had blamed on Israel

ROME: Italy’s defence ministry said Tuesday that the Hezbollah group staged an attack on a UN peacekeeping base in...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:17pm

Europe

Ukraine approves budget giving 60% to defence, security

KYIV: Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to approve the government’s 2025 budget, in which more than $50 billion –...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:37pm

Middle East

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid

JENIN: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation near Jenin in the occupied West Bank on...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:11pm

Europe

Russia says Ukraine fired first US-long range missiles

KYIV: Russia said Tuesday that Ukraine had fired US-supplied long-range missiles into its territory for the first...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 11:04pm

Middle East

Hamas negotiators ‘not in Doha’ but political office not closed: Qatar

DOHA: Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but their office has not been permanently closed, Qatar said on Tuesday...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:52pm

Asia

China says one citizen dead, four injured in attack near Tajik-Afghan border

BEIJING: One Chinese citizen was killed and four others injured in an attack near the border between Tajikistan and...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:29pm

South Asia

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state

SATARA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:42pm

South Asia

Indian farmers, short on time, burn crop waste despite toxic smog

MANSA: Swaran Singh is among a handful of farmers in Bhikhi village in India’s northern state of Punjab who, instead...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:35pm

Europe

Ukraine vows no surrender, Kremlin issues nuke threat on 1,000th day of war

KYIV: Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces would never surrender to Russia, 1,000 days after Moscow launched its...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:13pm

South Asia

Indian news agency ANI sues OpenAI for unsanctioned content use in AI training

NEW DELHI: Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing the ChatGPT creator of using its...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:03pm

Europe

Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 ‘marching orders’

BAKU: Negotiators sought Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

Europe

UK, India to resume stalled free trade talks

LONDON: Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 04:50pm

Stocks

Gulf shares up in early trading, Qatar slips

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trade on Tuesday, but Qatar slipped due to losses across most...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 02:56pm

South Asia

Iran slams new EU, UK sanctions as unjustified: foreign ministry

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and Britain...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 01:03pm

South Asia

India to send 5,000 extra troops to quell Manipur unrest

NEW DELHI: India will deploy an extra 5,000 paramilitary troops to quell unrest in Manipur, authorities said...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 01:01pm

Europe

Russian strike kills seven, including a child, in northeast Ukraine: Zelensky

KYIV: A Russian strike overnight killed seven people including a child in the eastern Ukrainian region of Sumy,...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:45pm

Asia

South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country’s contribution to the World...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:32pm

Asia

China’s foreign minister meets Indian counterpart, calls for resumption of direct flights

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday in Rio de...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:02pm

South Asia

Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe

NEW DELHI: Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:33am

Russia, Chinese foreign ministers discuss ties, Ukraine, Korean Peninsula on G20 sidelines

Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed bilateral ties, the conflict in Ukraine and the situation on the...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:30am

Europe

Leader of Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigns

The leader of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after a deal allowing for...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:13am

Europe

Russia’s amendments to nuclear doctrine are drawn up, Kremlin says

Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine have been drawn up and just need to be formalised, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:01am

G20 leaders flag global conflicts, cooperation at Rio summit

RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday issued a joint statement highlighting the...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 10:52am

Asia

Students hurt in China school crash as nerves fray over recent attacks

BEIJING: A vehicle ploughed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in China’s Hunan province on...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 10:48am

Donald Trump picks former lawmaker Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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