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US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat

KYIV: The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:58am

Europe

UK to scrap Royal Navy ships

LONDON: British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday he would free up 500 million pounds ($633 million) ...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am

Europe

Lula says he and Xi put ‘peace first’ in world roiled by conflict

BRASÍLIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a state visit Wednesday by Chinese President Xi...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 10:53pm

Europe

Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia: Bloomberg

LONDON: Ukraine has fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time,...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:43pm

Europe

US shuts Kyiv embassy due to ‘potential significant air attack’

KYIV: The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday due to “specific information of a potential...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 10:40pm

Europe

US decision on Ukraine missiles ‘big mistake’ that could ‘escalate conflict’: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Washington’s approval for Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 05:02pm

Europe

UK PM Keir Starmer to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE to try to secure investment, FT reports

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next month in a bid to...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:40pm

Europe

Vladimir Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:04pm

Europe

Thousands of British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance

LONDON: Thousands of farmers protested at Britain’s parliament and some drove tractors through central London on...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Europe

EU nations team up to develop air defence, other weapons

BRUSSELS: Groups of European countries agreed on Tuesday to work together to develop missile defence, electronic...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Europe

European nations denounce Russian hybrid attacks

STOCKHOLM/WARSAW: European governments accused Russia on Tuesday of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine’s Western...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Europe

‘Hybrid warfare’ suspected after two Baltic Sea cables cut

STOCKHOLM: Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours have prompted Nordic and German officials...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Europe

Putin ally says Russia may use new weapons systems in Ukraine over US missiles decision

MOSCOW: Russia may use new weapons systems in Ukraine if Kyiv strikes Russia with long-range US missiles, Vyacheslav...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 07:01pm

Europe

Germany to send 4,000 AI-guided drones to Ukraine

BERLIN: Germany on Monday said that it was delivering 4,000 AI-guided drones to Ukraine, even as it has refused to...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:49pm

Europe

German FM warns of ‘consequences’ if China drone aid to Russia confirmed

BRUSSELS: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Monday of “consequences” if China is confirmed to be...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:27pm

Europe

Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills 10, injures 44

KYIV: A Russian missile attack killed 10 people and wounded 44 in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday, local...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:13pm

Middle East

Yemen rebels warn German ships over Red Sea, Israeli ports

BERLIN: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have theartened to hit vessels of German shipping firms passing near the Red Sea or...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:13pm

Europe

Kremlin says US decision on long-range strikes would stoke tension

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that if the United States allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike far...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:45pm

Europe

EU should allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia, foreign policy chief says

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday expressed his hope that EU members could agree to allow Ukraine to...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:04pm

Europe

Russia says it downs 59 Ukrainian drones, including two heading towards Moscow

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two heading towards Moscow, Russia’s...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:35pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

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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