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Russia launches missiles, drones as Putin’s Easter ceasefire ends, Ukraine says

Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Ukraine early on Monday, waking up Kyiv and the eastern half of the...

Published about 6 hours ago

Europe

Pope Francis greets cheering Easter crowds from popemobile as he recovers from pneumonia

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis entered St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since...

Published about 10 hours ago

Europe

Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY: Here are some key dates in the life of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, who...

Published about 4 hours ago

Europe

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said...

Updated about 4 hours ago

Europe

‘Secrets of the Penguins’ to be premiered on eve of Earth Day

LONDON: Years of filming, often in extreme conditions, has provided new insights into the extraordinary challenges...

Published about 6 hours ago

Europe

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce

KYIV (Ukraine): Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian...

Published about 12 hours ago

Europe

Blasts reported in Russian-controlled Donetsk amid Easter ceasefire

MOSCOW: Several blasts ripped through Russian-controlled Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday amid an Easter...

Published a day ago

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Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after declaring ceasefire in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the...

Published a day ago

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiyy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Sunday the Russian army made attempts to advance and inflict losses...

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Recovering pope expected to delight crowds at Easter Sunday mass

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is expected to delight Catholics all over the world during Easter celebrations at the...

Published a day ago

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Russia’s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine on Saturday, after...

Published 2 days ago

Europe

Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine conflict: TV

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting...

Published 2 days ago

Europe

Russia launches 8 missiles, 87 drones on Ukraine, Kyiv says

KYIV: Russia launched 8 missiles and 87 drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday, causing damage in five...

Published 2 days ago

Europe

Russian missile attack kills one, wounds 112 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, officials say

KHARKIV: A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed one man inside his home and...

Updated 3 days ago

Europe

Ukraine PM to visit Washington next week for resource deal talks

KYIV: Ukraine’s prime minister will visit Washington next week for talks with top US officials aimed at clinching a...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:10pm

Europe

Putin’s order not to hit Ukraine energy targets has ‘expired’

MOSCOW: A 30-day moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:05pm

Europe

Kyiv receives 909 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers

KYIV: Kyiv said Friday it had received the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed during battles with...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 04:56pm

Europe

Ukraine says pact signed with US is first step towards minerals deal

KYIV: Ukraine said on Thursday Kyiv and Washington had signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 12:15pm

Europe

US threatens to withdraw from Ukraine talks if no progress

European powers seeking a seat at the table since US President Donald Trump’s shock decision to open talks with Russia to end three-year-old war

Updated 3 days ago

Europe

Ukraine ready to buy ‘at least’ 10 Patriot systems from US: Zelensky

KYIV: Ukraine wants to buy at least 10 Patriot missile defence systems from the United States to shield against...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:49pm

Europe

Russia removes Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 08:45pm

Europe

Zelensky urges pressure on Russia to end war

KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged “pressure” on Russia to end the three-year...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 06:20pm

Europe

Rubio in Paris to meet Macron on Ukraine war

PARIS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Paris on Thursday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron about...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:50pm

Europe

Iranian minister arrives in Russia with a message from Khamenei, state media says

MOSCOW: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi landed in Moscow on Thursday to deliver a message from the Islamic...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 04:33pm

Europe

King Charles III praises humanitarian workers in Easter message

LONDON: King Charles III on Thursday paid tribute to humanitarian workers who “risk their own lives” to protect...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Europe

‘Drug-dealing scum’ most likely behind French prison attacks, minister says

PARIS: Drug-traffickers were most likely behind an unprecedented wave of attacks against French prisons though...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 01:37pm

Europe

Mass drone attack kills three, injures at least 30 in Ukraine’s Dnipro, governor says

A Russian mass drone attack killed three people, including a child, and injured many more on Wednesday evening in...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 11:37am

Europe

EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries of origin, tightening asylum rules

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries it considers “safe”, in a bid to...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Europe

Rubio headed to Paris for Ukraine war talks

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was headed Wednesday to Paris for talks on ending the war in Ukraine,...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 08:03pm

USA

US lowers Ukraine aid estimate in minerals deal talks

The United States has reduced its cost estimate for the assistance provided to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 11:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 21	280.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 21	280.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 21	140.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 21	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
India Sensex / Apr 21	21,395.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 21	34,356.93
Hang Seng / Apr 21	79,442.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Petrol/Litre / Apr 21	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 21	63.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 21	3,389.31
Diesel/Litre / Apr 21	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 21	67.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Quice Food / Apr 21 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Apr 21 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.16 ▲ 0.94 (10.2%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.79 ▲ 1.53 (10.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Crescent Steel / Apr 21 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	128.69 ▲ 11.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.73 ▲ 2.52 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 21 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	36.29 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Apr 21 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	184.40 ▲ 16.76 (10%)
Nagina Cot. / Apr 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	54.98 ▲ 5 (10%)
National Silk / Apr 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	35.20 ▲ 3.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Reinsurance / Apr 21 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	13.45 ▼ -2.45 (-15.41%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	61.41 ▼ -6.54 (-9.62%)
Samba Bank / Apr 21 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.07 ▼ -0.9 (-9.03%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 21 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	21.51 ▼ -1.76 (-7.56%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Apr 21 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	32.93 ▼ -2.64 (-7.42%)
Bela Auto / Apr 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	151.60 ▼ -12.05 (-7.36%)
UDL International / Apr 21 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.80 ▼ -0.62 (-7.36%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 21 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	112.52 ▼ -8.89 (-7.32%)
Kohinoor Mills / Apr 21 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	30.93 ▼ -2.44 (-7.31%)
Next Capital / Apr 21 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.36 ▼ -0.58 (-7.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	103,028,410 ▲ 0.01
Power Cement / Apr 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	62,587,267 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Apr 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	42,587,808 ▲ 0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,216,804 ▲ 0.9
Sui North Gas / Apr 21 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	28,845,690 ▲ 10.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	27,776,861 ▲ 0.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	25,090,099 ▲ 3.93
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,630,998 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,655,133 ▲ 1.29
Fauji Cement / Apr 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,149,277 ▲ 0.34

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