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George Michael honoured with UK collectible coin

LONDON: Late British singer-songwriter George Michael is being honoured with a personalised collectible coin....

Published 26 Feb, 2024 12:16pm

Movies & Music

Another ‘Barbenheimer’ battle brewing at Saturday’s SAG awards

LOS ANGELES: Blockbuster movies ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ face off again on Saturday, when they compete at the...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 08:21pm

Movies & Music

Beyonce storms to first UK no.1 in 14 years with ’Texas Hold ‘Em’

LONDON: Music superstar Beyonce revealed the title of what appears to be her first solo album in six years,...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 01:17pm

Movies & Music

Elton John items fetch $8mn at New York auction

NEW YORK: Nearly $100,000 for Elton John’s monogrammed silver boots and around $2 million for a triptych by street...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 02:05pm

Movies & Music

‘Wonka’ star Chalamet braves desert dystopia in ‘Dune 2’

PARIS: ‘Wonka’ star Timothee Chalamet transforms into a desert warrior chief in the second film of the blockbuster...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 04:41pm

Movies & Music

The Beatles: Sam Mendes to direct four films - one about each band member

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes have set plans to make four separate theatrical...

Updated 21 Feb, 2024 05:15pm

Arts

‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards

LONDON: ‘Oppenheimer’, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb during World War Two, was the big...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 01:14am

Movies & Music

Paul McCartney’s stolen Beatles bass guitar found after 51 years

LONDON: A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles’ first two albums has...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 11:56pm

Movies & Music

Politics and glamour mark Berlin Film Festival’s opening night

BERLIN: Even the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival’s opening ceremony was not free of politics on Thursday...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 01:36pm

Movies & Music

Star-studded ‘Dune: Part Two’ rolls into London for world premiere

LONDON: The desert planet Arrakis came to London’s Leicester Square on Thursday as the star-studded ‘Dune: Part...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 01:00pm

Movies & Music

‘Bridgerton’ returns for new season and new romance

LONDON: The cast of ‘Bridgerton’ offered fans a sneak peak of its third season on Wednesday, sharing a glimpse of...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 02:02pm

Movies & Music

Snoop Dogg to bring a new take to NBC’s Olympics coverage

PASADENA, California: Rapper Snoop Dogg, who is returning to NBC’s Olympics coverage this summer with a higher...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 01:50pm

Movies & Music

PCB releases PSL 9 anthem featuring Ali Zafar, Aima Baig

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday officially launched the anthem for Pakistan Super League (PSL) season...

Updated 14 Feb, 2024 08:59pm

Movies & Music

Karan Johar, Sara Ali Khan’s new film set to debut on Prime Video

The original film will premiere on March 21

Published 13 Feb, 2024 03:31pm

Movies & Music

Gosling, Stone and a canine star mingle at Oscar nominees’ lunch

LOS ANGELES: Stars of ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and other Oscar-nominated films came together on Monday at the annual...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 02:42pm

Movies & Music

Adnan Siddiqui starrer ‘Jamun Ka Darakht’ selected for Cannes World Film Festival

Writer Bee Gul and director Rafay Rashdi’s short film ‘Jamun Ka Darakht’ has been officially selected to screen at...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 11:20pm

Movies & Music

‘The New Look’ explores dark origins of French fashion

PARIS: The fashion world makes for eye-catching TV, but the makers of ‘The New Look’, about the origins of Dior and...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:36pm

Movies & Music

Taylor Swift in the spotlight on Super Bowl Sunday

LAS VEGAS: Pop superstar Taylor Swift chugged a drink, bit her nails, buried her face in her hands and hugged her...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 02:00pm

Movies & Music

Usher dazzles at Super Bowl halftime show with help from his friends

LAS VEGAS: Usher delivered a high-energy Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday that featured surprise appearances by...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 01:39pm

Movies & Music

Usher teases guest stars for Super Bowl halftime show

LAS VEGAS: R&B star Usher on Thursday revealed he will be joined by guest performers when he takes the stage for...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 01:53pm

Movies & Music

‘Peaked TV’: US scripted shows dropped in 2023

PASADENA, California: The number of scripted television series in the United States declined by 14% in 2023, FX...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 01:39pm

Movies & Music

Abu Dhabi set to host ‘Dune: Part Two’ premiere

Middle East event will be held on February 18

Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:08pm

Movies & Music

Disney beats forecasts as streaming struggles improve

SAN FRANCISCO: Disney on Wednesday reported higher than expected profit in the final three months of last year as it...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 07:14pm

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Prince William thanks public for messages about King Charles and wife Kate

Prince William thanked the British public for their kind messages about his wife Kate following her recent surgery...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 01:31pm

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Networks unite to create new sports streaming platform

MIAMI: ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery have reached an agreement on a new streaming platform for live sports...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:09pm

Movies & Music

‘The great contraction’ hits Hollywood

When stars returned to the red carpet in early January after two bruising strikes to celebrate the success of...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 01:56pm

Companies

Spotify passes 600 million users, expects profitable 2024 start

STOCKHOLM: Music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday said it passed 600 million monthly users at the end of 2023, and...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 08:31pm

Movies & Music

New ‘Jurassic World’ movie to be out in 2025

Film will mark beginning of a fresh storyline in a series that has spanned three decades

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:02pm

Movies & Music

Alia Bhatt joins ‘urgent’ wildlife crime drama as executive producer

'Poacher', based on true events, tells the story of the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 08:30pm

Movies & Music

Vegas spectacle launches Super Bowl week, with Taylor Swift on everyone’s lips

LAS VEGAS: Super Bowl week opened on Monday night with a sensory-overload spectacle at the Las Vegas Allegiant...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 01:42pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05
France CAC40 / May 7	8075.68
India Sensex / May 8	73566.30
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	77.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2314.41
Diesel/Litre / May 8	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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