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EU leaders to hear shake-up needed to match global rivals

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will hear on Thursday how the bloc could act to catch up to the United States,...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 10:34am

Europe

Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 17

CHERNIGIV (Ukraine): Three Russian missiles crashed into Ukraine’s historic city of Chernigiv on Wednesday, ...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Europe

Macron says EU has ‘duty’ to expand Iran sanctions

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday the EU and its Western allies must expand sanctions on...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 10:31pm

Europe

EU chief demands ‘European awakening’ on defence

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said Europe must take the “next leap forward” on defence as it...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:25pm

Europe

Ukraine says Russia steps up illegal use of tear gas to clear trenches

KYIV/DONETSK REGION: The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign “Ray”, said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after a...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:17pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy appeals for support after Russian strike on city of Chernihiv kills at least 10

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for sufficient determination and support from Western partners...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 02:27pm

Asia

China, EU trade tensions risk a full trade war, European Chamber president warns

GUANGZHOU: China and Europe face a “slow motion train accident” as a rising tide of protectionism threatens to...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:22pm

Europe

Croatia votes after bitter PM-president fight

ZAGREB: Croatia began voting in a parliamentary election on Wednesday after a bitter campaign between a prime...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:07pm

Europe

UK’s David Cameron urges G7 to impose new sanctions on Iran

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged the G7 Wednesday to adopt new “coordinated sanctions” against...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:40pm

Europe

French far right gets youthful vibe with 28-year-old leader

ROYAN: France’s far-right National Rally is banking on its youthful and charismatic party leader to be a major asset...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 11:47am

Europe

EU to begin work on expanding Iran sanctions, Borrell says

BRUSSELS: Some EU member states have asked for sanctions against Iran to be expanded in response to Tehran's attack...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:42am

Europe

Germany seeks further EU sanctions against Iran drones

BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister called Tuesday for the European Union to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian drone...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 05:18pm

Europe

UK unemployment rises as wage growth eases

LONDON: British unemployment has risen as wage growth has eased, official data showed Tuesday, leaving the door open...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 01:33pm

Europe

Ukraine says it downs all nine drones launched by Russia

Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed all nine drones launched in a Russian attack, the air force said on Tuesday....

Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:09pm

Europe

Hundreds of houses, plots flooded in Russia’s Kurgan region

Water levels in rivers in swathes of Russia’s Ural and southwestern Siberian regions continued to rise rapidly,...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:48am

Europe

Laggard EU seeks growth fixes to compete in global shift to new technologies

BRUSSELS: The European Union risks being left behind by the United States, China and other rivals in the global ...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Europe

Prince Harry loses bid to appeal UK security ruling

LONDON: Prince Harry will not be allowed to appeal the downgrading of his personal security when he visits Britain, ...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Europe

Sudan crisis ‘almost catastrophic’: WFP chief

PARIS: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is “almost catastrophic”, the head of the UN food agency said Monday,...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Europe

Russia restoring oil refining capacity knocked out by drones

MOSCOW: Russia has been able to swiftly repair some of key oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones, reducing capacity...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Europe

Zelensky calls for same ‘unity’ from allies as for Israel

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies on Monday to show the same “unity” toward Ukraine as...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 10:30pm

Europe

Meta ‘temporarily’ closes Threads network in Turkiye

ISTANBUL: Facebook owner Meta said Monday it would “temporarily” shut down its Threads short-messaging service in...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 07:38pm

Middle East

EU’s Borrell says Middle East on cliff edge, urges Iran-Israel de-escalation

MADRID: The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday the Middle East stood “on the edge of the cliff”...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 07:07pm

Europe

Four killed in Russian shelling on east Ukraine

KYIV: Russian shelling killed four people in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk, authorities said Monday, as...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 02:06pm

Europe

We must avoid escalation in Middle East: Macron

PARIS: France will do all it can to avoid further escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 01:15pm

Europe

Russia says it’s extremely concerned by rise in Middle East tensions, urges restraint

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it was very worried by the rise in tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s mass...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 02:11pm

Europe

Turkiye unemployment dips to 8.7%, near lowest in a decade

Turkiye unemployment rate fell 0.3% percentage points month-on-month to 8.7% in February, official data showed on...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 01:10pm

Europe

British PM Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await

LONDON: The British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 11:19am

Europe

Croatia elections pit PM against president

ZAGREB: Croatia heads to the polls on Wednesday for parliamentary elections that have centred around a bitter fight...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 10:19am

Europe

UK’s Cameron urges Israel not to retaliate against Iran

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran’s drone and missile attack,...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 01:07pm

Europe

Manchester attack survivors file case against MI5: lawyers

LONDON: More than 250 survivors of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack have filed a lawsuit against Britain's domestic...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:40pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	7847.99
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	17770.02
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7981.51
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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