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Two arrested for firing at Bollywood superstar’s home

AHMEDABAD: Two members of a notorious criminal gang were arrested by Indian police Tuesday for firing at the home of...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 01:31pm

South Asia

India’s Modi warns of ‘black money’ in political funding after old system scrapped by court

NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court decision to scrap a controversial political funding system has pushed contributions to...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 06:55pm

South Asia

India court extends detention of opposition leader Kejriwal until April 23, Live Law says

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court extended on Monday the detention of opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case until...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 06:51pm

South Asia

New US review says 2021 Kabul attack not preventable

WASHINGTON: A 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul that killed scores of people – among them 13 American troops – could not...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 05:59pm

South Asia

India’s BJP election manifesto lacks plans for structural economic reforms, Citi says

MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) skipped any reference to structural...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 11:14am

South Asia

Elections could dent Sri Lanka’s recovery: ADB

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s recovery could be stalled by abrupt policy changes after elections later this year even as ...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

South Asia

BJP promises common civil code ahead of India polls

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling party on Sunday pledged to introduce a new common civil code for the country, calling it...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

South Asia

Heavy rain and flash floods kill 33 in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in Afghanistan, the...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:52pm

South Asia

Thousands gather in Iran in show of support for attack on Israel

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Iran early Sunday in a show of support for the unprecedented...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 01:04pm

South Asia

Somali pirates free ship after Bangladeshi owners pay ransom

CHITTAGONG: Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early Sunday after the shipowners...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 12:45pm

South Asia

India’s Narendra Modi says BJP poll manifesto focuses on creating jobs

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the 2024 election manifesto of his Bharatiya...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:35am

Middle East

Vessel seized in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions, shipping firms say

DUBAI: A vessel has been seized by “regional authorities” between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, maritime...

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 06:00pm

South Asia

China’s top legislator meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on goodwill visit

BEIJING: China’s top legislator Zhao Leji met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Saturday, expressing...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 05:19pm

South Asia

Iran committing piracy, Israeli foreign minister says

JERUSALEM: Teheran is conducting piracy and should be sanctioned for it, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 05:00pm

South Asia

Iran will bear consequences for any escalation, Israeli military says

JERUSALEM: Iran will bear consequences if it escalates violence in the region, an Israeli military spokesperson said...

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 06:01pm

South Asia

India advises against travel to Iran, Israel

NEW DELHI: India advised its citizens on Friday against travelling to Iran and Israel until further notice in view ...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am

South Asia

Educated and unemployed: India’s angry young voters

MUMBAI: At a run-down job centre in the suburbs of India’s financial capital Mumbai, 27-year-old Mahesh Bhopale...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 12:06pm

South Asia

China sanctions two US defence firms for selling Taiwan weapons

BEIJING: China has banned the senior executives of two US defence companies from entering the country and frozen...

Published 11 Apr, 2024 04:32pm

South Asia

India, China should urgently address ‘prolonged situation’ on borders, Modi says

This is an apparent softening of tone on bilateral issues between the two nuclear-armed neighbours

Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:35am

South Asia

India’s BJP members detained at protest seeking Delhi leader’s resignation

NEW DELHI: Several members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were detained on Wednesday at a...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 06:15pm

South Asia

Reclusive Taliban leader makes rare appearance on Eid: govt

KABUL: The Taliban’s hyper-reclusive supreme leader made a rare public appearance Wednesday, an Afghan government...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 01:44pm

South Asia

Apple’s India iPhone output hits $14bn, Bloomberg News reports

Apple Inc has assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India in fiscal 2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday....

Published 10 Apr, 2024 12:35pm

South Asia

Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi’s India

RAMPUR: More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 11:01am

South Asia

Taliban supreme leader urges Afghans to respect Sharia in Eid message

KABUL: Afghanistan’s supreme leader on Saturday urged Afghans to respect Sharia law and called for good relations...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 07:31pm

South Asia

China pushes back on Yellen’s excess capacity stance as meetings run long

GUANGZHOU: China pushed back on U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s call to rein in excess production capacity...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 10:57am

South Asia

US, China to start new talks on balanced growth, Yellen says

GUANGZHOU: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 03:21pm

South Asia

Iran says senior ISIS member and others arrested

Iranian police on Saturday announced the arrest of a senior operative of Islamic State with two other members of the...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 03:09pm

South Asia

India’s Congress pledges to step up affirmative action if voted back to power

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition Congress party promised on Friday to lift a cap on affirmative action for marginalised...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 01:50pm

South Asia

US, Japan, Australia and Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises

MANILA: Defence forces of the U.S., Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 10:45am

USA

US, China resume talks on safe military interactions

WASHINGTON: The United States and China held talks this week on safety in interactions between their armed forces...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 06:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 9	21735
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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