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Just not cricket: Indian politicians bat for power

NEW DELHI: Cricket is more than just a game in India: critics accuse ruling-party politicians and the sport’s...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 07:08pm

South Asia

Elon Musk likely to unveil $2-$3bn India investment during visit, sources say

NEW DELHI: Tesla chief Elon Musk is set to announce an investment in India of $2-$3 billion, mainly for building a...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 04:55pm

South Asia

70 killed as Afghanistan hit by heavy rains

KABUL: Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:29pm

South Asia

Gandhi to Stalin: India’s disparate opposition

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition faces huge challenges as their loose coalition of more than two dozen parties take on...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:51pm

South Asia

X blocks India election posts after takedown orders

NEW DELHI: Social media platform X has blocked several posts in India containing political speech after authorities...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:11pm

South Asia

29 Maoist rebels killed in clash with Indian security forces

JAGDALPUR (India): At least 29 Maoist insurgents were killed in a shootout with security forces on Tuesday, police...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

South Asia

Sri Lanka fails to agree on restructuring terms with bondholders

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has failed to strike an agreement on restructuring about $12 billion of debt with its...

Updated 16 Apr, 2024 07:27pm

South Asia

Narendra Modi the favourite as India readies for election marathon

NEW DELHI: India begins voting Friday in a six-week election, with Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:00pm

South Asia

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

Middle East

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

MENA

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

Forex
World
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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