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After two arrests, Zimbabwe journalist remains defiant

"I am not going to stop exposing corruption," he told AFP a day after his release from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 04:22pm

World

Tigray leader tells Ethiopian PM his people 'ready to die'

ADDIS ABABA: The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were "ready to die"...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

World

Biden announces foreign policy, national security team

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the deeply experienced Antony Blinken for secretary of...

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 04:01am

World

Poorest must not be trampled in vaccines stampede: WHO

GENEVA: With Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, the planet's poorest must not be trampled as countries scramble to ...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

World

Greenhouse gas levels at new high

GENEVA: Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

Israel reports claim PM met Saudi crown prince, Riyadh denies

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli media reports and a government source said Monday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had...

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 03:52am

Business & Finance

Eurozone economy in 'steep downturn'

BRUSSELS: Eurozone economic activity plunged in November, a key survey showed on Monday, due to a resurgence of...

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 03:58am

India tells UN powers it feels 'under pressure' to 'hit back' at Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India on Monday told the main UN Security Council powers that it feels pressure to hit back at Pakistan...

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 03:47am

Business & Finance

Putin signs law raising income tax for high earners

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law on increasing income tax for high earners in the...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

'World must not turn away from Afghanistan'

GENEVA: The international community must continue aiding Afghanistan or risk "disastrous consequences," UN refugee...

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 03:46am

Business & Finance

Boeing, Boeing, gone! BA sells off jumbo memorabilia

LONDON: British Airways on Monday announced the sale of items from its retired Boeing 747 fleet for frustrated ...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

Business & Finance

UK business activity shrinks on new virus curbs

LONDON: Britain's private sector economic activity shrank in November to a four-month low on fresh coronavirus...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 03:07am

World

Italy's Covid-19 death toll tops 50,000

The health ministry recorded 630 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 50,453.
There were 22,930 new cases, to total more than 1.4 million.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 01:55am

World

Biden taps Blinken for top diplomat, Kerry as climate envoy

He picked Avril Haines, the former deputy CIA director, as his director of national intelligence, the first woman to ever hold that position.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 01:52am

World

Curtailed Christmas could be 'safest bet': WHO

WHO's emergencies director said there was a balance to be struck between the science and the economic and social factors.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 01:49am

World

UN-led Libya political talks resume virtually

In 2019, HoR-allied military commander Khalifa Haftar, backed by Russia and the United Arab Emirates, launched an offensive to seize Tripoli.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 01:25am

World

UK's Johnson says 'escape route in sight' from coronavirus

The prime minister also announced a "time-limited" dispensation for families to gather for Christmas.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 01:23am

World

World must not turn away from Afghanistan: UNHCR

Ross Wilson, the US charge d'affaires in Kabul, said on Twitter that Washington was ready to continue its financial support.

Published 23 Nov, 2020 07:06pm

Business & Finance

Putin signs law raising income tax for high earners

The current flat tax system was introduced in 2001 and was among the key reforms of Putin's first presidential term.

Published 23 Nov, 2020 07:04pm

World

Saudi denies reported talks between Crown Prince, Netanyahu

Netanyahu's office was not immediately available to comment on the reports, and the US State Department declined to weigh in on the issue.

Published 23 Nov, 2020 07:02pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saudi Pak Leas. / Nov 29 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.4000 ▲ 0.20 (16.67%)
Chakwal Spinng / Nov 29 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.2700 ▲ 0.32 (12.31%)
Media Times / Nov 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.4200 ▲ 0.17 (12.00%)
Ravi Textile / Nov 29 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	6.4900 ▲ 0.59 (10.00%)
First Pak Modaraba / Nov 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.7500 ▲ 0.15 (9.37%)
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7.0367 ▲ 0.54 (7.69%)
General Tyre / Nov 29 The General Tyre & Rubber(GTYR)	68.5900 ▲ 5.09 (6.77%)
Artistic Den. / Nov 29 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	83.5800 ▲ 5.08 (6.47%)
Buxly / Nov 29 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	64.4100 ▲ 3.90 (6.45%)
Zephyr Tex / Nov 29 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.0000 ▲ 0.65 (6.28%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assur. / Nov 29 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	200.0000 ▼ 0.00 (-9.25%)
ZIL Ltd. / Nov 29 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	108.0000 ▼ 2.00 (-1.85%)
Descon Oxy. / Nov 29 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	32.2300 ▼ 0.32 (-0.56%)
Honda Atlas Car / Nov 29 Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited(HCAR)	289.9000 ▼ 2.40 (-0.17%)
Sitara Peroxide / Nov 29 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	22.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Fatima Fert.Co. / Nov 29 Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited(FATIMA)	28.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
HBL Inv.Fund / Nov 29 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	2.8200 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Mian Textile / Nov 29 Mian Textile Industries Limited(MTIL)	8.1500 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
I. C. I. / Nov 29 ICI Pakistan Limited New(ICI)	704.0000 ▼ 4.00 (0.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Nov 29 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	137.3600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods / Nov 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	25,016,500 ▼ 0.76
TRG Pak. / Nov 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,762,500 ▼ 4.20
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	16,218,500 ▼ 0.54
TPL Corp / Nov 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,645,500 ▼ 0.44
K-Electric Ltd / Nov 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	11,975,000 ▼ 0.14
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,053,500 ▼ 0.75
Maple Leaf / Nov 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	8,575,447 ▼ 0.65
Hascol Petroleum / Nov 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	8,449,878 ▼ 0.55
Worldcall / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,126,500 ▼ 0.07
Fauji Foods / Nov 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,072,500 ▼ 0.65

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	159.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	159.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	104.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.20

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	3638.35
India Sensex / Nov 28	44149.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	26644.71
Nasdaq / Nov 28	12205.85
Hang Seng / Nov 28	26894.68
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	6367.58
Dow Jones / Nov 28	29910.37
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	13335.68
France CAC40 / Nov 28	5598.18

Indicator	Value
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Nov 19	1516.00
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Nov 27	20085.60
GDPGROWTH / Nov 27	1.00
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Nov 27	17000.00
Average CPI % / Nov 27	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	0.08