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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South’s military

SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the fourth show of force...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 10:26am

World

Key dates in China-Russia relations

PARIS: China and Russia had turbulent relations during the Cold War, but over the past decades the two neighbours...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 10:21am

World

China's Xi plays peacemaker on Russia visit

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks...

Updated 19 Mar, 2023 12:20pm

World

Mexico’s popular president reaches out to his base

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s popular president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rallied more than 100,000 supporters Saturday in...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 10:08am

World

Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan

OHRID: Kosovo and Serbia leaders kicked off the latest round of EU-led talks Saturday, as the long-time rivals come...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

World

Two killed, eight wounded in eastern Ukraine: mayor

KRAMATORSK: Russian strikes killed two people and wounded eight in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 11:16pm

World

Turkey’s Erdogan says Ukraine grain deal extended

ANKARA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the extension of a deal that allowed exports...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 07:53pm

World

Trump says expecting ‘arrest’ on Tuesday, calls for protests

NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be “arrested” on Tuesday over hush money allegedly...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:18pm

World

Ukraine says targeted by overnight drone attack

KYIV: Ukraine said Saturday it was struck overnight by a volley of explosive drones, some of which reached the...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 04:57pm

Life & Style

Actor Sam Neill reveals blood cancer diagnosis

WELLINGTON: Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a memoir that...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 01:56pm

Sports

Williamson, Nicholls double tons put New Zealand on top in second Test

WELLINGTON: Aggressive double centuries for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls powered New Zealand’s dominance in...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 01:52pm

Sports

Shakib, Towhid set up record Bangladesh win against Ireland

SYLHET: Shakib Al Hasan and debutant Towhid Hridoy both narrowly missed centuries but still guided Bangladesh to a...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:20pm

Business & Finance

UBS in talks to acquire embattled Credit Suisse

GENEVA: Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, is in talks to buy all or part of Credit Suisse, according to a report by...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 12:06pm

World

South Korea moves to ‘normalise’ military pact with Japan

SEOUL: South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defence ministry...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 10:57am

World

Macron govt faces no-confidence vote over pensions fight

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Friday faced no-confidence motions in parliament and...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

20 years after US Iraq invasion, Senate acts to end war authorisation

WASHINGTON: Almost exactly 20 years after US forces invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, the US Senate...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:16am

World

Kyiv obtains Soviet-era fighter jets, hopes for better

PARIS: Ukraine this week won promises of 17 Soviet-design MiG-29 jets to replace fighters lost in the war, yet the...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 11:29pm

Sports

Sri Lanka recalls Mathews for New Zealand ODI

AUCKLAND: Former Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews will return to the team after a two-year hiatus after selectors...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:16pm

World

Slovakia to donate 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, the Slovak prime minister said Friday, making it...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:09pm

World

Turkiye’s top diplomat to visit Egypt as relations ease

CAIRO: Turkiye’s top diplomat will visit Egypt on Saturday as relations ease after a decade of strained ties,...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:03pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
HBL Invest Fund / Jun 7 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.60 ▲ 0.20 (14.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 7 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	8.27 ▲ 1.00 (13.76%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7.39 ▲ 0.89 (13.69%)
HBL Growth Fund / Jun 7 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.40 (10.67%)
Bilal Fibres / Jun 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.44 ▲ 0.20 (8.93%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 7 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1 ▲ 0.08 (8.70%)
Dandot Cement / Jun 7 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	9.39 ▲ 0.75 (8.68%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	3.73 ▲ 0.27 (7.80%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	51.60 ▲ 3.60 (7.50%)
Ghani Value Glas / Jun 7 Ghani Value Glass Limited(GVGL)	65.39 ▲ 4.56 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jun 7 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	3.05 ▼ -0.94 (-23.56%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 7 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	3 ▼ -0.60 (-16.67%)
SME Leasing Ltd / Jun 7 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	1.73 ▼ -0.26 (-13.07%)
Bank of Khyber / Jun 7 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11.75 ▼ -1.00 (-7.84%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 7 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	105.43 ▼ -8.55 (-7.50%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 7 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	32.38 ▼ -2.62 (-7.49%)
Reliance Weaving / Jun 7 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	84.18 ▼ -6.82 (-7.49%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 7 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	7.06 ▼ -0.55 (-7.23%)
Pakistan Cables / Jun 7 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	92.82 ▼ -7.12 (-7.12%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 7 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	110 ▼ -7.90 (-6.70%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	24,434,530 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	20,516,561 ▲ 0.81
Cnergyico PK / Jun 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,490,079 ▲ 0.16
Pak Petroleum / Jun 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,780,480 ▼ -0.50
Pak Elektron / Jun 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	9,829,910 ▲ 0.43
Sui North Gas / Jun 7 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,750,118 ▼ -0.70
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,971,203 ▼ -0.25
Mod. Al-Mali (R) / Jun 7 Modaraba Al-Mali R(MODAMR1)	7,359,500 ▲ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,232,895 ▲ 0.01
P.S.O. / Jun 7 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	6,844,695 ▲ 5.72

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 6	286.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 6	286.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 6	139.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 6	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 6	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 6	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 5	5.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	4273.79
Nasdaq / Jun 5	13229.43
Dow Jones / Jun 5	33562.86
India Sensex / Jun 6	62638.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 6	32470.90
Hang Seng / Jun 6	19189.58
FTSE 100 / Jun 6	7591.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 6	15958.06
France CAC40 / Jun 6	7199.34

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 5	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	197531
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 6	71.71
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 6	1958.23
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 6	81.97

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