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UN envoy meets Haqqani

KABUL A UN envoy has met Afghanistan’s new interior minister who was for years was one of the world’s most ...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 02:46am

World

'A fantasy' to think UN can fix Afghanistan, Guterres says

The United States spent $1 trillion, only to see the Afghan government and military it supported collapse ahead of a full withdrawal of US and other foreign forces in August

Published 16 Sep, 2021 11:42am

Opinion

Firms sucking carbon from air see boost from ‘code red’ climate crisis

Companies that suck planet-heating emissions from thin air - a process often decried as too costly and little more...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:19am

Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan

GENEVA/NEW YORK: Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have...

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Qureshi urges world to renew developmental partnerships with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday urged the world community to renew developmental...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

UN seeks $600 million in Afghanistan's 'most perilous hour'

US pledges $64mn, China and Pakistan already sending aid

Published 13 Sep, 2021 07:30pm

UN chief for an injection of cash into Afghanistan

Appeal comes to avoid economic meltdown that would spark a 'catastrophic' situation for the Afghan people and be a 'gift for terrorist groups'

Updated 12 Sep, 2021 11:56am

UN ramps up Afghan aid appeal

United Nations has appealed for almost $200 million in extra funding for life-saving aid in Afghanistan

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 09:05am

Opinion

De-dollarisation can pick up speed

A new humanitarian crisis could be imminent in Afghanistan, as the World Food Programme of the United Nations has...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 04:06am

World

UN calls for end to violence in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 09:00pm

PM vows full support to UN mission

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Saturday, assured Pakistan’s full support to smooth operation of the...

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 11:35am

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva on 13th

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Geneva to convene a high-level...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 03:05am

World

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva on Sept 13: spokesman

The UN has warned 18 million people are facing a humanitarian disaster, and another 18 million could quickly join them

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 09:01am

Opinion

Oil-rich Gulf faces prospect of unlivable heat as planet warms

Gulf cities such as Dubai are known for their scorching summers, but experts warn climate change could soon make...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

World

Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan as Taliban celebrate

For America, Biden argued, the only choice in Afghanistan was "leaving or escalating"

Published 01 Sep, 2021 02:34am

Pakistan

Pakistan supporting efforts to fly medical supplies into Afghanistan: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is supporting efforts to fly humanitarian supplies into Afghanistan where medical stocks ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Covid-19 pandemic: Guterres calls for protecting victims of hate, intolerance

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that the Covid-19 pandemic, which fuelled...

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 05:20am

Opinion

UN secretary general's controversial remarks

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has unnecessarily lowered his stature through his seemingly off the cuff...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

UN calls for unity against ‘global terrorist threat’

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council said Monday the international community must ensure Afghanistan...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:49am

World

World must unite to combat 'global terrorist threat' in Afghanistan: UN chief

Guterres' comments came as victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war

Published 16 Aug, 2021 07:40pm

Editorials

Climate: world finds itself at a tipping point

EDITORIAL: A group of 39 island nations has called on the world to save “our very future”. The call comes as the...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

World

Climate report must be 'death knell' for fossil fuels: UN chief

PARIS: A bombshell climate science report "must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas, United Nations...

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 09:26pm

Pakistan

Pakistani expert among 25 appointed to UN tax committee

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a distinguished group of 25 tax...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

World

UN chief urges US to remove Iran sanctions as agreed in 2015

Former US President Donald Trump abandoned the pact in 2018 and reimposed harsh sanctions, prompting Tehran to start violating some of the nuclear limits in 2019

Published 30 Jun, 2021 10:22am

World

Conflict violence against children soared in 2020: UN

UNITED NATIONS: Violence against children in war-torn countries soared in 2020, exacerbated by the Covid-19 ...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

World

UN chief Guterres sworn in for second term

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in Friday for a second term as head of the world...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

World

Antonio Guterres re-elected as UN chief for 2nd five-year term

The 193-member Assembly took action days after the powerful Security Council had unanimously recommended his name to it.
Bozkir then administered the oath of office to 72-year-old Guterres at the podium of the iconic UN General Assembly hall.

Updated 18 Jun, 2021 08:42pm

World

Guterres tapped for second term as UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

World

UN Security Council backs Guterres for second term

"I am very grateful to the members of the council for the trust they have placed in me," Guterres said.
"Guterres's first term was defined by public silence regarding human rights abuses by China, Russia, and the United States and their allies," said Kenneth Roth.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:28pm

World

Guterres tapped for second term as UN chief

Approval from the General Assembly is seen as a formality and expected to take place soon.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:21pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Oct 4 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.50 ▲ 0.79 (21.29%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 4 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.75 ▲ 1.00 (21.05%)
Premier Insurance / Oct 4 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
Punjab Mod / Oct 4 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.59 ▲ 0.19 (13.57%)
Jubilee Spinning / Oct 4 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	4.55 ▲ 0.54 (13.47%)
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.40 ▲ 0.15 (12.00%)
Hala Enterprise / Oct 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	9.99 ▲ 1.00 (11.12%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Oct 4 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	10.34 ▲ 1.00 (10.71%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Oct 4 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.95 ▲ 0.46 (10.24%)
Saif Textile / Oct 4 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	9.01 ▲ 0.76 (9.21%)

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 4 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2 ▼ -0.20 (-9.09%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Oct 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	7.50 ▼ -0.67 (-8.20%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Oct 4 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	9.47 ▼ -0.78 (-7.61%)
Sunrays Textile / Oct 4 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	92.50 ▼ -7.50 (-7.50%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Oct 4 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	26.82 ▼ -2.17 (-7.49%)
Hussain Industries / Oct 4 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	14.25 ▼ -1.15 (-7.47%)
S.S.Oil / Oct 4 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	77.75 ▼ -6.25 (-7.44%)
Idrees Tex. / Oct 4 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14 ▼ -1.00 (-6.67%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Oct 4 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	10.02 ▼ -0.69 (-6.44%)
Habib Rice Products / Oct 4 Habib Rice Product Limited(HRPL)	37.11 ▼ -2.39 (-6.05%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	150,424,567 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,001,237 ▼ -0.02
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,964,688 ▲ 0.33
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 4 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	11,151,938 ▼ -0.66
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 4 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	9,902,658 ▼ -0.50
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,538,353 ▼ -0.50
Habib Bank / Oct 4 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	6,414,290 ▲ 5.38
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	6,392,500 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Oct 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,294,646 ▲ 0.47
Air Link Com. / Oct 4 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	6,076,059 ▲ 1.77

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 4	284.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 4	284.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 4	148.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 4	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 4	1.21
Euro to USD / Oct 4	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Oct 3	5.44

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 3	4229.45
India Sensex / Oct 3	65512.10
Nasdaq / Oct 3	13059.47
Dow Jones / Oct 3	33002.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 4	30526.88
Hang Seng / Oct 4	17177.48
FTSE 100 / Oct 4	7475.08
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 4	15028.34
France CAC40 / Oct 4	6985.57

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 3	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 3	172410
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 4	88.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 4	1822.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 4	87.47

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