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Britain names new BBC chairman

LONDON: Britain’s government on Wednesday chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Former British PM Johnson rakes in millions over past year: report

LONDON: British lawmakers earned some £10 million ($6.1 m) on top of their parliamentary salaries over the past ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

World

UK PM Sunak: I wasn’t prepared to intervene in Johnson honours list

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said he had not been prepared to overrule recommendations made...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 02:10pm

World

UK opposition demands election amid Johnson ‘farce’

LONDON: UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

World

Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

LONDON: Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former prime minister...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

World

Former British PM Boris Johnson is standing down from parliament

LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as a member of parliament with immediate ...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:04am

World

UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:33am

World

BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report says he breached rules

LONDON: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 04:20pm

World

Defiant Johnson faces UK parliamentary grilling

LONDON: Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson re-enters the bear pit of parliamentary inquisition on...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 11:04am

World

UK MPs to grill Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report

LONDON: UK lawmakers announced on Friday they will question former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:48pm

World

UK’s Johnson says ‘difficult’ to back new N.Irish Brexit deal

LONDON: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would find it “very difficult” to vote for successor...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 07:15pm

World

Boris Johnson meets US Republicans, pushes Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, pressing the ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:05am

World

Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 11:51am

World

BBC chair’s appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

LONDON: Britain’s public appointments watchdog said on Monday it will review the way in which Richard Sharp was...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:13am

World

UK PM orders probe into ally’s tax affairs

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday ordered an investigation into a wealthy ally’s murky tax ...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

Lurid new ‘partygate’ details imperil Johnson comeback

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has made no secret of his hopes of a dramatic political comeback. But the...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

World

British trade minister to launch new round of talks with India

LONDON: British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with her Indian counterpart on...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 01:09pm

World

Britain’s ex-finance minister Kwarteng told Truss to ‘slow down’ tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s former finance minister in Liz Truss’s short-lived government said in an interview Thursday he had...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 11:01am

World

UK's Johnson to attend COP27 summit in Egypt

LONDON: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 11:21pm

World

Rishi Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first prime minister of colour

LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to...

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 07:44pm

World

Sunak looks set to become next UK PM

LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

World

Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race

LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race,...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 12:59pm

World

UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

LONDON: Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 09:24am

World

Boris Johnson battling to win support for UK PM comeback bid, Sunak enters race

LONDON: Boris Johnson was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:20am

Opinion

Growing ‘Davos in the Desert’ a sign of Saudi clout

Hundreds of CEOs and finance moguls are expected in Riyadh from Tuesday for a Davos-style investment conference that...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

World

UK PM candidate Mordaunt says ‘in it to win it’, no deal with Johnson

LONDON: Penny Mordaunt said she was staying in the race to become British prime minister despite trailing rivals...

Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:55pm

World

UK’s Johnson, Sunak meet amid private battle for Tory leadership

LONDON: Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as...

Published 23 Oct, 2022 10:50am

Opinion

‘Absolute farce’: UK gripped by latest Johnson plot twist

British former prime minister Boris Johnson’s prospective return to Downing Street reads like a Shakespearean arc...

Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am

World

Boris Johnson flies back to Britain to attempt rapid comeback

LONDON: Boris Johnson is flying back to Britain as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime...

Updated 22 Oct, 2022 02:34pm

Opinion

A week really is a long time in UK politics

Liz Truss came to 10 Downing Street vowing to be a “disruptor”. She U-turned on almost everything else, but that...

Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	5 ▲ 1.00 (25.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.44 ▲ 0.40 (19.61%)
Punjab Mod / Dec 9 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.98 ▲ 0.27 (15.79%)
Saritow Spinning / Dec 9 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	8.35 ▲ 1.00 (13.61%)
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.80 ▲ 1.00 (12.82%)
F.Treet Manuf / Dec 9 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	4.60 ▲ 0.50 (12.20%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4.45 ▲ 0.48 (12.09%)
Samba Bank / Dec 9 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.35 ▲ 1.00 (11.98%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	9.72 ▲ 1.00 (11.47%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 9 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	4.75 ▲ 0.47 (10.98%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 9 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.74 ▼ -1.00 (-14.84%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 9 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.05 ▼ -0.49 (-8.84%)
Supernet Ltd. / Dec 9 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	12.90 ▼ -1.05 (-7.53%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 9 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	23.53 ▼ -1.91 (-7.51%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 9 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	10.54 ▼ -0.81 (-7.14%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 9 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2 ▼ -0.15 (-6.98%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 9 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	4.46 ▼ -0.33 (-6.89%)
Ismail Ind. / Dec 9 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	1300 ▼ -95.00 (-6.81%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 9 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	18.31 ▼ -1.19 (-6.10%)
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 9 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	1200 ▼ -77.00 (-6.03%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	341,598,066 ▲ 0.48
Cnergyico PK / Dec 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	98,899,853 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	97,311,739 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Dec 9 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	60,506,500 ▲ 0.27
P.T.C.L. / Dec 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	57,212,000 ▲ 1.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,298,000 ▲ 0.42
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,608,697 ▲ 0.96
Pak Elektron / Dec 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	42,544,241 ▲ 1.23
Hum Network / Dec 9 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	40,175,500 ▲ 0.07
TPL Properties / Dec 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	36,065,929 ▲ 0.08

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	284.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	283.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	143.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 7	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 7	4585.59
Nasdaq / Dec 7	14340
Dow Jones / Dec 7	36117.38
India Sensex / Dec 8	69810.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32305.33
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16275.13
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7514.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16654.79
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7458.02

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 7	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 7	187671
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	70.35
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2031.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	82.72

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