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Britain

Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Kevin Kendall pulls up at the only green hydrogen refuelling station in Birmingham, Britain’s second-biggest city,...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

World

Italy kicks off vaccination campaign against monkeypox

ROME: Italy opened its vaccination campaign against monkeypox on Monday, as case numbers have increased at a time...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:32pm

Britain calls for ‘swift end’ to violence

LONDON: Britain on Saturday called for a swift end to the violence in the Gaza Strip, the worst escalation in...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

World

UK says Russia’s actions at Zaporizhzhia power plant likely undermine its security, safety

The actions taken by Russian forces at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has likely undermined security and the...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 11:27am

World

Britain says Ukraine’s counterattack in Kherson gains momentum

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is gathering momentum in the Russian-controlled southern Ukrainian city of Kherson,...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 12:10pm

World

China is now top priority for British intelligence, spy chief says

ASPEN: Britain’s spy chief said on Thursday that China was now the top intelligence priority for the Secret...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:35pm

World

France battles massive wildfires, Britain breaks temperature record

LONDON/PARIS: Firefighters in southwestern France battled on Tuesday to contain massive forest wildfires and Britain...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:33pm

World

UK parliamentary committee requests documents for investigation into PM Johnson

LONDON: A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone messages from Boris...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:20pm

Opinion

Britain, Japan aim to merge Tempest and F-X fighter programmes

Britain and Japan are close to an agreement to merge their next-generation Tempest and F-X fighter jet programmes,...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

World

UK to introduce new economic and trade sanctions on Belarus

LONDON: Britain said it would on Tuesday introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus over the...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:12pm

Business & Finance

UK mulling action for steel industry, despite WTO concerns

LONDON: Britain is mulling action to protect its ailing steel industry that could set it on collision course with ...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 07:48am

Markets

UK, US, Japan and Canada to ban Russia gold imports

LONDON: Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to...

Updated 26 Jun, 2022 07:28pm

World

Britain set for biggest rail strike in decades

LONDON: Britain’s railway network this week faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades in a row...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

‘Like it or not’, Britannia still rules part of Cyprus

Next to a palm tree, the Union Jack hangs limply on a pole outside a simple courthouse built decades ago on this...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Iran condemns ‘political, unconstructive’ IAEA resolution

TEHRAN: Iran denounced as “political” and “unconstructive” Thursday a resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 12:52pm

Business & Finance

Zara-owner Inditex’s quarterly profit jumps 80% on post-COVID wardrobe renewal

MADRID: Fashion giant Zara’s owner Inditex reported a quarterly profit on Wednesday that jumped 80% on the back of...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 11:48am

World

UK’s wounded Johnson fights on despite Tory revolt

LONDON: Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed on Tuesday to plough on with policy priorities...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 08:15am

Britain offers smallpox shot as monkeypox cases spread in Europe

LONDON: A smattering of monkeypox cases in Britain has prompted authorities to offer a smallpox vaccine to some...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

World

Britain in a ‘very, very difficult economic situation’: Truss

LONDON: Britain is facing a “very, very difficult economic situation”, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on...

Published 18 May, 2022 12:15pm

World

Ukraine keeps up counterattack to north of Kharkiv, Britain says

Ukrainian forces are keeping up a counterattack to the north of the second largest city of Kharkiv and recapturing...

Published 12 May, 2022 12:08pm

World

UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of further military support to Ukraine

LONDON: Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to...

Updated 08 May, 2022 11:07am

World

Embattled UK PM Johnson faces mid-term test

LONDON: Voters go to the polls in Britain on Thursday, in a mid-term test for the Conservative government that could...

Published 02 May, 2022 11:03am

World

Britain and India in new defence and security partnership: Johnson

NEW DELHI: Britain and India agreed a “new and expanded” defence and security partnership on Friday, under-fire...

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 03:17pm

Markets

INEOS offers to develop test shale gas site in Britain

LONDON: Chemicals and energy giant INEOS has offered to develop a shale gas test site in Britain to demonstrate to...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 06:02am

Markets

LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands

The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 02:16pm

World

Britain says $350bn ‘of Putin’s war chest’ frozen

WARSAW: Britain has frozen some $350 billion (321 billion euros) in assets from the “war chest” of Russian...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 06:05am

Business & Finance

Britain cedes control of bailed-out NatWest bank

LONDON: Britain announced Monday that it has ceded control of bailed-out bank giant NatWest, cutting its stake to...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

World

UK slaps more sanctions on Russian, Belarus entities

LONDON: Britain slapped sanctions Thursday on 59 more Russian individuals and entities, as well as six Belarusian...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:14pm

World

UK marks two years since first virus lockdown

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday held a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, on the...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 06:53pm

World

UK to streamline sanctioning Russian oligarchs

LONDON: Britain is to make it easier to penalise Russian oligarchs and align those sanctions with the European Union...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
P.I.A.C.(A) / Aug 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.74 ▲ 0.56 (13.40%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3.64 ▲ 0.34 (10.30%)
Unicap Modaraba / Aug 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.20 ▲ 0.19 (9.45%)
Samba Bank / Aug 17 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.00 ▲ 0.70 (8.43%)
Amreli Steels / Aug 17 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	30.86 ▲ 2.15 (7.49%)
Shield Corp. / Aug 17 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	291.52 ▲ 20.08 (7.40%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 17 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	17.17 ▲ 1.17 (7.31%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Aug 17 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.51 ▲ 0.17 (7.26%)
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 17 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	27.05 ▲ 1.71 (6.75%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Aug 17 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.01 ▲ 0.05 (5.21%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Aug 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.40 ▲ -0.33 (-12.09%)
Ruby Tex. / Aug 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.01 ▲ -0.49 (-10.89%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Aug 17 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.80 ▲ -0.23 (-7.59%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Aug 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.86 ▲ -0.07 (-7.53%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 17 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	33.30 ▲ -2.70 (-7.50%)
Data Agro / Aug 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	17.94 ▲ -1.45 (-7.48%)
Hussain Industries / Aug 17 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	20.91 ▲ -1.69 (-7.48%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Aug 17 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	2.23 ▲ -0.18 (-7.47%)
Mod.Al-Mali / Aug 17 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	7.21 ▲ -0.58 (-7.45%)
Crescent Cotton / Aug 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	32.78 ▲ -2.63 (-7.43%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	182,734,500 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Aug 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	42,327,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,702,000 ▼ 0.00
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 17 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	13,217,000 ▼ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Aug 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	9,671,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement / Aug 17 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	8,331,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 17 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,099,808 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Aug 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	7,873,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Aug 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,572,275 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Aug 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,957,754 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 16	214.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 16	213.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 16	134.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 16	0.95
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 16	1.21
Euro to USD / Aug 16	1.02
UK LIBOR % / Aug 16	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 16	4305.20
India Sensex / Aug 16	59842.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 16	29092.21
Nasdaq / Aug 16	13102.55
Hang Seng / Aug 16	19873.59
FTSE 100 / Aug 16	7536.06
Dow Jones / Aug 16	34152.01
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 16	13910.12
France CAC40 / Aug 16	6592.58

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 16	86.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 16	18735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 16	122300.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 16	1776.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 16	116.30

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