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Britain strikes tax deal with oil refiner Essar as fuel panic persists

LONDON: Britain threw refiner Essar Oil UK a lifeline on Tuesday with a phased tax payment deal, allowing it to keep...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

World

UK looking at deal to remove China from nuclear project

LONDON: Britain is closing in on a deal which would remove China's state-owned nuclear energy company China General...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

World

UK calls on China and Russia to agree Afghanistan strategy

LONDON: Britain will on Wednesday call for China and Russia to agree a coordinated international approach to prevent...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am

World

Australia defends scrapping of French submarine deal

SYDNEY: Australia on Sunday defended its decision to ditch a multi-billion-dollar order for French submarines and ...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Markets

UK vows to manage implications of soaring gas prices

LONDON: Britain said on Saturday it could deal with soaring gas prices and would protect customers, after some small...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 03:56am

China fumes over Australia’s nuclear sub deal with US, Britain

WASHINGTON/CANBERRA: The United States, Britain and Australia announced a new security partnership for the...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 02:44am

World

Britain warns of ‘cold mistrust’ if EU does not move on N Ireland trade

LONDON: The stand-off between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:26am

Britain says it wants to engage with Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Friday, explained Pakistan’s “realistic” approach and...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 04:27am

World

UK to send four million vaccine doses to Australia

The Australian leader said the planes delivering Pfizer vaccine doses were "on the tarmac" in the UK and would deliver "four million doses of hope" within weeks

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:58am

World

Britain's Raab, in Qatar, cites need to engage with Taliban

DOHA: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday there is a need to engage with the Taliban on...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 03:39pm

World

Macron says France, Britain to propose Kabul safe zone to UN

PARIS: France, Britain and Germany are working on a United Nations proposal aimed at establishing a safe zone in...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

World

Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan

Ben Wallace said the country was entering the final hours of its evacuation and would process only people who were already inside Kabul airport

Published 28 Aug, 2021 02:33pm

World

Britain tells nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately

The foreign office warned Britons not to rely on it for emergency evacuation, saying the assistance it could provide was "extremely limited"

Published 07 Aug, 2021 11:06am

Business & Finance

Brexit and pandemic drive UK road haulage into crisis

The average age of a British-born lorry driver is 50, according to Logistics UK, and in the first six months of 2020, 12,000 European drivers left the country altogether

Published 06 Aug, 2021 12:17pm

US, UK believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack on an...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 05:18am

UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' Covid

LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid apologised for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a COVID-19...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 04:46am

World

UK lawmakers warn older EU citizens' post-Brexit rights at risk

The government requires all EU nationals living in Britain before December 31, 2020, to register for a new immigration status managed and verified entirely online.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 05:44pm

World

Britain must engage the public on net zero climate goals

Britain in 2019 became the G7 first member to set a net zero target, which will require wholesale changes in the way that Britons travel

Published 08 Jul, 2021 12:28pm

Business & Finance

Nissan bets big on UK with EV battery plant and new crossover

Facing the most profound technological shift in a century, the titans of the auto industry are racing to secure battery supply close

Published 01 Jul, 2021 12:26pm

World

EU allows data to keep flowing to Britain

BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Monday said it had adopted decisions allowing Europeans’ data to keep flowing...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

Afghan translators fleeing the Taliban land in Britain

The government declined to comment on the reports about the departure of the flight over concerns about the safety of the relocating Afghan translators and their families.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:39pm

World

Five years on, Brexit bedevils pandemic-hit UK

The coronavirus pandemic has masked the economic dislocation caused by the referendum verdict, which backed severing five decades of integration with the European mainland.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 09:39am

World

Belarus denounces 'destructive' new Western sanctions

The ministry described the sanctions as "hostile actions" and said Western countries were using "pressure on a sovereign state".

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:50pm

World

UK health minister says looking at removing self-isolation for double-vaccinated

We're piloting that now to check that that will be effective

Published 21 Jun, 2021 01:29pm

World

UK allows outdoor weddings for first time

LONDON: The British government said Sunday it will permit outdoor non-religious wedding ceremonies in England and...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Business & Finance

High speed electric seaglider for UK-France trips

BREST, (France): Brittany Ferries and US start-up Regent plan to develop a high-speed electric seaglider that would...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

World

UK records 9,284 new COVID-19 cases, amid rising trend

The government said on Sunday 81.6% of the adult population had received their first vaccine dose, while 59.5% had been given both doses.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 09:44pm

World

Company to build electric seaglider for UK-France trips

Capable up to 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph), or six times faster than conventional ferries, the electric-powered craft cut emissions to essentially zero.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 05:15pm

World

Britain asks EU for extension of Brexit 'sausage war' deadline

Frost said an extension would "provide a bit of a breathing space for the current discussions to continue and try and find solutions."

Published 16 Jun, 2021 04:21pm

World

G7 leaders at UK summit target plan for 1bn jabs

The G7 chiefs will be joined over the weekend by the leaders of Australia, South Africa, South Korea, the United Nations and European Union, with India joining remotely.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:13am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 11 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.00

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	144.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
India Sensex / Dec 8	69825.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32307.86
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16334.37
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	71.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2004.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	81.44

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