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UK midcaps end higher but rate jitters persist

LONDON: The UK’s midcap stocks ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a more-than-eight-month low touched...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

World

Russia’s Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia

The patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 11:52am

World

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

BANDA ACEH: Tearful mourners prayed Thursday as ceremonies began across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who died...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 12:09pm

Pakistan

WCLA celebrates Christmas with Christian staff

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) on Wednesday celebrated Christmas with its Christian staff across...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:20am

Pakistan

Christmas, Quaid-e-Azam Day: Security beefed up in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: The security of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawapindi remained on high alert on the eve of Christmas and...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:52am

Pakistan

National prosperity: PM commends Christian community’s role

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday acknowledged the contributions made by Christian community for...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:49am

Pakistan

Naqvi praises services of Pope for social, economic justice

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi met with Archbishop Germano Penemote, the Ambassador of the...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:34am

World

Thousands attend Christmas charity dinner in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, (Argentina): Some 3,000 homeless people sat down for a festive Christmas charity dinner on Tuesday in...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

World

Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ in Christmas appeal

ROME: Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address,...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Maryam vows to establish peaceful, prosperous Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that they are establishing such a Punjab where...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 09:01am

COAS highlights Christians’ contributions to national development

RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), joined the Christian community in...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 08:59am

Life & Style

Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction

LONDON: Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Life & Style

Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world....

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

World

Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas

LONDON: The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:04pm

World

Christmas fair promoter killed during celebration in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: The promoter of one of the largest Christmas fairs in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was shot...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:33am

Pakistan

Quaid-e-Azam Day, Christmas celebrations: ICT police finalise robust security plan

ISLAMABAD: The city police have devised a robust security plan to ensure strict security during Christmas and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Pakistan

NA Speaker congratulates Christian community

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq extended warm felicitation to the Christian community on the eve of...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:35am

Pakistan

Christmas today

LAHORE: Like other parts of the world, Christian community in Pakistan will mark Christmas on Wednesday (today) with...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

CM pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam, felicitates Christians

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her message on the birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Christmas: Maryam orders foolproof security across Punjab

LAHORE: “No lapse in the security of Christian brothers and sisters will be tolerated on Christmas Day,” said Chief...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:12am

World

American Airlines resumes flights after Christmas Eve ground stop

WASHINGTON: American Airlines resumed flights Tuesday after a technical issue forced the world’s largest carrier to...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:48pm

World

London wall illuminates Covid’s enduring pain at Christmas

LONDON: UK families of some 240,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:32pm

Pakistan

Minorities’ key challenges: IRR chief announces initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Institute of Research & Reforms (IRR) and Rehman Malik Foundation, Ali Rehman Malik...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:29am

Pakistan

MoF celebrates event related to Christmas

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, hosted a special cake cutting ceremony in connection ...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Business & Finance

Swiss business gets Christmas bonus from EU trade deal

ZURICH: Swiss business welcomed a new deal to overhaul the country’s relationship with the European Union, bringing...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:09pm

Business & Finance

SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, December 25

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

Pakistan

Churches’ security beefed up ahead of Christmas

LAHORE: The provincial capital was placed under high-security alert on Sunday to ensure the safety of churches ahead...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:03am

World

Two-thirds of French already unhappy with new PM: poll

PARIS: France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who is still scrambling to name his government before Christmas,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 01:02pm

World

Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured

MAGDEBURG: A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200,...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

World

Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches

WASHINGTON: A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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