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US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports

WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

World

China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:36pm

Business & Finance

Lufthansa launches hiring drive as recovery gathers pace

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa on Monday launched a drive to hire 20,000 employees, as the German airline giant recovers...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

World

Scholz vows not to ignore 'controversies' on China visit

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday not to ignore "controversies" during a high-stakes trip ...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 10:30pm

Pakistan

Faulty handling of hospital waste: Municipal workers, scavengers at risk of contracting deadly diseases: expert

KARACHI: The dean of architecture and management sciences of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Prof...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:27am

World

No reserves in Germany’s federal budget, says finance minister

BERLIN: Germany’s federal government has reached the limit of its fiscal capacity, its finance minister said, with...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 10:59am

Sports

Root reveals how his England captaincy became ‘unhealthy’

LONDON: Joe Root said his time as England captain had ended in an “unhealthy relationship” after marking his...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Markets

Hong Kong seeks to revive global banking status with major summit

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s central bank plans to hold a major conference in November it hopes will draw global banking...

Published 27 May, 2022 11:19am

World

UAE announces Gulf’s first known case of monkeypox

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf country to announce a case of monkeypox on Tuesday, insisting...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Global cost of cybercrime topped $6trn in 2021

ROME: The global cost of cybercrime topped $6 trillion last year, as the coronavirus pandemic caused online activity...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

Volkswagen keeps outlook as global set-up offsets supply chain woes

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, on Wednesday stuck to its outlook for the current year after its ...

Published 04 May, 2022 11:04am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt incurred Rs103bn tax revenue losses during 2020-21: report

LAHORE: During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government incurred approximately Rs 103 billion losses in tax...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Markets

India’s power regulator caps prices at electricity exchanges

NEW DELHI: India’s power regulator has asked the country’s electricity exchanges to cap prices at 12 rupees...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

World

Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent

COLOMBO: Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 01:37am

Sports

Struggling Everton post £120m losses

LONDON: Premier League strugglers Everton recorded losses of £120.9 million ($157 million) in the last financial...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 06:06am

World

New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation

PARIS: Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 12:34pm

Business & Finance

Pandemic sends 4.7mn more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia: ADB

The number of people in extreme poverty was 24.3 million last year

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:49pm

World

London's Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972

LONDON: London's Heathrow airport, Britain's busiest, saw its lowest number of passengers since 1972 last year and...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 03:29pm

India to sell 5pc of insurance giant in huge IPO

MUMBAI: India plans to sell a five percent stake in insurance giant LIC in what could potentially be the country’s...

Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:27am

World

Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be re-elected on Sunday for a second straight term,...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:34am

Nine killed in feud between Philippine Muslim clans: police

COTABATO, (Philip-pines): Nine people were killed and three injured in the southern Philippines Saturday when a...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

World

Democracy slides in 2021 amid pandemic pressures: study

PARIS: Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 amid the pandemic and growing support for...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

ECB tells banks to step up defences against hacks

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is telling euro zone banks zone to step up their defences against cyber ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Markets

Most Gulf bourses rise, tracking oil prices

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, supported by rising oil prices, with the Saudi index...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

World

Four dead, one missing in Austria avalanche

VIENNA: Four people died and one was missing Friday after several avalanches struck Austria’s Tyrol province, the...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

Sports

Olympics Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 11:51pm

Markets

India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand

LAUNCESTON, (Australia): One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Markets

Fed flags rate hike 'soon,' plans for significant balance sheet reduction

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signalled it is likely to raise U.S. interest rates in March and...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 01:54am

Govt insists but opposition rejects growth estimate

FM Qureshi says the government managed to revive the economy with a growth rate expected to touch 5.37 percent

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:39am

Markets

Indonesia aims to get mangrove restoration back on track in 2022

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to restore 150,000 hectares of degraded mangroves this year, after rehabilitating about a...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 12:35pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.25 ▲ 0.39 (10.10%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 24 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.25 ▲ 0.11 (9.65%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 24 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	297.60 ▲ 20.76 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 24 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	244.99 ▲ 17.09 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1026.39 ▲ 71.60 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Mar 24 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	83.72 ▲ 5.84 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Mar 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	57.38 ▲ 4.00 (7.49%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 24 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1277 ▲ 89.00 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 24 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	84.22 ▲ 5.87 (7.49%)
Shakarganj / Mar 24 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.50 ▲ 2.33 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Mar 24 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.22 ▼ -0.29 (-11.55%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.88 ▼ -1.00 (-11.26%)
HBL Invest Fund / Mar 24 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.55 ▼ -0.15 (-8.82%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	10.55 ▼ -1.00 (-8.66%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Mar 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.41 ▼ -0.21 (-8.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 24 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.22 ▼ -0.18 (-7.50%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 24 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	193.33 ▼ -15.67 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 24 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	471.75 ▼ -38.25 (-7.50%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 24 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.67 ▼ -1.27 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Mar 24 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.42 ▼ -3.33 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▼ -0.23
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▼ -0.02
Thatta Cement / Mar 24 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 24 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▼ -0.59
Telecard Limited / Mar 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▼ -0.52
Hascol Petrol / Mar 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▼ -0.11
Meezan Bank / Mar 24 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▼ -0.27
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▼ -0.31

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 23	3948.72
Nasdaq / Mar 23	11787.40
Dow Jones / Mar 23	32105.25
India Sensex / Mar 24	57895.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27326.43
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19970.42
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7408.41
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	15034.97
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7056.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1989.92
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	77.60

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