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Cyril Ramaphosa

China, Russia, Iran start ‘BRICS Plus’ naval exercises in SA waters

Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am

JOHANNESBURG: China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa’s waters on Saturday in...

Trump says South Africa won’t get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive

Published 27 Nov, 2025 11:36am

Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20

South Africa judges G20 summit a triumph of multilateralism despite US no-show

Published 24 Nov, 2025 07:17am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the declaration from this weekend’s...

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 10:57pm

We had the entire year of working towards this adoption and the past week has been quite intense, spokesperson said

South Africa, EU sign critical minerals deal

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday, ahead of the G20...

‘Trump’s UNGA speech’

Updated 08 Oct, 2025 08:13am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor from this writer carried by the newspaper yesterday. What made the session...

Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

Updated 07 Jul, 2025 04:15pm

Original BRICS group gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, and China at its first summit in 2009

Trump confronts Ramaphosa with false genocide claims

Published 22 May, 2025 12:07am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on...

EU ‘open for negotiations’ after latest Trump tariff threat

Published 13 Mar, 2025 10:32pm

CAPE TOWN: The European Union is ready to negotiate with the United States over escalating tariffs between the two...

Global stability threatened by backslide in cooperation: S Africa

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:59am

CAPE TOWN: The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned...

G20 leaders warn declining cooperation threat to global stability

Published 27 Feb, 2025 12:38am

CAPE TOWN: The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned...

G20 FMs meeting calls for ‘cooperation’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting...

South Africa files ‘evidence’ of ‘genocide’ by Israel in ICJ case

Published 28 Oct, 2024 10:54pm

Israel’s aggression in Gaza has killed at least 43,020 Palestinians since October 7, 2023

China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments

Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:04am

BEIJING: China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed...

S Africa’s Ramaphosa sworn in for second full term as president

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

PRETORIA: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa hailed “the beginning of a new era” on Wednesday as he was sworn in...

Divided ANC debates South Africa’s future government

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling ANC was holding internal party talks Thursday to decide who to ally with to...

South Africa votes with long ANC dominance under threat

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

SOWETO (South Africa): South Africa’s ruling ANC was fighting Wednesday to defy expectations that it could lose ...

South Africa gears up for ‘most unpredictable’ vote

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans braced Tuesday for a tight general election that may loosen the ruling ANC’s 30-year...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa promises to ‘do better’ as election looms

Published 25 May, 2024 11:18pm

SOWETO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Saturday to do more on issues including jobs and state...

South Africa sets general election for May 29

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 to choose a parliament, which will in turn pick a...

‘Important first step’

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

EDITORIAL: Palestinians seem torn between “disappointment and excitement”, and rightly so, since the...

S African lawmakers vote to suspend diplomatic ties with Israel, shut embassy

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 09:21am

CAPE TOWN: South African lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of closing down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and...

Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation to Overcome Risks and Challenges and Jointly Build a Better World

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:44am

TEXT: Address by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China. At the Closing Ceremony of the BRICS...

South Korea’s Yoon to pay state visit to UK in November

Published 26 Sep, 2023 10:39am

LONDON: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay a state visit to Britain in November following an invitation...

Russia’s Putin thanks South Africa’s Ramaphosa for work on BRICS expansion

Published 24 Aug, 2023 01:33pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for handling...

BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE to be new members

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 03:39pm

JOHANNESBURG: The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia,...

China’s Xi arrives in South Africa for BRICS summit

Published 22 Aug, 2023 12:09pm

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Africa, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, where he will...

Export of Ukrainian grain: African leaders urge Putin to return to deal

Updated 29 Jul, 2023 10:17am

Press Putin to move ahead with their peace plan to end the Ukraine war

Putin to skip BRICS summit in S Africa under arrest threat

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, ...

South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin 'war' must end

Published 17 Jun, 2023 10:37pm

MOSCOW: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	161.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jan 1	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	7,472.79
India Sensex / Jan 1	77,094.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	72,353.96
Nasdaq / Jan 1	26,166.60
Hang Seng / Jan 1	23,768.52
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	10,437.85
Dow Jones / Jan 1	51,712.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	25,139.69
France CAC40 / Jan 1	8,400.11

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	74.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	378,345
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	4,191.94
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	79.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 29 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	7.16 ▲ 1 (16.23%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 29 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	9.01 ▲ 1 (12.48%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 29 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	11.28 ▲ 1.03 (10.05%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 29 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	23.38 ▲ 2.13 (10.02%)
Masood Tex.(Pref) / Jun 29 Masood Textile Mills Limited (Preference)(MSOTPS)	15.04 ▲ 1.37 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 29 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	30.67 ▲ 2.79 (10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 29 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.37 ▲ 5.76 (10%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 29 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	30.36 ▲ 2.76 (10%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 29 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	13.42 ▲ 1.22 (10%)

Stock	Price
UBLPakistanETF / Jun 29 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	31.71 ▼ -10.18 (-24.3%)
NBP PGETF / Jun 29 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	29.88 ▼ -5.58 (-15.74%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 29 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.05 ▼ -2.23 (-10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 29 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	226.55 ▼ -25.17 (-10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 29 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	94.24 ▼ -10.47 (-10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jun 29 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	22.80 ▼ -2.53 (-9.99%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jun 29 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	19.88 ▼ -2.17 (-9.84%)
Data Agro / Jun 29 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	87.15 ▼ -9.28 (-9.62%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	41.50 ▼ -4.41 (-9.61%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	31.50 ▼ -3.19 (-9.2%)

Stock	Volume
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 29 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	104,136,884 ▼ -1.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,717,757 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	50,957,377 ▼ -0.19
Pak Elektron / Jun 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,046,218 ▲ 0.46
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	24,795,851 ▲ 1.61
B.O.Punjab / Jun 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,149,737 ▼ -0.38
Service Long March / Jun 29 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	21,427,598 ▲ 0.15
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,772,975 ▼ -0.56
Oilboy Energy / Jun 29 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	19,775,407 ▲ 0.41
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	18,655,206 ▼ -0.36

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