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Syria weighing whether to join Makkah pact: foreign minister

Updated 31 Oct, 2026 06:07pm

In August this year, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signed the defence pact in Makkah that states an attack on one country is to be considered an attack on all three

Jordan says its strikes on Syria killed more then 20 Islamic State militants

Published 27 Oct, 2026 01:54pm

Syrian authorities had said the Jordanian strikes killed seven people

Turkish FM says Israel wants to destabilise Syria

Published 14 Sep, 2026 04:59am

DAMASCUS: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel on Sunday of trying to destabilise Syria through its...

Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust

Published 23 Aug, 2026 01:02pm

Shaibani said Israel had bombed Abu al-Duhur even after Syria conveyed a message that it would not be a Turkish base

Blast targets security forces’ bus near Damascus, causing injuries

Published 23 Aug, 2026 02:33am

DAMASCUS: An explosive device targeted a bus carrying security forces near the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday,...

Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

Published 09 Aug, 2026 06:48pm

Russia was a key Assad ally during Syria’s 13-year conflict, and provided vital military support that kept the former leader’s forces in power

Lebanon’s tragedy

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 06:22am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Lebanon’s tragedy” carried by the newspaper on Monday. The writer,...

UN chief urges immediate removal of all Syria sanctions

Published 26 Jul, 2026 08:51pm

Guterres is the first UN chief to visit Syria since his predecessor Ban Ki-moon in 2009

Guterres meets Syria's Sharaa on first visit to Damascus by UN chief in 17 years

Published 25 Jul, 2026 05:34pm

Sharaa was until November 2025 under terrorism-related sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council

Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit

Published 07 Jul, 2026 01:26pm

State television later reported that Macron and Sharaa had met at the Syrian Presidential Palace

Damascus cafe blast kills 5, wounds 16, Syrian state news agency says

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:00pm

A bomb is planted at the café, which is near the Palace of Justice in the centre of Syria's capital

Hezbollah denies link to cell accused of planning Damascus attack

Published 13 Apr, 2026 05:59am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah denied on Sunday any link to a cell accused by Syrian authorities of planning an attack on a...

Oil prices rise as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline, strikes on Iran intensify

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 05:47pm

Brent crude futures were up $1.39, or 1.27%, at $111.16 a barrel by 1209 GMT

Zelensky, Turkiye’s top diplomat in Damascus for talks with Syrian president

Published 05 Apr, 2026 07:40pm

Zelensky visited several Middle Eastern countries and signed defence agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Syria says has taken over another base from US forces

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shadadi base in the northeast from US...

Damascus opens humanitarian corridor to Kurdish-majority town

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s military said on Sunday it had opened a humanitarian corridor to the Kurdish-majority town of...

Syria says kills senior IS leader, arrests operative near Damascus

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:29am

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday said forces killed a senior leader in the Islamic State group and arrested...

Turkish ministers to meet Syria’s Sharaa in Damascus

Published 22 Dec, 2025 05:11pm

Talks will also address "progress in implementing the March 10 agreement" between Damascus and Syrian Democratic Forces

Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled

Published 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am

*Official celebrations are planned for the central Umayyad Square in Damascus, which has already been packed with jubilant gatherings ahead of December 8

Vast trove of medieval Jewish records opened up by AI

Published 26 Nov, 2025 12:59pm

Cairo Geniza documents remain largely untranscribed

US diplomats on Syria abruptly let go amid pro-Damascus policy push, sources say

Published 18 Sep, 2025 10:50am

Barrack was in Damascus on Tuesday overseeing the foreign minister's signing of a plan to address a standoff with the Druze minority in the south

Saudi launches Damascus area reconstruction project

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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