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Easter

President, PM greet Christian community on Easter

Published 06 Apr, 2026 04:04am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended their facilitations to the...

PM Shebaz extends Easter greetings, reaffirms commitment to minority rights

Published 05 Apr, 2026 10:35am

Hopes the occasion would bring peace, stability, and prosperity globally.

No exams in Sindh on April 2-6

Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am

KARACHI: The Sindh government has imposed a ban on holding examinations during Holy Week and Easter. In view of the...

UK shoppers celebrate Easter and the sunshine with a spending splurge

Published 13 May, 2025 08:25am

LONDON: British shoppers overcame their worries about a global trade war and sharply increased their spending in...

Norway’s Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath

Published 22 Apr, 2025 07:47am

Norway’s Queen Sonja, 87, was admitted to the National Hospital on Monday evening for examinations due to shortness...

Pope Francis greets cheering Easter crowds from popemobile as he recovers from pneumonia

Published 21 Apr, 2025 08:19am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis entered St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since...

Pope Francis, a Trump critic, meets US VP Vance on Easter

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with US Vice President JD Vance,...

CM greets Christian community on Easter

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has extended her heartfelt greetings to the Christian community on...

Blasts reported in Russian-controlled Donetsk amid Easter ceasefire

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:22pm

MOSCOW: Several blasts ripped through Russian-controlled Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday amid an Easter...

Recovering pope expected to delight crowds at Easter Sunday mass

Published 20 Apr, 2025 11:09am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is expected to delight Catholics all over the world during Easter celebrations at the...

Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after declaring ceasefire in Ukraine

Published 20 Apr, 2025 10:01am

President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiyy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire

Published 20 Apr, 2025 09:57am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Sunday the Russian army made attempts to advance and inflict losses...

King Charles III praises humanitarian workers in Easter message

Published 17 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

LONDON: King Charles III on Thursday paid tribute to humanitarian workers who “risk their own lives” to protect...

Ahead of Easter, security for 622 churches across Lahore enhanced: CCPO

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

LAHORE: Police has implemented top-notch security arrangements for 622 churches across the city on the occasion of...

Easter: Punjab CM greets members of Christian community

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

LAHROE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz became the first CM Punjab to visit the Maryamabad Church in 131 years. ...

Zardari, PM greet Christian community

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif felicitated Christian community on the...

Christian employees: Advance salary, pension ordered

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed that arrangements should be made in advance to pay salaries and pension to ...

PM greets Christian community on Easter

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday felicitated the Christian community around the world,...

CM wants foolproof security arrangements for Easter

Published 09 Apr, 2023 06:51am

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has ordered to ensure foolproof security arrangements on...

Asian currencies, stocks pressured by fear of global downturn

Published 06 Apr, 2023 10:42am

Most Asian currencies and shares were in the red on Thursday after investors turned to the safety of the US dollar...

Pope to preside over Palm Sunday after hospital stay

Published 02 Apr, 2023 11:45am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will preside over mass in St Peter’s Square Sunday as he kicks off events leading to...

Religious whipping marks Good Friday in the Philippines

Published 15 Apr, 2022 10:47am

HAGONOY: Catholic zealots in the Philippines whipped their backs bloody and raw on Good Friday, as the fervently...

More than 100 hurt in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as religious festivals overlap

Updated 15 Apr, 2022 01:59pm

JERUSALEM: More than 100 people were wounded Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police...

Sri Lanka clears police, defence chiefs over Easter bombings

Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:04pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's High Court on Friday acquitted two top officials accused of "crimes against humanity" for...

Pope shares solidarity with Myanmar youth as protesters decorate Easter eggs

Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:10pm

Myanmar has been gripped by turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and derailed the country's tentative transition to democracy.

Sri Lanka steps up security for Easter services

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:48pm

Posters calling for justice were put up outside St. Sebastian's, which was packed with worshippers on Sunday.

Millions face Easter under virus curbs

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

Across the Atlantic, fresh curbs were also imposed ahead of Easter in Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two most populous provinces.

Asian markets rally after Wall St record

Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:22am

"Vaccine rollouts remain the game's name and drive the narrative, even with the EU lagging, as investors view this delay in the context that the catch-up is but a function of time," he said.

Merkel urges Germans to celebrate Easter quietly

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:14pm

"It should be a quiet Easter, with those closest to you, with very reduced contact. I urge you to refrain from all non-essential travel," Merkel said in a video message, adding this was the only way to help the doctors and nurses fighting the virus.

Mexico passes 200,000 Covid deaths

Published 26 Mar, 2021 10:07am

"I imagined it was going to be worse than they were assuming," said Macias, who led the country's fight against the swine flu pandemic in 2009.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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