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UN food agency steps up help in Gaza, appeals for funds

Israeli air strikes hammered the Gaza Strip Monday after a week of violence that has killed more than 200 people.

Published 17 May, 2021 05:56pm

World

Gaza pummelled by fresh Israeli air strikes, nearly 200 dead in a week

On Sunday, a car-ramming attack in Sheikh Jarrah wounded seven police officers, police said, adding that the attacker had been killed.

Updated 17 May, 2021 05:23pm

World

Pope urges for calm in Middle East clashes

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

World

Iran Guards reaffirm support for Palestinians facing Israel 'crimes'

Qaani told Haniyeh that Iran "stands alongside the nation of Palestine" and condemned Israel for acting "against all international laws and conventions," IRNA reported.

Updated 16 May, 2021 06:28pm

World

Israel faces highest ever rate of rocket attacks: army

During an escalation in November 2019 between the army and the Islamic Jihad group, 570 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel over three days.

Published 16 May, 2021 05:12pm

World

Israeli military bombs home of Hamas leader in Gaza as violence escalates

On Sunday, the Israeli military announced that it targeted the home of a top Hamas leader in Gaza.
Since fighting broke out earlier last week, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group have acknowledged that 20 fighters have been killed in targeted Israeli strikes, while the Israeli military has said that this number is significantly higher.

Updated 16 May, 2021 08:20pm

World

UN chief 'dismayed', 'disturbed' by Israel strikes on Gaza

US Secretary for Israel-Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr was to hold talks Sunday with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian officials to seek a "sustainable calm," the State Department said.

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:10pm

World

Canada calls for protecting journalists after Gaza strike

"Their safety and security must always be ensured," he said on Twitter.

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:09pm

Editorials

Growing Israeli belligerence

EDITORIAL: Israeli occupied Palestinian territories remain tinder dry ready to catch fire. In the worst violence...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

World

Death toll rises to 132 as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

At least 132 people have been killed in Gaza since Monday, including 32 children and 21 women, and 950 others wounded, Palestinian medical officials said

Published 15 May, 2021 12:54pm

World

Jewish-Arab communal riots erupt in Israel’s cities as Gaza conflict intensifies

In renewed airstrikes on Gaza, Israeli warplanes struck a six-story residential building that it said belonged to Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu said Israel has struck close to a thousand militant targets in Gaza in total.
The four days of cross-border violence showed no sign of abating and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign "will take more time".

Published 13 May, 2021 08:51pm

World

Top Hamas commanders killed by Israeli airstrikes

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has confirmed on Wednesday that several of its top commanding officers were killed in Israeli strikes, including the military chief of Gaza city.
Israeli forces announced that they killed 16 Hamas fighters, including a senior commander and numerous weapons developers, in an airstrike on a Hamas command post in the Gaza Strip.

Published 12 May, 2021 07:27pm

World

21 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 21 civilians have been killed by Israeli air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip, after Hamas launched retaliatory rockets from the coastal territory.
The aerial bombardment occurred after Hamas fired several rockets at Israel, after Israel refused to withdraw forces from the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Published 12 May, 2021 02:07pm

World

Israel says struck 130 Gaza military targets, 15 'operatives' killed

He told reporters that sites targeted so far included weapons manufacturing and storage facilities, training sites and military bases in Gaza.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:32am

At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes

OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM/GAZA): At least 20 people were killed, including nine children, and 65 others wounded in Israeli...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

World

Palestinians fight to survive in Gaza's covid unit

In Gaza, a Palestinian territory under strict Israeli blockade since 2007, the pandemic has been defined by contrast.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:51pm

World

Israeli PM calls for ‘calm’ after clashes

OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for “calm on all sides” after...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

World

Gaza rockets follow Jerusalem clashes in second night of violence

Washington said it was "deeply concerned" by the escalating violence, while the European Union appealed for restraint.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 04:14pm

World

Gaza records highest-ever daily virus deaths

GAZA CITY, (Palestinian Territories): The Gaza Strip recorded its highest-ever daily toll of coronavirus deaths,...

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 09:57am

Pakistan

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack

OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday it had conducted airstrikes against targets in the Gaza ...

Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am

World

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack

Israel imposed a blockade of Gaza's sea and land borders after Hamas seized control in 2007. The two sides have since fought three wars.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:08pm

World

Israel blocks shipment of Sputnik V vaccine to the Gaza Strip

Israel has blocked 1000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, intended for frontline medical workers and key personnel in the tumultuous Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip has yet to any vaccines, with over 53,000 cases and 537 deaths since the start of the pandemic, and limited support in the management of this public health crisis.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 06:25pm

World

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing 'indefinitely'

Gaza residents expressed a mixture of bitterness and relief Tuesday as they crossed into Egypt.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:20pm

World

Jordan presses Israel to vaccinate Palestinians

Some 2.8 million Palestinians live under occupation in the West Bank while two million pack the impoverished, Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:32pm

World

More than 20 injured by blast in Gaza home

The source of the accidental explosion was apparently the home of a member of one of Gaza's armed groups.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:21pm

World

Israeli tanks strike Hamas positions after rocket attack: military

In late December, Hamas and Islamic Jihad staged joint military exercises in the coastal territory, during which they fired rockets out to sea, in the first exercise of its kind.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:01am

World

Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after rocket fire

GAZA CITY, (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s military said Monday its fighter planes struck Hamas facilities in...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

World

Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after rocket fire: army

The Palestinian forces also simulated various combat scenarios with Israeli troops, an AFP reporter said.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:19pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	156.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5116.17
Nasdaq / Apr 29	15983.08
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
India Sensex / Apr 30	75020.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38337.50
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17733.21
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8175.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	18100.97

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	82.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2326.07
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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