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Israeli military review into killing of Gaza aid workers finds ‘professional failures’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Sunday acknowledged professional failures and violations of orders in...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 08:36pm

World

Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strikes kill 25

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes since dawn on Sunday have killed at least...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 05:37pm

World

Qatar’s chief negotiator says ‘frustrated’ by pace of Gaza talks

Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, brokered a truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas which came into force on January 19 and largely halted over a year long attacks by Israel on Palestinians

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 03:41pm

Pakistan

JI announces nationwide strike on April 26 over Gaza crisis

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Sunday announced a nationwide strike on April 26 to protest Israel’s military offensive in...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 07:52pm

World

Hamas says fate of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander unknown after strike

GAZA CITY: Hamas said Saturday that the fate of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander remained unknown, while the...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 08:03pm

World

Hamas calls for pressure to end Israel’s aid block on Gaza

GAZA CITY: Hamas on Friday urged the international community to exert immediate pressure to end Israel’s complete...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 04:53pm

World

Gaza rescuers say 15 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Friday that 15 people, including 10 from the same family, had been...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 12:42pm

World

Hamas says it is ready to release all remaining hostages for an end to Gaza war

CAIRO: Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed...

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 03:27pm

World

Deadliest US strike in Yemen kills 74, Houthis say

ADEN/WASHINGTON: US strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 74 people in the deadliest attack...

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 07:44pm

World

Mediator Qatar says Israel ‘did not abide’ by Gaza truce deal

MOSCOW: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday that Israel had failed to respect January’s...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 06:28pm

World

Gaza rescuers say 25 killed in Israeli strikes on displaced people

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported on Thursday that a wave of Israeli air strikes hit multiple...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 12:12pm

World

Gaza has become ‘mass grave’: MSF

GENEVA: Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday said Israel’s military operations and blockage...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 01:39pm

World

UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by Israeli strike on Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza

GENEVA: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” at Sunday’s strike by Israeli forces...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 12:16pm

World

Hamas says will free hostages if end to Gaza war guaranteed

CAIRO: A senior Hamas official said on Monday that the Hamas is prepared to release all Israeli hostages in exchange...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:46pm

World

Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated

CAIRO: Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and...

Updated 13 Apr, 2025 10:07pm

World

Israel takes control of key Gaza corridor, to expand offensive

GAZA CITY: Israel announced on Saturday that its military had completed the takeover of a new corridor in southern...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:33pm

World

Hamas official says delegation to reach Cairo Saturday for Gaza truce talks

CAIRO: A Hamas official told AFP that senior leaders from the group are heading to Cairo on Saturday for Gaza...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 02:36pm

World

Gazans struggle to find water as clean sources become increasingly scarce

GAZA/CAIRO: Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their only source of clean water in the past week...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 04:26pm

World

Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills 10, including 7 children

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that a pre-dawn Israeli air strike on Friday killed 10 members of...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 12:42pm

World

Gaza rescuers say 23 killed in Israel strike on residential block

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City killed at least...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 05:59pm

World

Abbas urges Hamas to stop giving Israel ‘excuses’ in Gaza

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on Hamas Tuesday to stop giving Israel “excuses” to keep up its...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 08:01pm

World

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 12

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 05:38pm

World

Britain says Israel’s detention of two UK MPs ‘unacceptable’

LONDON: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Saturday it was “unacceptable” and deeply concerning that...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 01:47pm

World

Gaza rescuers say 25 killed in Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least 25 people were killed Thursday in an Israeli air strike on a...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 09:52pm

World

Gaza rescuers say children among 8 killed in Israeli strike

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that an Israeli air strike on Sunday on a house and a tent...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 02:10pm

World

Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group’s chief says

Hamas rules out disarming while Israeli occupation persists, defends weapons as 'Red Line'

Updated 30 Mar, 2025 09:45pm

Editorials

Resumption of war on Gaza

EDITORIAL: Israel abruptly resumed its genocidal campaign in Gaza, killing 404 Palestinians and wounding more than...

Updated 30 Mar, 2025 07:29am

World

Palestinians denounce Israeli recognition of new West Bank settlements

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned on Sunday an Israeli decision to recognise more than a dozen...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 09:40pm

World

Gaza death toll tops 50,000 as Israel kills more Palestinians

Toll surges this week following breakdown of truce largely held since January 19

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:19pm

World

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza, Hamas says

CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 10:17am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	280.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	142.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
India Sensex / Apr 17	78,553.20
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,395.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	34,730.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	64.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	3,326.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 20	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 18 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.44 ▲ 0.99 (40.41%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.36 ▲ 0.99 (10.57%)
Oilboy Energy / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 18 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.70 ▲ 1.25 (10.04%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Apr 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	18.11 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	26.91 ▲ 2.45 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	46.70 ▲ 4.25 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 18 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	63.90 ▲ 5.81 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 18 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	35.63 ▲ 3.24 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 18 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	97.10 ▲ 8.83 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	0.64 ▼ -0.43 (-40.19%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.84 ▼ -1.33 (-18.55%)
Century Ins. / Apr 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	41.25 ▼ -8.57 (-17.2%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.86 ▼ -0.98 (-14.33%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Apr 18 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.50 ▼ -1.55 (-14.03%)
Habib Ins. / Apr 18 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	6.92 ▼ -0.69 (-9.07%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.18 ▼ -0.3 (-8.62%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 18 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.87 ▼ -1.1 (-7.87%)
First Fid. Leasing / Apr 18 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2 ▼ -0.16 (-7.41%)
Zephyr Textile / Apr 18 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.56 ▼ -0.92 (-7.37%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,238,255 ▲ 1.64
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	30,965,499 ▲ 0.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,907,790 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,544,373 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,813,509 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,614,194 ▲ 0
Pak Elektron / Apr 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,998,433 ▼ -0.42
Habib Bank / Apr 18 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	9,362,714 ▼ -5.52
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	9,098,065 ▼ -0.43
B.O.Punjab / Apr 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,925,360 ▼ -0.09

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