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White phosphorus munitions fired in eastern Ukraine: AFP

CHASIV YAR: White phosphorus munitions were fired on Tuesday from Russian positions on an uninhabited area by the...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 12:41pm

Pakistan

Meeting in Geneva: Khar presents country’s HR report

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday presented Pakistan’s human rights...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Life & Style

Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches

ZURICH: Swiss watches are in high demand these days, but sales of second-hand timepieces are also booming, driven by...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:01pm

Budgetary targets: Govt to take fiscal measures set by IMF: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Monday that a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...

Updated 12 Jan, 2023 09:50pm

Pakistan

Ball is in our court now, says PM Shehbaz post Geneva conference

Finance Minister Dar says 90% pledges are project loans

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 04:57pm

BR Research

All roads lead to the IMF

There is some exuberance about the pledges Pakistan got from Geneva. It's good to have a sentiment booster. Still,...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 08:46am

Markets

KSE-100 rises 0.73% on Geneva pledges

Market stays in green zone throughout the session

Published 10 Jan, 2023 07:07pm

BR Research

Geneva conference: the jig is up?

Like clockwork. As reports of pledges began to trickle in from Geneva, Pakistani policymakers and commentators began...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Demands for reforms: PM asks IMF for a pause

GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Meeting between Dar, IMF officials: Pakistan reaffirms commitment

GENEVA: Pakistan reiterated its commitment to completing a programme with the International Monetary Fund in a...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:53am

Disaster risk reconstruction: ADB to reprioritise $1bn over 3 years

Key sectors of support include agriculture, natural resources, urban services, social protection, health, and public financial management

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

At Geneva conference, Pakistan secures pledges of over $10bn

Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group pledges $4.2bn for flood rehabilitation and reconstruction in Pakistan, World Bank pledges $2bn, while Saudi Arabia, ADB, AIIB each commit $1bn

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 09:14pm

BR Research

Contextualizing today’s donors’ conference

Four months after the horrors of Pakistan’s devastating super-floods started making global headlines, the UN-hosted...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:41am

Pakistan risks ‘extraordinary misery’ without flood recovery help: UN

World Bank estimates that up to nine million more people could be dragged into poverty as a result of the flooding

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:54am

PM to present recovery ‘framework’ at UN conference

GENEVA: Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshalling...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Stalled bailout: IMF team to meet Dar in Geneva

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

IMF says its delegation expected to meet Finance Minister Dar on sidelines of Geneva conference

Will discuss outstanding issues and path forward, says IMF spokesperson

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 10:59am

Geneva moot: Pakistan seeking to generate $8bn

Diplomatic sources say total of $16.8 billion will be required for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of more than 33 million flood-affected people of Pakistan

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 01:12pm

World

UN launches record $51.5bn emergency funding appeal

GENEVA: The UN appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:27am

World

Donetsk battles are ‘hell’, Zelenskiy says

Russian forces destroyed key infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson before fleeing, President...

Published 13 Nov, 2022 11:41am

World

US to move $3.5bn in Afghan central bank assets to Swiss-based trust

The United States on Wednesday announced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 02:48pm

Pakistan

11-member Kashmiri delegation leaves for Geneva

ISLAMABAD: An eleven-member Kashmiri delegation hailing from both sides of Line of Control (LoC) left for Geneva to...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Business & Finance

Swiss watchmakers remain upbeat ahead of Geneva gathering

ZURICH: Swiss watchmakers are not seeing signs so far that geopolitical tensions and recession fears are hitting...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 07:59pm

WTO chief warns of rocky road to deals amid ‘polycrisis’

GENEVA: World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed cautious optimism on Sunday that more than 100...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:18am

Opinion

Conspiracy theories cloud pandemic treaty push

The World Health Organization is battling a barrage of disinformation alleging it is scheming to take over health...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am

Business & Finance

WTO seeks fresh momentum at big ministerial meet

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization holds its biggest gathering in four years from Sunday, looking to prove that it...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 12:03pm

Life & Style

'The Rock' diamond goes under the hammer

GENEVA: 'The Rock', the biggest white diamond ever to be sold at auction, will go under the hammer in Geneva on...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:17pm

Business & Finance

Clock ticking on Swiss watches' raw materials from Russia

GENEVA: Diamonds shine brightly at this year's Geneva watch fair but the sanctions slapped on Russia could soon ...

Updated 03 Apr, 2022 03:03pm

World

Saving nature: Conserving 30pc of the land, sea just the start

GENEVA: Expanding nature reserves to cover at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 is the flagship proposal of...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 06:31am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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