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‘Climate changes pose threat to communities’

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

HYDERABAD: Speakers emphasised that climate change poses serious threats to the lives, livelihoods, and safety of...

Int’l Nakba Day: President reaffirms unwavering solidarity with Palestinian people

Updated 17 May, 2026 06:24am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian...

Tens of millions risk hunger as Hormuz standoff blocks fertiliser: UN

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

PARIS: Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the...

Countries pledge over USD1bn to ease Sudan hunger crisis

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

BERLIN: An international conference to raise funding commitments for Sudan has produced pledges of more than 1.3...

US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

RIYADH: The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the...

US fueling war in Gaza

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:38am

How ironic it is that the US has completely lost its marbles in its support to the Zionist entity that has killed...

Traders condemn Israeli aggression in Gaza

Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am

KARACHI: Business community has strongly condemned the Israeli aggression in Gaza, particularly the indiscriminate...

PPMA praised for helping govt address drug shortages in Kurram district amid crisis

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (NHSR&C) extended gratitude to...

KP to deploy special force to secure Parachinar Road

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:20am

PESHAWAR: The 19th meeting of the Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of...

Non-availability of life-saving drugs adds to Kurram’s woes

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Authorities said that the humanitarian crisis in the restive Kurram district continues to worsen as four...

PM steps up criticism of Israel

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, arms embargo...

Empty threats

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

EDITORIAL: In a joint letter to their Israeli counterparts US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of...

Palestine, Lebanon: Cabinet approves establishment of PM’s Relief Fund

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Palestine and...

UN urges tighter control on arms to Haiti as death toll mounts

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:48pm

Haiti has seen nearly 13 people killed on average each day this year, according to data from a United Nations report...

JI slams silence over Gaza genocide

Published 14 Sep, 2024 07:31am

KARACHI: The city chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday slammed the Muslim world for its “silence” and...

US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier

Published 17 May, 2024 10:52pm

JERUSALEM: The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up...

Netanyahu says no humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee

Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am

RAFAH (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday insisted there was no “humanitarian...

Pro-Palestinian protests: top French university loses funding

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

PARIS: The Paris region authority sparked controversy Tuesday by temporarily suspending funding for Sciences Po, one...

Sudan crisis ‘almost catastrophic’: WFP chief

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

PARIS: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is “almost catastrophic”, the head of the UN food agency said Monday,...

‘An awful milestone’

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

EDITORIAL: Six months of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance” for the October 7 Hamas attack (precipitated...

Prince William concerned at ‘terrible human cost’ of ME conflict

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

LONDON: Heir to the British throne Prince William on Tuesday released a rare statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict,...

Court orders Netherlands to stop F-35 parts delivery to Israel

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after ...

Six Palestinians were killed at a UN-run shelter in Gaza: UNRWA chief

Published 23 Jan, 2024 11:00pm

DOHA: Six displaced Palestinians were killed when one of the U.N.-run shelters was hit in Khan Younis, the focus of...

Jordan urges US to push for ceasefire

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 08:32am

AMMAN: Jordan’s king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an...

Pakistan pins hopes on OIC summit

Updated 11 Nov, 2023 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Friday that Pakistan has high hopes from the OIC extraordinary summit being held...

Kurram clashes continue amid communication ‘blackout’, road blockade

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: The week-long bloody clashes between rival tribesmen in Kurram tribal district have left 28 killed and 40...

UN overwhelmingly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian...

UN steps up appeal for fuel in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 06:16am

GAZA: The UN agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in besieged Gaza warned it may have to shut down...

Russia, China veto US push for UN action on Israel, Gaza

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on the...

Gaza hospitals in crisis as Israel-Hamas conflict rages on

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s hospitals were facing “complete collapse”, Palestinian medics warned Wednesday as the UN...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 12	159.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 12	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
India Sensex / Aug 12	77,966.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 12	67,524.06
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Hang Seng / Aug 12	25,440.17
FTSE 100 / Aug 12	10,833.15
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 12	26,331.07
France CAC40 / Aug 12	8,674.94

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 12	82.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 12	4,407.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 12	84.38
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	325.92
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Spinning / Aug 12 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	12.39 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 12 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	44.84 ▲ 4.08 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 12 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	22.96 ▲ 2.09 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 12 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	72.28 ▲ 6.57 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	104.39 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 12 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	82.27 ▲ 7.48 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 12 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	305.49 ▲ 27.77 (10%)
Fecto Cement / Aug 12 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	122.41 ▲ 11.13 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	62.58 ▲ 5.69 (10%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 12 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	25.51 ▲ 2.32 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Aug 12 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	23.82 ▼ -2.65 (-10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.07 ▼ -1.67 (-9.98%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 12 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	49.29 ▼ -5.39 (-9.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 12 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50.79 ▼ -3.6 (-6.62%)
Din Tex. / Aug 12 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	63.59 ▼ -4.4 (-6.47%)
Sindh Abadgar / Aug 12 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	362 ▼ -24.07 (-6.23%)
Elahi Cotton / Aug 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	233.96 ▼ -12.98 (-5.26%)
Saritow Spinning / Aug 12 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	24.98 ▼ -1.36 (-5.16%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	26.73 ▼ -1.33 (-4.74%)
IbrahimFibres / Aug 12 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	274.91 ▼ -13.65 (-4.73%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,754,373 ▲ 0.27
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	67,531,272 ▼ -1.67
Hascol Petrol / Aug 12 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	47,270,202 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,081,052 ▼ -0.03
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 12 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	27,947,995 ▲ 0.13
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	25,565,990 ▼ -0.2
Thatta Cement / Aug 12 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	24,972,760 ▲ 3.09
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 12 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	20,798,571 ▲ 0.31
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 12 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	20,640,954 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Aug 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,147,542 ▲ 0.29

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