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Trump's Board of Peace planning pilot 'humanitarian zone' in south Gaza: official

Published 08 Jul, 2026 04:45pm

The pilot zone would be secured by multinational troops from the International Stabilization Force

Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah

Published 31 May, 2026 01:18pm

It comes after Saturday, one of the heaviest days of Hezbollah fire toward northern Israel since the April ceasefire, prompting school closures and restrictions

Gaza-bound flotilla says Israeli forces intercepting fleet near Cyprus

Published 18 May, 2026 02:09pm

Around 50 ships had departed from southwestern Turkiye on Thursday as part of the flotilla

Israel says to use ‘full force’ in Lebanon despite truce if soldiers face threat

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

SA NUR, (Palestinian Territories): Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the military had been...

Israel military says killed secretary to Hezbollah chief in Beirut

Published 09 Apr, 2026 02:13pm

Israel's military said Thursday it had struck and killed a close adviser to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem

Israeli strike kills 4 in Gaza

Published 06 Apr, 2026 04:04am

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency and a hospital reported that an Israeli strike in the Palestinian territory...

Trump wants a deal with Iran but success of talks unlikely, Israeli officials say

Published 24 Mar, 2026 02:19pm

Those US demands were likely to include curbs on Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes

Israel army says begun ‘limited targeted ground operations’ against Hezbollah in south Lebanon

Published 16 Mar, 2026 12:24pm

Israeli military said on Monday it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah

‘Tucker Carlson’s revolt against America’s Israel policy’

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:42am

This is apropos several letters to the Editor titled ‘Tucker Carlson’s revolt against America’s Israel policy’...

Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks

Published 02 Mar, 2026 08:29am

The Israeli military said it had begun striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including senior Hezbollah members in the Beirut area

Pakistan needs fresh diabetes survey: Experts

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Pakistan urgently needs a new nationwide diabetes survey to determine the true scale of type 2 diabetes,...

Peace without justice

Published 05 Oct, 2025 05:32am

EDITORIAL: The so-called peace plan for Gaza has all the familiar hallmarks of a settlement devised by Israel’s...

Israel army says strikes Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

Published 31 Aug, 2025 12:52pm

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said it carried out a strike on a site run by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on...

Defence minister warns Israeli officers against criticising Trump’s Gaza plan

Published 07 Feb, 2025 10:54pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned officers not to “speak out” against US President...

Israel says 50 killed in weeks-long West Bank operation

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

JENIN, (Palestinian Territories): The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants ...

What more could Bibi have done?

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 06:47am

EDITORIAL: Turns out that Donald Trump’s warning, that “all hell would break out in the Middle East” if a deal...

Israel hits back at Iran with strikes on military targets, IDF says

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:31pm

DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Israel hit back at Iran early on Saturday, with its military saying it was conducting strikes...

Israel, Palestine, the endgame

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Before I tackle the article I seek permission to reproduce a joke that I read in the Reader’s Digest, Circa 1964:...

Books, not bombs

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

The children in several countries like Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, the US, Russia, the UK, Canada,...

Resilience and resolve of the oppressed will ultimately lead to their liberation

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:38am

Decades-long tyranny, suffocation, oppression, illegal settlements, land seizures, home demolitions, frequent...

Genocide the last refuge of the oppressor losing a conflict

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:22am

In King John, one of Shakespeare’s comparatively less mentioned plays, he says, “Your breath first kindled the...

Global Palestine versus global Israel—III

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Schizophrenic fascist population – Francs. Herbert. Bradley says “Where everything is bad/it must be good/to know...

Gods of finance and the ‘great unwind’

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Nobody puts it all together quite like Bloomberg columnist John Authers, who described the recent financial market...

Iran deserves praise

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has so far killed more than 35,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven...

Israel army says military intelligence chief resigns over October 7 Hamas attack

Published 22 Apr, 2024 02:01pm

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Monday the chief of its intelligence directorate has resigned after taking...

Palestine exposes the Orwellian freedom & Western democracy

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius inquires, “What do you read my Lord? Words, words, words” Hamlet replies. This...

Pakistan facing insulin shortage due to uncertain policies: experts

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 08:20am

KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a shortage of high quality insulin, a dire situation for a country where over one-fourth...

Gaza: the 4-day pause

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

EDITORIAL: It says a lot that the 4-day pause agreed between Hamas and IDF (Israeli Defence Forces), brokered...

Israel says one killed in fire from Lebanon as Hezbollah claims strikes

Published 15 Oct, 2023 10:16pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel exchanged deadly cross-border fire Sunday, with the Iran-backed group ...

Diabetes education: Protect tomorrow by investing today

Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:03am

Diabetes awareness month takes place every year in November, with the 14th recognised as World Diabetes Day. First...

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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