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India

Biden administration has to recognise Pakistan based on new ground realities, says Qureshi

Qureshi says Pakistan and specifically India have changed a lot in the last four years, hence any engagement and relations should be developed on the basis of new ground realities
The PTI government and its allies are confident and are in a position to confront and defeat it in a constitutional and parliamentary manner: FM

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 04:09pm

Sports

Australia's Maxwell accepts test career all but over

He missed much of the domestic red-ball season because of his busy limited-overs schedule, which in turn weakened his case for a test recall.

Published 24 Jan, 2021 01:57pm

Business & Finance

Former FBR Chief suggest govt to demonetize Rs 5,000 notes

The former chairman said it would improve the economy and stabilize banking while making bribery more difficult.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 04:24pm

Pakistan

Indian firing at LoC injures teen girl: ISPR

Pakistan Army responded to the Indian actions in a befitting manner and targeted the enemy posts along the LoC, said military’s media wing.
The Indian forces fired mortar rounds at the Pakistani side of the LoC and injured 18-year-old Ansa Siddique during the unprovoked firing.

Updated 22 Jan, 2021 09:24pm

World

Democrats with BJP/RSS links excluded from Biden Administration

Obama administration staffer Sonal Shah and Amit Jani, who worked on the Biden campaign team, have so far been excluded, allegedly due their RSS-BJP links.
These allegations were reportedly brought to the Biden campaign by over a dozen Indian-American organisations.

Updated 22 Jan, 2021 12:11pm

Markets

Indian shares flat; Reliance in focus ahead of results

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.04% to 14,585.30 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.1% to 49,556.13 by 0506 GMT.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:22am

Pakistan

India continues to remain evasive about mysterious death of 11 Pakistanis in Jodhpur: FO

FO said that the family members of the deceased have raised serious concerns hinting at the involvement of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in the incident.
- He added that Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has also addressed a letter to the United Nations calling for an investigation into the deaths of the Pakistanis in India.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:36pm

World

Misinformation blamed for slow start to India vaccine drive

To coincide with Saturday's launch of the vaccination campaign, Vardhan changed his Twitter banner to "vaccines work: stay informed, stay safe".

Published 20 Jan, 2021 05:37pm

Sports

England look to sweep Sri Lanka as India await

Stuart Broad, Sam Curran and Mark Wood led the pace component of an attack that twice bowled out Sri Lanka.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 05:32pm

Markets

South Korea leads Asia stock gains on auto boost; currencies range-bound

Taiwan's dollar strengthened 1.8% ahead of the release of export orders data on Wednesday, which is likely to show orders climbed for a 10th straight month, according to a Reuters poll.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:43pm

World

Tens of thousands skip India's vaccine drive launch

In the first two days of the drive, which started Saturday, the government said 224,000 of 300,000 planned vaccinations were carried out.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

Sports

Australia set India 328 to win decisive Test

Steve Smith top scored for the Australians with 55, while opener David Warner made 48. The series stands at 1-1.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:21pm

Sports

Rain halts final Australia-India Test at the Gabba

India need 328 runs for victory or need to surive all day Tuesday to draw the match and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:12pm

World

Record number of Indian-Americans to be involved in the Biden Administration

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated at least 20 Indian-Americans to key positions in his administration, despite the fact that the community constitutes only one percent of the country's population.
Three Indian-Americans have made their way to the crucial National Security Council of the White House, thus leaving a permanent imprint on the country’s foreign policy and national security in the coming years of the Biden Administration.

Updated 18 Jan, 2021 11:01am

World

India hails 'life saving' Covid-19 vaccine rollout

India has the world's second-largest known caseload with more than 10.5 million coronavirus infections and over 152,000 deaths so far.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:39pm

World

India starts huge vaccine drive as European rollout stutters

Roughly 10,000 people marched in Austria's capital Vienna against coronavirus restrictions, calling on the government to resign.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 11:30am

World

India starts huge vaccine drive as global virus deaths top 2 million

India, home to 1.3 billion people, has the world's second-largest caseload.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 05:35pm

Pakistan

IPRI launches lecture series to highlight the Impact of climate change on national security

Discussing high resource dependency ratios of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Dr Saleem recommended that both countries can have a joint negotiation strategy to deal with India and China.
Dr Saleem was of the opinion that Pakistan needs to internalise climate change planning within national defense and security establishment.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 01:51pm

World

Arnab Goswami celebrated Pulwama attack, knew Modi would do "something major" to sweep polls

According to screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation between ex-CEO of BARC Pratho Dasgupta, Goswami rejoiced and wrote to Dasgupta how the attack helped his channel.
'This attack we have won like crazy,' Goswami wrote to Dasgupta.

Updated 16 Jan, 2021 02:04pm

Pakistan

Remarks of British lawmakers clearly states Kashmir is not India's internal issue: Qureshi

Foreign minister says statements of UK Parliamentarians have exposed the real face of Indian government
Qureshi expresses hope that a similar voice in favor of Kashmiri people will be raised in the US Congress after the new government under Biden leadership assumes it responsibility

Published 15 Jan, 2021 04:51pm

World

Brazil registers 67,758 new coronavirus cases and 1,131 new COVID-19 deaths

The South American country has now registered 8,324,294 cases since the pandemic began.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 01:32pm

Markets

ASIA RICE-Indian prices hold steady, Thai rates hit 8-month high on stronger baht

Meanwhile, Bangladesh's state grains buyer has issued a tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice to boost depleted reserves, amid a surge in prices.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:38am

Business & Finance

Reeling from coronavirus, Asia's poultry farmers battle bird flu outbreak

Still, the country has banned live bird imports from countries with H5N8 and set up a surveillance system for early detection of the virus, he said.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan Army soldier martyred in Indian firing from across LoC

During the exchange of fire, sepoy Nabeel Liaqat, 28, while fighting valiantly embraced martyrdom, said ISPR.
Indian troops committed unprovoked ceasefire violation in Dewa Sector along the LoC which was responded promptly by Pakistani troops in a befitting manner, says ISPR.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:59pm

Sports

Imran Khan beats Virat Kohli in ICC poll

A poll conducted by International Cricket Council (ICC) on their Twitter page, where it asked the best captain among Khan, Kohli, South Africa's Ab de Villiers and Australia's Meg Lanning.
As many as 536, 346 votes were casted, which the former Pakistan captain won by bagging 47.3 per cent of the votes.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 01:43pm

Markets

Freezing temperatures push Asian gas prices to new records

If the cold weather abates, prices may be near a peak as demand for heating fuel diminishes, traders and analysts said. Temperatures are expected to rise to above-average in Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul and Shanghai over the next few weeks, weather data from Refinitiv Eikon showed.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:09am

World

India returns Chinese soldier who strayed over border

The soldier's detention was the second on the high altitude border since 20 Indian border soldiers.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:51pm

Pakistan

No organised terrorist infrastructure exists in Pakistan today: DG ISPR

“Last 10 years were very challenging for the country,” DG ISPR said.
Major General Iftikhar said Operation Raddul Fasad had "consolidated the achievements of the entire decade"

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 04:26pm

Sports

India battle to draw in third Test against Australia

They resumed day five at 98-2, needing a further 309 runs after being set a huge 407 to win when Australia declared their second innings at tea Sunday on 312 for six.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 12:37pm

World

India could potentially ramp up its military presence in Afghanistan, amidst American troop withdrawal

India could potentially ramp up its military assistance to Afghanistan, as American troops begin to expedite their withdrawal from the country.
New Delhi is believed to have provided assurances to Kabul for additional military support in the foreseeable future - as the United States seeks to reduce its troop presence.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 04:01pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Thatta Cement / Jan 25 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19.85 ▼ -0.22 (1.79%)
Invest Cap. Bank / Jan 25 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	3.54 ▲ 0.87 (1.14%)
Ravi Textile / Jan 25 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	10.25 ▼ -0.24 (0.99%)
1st Dawood / Jan 25 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.72 ▲ 0.39 (0.74%)
Telecard / Jan 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	2.92 ▼ -0.11 (0.69%)
Systems Limited / Jan 25 Systems Limited(SYS)	461.00 ▲ 7.35 (0.66%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Jan 25 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.90 ▲ 0.25 (0.53%)
Shabbir Tiles / Jan 25 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	23.80 ▼ -0.02 (0.21%)
ECOPACK / Jan 25 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	32.65 ▼ -0.06 (0.15%)
Pak Elektron / Jan 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39.86 ▲ 0.05 (0.15%)

Stock	Price
Grays Leas. / Jan 25 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.12 ▼ 0.69 (-11.72%)
Chakwal Spinng / Jan 25 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.09 ▼ 0.06 (-4.57%)
Al Shaheer Corp.(R) / Jan 25 Al Shaheer Corporation (R)(ASCR1)	6.69 ▼ 0.29 (-2.34%)
Pak. Int. Airlines (A) / Jan 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (A)(PIAA)	4.60 ▼ 0.01 (-2.13%)
Quice Food / Jan 25 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	4.70 ▼ 0.05 (-1.47%)
Shifa Int. / Jan 25 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	240.51 ▲ -1.30 (-1.23%)
Byco Petr. / Jan 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	9.56 ▼ 0.02 (-1.14%)
Crescent Star / Jan 25 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	2.66 ▲ -0.05 (-1.12%)
Aisha Steel / Jan 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	23.76 ▲ -0.09 (-1.00%)
Dost Steel / Jan 25 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	4.21 ▲ -0.01 (-0.94%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd / Jan 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	25,544,000 ▲ -0.13
Invest Cap. Bank / Jan 25 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	17,052,500 ▼ 0.87
Fauji Foods / Jan 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,931,500 ▼ 0.35
Fauji Fert. Bin / Jan 25 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	12,716,500 ▼ 0.91
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Jan 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	10,844,500 ▼ 0.15
Hum Network / Jan 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	10,747,500 ▼ 0.14
Azgard Nine / Jan 25 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	6,722,500 ▼ 0.37
TRG Pak. / Jan 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,425,000 ▲ -0.33
Lotte Chemical / Jan 25 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,377,500 ▼ 0.02
SILKBANK / Jan 25 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	4,347,000 ▼ 0.01

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 23	160.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 23	160.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 23	103.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 23	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 23	1.22

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 23	3850.96
India Sensex / Jan 23	48878.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 23	28631.45
Nasdaq / Jan 23	13559.29
Hang Seng / Jan 23	29447.85
FTSE 100 / Jan 23	6695.07
Dow Jones / Jan 23	31048.96
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 23	13873.97
France CAC40 / Jan 23	5559.57

Indicator	Value
UK LIBOR % / Jan 23	0.09

India

Biden administration has to recognise Pakistan based on new ground realities, says Qureshi

Australia's Maxwell accepts test career all but over

Former FBR Chief suggest govt to demonetize Rs 5,000 notes

Indian firing at LoC injures teen girl: ISPR

Democrats with BJP/RSS links excluded from Biden Administration

Indian shares flat; Reliance in focus ahead of results

India continues to remain evasive about mysterious death of 11 Pakistanis in Jodhpur: FO

Misinformation blamed for slow start to India vaccine drive

England look to sweep Sri Lanka as India await

South Korea leads Asia stock gains on auto boost; currencies range-bound

Tens of thousands skip India's vaccine drive launch

Australia set India 328 to win decisive Test

Rain halts final Australia-India Test at the Gabba

Record number of Indian-Americans to be involved in the Biden Administration

India hails 'life saving' Covid-19 vaccine rollout

India starts huge vaccine drive as European rollout stutters

India starts huge vaccine drive as global virus deaths top 2 million

IPRI launches lecture series to highlight the Impact of climate change on national security

Arnab Goswami celebrated Pulwama attack, knew Modi would do "something major" to sweep polls

Remarks of British lawmakers clearly states Kashmir is not India's internal issue: Qureshi

Brazil registers 67,758 new coronavirus cases and 1,131 new COVID-19 deaths

ASIA RICE-Indian prices hold steady, Thai rates hit 8-month high on stronger baht

Reeling from coronavirus, Asia's poultry farmers battle bird flu outbreak

Pakistan Army soldier martyred in Indian firing from across LoC

Imran Khan beats Virat Kohli in ICC poll

Freezing temperatures push Asian gas prices to new records

India returns Chinese soldier who strayed over border

No organised terrorist infrastructure exists in Pakistan today: DG ISPR

India battle to draw in third Test against Australia

India could potentially ramp up its military presence in Afghanistan, amidst American troop withdrawal

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