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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

DILI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,...

Published 27 May, 2022 09:39am

World

Stranded Ukrainians find comfort in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

UNAWATUNA: As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 11:55am

World

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka sends troops to oversee fuel distribution

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ordered its military to post soldiers at hundreds of gas stations on Tuesday, to help distribute...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:46am

World

Australia plans to host US, UK nuclear subs

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday his government is readying the country’s ports to...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:42am

World

Russian oil tanker hit by US sanctions heading to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: A Russian-flagged ship targeted by US sanctions and suspected of carrying Iranian oil is heading to...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 01:26pm

Pakistan

Blue economy in Indian Ocean: Panel expresses its concerns over govt’s lack of interest

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over lack of interest shown by the ...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Pakistan

Karachi to receive another spell of monsoon rain from September 9: Met office

Director Met Office Sardar Sarfaraz says the fresh monsoon system will bring light to moderate rainfall in the region

Published 06 Sep, 2021 01:28pm

World

Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE

Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed a vessel called the CSAV Tyndall that was last docked in Jeddah was off the coast of Dubai.

Published 04 Jul, 2021 12:48am

World

Burnt-out ship ‘going down’ off Sri Lanka coast

COLOMBO: A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka’s worst maritime environmental disaster was...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

World

Three dead as another cyclone batters India

Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms the waters of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

Published 26 May, 2021 05:37pm

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

BEIJING: Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

World

China says rocket debris landed in Indian Ocean west of Maldives

The bulk of rocket's components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's
The Long March launched last week was the second deployment of the 5B variant since its maiden flight in May 2020

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:30am

World

Ship runs aground off Mauritius

PORT LOUIS, (Mauritius): Mauritius deployed its coastguard and armed forces on Monday after a Chinese-flagged ...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:40am

World

Iran, Russia start joint naval drill in Indian Ocean

TEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday launched a joint naval drill with Russia in the north of the Indian Ocean...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:47am

World

Iran, Russia start joint naval drill in Indian Ocean

Russia's Baltic Fleet said in a statement on Monday that three ships will take part in the drill.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 07:25pm

World

Iran, Russia navies start exercises in Indian Ocean

Iran has recently conducted several military exercises as it tries to push the United States to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
The drills also included "a variety of defensive formations towards the key part of the exercises which will be to free a merchant vessel attacked by pirates.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 06:53pm

Pakistan

Pursuit of military dominance in Indian Ocean threatens its potential: Qureshi

FM says India has nuclearized the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms to fulfill its hegemonic designs
Qureshi says 2020 was declared the year of the blue economy, which is a new concept that recognises the seas as an essential area for economic development

Published 15 Feb, 2021 02:43pm

Markets

Argentina's corn and soy crops pull away from stricken 2018 harvest

The US Department of Agriculture's Buenos Aires office last week projected the corn crop at 47 million tonnes, a half million below the agency's official estimate, due to drought damage.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:07pm

Sri Lanka scraps Japan-India port deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Tuesday it had pulled out of an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deep-sea...

Updated 03 Feb, 2021 09:32am

World

Iran test-fires ballistic missiles on targets at sea

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired ballistic missiles against targets in the Indian Ocean as they...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	290.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.54 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	620.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 12 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	74.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	290.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.54 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	620.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 12 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	74.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 10	222.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 10	221.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	132.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.94
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.03
UK LIBOR % / Aug 10	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 10	4210.24
India Sensex / Aug 10	58817.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	27819.33
Nasdaq / Aug 10	12854.80
Hang Seng / Aug 10	19610.84
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	7507.11
Dow Jones / Aug 10	33309.51
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	13700.93
France CAC40 / Aug 10	6523.44

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	91.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 10	17235.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 10	128500.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	1790.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	100.94

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