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Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say

WASHINGTON/RIYADH: A US Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:23am

Opinion

MARSEW 2023: geo-politics and geo-economics in Indian Ocean

The current era is defined by geo-economics driving geo-politics. It has become imperative need for countries,...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:35am

World

China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia’s historic Andaman exercise

BEIJING: The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding weeklong drills in the Arabian Sea days after the Russian...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:46pm

Sea Guardians-3 strengthens Sino-Pak naval ties: experts

BEIJING: China and Pakistan have common interests in jointly safeguarding strategic sea lanes in regions like the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:57am

World

Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India’s China fears

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 11:41am

World

22 migrants die in boat sinking off Madagascar: authorities

ANTANANARIVO: At least 22 migrants died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, the...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 12:42pm

Opinion

AMAN-23 under focus

Since 2007 a major international naval exercise called AMAN (Peace) organised every two years by Pakistan Navy with...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am

World

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
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Nov 28 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.20 ▲ 0.24 (12.24%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Bela Auto / Nov 28 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	7.29 ▲ 0.71 (10.79%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.53 ▼ -0.66 (-10.66%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 28 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.90 ▼ -0.09 (-9.09%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.81 ▼ -0.07 (-7.95%)
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Nov 28 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	38.54 ▼ -3.12 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Nov 28 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	65.05 ▼ -4.95 (-7.07%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Hala Enterprise / Nov 28 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.75 ▼ -0.66 (-5.78%)
Punjab Mod / Nov 28 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.09 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.20
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,603,061 ▲ 0.08
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	24,352,497 ▼ -0.08
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,054,217 ▲ 0.24
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.22
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▲ 0.26
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 2.67
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.63
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.01
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.06

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