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Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

NAIROBI: The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry...

Published 03 May, 2024 03:42pm

World

Somali pirates free ship after Bangladeshi owners pay ransom

CHITTAGONG: Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early Sunday after the shipowners...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 12:45pm

World

SpaceX mega rocket lost in final phase of ‘successful’ test flight

BOCA CHICA (United States): Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

World

Malaysian PM ‘happy to reopen’ MH370 search if compelling evidence found

MELBOURNE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be “happy to reopen” the search for flight...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:44am

World

Mauritius launches India-funded air strip in Agalega

PORT LOUIS, (Mauritius): Mauritius inaugurated on Thursday an Indian-financed air strip and jetty on the island of...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Editorials

India-Maldives relations – increasing acrimony

EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen India’s relations with most of its neighbours going through considerable strain....

Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am

World

Indian navy bolsters Arabian Sea forces after attacks

MUMBAI: India’s navy said it is deploying three warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea to “maintain...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 12:56pm

World

Iran navy receives new cruise missiles amid growing regional tension

DUBAI: The Iranian navy has taken delivery of cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km (621 miles) as well as...

Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am

World

Eight dead as cyclone batters India’s southeast coast

CHENNAI: At least eight people were killed as storms lashed India’s southeast coast, police said Tuesday, with...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 10:37am

World

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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