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Thousands rally in London decrying Taliban takeover

LONDON: Thousands rallied in central London on Saturday to protest the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 02:50am

London roads flood as storms roll in

LONDON: Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded on Sunday, as repeated thunderstorms...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 03:52am

Sports

Djokovic eyes 20th Slam against Berrettini in Wimbledon final

34-year-old beat Shapovalov in three sets to book a berth in his 30th Grand Slam final

Published 10 Jul, 2021 05:38pm

World

Firefighters tackle blaze in south London

LONDON: Six people were treated by medics Monday and one hospitalised after a blaze at industrial units in south...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Business & Finance

Ryanair, UK airports sue govt over Covid travel rules

Meanwhile the government said Thursday that it will "consider the role of vaccinations" for inbound travel.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 02:12pm

World

Muslim family of four killed in 'premeditated' Canada truck attack

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he was "horrified" by the attack.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:28am

Markets

HSBC to exit US retail banking sector

HSBC had announced earlier this year that it intended to restructure its US retail and small business operations.

Published 27 May, 2021 10:57am

Markets

European equity markets ahead at open

In initial trade, London's FTSE 100 index rose 0.1 percent to 7,059.76 points compared with Monday's close.

Published 25 May, 2021 02:00pm

Markets

LME copper eyes worst week since Sept 2020 on China price curb fears

China, the world's biggest copper user, said on Wednesday it would strengthen its management of commodity supply and demand to curb "unreasonable" increases in prices, and prevent them being passed on to consumers.

Published 21 May, 2021 11:48am

Markets

Europe markets attempt recovery at open

In initial trade, London's FTSE 100 index rose 0.5 percent to stand at 6,984.18 points, compared with Wednesday's closing level.

Published 20 May, 2021 02:04pm

Markets

FTSE 100 drops as commodity stocks weigh, inflation doubles; John Laing shines

The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index slid 0.5%.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:26pm

Markets

London copper edges up on Chilean supply worries

"Supply side issues may be back in focus" after the rejection of a final wage offer, ANZ said in a note.

Published 17 May, 2021 03:11pm

Markets

London copper rises as traders bet on bullish demand outlook

The most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange dipped 0.5% to 76,380 yuan ($11,887.94) a tonne, clawing back from early losses of 2.5%.

Published 11 May, 2021 12:41pm

Markets

Barclays Q1 profit more than doubles as bad loans shrink

The better than expected results followed similarly upbeat news from rivals such as HSBC and Lloyds earlier in the week, as British banks benefited from government job support schemes that have put back the hit from the pandemic.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 11:16am

Markets

Glencore keeps full-year production guidance unchanged

Its copper production stood at 301,200 tonnes in the first quarter, but zinc fell 13,000 tonnes year-on-year to 282,600 tonnes and nickel was down 11% at 25,200 tonnes.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 12:14pm

Markets

Banks, miners drag FTSE 100 lower; C4X Discovery shines

Hammerson reversed course to trade 2.5% lower. The company on Monday confirmed that it was in talks for a possible sale of its retail parks portfolio to Canadian private equity player Brookfield Asset Management.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 01:39pm

World

Britain condemns 'bullying' Myanmar junta over seizing London

"We condemn the bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London yesterday," Dominic Raab tweeted.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 01:08pm

Markets

FTSE 100 falls as high yields, inflation worries return to fore

The domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index fell 0.5%.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 02:05pm

Business & Finance

Heathrow charging departing passenger extra to cover pandemic costs

The Heathrow airport in London is charging an extra 8.90 pounds ($12.40) to departing passengers to cover costs of falling air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 01:21pm

Business & Finance

New York widens lead over London as global financial hub: Survey

The survey said only 31% of respondents saw London as the top hub, down from 34% last year, with just over 50% saying that leaving the European Union will weaken London’s position as a global financial centre.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 02:49pm

Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif's passport will not be renewed, may apply for emergency travel document: Interior minister

Sheikh Rashid said if Nawaz wants to return to Pakistan, he will be issued the emergency travel documents.
Nawaz's passport will expire tonight.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:48pm

World

UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world's busiest international route

Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.
Britain said it was adding the United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and potentially vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 11:10am

Pakistan

Manual processing of visas at Pakistani missions in UK will discontinue from February 1

From February 1, all visa applications will be processed through online visa portal only.
This decision is in line with Pakistan's decision to stop manual processing of visas from January 1 last.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:59am

World

40% of Londoners would consider moving to Europe in the wake of Brexit, COVID-19: Survey

More than one in three Londoners would consider leaving the UK capital, with all citing Brexit uncertainty and the pandemic as deciding factors for them.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:19pm

Pakistan

Video of women confronting Ishaq Dar in London goes viral

The video, who is making rounds on social media, it can be seen that the women accusing former finance minister and Prime Minister of looting the nation’s wealth.
“Be ashamed, be afraid of Allah,” the woman can be heard saying to Dar.

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 09:08pm

World

British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said that the impact of the new variant, which is already known to be more transmissable, was putting the health service under “intense pressure”.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

World

UK refuses to grant EU diplomats full status, sparking row: BBC

Britain, an EU member for 46 years, voted to quit in 2016 and completed its tortuous journey out of the bloc on Dec. 31, when Brexit fully took effect.
The EU has 143 delegations, equivalent to diplomatic missions, around the world.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 01:29pm

Sports

Tokyo Olympics 'unlikely', says London 2012 official

"I don't think it will be cancelled," Coe told Sky News. "It'll be a challenge, we know. It's pretty self-evident. There will be adaptations."

Published 20 Jan, 2021 09:38am

Markets

Stocks take a breather, bonds under Biden pressure

Overnight, the Nasdaq led modest losses on Wall Street, falling 1.3% as investors sold tech giants who have taken actions against Trump and his supporters.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:34pm

World

Armenian president stuck in London with coronavirus

The 67-year-old president "had symptoms of the novel coronavirus. A test gave a positive result," the presidency said.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:31pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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