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UN condemns escalating violence in Sri Lanka

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned the escalating violence in Sri Lanka amid the...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

World

Belarus crushing dissent with ‘complete impunity’: UN rights chief

GENEVA: Belarus is crushing dissent and blocking victims of rights abuses from seeking justice, the United Nations...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 03:04pm

World

Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80% of...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:16am

World

Over 100 civilians killed in Ukraine war, including seven children: UN

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said Monday that at least 102 civilians, including seven children, had been killed...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:42pm

World

UN urges step back from violence in Kazakhstan

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday urged all sides in Kazakhstan to refrain from violence and seek a peaceful...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 11:48pm

Suu Kyi jailed for two years

RANGOON: A court in military-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of charges of incitement and...

Updated 07 Dec, 2021 09:41am

UN says Israel move outlawing Palestinian groups unjustified

GENEVA: Israel's designation of six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed "terrorist organisations" ...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

Politics and Bretton Woods institutions

‘The “Doing Business” controversy has shaken confidence in the World Bank and the IMF. But it must not obscure...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

World

UN body agrees to establish investigator on Afghanistan

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan

GENEVA/NEW YORK: Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have...

Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:19am

World

Taliban ‘breaking’ promises to women: UN rights chief

GENEVA: The Taliban are breaking their promises on women’s rights and inclusivity in Afghanistan, the UN rights...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

Environment threats ‘greatest challenge to human rights’: UN

GENEVA: The UN’s rights chief warned on Monday that environmental threats were worsening conflicts worldwide and...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

UN rights boss says she has credible reports of Taliban executions

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that she had received credible reports of serious violations by ...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Taliban say no evacuation extension

KABUL: Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers said on Tuesday they wanted all foreign evacuations from the country...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:34am

World

Taliban's treatment of women will mark 'red line': UN rights chief

Speaking before an emergency session on Afghanistan, Michelle Bachelet urges the Taliban to honour commitments to respect the rights of women and girls

Published 24 Aug, 2021 02:01pm

World

UN tells Iran to fix water crisis, stop crackdown

"I am extremely concerned about the deaths and injuries that have occurred over the past week, as well as the widespread arrests and detention," Bachelet said in a statement.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 08:32pm

World

UN urges better regulation of surveillance technology

Voices alarm at reports that several governments used Israeli phone malware to spy on activists

Updated 19 Jul, 2021 11:11pm

World

Taliban aim to present written peace plan at talks as soon as next month

Peace talks and process will be accelerated in the coming days, Taliban spokesperson says

Updated 06 Jul, 2021 11:52pm

World

UN urges immediate dismantling of systemic racism

GENEVA: The UN rights chief called on Monday for systemic racism against black people to be immediately dismantled...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Israel, Palestinian areas: UN body orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council decided Thursday to create an open-ended international investigation into...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

World

Israel's attacks on Gaza may constitute 'war crimes': UN rights chief

"Despite Israel's claims that many of these buildings were hosting armed groups or being used for military purposes, we have not seen evidence in this regard," she said.

Published 27 May, 2021 02:27pm

Pakistan

KIIR seeks UNHCR intervention in freeing Kashmiri detainees

MIRPUR: Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) Chairman Altaf Hussain Wani has sought the intervention...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

World

Scores demand UN probe of 1988 Iran dissident killings

Rights groups have long campaigned for justice over alleged extrajudicial executions of thousands of mainly young people across Iranian prisons in 1988, just as the war with Iraq was ending.

Published 05 May, 2021 04:13pm

World

Sri Lanka rejects UN move to protect war crimes evidence

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a UN move to preserve evidence of war crimes in the country and said the ...

Updated 24 Mar, 2021 10:12am

World

UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week described the violence as an "ethnic cleansing" and called for an investigation.

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 04:07pm

World

Myanmar anti-coup protesters return as UN urges end to violence

YANGON: Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Thursday after the deadliest day of...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:41am

World

UN rights chief seeks sanctions against Sri Lanka generals

Sri Lanka has resisted repeated calls for an independent investigation and the Rajapaksa brothers had previously denied any war crimes were committed.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:35pm

World

UN decries 66 massacres in Colombia in 2020

She stressed the need for the country to develop a public policy to dismantle "the criminal groups that succeeded paramilitary structures and their support networks," as was stipulated in the 2016 peace agreement.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:19pm

World

Justice 'undermined' in Venezuela: UN rights chief

Among them was completing judicial reforms announced in January to guarantee the system's "independence, impartiality, transparency, accessibility and effectiveness".

Published 15 Jul, 2020 12:17am

World

UN rights chief urges reparations for colonialism, slavery

"Behind today's racial violence, systemic racism and discriminatory policing lies the failure to acknowledge and confront the legacy of the slave trade and colonialism," she said.

Published 17 Jun, 2020 07:49pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / May 16 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	10.00 ▲ 0.75 (8.11%)
Land Mark Spinning / May 16 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	13.45 ▲ 1.00 (8.03%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / May 16 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	107.50 ▲ 7.50 (7.50%)
Engro Polymer / May 16 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	85.21 ▲ 5.94 (7.49%)
Karam Cera. / May 16 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	51.99 ▲ 3.62 (7.48%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 16 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	980.00 ▲ 68.00 (7.46%)
Punjab Oil / May 16 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	159.99 ▲ 10.57 (7.07%)
Khairpur / May 16 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	48.69 ▲ 3.19 (7.01%)
Dandot Cement / May 16 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	8.25 ▲ 0.50 (6.45%)
Unicap Modaraba / May 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.96 ▲ 0.11 (5.95%)

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / May 16 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.20 ▲ -0.54 (-19.71%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 16 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	3.75 ▲ -0.64 (-14.58%)
Hala Enterprise / May 16 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	7.01 ▲ -0.94 (-11.82%)
Bilal Fibres / May 16 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.21 ▲ -0.29 (-11.60%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / May 16 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.30 ▲ -0.68 (-11.37%)
Ruby Tex. / May 16 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.90 ▲ -0.50 (-11.36%)
Escorts Bank / May 16 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.56 ▲ -0.83 (-11.23%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 16 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.56 ▲ -1.00 (-10.46%)
Telecard Limited / May 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	10.18 ▲ -1.00 (-8.94%)
G3 Tech. / May 16 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	9.00 ▲ -0.88 (-8.91%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	18,143,611 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,067,713 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,121,480 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,432,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,880,500 ▼ 0.00
Habib Bank / May 16 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	10,705,709 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 16 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	9,687,133 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / May 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,429,764 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 16 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	8,321,814 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / May 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,053,790 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	192.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	192.40
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	129.22
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	1.00
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.23
Euro to USD / May 13	1.04
UK LIBOR % / May 13	0.83

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	4023.89
India Sensex / May 13	52793.62
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	26427.65
Nasdaq / May 13	11805.00
Hang Seng / May 13	19898.77
FTSE 100 / May 13	7418.15
Dow Jones / May 13	32196.66
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	14027.93
France CAC40 / May 13	6362.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 13	110.49
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 13	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 13	113000.00
Gold Spot / May 13	1811.79
Cotton / May 13	145.20

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