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NATO 5% spending target ‘unreasonable’ for Spain: PM

MADRID: Any NATO target to ramp up defence spending to five percent of annual economic output would be...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:38pm

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NATO chief hopeful of spending deal as meets allies in Rome

ROME: NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday he was “pretty confident” of getting a deal on boosting defence spending...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 04:54pm

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German defence minister in Kyiv on visit

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, a spokesman in his ministry told AFP, a...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 11:54am

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NATO chief to urge 400-percent rise in alliance’s air defence

LONDON: NATO head Mark Rutte will on Monday call for a “quantum leap” in defence capacities including a “400-percent...

Published 09 Jun, 2025 02:26pm

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Germany’s Merz says ‘no doubt’ US to stick with NATO

BERLIN: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday he had “no doubt” the United States would remain in NATO...

Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:34pm

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UK leader Starmer to host NATO chief Rutte next week

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host NATO head Mark Rutte in London next Monday for talks focusing on...

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:13pm

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Germany to boost military by up to 60,000 troops under new NATO targets

BRUSSELS: Germany will need up to 60,000 additional troops under new NATO targets for weapons and personnel, Defence...

Published 05 Jun, 2025 04:56pm

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NATO defence buildup must ‘outpace Russia’: US envoy

BRUSSELS: NATO’s push to ramp up defences must outstrip Russia’s rearmament drive as Moscow is already gearing up...

Published 04 Jun, 2025 05:32pm

World

Ukraine invited to NATO summit in The Hague: Zelenskyy

VILNIUS: Ukraine has been invited to a NATO summit later in June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, after...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 05:20pm

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Poland holds knife-edge vote with EU role at stake

WARSAW: Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the...

Published 01 Jun, 2025 10:27am

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Sweden steps up rules against Russia’s Baltic ‘shadow fleet’

STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Saturday announced new rules upping checks on foreign vessels in the Baltic from July 1,...

Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

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Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks

KYIV: Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending another round of...

Published 30 May, 2025 11:58pm

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Rivals neck-and-neck ahead of Poland’s ‘clash of civilisations’ vote

WARSAW: Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian vying for Poland’s presidency hold their last day of...

Published 30 May, 2025 11:02am

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US defence chief looks to woo allies in Asian security forum debut

SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will try to convince Asian defence leaders this weekend that the United...

Published 29 May, 2025 12:28pm

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Germany’s top diplomat heads to US for talks on Ukraine, NATO, trade

BERLIN: Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul heads to the United States for talks Wednesday on the Ukraine and...

Published 27 May, 2025 11:06pm

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Trump says Putin has ‘gone absolutely CRAZY’, considering more sanctions on Russia

MOSCOW/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing the largest...

Published 26 May, 2025 12:50pm

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Rubio says Trump has offered no ‘concession’ to Putin

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted Tuesday that President Donald Trump had offered no...

Published 20 May, 2025 10:55pm

World

Trump to speak to Putin on end to war in Ukraine as Europeans demand ceasefire

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump is set to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about peace in...

Published 19 May, 2025 01:16pm

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Centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival

BUCHAREST: Romania’s centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday in a...

Published 19 May, 2025 08:08am

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Marco Rubio says NATO members will agree to 5% defence spending over next decade by June summit

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of...

Published 16 May, 2025 11:51am

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Several suspects held over NATO arms contract graft

BRUSSELS: NATO said Wednesday that several suspects had been detained over alleged corruption in procurement...

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

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Vladimir Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey that he...

Published 11 May, 2025 10:44am

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Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network

KYIV/BUDAPEST: Ukraine’s SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network being run by the...

Published 09 May, 2025 04:30pm

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Romanian hard-right leader clear winner in first-round presidential vote

BUCHAREST: Hard-right eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run on...

Published 05 May, 2025 11:27am

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Polls open in Romanian presidential election rerun: AFP

BUCHAREST: Polls opened in Romania on Sunday in a rerun of November’s annulled presidential election, with a...

Published 04 May, 2025 11:06am

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Spain must raise defence spending to 3% of GDP, says EU defence chief

MADRID: Spain will have to raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product, the European defence commissioner...

Published 03 May, 2025 12:51pm

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US urges France to take lead on European defense

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called on France to boost military spending at a time of...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:43pm

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EDITORIAL: Large scale poppy cultivation, according to a press report, is underway in the DI Khan district of Khyber...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

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NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’

TOKYO: China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 01:12pm

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Three injured in Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says

KYIV: At least three people were injured and several fires broke out in Kyiv early on Sunday following a Russian...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 10:37am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 21	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 21	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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