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Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say

SYDNEY: The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:44am

World

Hundreds rescued after flooding in Australia

SYDNEY: Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster was declared...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 12:16pm

World

Bus accident kills 10 wedding guests in Australia

SYDNEY: At least 10 people died and 25 were injured after a chartered bus carrying wedding guests rolled off a ramp...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 10:08am

World

Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’

SYDNEY: Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans,...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 12:51pm

World

Australia PM tours flood-hit Victoria state; evacuations, sandbagging underway

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 11:44am

World

Australian police seize record $1.1bn of crystal meth

SYDNEY: Australian police said on Friday it had seized some A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of crystal meth, also...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 09:52am

World

Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods

SYDNEY: Torrential rain pummelled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 10:13am

World

Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns

SYDNEY: Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 11:18am

World

Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney

NEWCASTLE: Australia's emergency services ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path of a wild storm that lurched...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 09:57am

World

Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods

GRAFTON: Deadly floods spread down Australia's east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 10:51am

World

Omicron surge threatens to slow down Australia's economic recovery

SYDNEY: Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Wednesday,...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 11:06am

World

New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise

SYDNEY: New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 11:09am

Sports

Sydney test not at risk over COVID rules: NSW health minister

New South Wales (NSW) health minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday that the state's COVID-19 contact tracing rules...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 11:00am

World

Australia sticks with easing plans as virus cases jump

SYDNEY: Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday,...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:04am

World

More border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays

SYDNEY: Coronavirus-free Queensland state opened its domestic borders to all vaccinated people on Monday for the...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 12:02pm

World

Australia on alert after first probable Omicron community case

SYDNEY: Australian authorities said on Tuesday that an international traveller who was most likely infected with the...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:21am

World

Australian state confirms two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant

MELBOURNE: Health officials in Australia's most populous state confirmed on Sunday that two arrivals from southern...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 12:58pm

World

Australia's biggest states open borders in time for Christmas season

SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state removed entry restrictions to citizens of neighbouring New South Wales on Friday,...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 11:57am

World

Australia reports 1,882 COVID-19 cases as police quell protests

Several hundred people managed to gather in downtown Melbourne and local media reported some early arrests and clashes with the police

Published 18 Sep, 2021 10:11am

World

Australia's Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown

It is the city's sixth lockdown of the pandemic, and includes a curfew, the closure of playgrounds and strict limits on exercise

Published 29 Aug, 2021 10:42am

World

Sydney readies for more military support as Delta sweeps city

Unfortunately, this trend (in cases) will continue for at least the next few days, New South Wales (NSW) state premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney, the state capital

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:06am

Markets

Australia, New Zealand dollars hurt by commodity prices, US taper talk

The New Zealand dollar shed 0.31% to stand at a one-week low of $0.6974, moving away from the one-month high of $0.7088 hit on Aug. 4

Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:48am

World

Australia's New South Wales reports 283 local COVID-19 cases

Total infections in the latest outbreak from the highly infectious Delta variant neared 5,500 for the state

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:51am

Markets

Australia shares set to open higher; NZ gains

The benchmark closed higher on Thursday

Published 30 Jul, 2021 11:43am

World

Australia's New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021

A total of 172 new local cases were detected in New South Wales, up from 145 a day earlier

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:59am

World

Melbourne extends lockdown as Australia fails to stop outbreak

About 12 million people are under lockdown in Melbourne and Sydney

Updated 19 Jul, 2021 11:46am

Markets

Australia shares propped up by miners, tech stocks; virus worries weigh

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.2% to 7,341.4 at the close of trade. During the session, the benchmark touched its highest level since June 18

Published 08 Jul, 2021 01:22pm

World

Australia's Victoria reports zero COVID-19 cases as lockdown ends

The 44-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 after reaching Queensland state and later passed the virus to her husband.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:58am

World

New Zealand to resume Sydney flights as Covid scare eases

"There is no evidence to suggest widespread, undetected community transmission."

Published 09 May, 2021 11:39am

Markets

Australia shares fall after Brisbane announces lockdown

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained 0.16% to finish the session at 12,368.13.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 10:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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