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Pope urges end to ethnic hatred at open-air mass in Sudan

JUBA: Pope Francis appealed Sunday to the people of South Sudan to lay down their “weapons of hatred” at an...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:49am

World

New chapter for Pope Francis after death of Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY: With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free from the...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:29am

World

Armed attack on Mexican prison leaves 14 dead

CIUDAD JUÁREZ: Gunmen attacked a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, leaving 14 people...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 12:27pm

World

World suffering from ‘famine of peace’: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

World

Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day

VATICAN CITY: Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 12:26pm

World

Blinken urges Peru reform after Castillo ouster, pope seeks dialogue

WASHINGTON: The United States has called for political reform in Peru in the wake of the removal of leftist...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 01:10pm

World

Pope weeps as he speaks of 'tormented' Ukraine

ROME: Pope Francis was unable to hold back tears as he offered prayers for Ukraine Thursday during a traditional...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:58pm

World

Francis’ first visit to Bahrain to cement ties with Islam

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will become the first pontiff in history to visit Bahrain, in a trip this week that is...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

World

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96,...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:38am

World

Question of who might succeed Pope Francis to loom over cardinals’ gathering

VATICAN CITY: Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gather for events at the Vatican starting this weekend...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 08:15pm

World

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

A Russian missile attack killed 22 civilians and set a passenger train on fire in eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 12:24pm

World

Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, says Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

World

Extreme weather is Earth’s ‘chorus of anguish’: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday called on world leaders to heed the Earth’s “chorus of cries of ...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am

Life & Style

Hiroshima bombing flight book, Mozart manuscript offered at varied auction

LONDON: A handwritten Mozart manuscript, a flight book from the bombing of Hiroshima and a fragment from a Gutenberg...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 02:07pm

World

Pope expresses solidarity with people of Sri Lanka

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka who "continue to suffer from...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 03:53pm

World

Pope Francis denies he is planning to resign soon

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 03:19pm

World

Pro-life is not just opposing abortion, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY: Anti-abortion activists should be concerned with other issues that can threaten life, such as easy...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

World

Pope postpones Africa visit over knee problem

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has postponed his upcoming trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan due ...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:08am

World

Pope, Japan PM, discuss hopes for nuclear-free world

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and the prime minister of Japan, the only country to be hit by atomic bombs, met on...

Published 04 May, 2022 07:32pm

World

Pope defends media freedom, pays tribute to killed reporters

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty,...

Published 02 May, 2022 07:30am

World

Civilians evacuated from Ukraine's Mariupol; U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv

KYIV/BEZIMENNE: Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steelworks in the city of Mariupol...

Published 01 May, 2022 11:58pm

World

Ukrainian soldiers hold out in Mariupol, pope laments ‘Easter of War’

KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers resisted a Russian ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised port of Mariupol,...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 06:25am

World

Pope implicitly criticises Putin on invasion, considers Kyiv trip

VALLETTA: Pope Francis said on Saturday he was considering a trip to Kyiv and implicitly criticised Russian ...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

Pakistan

Pope Francis to be urged to visit Pakistan: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mahmood...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

World

Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter’s Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing to...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

World

Pope says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday,...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

World

Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Ukraine crisis: Pope calls for world day of ‘prayer for peace’

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of “prayer for peace” on January 26 to stop...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 09:26am

Opinion

Pope Francis’ cri de coeur

Pope Francis deserves a lot of praise for asking all European countries that they must share the responsibility for...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

World

Pope sends money for migrants

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has pledged 100,000 euros ($114,000) to help migrants blocked on the border between ...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Feb 6 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.65 ▲ 0.19 (13.01%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.11 ▲ 0.37 (9.89%)
Abdullah Shah / Feb 6 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	6.25 ▲ 0.55 (9.65%)
Samba Bank / Feb 6 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.70 ▲ 0.56 (7.84%)
Chashma / Feb 6 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	64.68 ▲ 4.51 (7.50%)
Din Tex. / Feb 6 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	102.63 ▲ 7.16 (7.50%)
Pak Petroleum / Feb 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	80.15 ▲ 5.59 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / Feb 6 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1096.50 ▲ 76.50 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Feb 6 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.38 ▲ 16.42 (7.50%)
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	92.38 ▲ 6.44 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
HBL Invest Fund / Feb 6 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.42 ▲ -0.23 (-13.94%)
Saritow Spinning / Feb 6 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.75 ▲ -0.72 (-13.16%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Feb 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3 ▲ -0.32 (-9.64%)
Shaheen Ins. / Feb 6 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3 ▲ -0.30 (-9.09%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Feb 6 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.35 ▲ -4.64 (-7.49%)
Crescent Fib. / Feb 6 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	52.73 ▲ -4.27 (-7.49%)
Pak Leather / Feb 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	18.21 ▲ -1.47 (-7.47%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 6 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.36 ▲ -1.16 (-7.47%)
OLP Modaraba / Feb 6 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	12.82 ▲ -1.03 (-7.44%)
JDW Sugar / Feb 6 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	310.10 ▲ -24.67 (-7.37%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Petroleum / Feb 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,771,047 ▼ 5.59
Sui North Gas / Feb 6 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	11,413,939 ▼ 2.62
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	10,527,593 ▼ 6.44
Hub Power Co. / Feb 6 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,912,174 ▲ -0.11
Cnergyico PK / Feb 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,206 ▼ 0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,756,375 ▼ 0.05
Dewan Motors / Feb 6 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	5,698,000 ▼ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Feb 6 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	5,011,000 ▼ 0.78
Gul Ahmed / Feb 6 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	4,995,028 ▲ -0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,832,816 ▼ 0.01

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 6	275
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 6	273.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 3	131.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 3	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Feb 3	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Feb 3	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 3	4136.48
Nasdaq / Feb 3	12006.96
FTSE 100 / Feb 3	7901.80
Dow Jones / Feb 3	33926.01
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 3	15546.43
France CAC40 / Feb 3	7233.94
India Sensex / Feb 6	60577.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 6	27693.65
Hang Seng / Feb 6	21349.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 3	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 6	73.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 6	1876.61
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 6	84.80

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