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Protests intensify over India military recruitment policy

BHUBANESHWAR/LUCKNOW: Protesters in India’s eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices ...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

World

One killed as price protests continue in Iran

DUBAI: Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on...

Published 14 May, 2022 11:41pm

Pakistan

'Biased chief election commissioner': PTI stages country-wide protest outside ECP

Holds demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Gujrat and Faisalabad

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 04:36pm

Pakistan

Bank employees stage protest outside SBP, urge govt to take back longer working hours

SBP has recently notified a six-day working week, and longer work-day

Updated 15 Apr, 2022 05:48pm

Pakistan

PTI supporters hold widescale rallies to protest against 'foreign conspiracy'

Large number of people take to the streets across country to protest against ouster of Imran Khan as prime minister
Imran Khan says he is grateful for public support

Updated 11 Apr, 2022 10:33am

Opinion

‘Banana republic?’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Banana republic?’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer has...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Pakistan

PTI holds protests to express solidarity with PM

LAHORE: To express solidarity with Prime Minister Imran and show anger against the interference of foreign powers,...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

World

Zelensky calls for worldwide protests against Russia’s war

KYIV: Ukraine’s president made an impassioned plea for global street protests against Russia’s bloody month-old...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:47am

World

Russia detains around 2,500 at Ukraine conflict protests

MOSCOW: Around 2,500 people were detained Sunday at protests against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, Russian...

Updated 06 Mar, 2022 10:08pm

World

Schools ordered shut in India as Hijab ban protests intensify

UDIPI: Authorities in southern India ordered schools to shut on Tuesday as protests intensified over a ban on Hijab...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:39pm

World

Iran sentences 'boxing champion' to death over protests: activists

PARIS: Iran has sentenced to death a local boxing champion over his role in 2019 protests, activists said, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 06:47pm

World

Protests in US after Black man shot dead by white off-duty officer

WASHINGTON: The fatal shooting of an unarmed African American man by an off-duty white police officer under...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 12:30pm

World

India to repeal agricultural reform laws after huge protests

Thousands of farmers have been camped out on the borders of the capital New Delhi since November last year

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 12:59pm

Pakistan

TLP converts march into sit-in after 'successful negotiations' with govt

Law minister says the banned outfits workers will stage their sit-in on the road between Sheikhupura and Gujranwala

Updated 24 Oct, 2021 11:54am

Pakistan

Three policemen martyred in clashes with TLP

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar condemns incident, says no one can be allowed to take the law into their own hands

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 10:34pm

Pakistan

Creating chaos in country could become problematic for opposition: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says if the Pakistan Democratic Movement makes any mistake, it should be ready to face the consequences

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 08:39am

Pakistan

Sherpao says will protest against rising inflation, unemployment

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday announced to stage protests against...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 03:56am

No jobs, passports for ‘anti-national’ social media posts in IIOJK

NEW DELHI: At least three Indian states are denying passports and government jobs to people because of their social...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:32am

World

France sees 5th weekend of protests against Macron Covid pass

PARIS: Protesters opposing a health pass championed by President Emmanuel Macron to defeat Covid-19 massed in ...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

World

Protests across Tunisia target Ennahda party over political crisis

TUNIS: Police and protesters clashed in several Tunisian cities on Sunday as demonstrators demanding the government...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

World

Demolition of Indian village stepped up despite UN protest

FARIDABAD: Indian authorities on Saturday pursued the demolition of thousands of homes in a village near New Delhi...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

World

Youth killed in Iran water crisis protests

DUBAI: A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Overseas Pakistanis protest in Islamabad, demand Pfizer vaccine

Want guidelines issued by NCOC to be changed

Updated 14 Jun, 2021 06:09pm

World

Macron slapped in the face during walkabout in southeastern France

A man in a crowd of onlookers slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face when he was on a walkabout in southern France on Tuesday.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:24pm

World

Brazilians stage more protests against Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO: Tens of thousands of people in Brazil staged another day of protest against President Jair ...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

World

Algerian authorities prevent protests, detain hundreds

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities put down weekly pro-democracy protests in the capital Algiers and across the country ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

World

Israeli military bombs home of Hamas leader in Gaza as violence escalates

On Sunday, the Israeli military announced that it targeted the home of a top Hamas leader in Gaza.
Since fighting broke out earlier last week, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group have acknowledged that 20 fighters have been killed in targeted Israeli strikes, while the Israeli military has said that this number is significantly higher.

Updated 16 May, 2021 08:20pm

World

Police in IOJK detain 21 Kashmiris for expressing solidarity with Palestinians

Police in Indian Occupied Kashmir have arrested 21 people for allegedly disturbing public order by expressing solidarity with Palestinians, and holding protests against the Israeli military's siege of Gaza.
Kashmiris in the long-disputed territory have historically shown a strong sense of solidarity with Palestinians, often staging anti-Israel protests when fighting broke out in Gaza.

Updated 16 May, 2021 02:39pm

World

Chileans vote for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

SANTIAGO: Chileans went to the polls Saturday to elect 155 people who will re-write the country's dictatorship-era...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:40am

World

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

The rights office called for calm on all sides ahead of a planned mass protest on Wednesday, and stressed that security forces should only use firearms as a last resort.

Published 04 May, 2021 04:15pm

Forex
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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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