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Russia Ukraine ceasefire

Kyiv receives 909 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers

KYIV: Kyiv said Friday it had received the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed during battles with...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 04:56pm

World

US threatens to withdraw from Ukraine talks if no progress

European powers seeking a seat at the table since US President Donald Trump’s shock decision to open talks with Russia to end three-year-old war

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:36pm

World

Ukraine says Russian drone attack injures three, damages homes in Odesa

A Russian drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight injured three people, sparked fires and damaged...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 10:02am

World

NATO’s Rutte says US-led Ukraine peace talks ‘not easy’

ODESA: NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s push for a ceasefire and lasting peace...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 08:22pm

World

Ukraine pounds Kursk with drones, killing one and injuring nine, Russia says

Kyiv forces hit Russia’s Kursk region that borders Ukraine with dozens of drones, killing an elderly woman, injuring...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 11:16am

World

Trump envoy in Russia for talks with Putin about Ukraine

MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff flew to Russia on Friday for talks with President...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 07:49pm

World

Trump envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia, RIA cites Kremlin

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia, the RIA state news agency...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 01:54pm

World

Russia says it captures village in Ukraine’s Sumy region

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday its forces had captured the village of Zhuravka in Ukraine’s...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 11:41am

World

Russia claims new advances and strikes wound two dozen

KYIV: Russia said Thursday it had captured another village in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy, where...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 06:30pm

World

Russia says it destroys 158 drones in major Ukrainian drone attack

Ukraine launched a major overnight drone attack on Russia, disrupting flights early on Wednesday in the southern...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 10:34am

World

Russia drone strikes on Ukraine kill one, wound 10

KYIV: Russian drone strikes have killed at least one person and injured 10 in the eastern Ukrainian regions of...

Updated 02 Apr, 2025 10:46pm

Markets

Oil edges higher as market awaits fresh U.S. tariffs

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday as market participants braced for U.S. reciprocal tariffs due to be...

Updated 02 Apr, 2025 08:23pm

World

Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week,...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 09:08pm

World

Russia says has evacuated 371 civilians from areas it retook in Kursk region

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday said it has moved to safety 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 05:10pm

World

Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 10:10am

World

UK’s Starmer says ‘coalition of willing’ expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that Western allies other than the U.S. were stepping...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 11:50pm

World

Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 10:10am

World

Trump cites positive messages on potential Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said U.S. officials were heading to Russia on Wednesday to discuss a U.S.-Ukraine...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 11:08pm

World

Ukraine attacks oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, governor says

MOSCOW: Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in the city of Syzran in Russia’s Samara region overnight, the regional...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 10:31am

World

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

WASHINGTON: When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, then-U.S....

Published 19 Feb, 2025 08:32am

World

Zelensky slams US-Russia talks, urges ‘fair’ negotiations

ANKARA: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticised US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

World

Zelensky meets Turkiye’s Erdogan amid US shift on Ukraine

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, as...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 05:56pm

World

Putin is serious about negotiating peace in Ukraine, Kremlin says

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about negotiating a settlement...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 05:28pm

World

Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Polish president amid Ukraine war shift

WARSAW: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, will on Tuesday visit Poland and meet...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:05pm

World

Russian forces take control of two settlements in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian forces have takencontrol of two frontline settlements in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

World

Zelenskiy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing

WASHINGTON: Ukraine has little chance of surviving Russia’s assault without U.S. support, President Volodymyr...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 07:04pm

Business & Finance

Dollar on track for weekly loss

NEW YORK: The dollar was on track for a weekly loss on Friday as a delay in the introduction of trade tariffs...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	280.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	142.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
India Sensex / Apr 17	78,553.20
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,395.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	34,730.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	64.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	3,326.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 18 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.44 ▲ 0.99 (40.41%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.36 ▲ 0.99 (10.57%)
Oilboy Energy / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 18 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.70 ▲ 1.25 (10.04%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Apr 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	18.11 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	26.91 ▲ 2.45 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	46.70 ▲ 4.25 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 18 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	63.90 ▲ 5.81 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 18 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	35.63 ▲ 3.24 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 18 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	97.10 ▲ 8.83 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	0.64 ▼ -0.43 (-40.19%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.84 ▼ -1.33 (-18.55%)
Century Ins. / Apr 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	41.25 ▼ -8.57 (-17.2%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.86 ▼ -0.98 (-14.33%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Apr 18 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.50 ▼ -1.55 (-14.03%)
Habib Ins. / Apr 18 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	6.92 ▼ -0.69 (-9.07%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.18 ▼ -0.3 (-8.62%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 18 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.87 ▼ -1.1 (-7.87%)
First Fid. Leasing / Apr 18 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2 ▼ -0.16 (-7.41%)
Zephyr Textile / Apr 18 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.56 ▼ -0.92 (-7.37%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,238,255 ▲ 1.64
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	30,965,499 ▲ 0.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,907,790 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,544,373 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,813,509 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,614,194 ▲ 0
Pak Elektron / Apr 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,998,433 ▼ -0.42
Habib Bank / Apr 18 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	9,362,714 ▼ -5.52
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	9,098,065 ▼ -0.43
B.O.Punjab / Apr 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,925,360 ▼ -0.09

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