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Iran: The hard-won 2015 nuclear deal

VIENNA: Iran agreed with major world powers in 2015 to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:10am

World

UN Security Council voices 'deep concern' over Myanmar violence

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council expressed its "deep concern" Wednesday about recent unrest in Myanmar and called...

Updated 11 Nov, 2021 10:10am

World

Sudan PM released as protesters face tear gas

KHARTOUM: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day of...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 10:12am

World

US envoy urges North Korea to stop missile tests

SEOUL: The US on Sunday urged North Korea to stop "counterproductive" missile tests, but expressed hope Pyongyang...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:27am

World

North Korea says US overreacting to missile test

SEOUL: North Korea said on Thursday the United States was overreacting to its recent missile test and questioned the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 12:27pm

World

North Korea says will restore severed communications with South

SEOUL: North Korea will restore cross-border communications with its southern counterpart from Monday after dropping...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 09:42am

World

Western Sahara situation 'significantly deteriorated', UN chief says

UNITED NATIONS: The situation in Western Sahara has "significantly deteriorated" over the past year, the UN...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 10:59am

World

US State Department 'condemns' North Korea missile launch

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said Monday it "condemns" North Korea's apparent missile launch and urged...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 09:15am

World

Top US, French diplomats to meet Thursday at UN: US official

UNITED NATIONS: The top US and French diplomats will meet Thursday at the United Nations after days of cold...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 10:00am

World

World powers agree at UN on inclusive Afghan government

China and Russia have described last month's Taliban victory as a defeat for the United States and moved to work with the insurgents

Published 23 Sep, 2021 09:49am

World

Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan

KABUL: Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country's new...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 01:33pm

World

UN calls for end to violence in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

Message on Defence and Martyrs Day: PM vows to expose real face of radicalised India

PM salutes the valiant sons of soil for laying down their precious lives in defence of their country

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 10:56am

World

With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border

More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Kabul in the US-led airlift after the Taliban seized the city in mid-August, but tens of thousands of Afghans at risk remained behind

Published 01 Sep, 2021 01:41pm

Pakistan

Pakistan censures India for denying opportunity to address UNSC meeting

Special Representative to UN, Munir Akram, says Pakistan has an important contribution to make at this vital juncture
Remarks come on sidelines of UNSC meeting on Afghanistan situation

Published 16 Aug, 2021 11:13pm

World

Blinken calls for indefinite ceasefire in call with Ethiopia's Abiy

The conflict in Tigray has killed thousands of people, displaced more than 2 million and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 12:36pm

World

Lukashenko defiant as UN Security Council to meet over Belarus

A 30-second video of Protasevich was broadcast by state television late Monday, in which he confirmed that he was in prison in Minsk and "confessed" to charges of organising mass unrest.

Published 26 May, 2021 10:25am

World

US and France tangle at UN over Middle East

France's latest proposal -- announced in a statement from Paris on Tuesday evening -- quickly drew a firm response from the United States, signaling it would wield its veto again if needed.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:57pm

World

Death toll climbs in Israel-Gaza conflict as France proposes ceasefire

Israel's near-relentless bombing campaign in response has sent fireballs, debris and black smoke into the sky, leaving two million Palestinians in Gaza desperate for reprieve.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:40am

World

France files Israel-Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN: presidency

The three countries agreed on the resolution during a video-conference with Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II, said the statement.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:25am

World

France proposes resolution on Mideast violence to UN Security Council

Zhang Jun, Beijing's ambassador to the UN, told reporters his team had heard the proposal and for China.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:24am

World

Blinken insists US not 'in the way of diplomacy' at UN

China has accused the US government of obstructionism in the Council's efforts to speak with "one voice."

Published 18 May, 2021 08:01pm

World

Gaza reels under Israeli strikes as violence enters second week

Biden's administration says it is working behind the scenes, and that a Security Council statement could backfire.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:51am

Business & Finance

Sanofi, GSK say Covid vaccine shows positive result

"Our Phase 2 data confirm the potential of this vaccine to play a role in addressing this ongoing global public health crisis," said Thomas Triomphe, executive vice president and global head of Sanofi Pasteur.

Updated 17 May, 2021 05:22pm

World

UN Security Council to meet after Gaza destruction, rocket fire into Israel

Israeli defence officials said the building housed not only news bureaus but offices of Hamas militants.

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:10pm

World

No reduction in foreign fighters in Libya

UNITED NATIONS: Libya has seen "no reduction of foreign fighters or of their activities" in the centre of the...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

World

Malaysia, Indonesia urge UN Security Council to stop Israeli 'violence'

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that in a phone conversation with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, both leaders agreed that Israel's "despicable actions" must be stopped immediately.
"To date, the UN Security Council has not issued any statement on the current situation in Palestine due to opposition from the United States of America," he said.

Published 15 May, 2021 06:00pm

World

UN extends Abyei mission due to lack of accord between Sudan, South Sudan

At the beginning of April, Guterres said that Sudan and South Sudan must reach an agreement on Abyei in order for the UN mission there to conclude.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:04am

World

UN Security Council to meet Wednesday over Middle East unrest

At least 28 Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip and three Israelis have been killed in a sharp escalation of violence.

Published 12 May, 2021 10:41am

World

UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement

The Norwegian draft was jointly put forward with Tunisia, a fellow non-permanent member that called Monday's meeting, as well as China.

Published 11 May, 2021 11:13am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Energy / Dec 1 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	38.59 ▲ 2.69 (7.49%)
Pak Engineering / Dec 1 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	433.00 ▲ 27.01 (6.65%)
NBP PGETF / Dec 1 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	10.79 ▲ 0.54 (5.27%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Dec 1 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.18 ▲ 0.05 (4.42%)
Kohat Cement / Dec 1 Kohat Cement Company Limited(KOHC)	188.89 ▲ 6.68 (3.67%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 1 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.50 ▲ 0.50 (3.57%)
Nishat Power / Dec 1 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	18.49 ▲ 0.60 (3.35%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Dec 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	9.10 ▲ 0.29 (3.29%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Dec 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.32 ▲ 0.13 (3.10%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 1 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	185.00 ▲ 5.49 (3.06%)

Stock	Price
Pak TobaccoXD / Dec 1 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1005.00 ▲ -77.45 (-7.16%)
Masood Textile / Dec 1 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	44.02 ▲ -3.17 (-6.72%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.35 ▲ -0.27 (-3.13%)
National Foods / Dec 1 National Foods Limited(NATF)	158.00 ▲ -1.55 (-0.97%)
Power Cement / Dec 1 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	6.76 ▲ -0.02 (-0.29%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Dec 1 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	90.27 ▲ -0.13 (-0.14%)
Mod.Al-Mali / Dec 1 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	10.40 ▲ -0.01 (-0.10%)
Pak Oilfields / Dec 1 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	355.51 ▲ -0.02 (-0.01%)
Allied Bank / Dec 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	79.24 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	740.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Food (R) / Dec 1 Fauji Food Limited (R)(FFLR1)	2,058,000 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Dec 1 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	1,935,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Dec 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	1,147,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,007,500 ▼ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	865,688 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / Dec 1 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	836,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 1 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	805,988 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	777,537 ▼ 0.00
F. Nat.Equities / Dec 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	687,000 ▼ 0.00
P.S.O. / Dec 1 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	671,204 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	176.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	176.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	113.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4655.27
India Sensex / Nov 30	57260.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	28605.38
Nasdaq / Nov 30	15782.84
Hang Seng / Nov 30	23694.33
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7109.95
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35135.94
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	15280.86
France CAC40 / Nov 30	6776.25

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Nov 30	70.89
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Nov 30	17680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Nov 30	101700.00
Gold Spot / Nov 30	1788.35
Cotton / Nov 30	109.70

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