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Merz under pressure as two more German states go to the polls

Published 20 Sep, 2026 10:53am

The ⁠poll put the SPD on 37%, the AfD on 36%, the far-left Left Party on 9% and the environmental Greens on 5%

German coalition deal signed on eve of Merz govt launch

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

BERLIN: The conservatives of Germany’s designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats...

Scholz’s Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) managed to fend off the far-right AfD in a state...

Berlin’s former mayor hurt in latest attack against politicians

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

BERLIN: An attacker hit a former mayor of Berlin in the head with a bag in the latest in a rash of assaults against...

Record two thirds of Germans unhappy with Chancellor Scholz - survey

Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:57pm

BERLIN: Around two thirds of Germans are unhappy with the work of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his fractious...

N-power plants set up by China face financial problems

Updated 13 Apr, 2022 02:53pm

ISLAMABAD: Financial woes of country’s nuclear power plants, established by China, are not different from other...

Partial clearance of dues: Govt approves Rs182bn for GPPs

Updated 07 Apr, 2022 11:04am

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved payment of over Rs 182 billion to clear a part of payment to Government Power...

German President Steinmeier closer to second term

Published 04 Jan, 2022 05:41pm

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be elected for a second five-year term in the largely...

German cabinet agrees 60-bn-euro climate investment plan

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

FRANKFURT: The new German government approved a 60 billion euro ($68 billion) climate investment plan in a cabinet...

Energy sector not out of the woods yet

Updated 13 Dec, 2021 10:11am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s entire energy sector is still in hot waters due to its financial woes, and mismanagement...

Germany’s Social Democrats elect two new leaders

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

BERLIN: Germany’s governing Social Democrats on Saturday elected a centrist and a left-wing figurehead as its two...

German cabinet takes shape as coalition talks enter final stretch

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

BERLIN: Germany’s next cabinet is taking shape as coalition negotiations near a deal, with chancellor-in-waiting...

Germany's Scholz to join Merkel at G20 bilateral talks

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:58pm

BERLIN: Olaf Scholz, the German finance minister and likely next chancellor, will join Angela Merkel in her ...

German Greens say want to pursue coalition talks with SPD, FDP

Published 06 Oct, 2021 03:01pm

BERLIN: Germany's Greens said on Wednesday they wanted to move to three-way talks with the centre-left Social...

SPD-led German coalition doable by year end, party co-leader says

Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am

BERLIN: A three-way German government led by the Social Democrats (SPD) should be ready to take office by the end of...

German SPD edges ahead of conservatives in vote

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 09:43am

BERLIN: Germany's Social Democrats came first by a narrow margin in Sunday's national election, projected results...

As conservatives' fortunes plunge, Merkel rides to rescue

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday gave her would-be successor Armin Laschet a ringing endorsement,...

Final vote test in Germany ahead of post-Merkel-era election

Published 06 Jun, 2021 11:28am

Laschet has promised to maintain CDU as the "force of the political middleground".

German lawmakers turn sights on finance ministers in Wirecard fraud fiasco

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:01pm

Goldman Sachs declined to comment, referring to Wolfgang Fink's statement that he had no contact with officials on Wirecard.

German cabinet agrees quota for women on company boards

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:15pm

The law builds on a 30% quota for supervisory boards introduced in 2015 and will apply to listed companies with more than three management board members.
This law is a milestone for more women in leadership positions.

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Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.36 ▲ 11.4 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Oct 1 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	517.48 ▲ 47.04 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.60 ▼ -6.02 (-9.17%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37.30 ▼ -3.7 (-9.02%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	311 ▼ -24.4 (-7.27%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Oct 1 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	70.15 ▼ -5.09 (-6.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	86,816,897 ▲ 0.22
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,676,495 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,493,358 ▼ -2.9
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,308 ▼ -0.21
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	16,999,361 ▲ 0.04
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,192,014 ▲ 1.43
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,670,330 ▲ 0.01
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,815,263 ▲ 0.11
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12,698,538 ▲ 0.12
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	11,360,908 ▼ -1.97

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