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Sri Lanka crisis

Bankrupt Sri Lanka set to postpone local elections

Published 21 Feb, 2023 04:31pm

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka is set to postpone local elections due next month, according to a top official,...

IMF mulls loan approval to Sri Lanka, even without China’s assurance

Published 17 Feb, 2023 10:16pm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering approving a loan for Sri Lanka, even without China’s assurance...

China offers Sri Lanka debt moratorium, IMF help still in doubt

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:01pm

NEW DELHI/COLOMBO: The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said...

Sri Lanka's economy shrinks 11.8% in second-worst performance

Updated 15 Dec, 2022 05:37pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from a year ago, the second worst for the...

Sri Lanka expects up to $8bn more in loans, asset restructuring

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 06:14pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is expecting loans of up to $5 billion next year from multilateral agencies besides a deal with...

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets govt residence, security on return: officials

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 06:32pm

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by...

Sri Lanka says IMF bailout talks in ‘final stage’

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms on Tuesday, saying...

Sri Lanka says IMF bailout talks in ‘final stage’

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:15pm

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms on Tuesday, saying...

Sri Lanka faces ‘great danger’ as crisis drags

Published 04 Aug, 2022 07:37am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka faces a “great danger” with fuel shortages sparked by its unprecedented economic crisis set ...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shift second Pakistan Test from Colombo

Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am

GALLE, (Sri Lanka): Lanka on Sunday moved the second Test against Pakistan from Colombo to Galle due to political...

Outgoing Sri Lankan president lands in Singapore after fleeing uprising

Published 14 Jul, 2022 06:41pm

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Outgoing Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing...

Sri Lankan troops stand by as protestors occupy PM’s office

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops stood with their weapons lowered in the grounds of the prime minister’s office...

Imran foresees a ‘Sri Lanka-like crisis’

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

LAYYAH/BHAKKAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief and former premier Imran Khan Tuesday warned of a ‘Sri...

Sri Lanka cabinet to make way for unity govt amid political and economic meltdown

Published 11 Jul, 2022 05:40pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president and the cabinet will make way for a unity government, the prime minister’s office...

Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and on Saturday the country’s president was...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets Russian oil to ease shortages

Published 28 May, 2022 09:06pm

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka took delivery Saturday of Russian oil -- which could soon be subject to a European...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka takes Russia oil as fuel crisis persists

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

KARACHI: Sri Lanka is receiving Russian crude oil that it will use to make fuel as the bankrupt nation faces...

IMF says Sri Lanka aid contingent on debt sustainability

Published 26 May, 2022 08:30pm

WASHINGTON: The IMF said Thursday it is committed to helping crisis-battered Sri Lanka, but any aid program will be...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka expands cabinet

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appointed nine more ministers Friday to an “all-party government” tasked with...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka expands cabinet, but no finance minister

Published 20 May, 2022 05:41pm

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appointed nine more ministers Friday to an “all-party government” tasked with...

Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week

Published 11 May, 2022 11:14pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet...

UN condemns escalating violence in Sri Lanka

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned the escalating violence in Sri Lanka amid the...

Shots fired from Sri Lanka PM's residence

Published 09 May, 2022 11:02pm

COLOMBO: Shots were fired from inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's official residence Monday, as thousands of...

Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years

Published 04 May, 2022 12:11pm

COLOMBO: Crisis-struck Sri Lanka's vital tea exports have dropped to their lowest level in 23 years, official ...

Adoration turns to anger towards crisis-hit Sri Lanka's ruling clan

Published 04 May, 2022 09:52am

MEDAMULANA: "Gota Go Home" -- graffiti calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit has appeared on the roads of...

Sri Lankan parties seek interim govt with new PM as IMF talks loom

Published 11 Apr, 2022 09:39pm

COLOMBO: Three political parties that recently withdrew from Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition have proposed forming an...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

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Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.23 ▲ 0.66 (14.44%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.55 ▲ 0.84 (12.52%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 4 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.18 ▲ 1.38 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 4 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	21.50 ▼ -1.99 (-8.47%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 4 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	56.10 ▼ -3.89 (-6.48%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.11 ▼ -1.46 (-6.19%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 4 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75 ▼ -4.17 (-5.27%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423 ▼ -20.79 (-4.68%)
Security Investment Bank / Jun 4 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.15 ▼ -0.34 (-4.54%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 4 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	391 ▼ -18.48 (-4.51%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	88,822,351 ▲ 0.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	27,293,915 ▲ 0.8
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,011,658 ▲ 1.12
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	18,307,454 ▼ -0.12
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	17,093,382 ▲ 1.7
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	14,556,960 ▲ 0.31
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	14,276,062 ▲ 2.31
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,894,575 ▲ 0.41
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,314,715 ▲ 0.42
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	13,156,046 ▲ 0.04

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