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On Pakistan’s southern coast, a group of surfers chases waves and their dreams

KARACHI: Attiq Ur Rehman is determined to follow his dream to become Pakistan’s first professional surfer despite...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:32am

Business & Finance

UBS smashes forecasts with $1.4 billion Q3 net profit

ZURICH: Swiss banking giant UBS posted net income of $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) on Wednesday, the company said...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:59am

Business & Finance

UBS fund management arm reports 3% stake in Swiss National Bank

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG now holds a 3% stake in Swiss National Bank, according to an October filing...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

Business & Finance

New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

ZURICH: As the Swiss National Bank’s new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

World

Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections

GENEVA: Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

World

$1.8bn 1MDB fraud: PetroSaudi execs get Swiss jail terms

BELLINZONA, (Switzerland): A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Life & Style

Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival

GENEVA: Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron and...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 01:39pm

Business & Finance

Swiss authorities draw flak in Credit Suisse probe: report

ZURICH: Preliminary findings in an eagerly awaited parliamentary report into the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse have...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

World

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland

GENEVA: Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Sports

Italy and Spalletti at crossroads after Euros title defence disaster

BERLIN: Italy are once again staring into the footballing abyss after Saturday’s humbling exit from Euro 2024 at the...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 01:33pm

World

UK’s richest family get jail terms

GENEVA: A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s richest family on Friday for exploiting...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Sports

Scotland show courage to keep Euro 2024 hopes alive

COLOGNE: Scotland were unable to claim a first major tournament victory in 28 years against Switzerland on...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 10:52am

World

Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain

BUERGENSTOCK: Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

UBS and Credit Suisse’s Swiss units could merge by July 1, executive says

ZURICH: The merger of the Swiss units of UBS and Credit Suisse could be completed as early as July 1, a senior...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:30pm

World

Russia reports battlefield gains ahead of Ukraine summit

KYIV: Russia on Monday claimed the capture of another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:36am

World

Swiss summit on Ukraine set to thrash out path to peace

GENEVA: Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, from Kharkiv, urges Biden, Xi to join peace summit

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on...

Published 26 May, 2024 01:38pm

Technology

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

BEIJING: China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in the first of...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:55am

World

European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind

GENEVA/ZURICH: Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 01:36pm

World

Top Europe court condemns Switzerland in landmark climate ruling

STRASBOURG, (France): Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday said Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Markets

Dollar steady, yen soft as BOJ policy shift beckons

SINGAPORE: The dollar was steady on Monday as traders looked ahead to a week dominated by central bank meetings...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 09:53am

World

Bangladesh Nobel winner fears for future as woes mount

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says it is a “million-dollar question” why the prime minister...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:49am

World

Swiss vote decisively for ‘13th month’ pension increase

ZURICH: Switzerland voted decisively to increase pension payments for the elderly in a referendum on Sunday, as...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am

World

Hostage situation on Swiss train ends with suspect killed

YVERDON-LES-BAINS, (Switzerland): A hostage situation on a train in the west of Switzerland on Thursday night ended...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

Economists pilloried for getting forecasts wrong

PARIS: Economists are taking flak after missing the mark on inflation, failing to anticipate disruptions in global...

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 10:10pm

World

Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king, dies aged 86

ROME: Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the only son of Italy’s last king, who lived in exile in neighbouring ...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Technology

Tough luxury market hits Bentley as sales drop 11% in 2023

LONDON: British luxury carmaker Bentley on Friday reported an 11% drop in vehicle sales for 2023 as high-end...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 10:10am

Industrialisation: Pakistan needs to be more competitive, attractive: PM

DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday said that Pakistan needed to be more competitive...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:31am

World

Blinken promises Zelensky US will sustain support for Ukraine

DAVOS: Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised sustained US support for Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:50pm

World

Zelensky asks Swiss to host Ukraine peace summit

SWITZERLAND: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked Switzerland to hold a high-level peace summit of...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 31	69.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 1	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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