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UK

UK rejects EU proposals to resolve N Irish trade dispute

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday rejected European Union proposals to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules ...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

BoE’s Pill says UK must accept income hit from high inflation

LONDON: People and businesses in Britain need to realise they are unlikely to recover the income lost to high...

Published 07 May, 2022 06:49am

Pakistan

Marriyum highlights importance of bilateral relations with UK

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that Pakistan-United Kingdom...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz wants to elevate relations with UK to strategic level

British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner calls on Pakistan premier

Updated 20 Apr, 2022 05:56pm

Remittances: $2.8bn record inflows received in March

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances maintained unprecedented growth surging to $ 23 billion in the first nine...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

World

UK marks two years since first virus lockdown

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday held a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, on the...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 06:53pm

World

UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran

LONDON: Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

World

UK and US to hold trade talks after Brexit

LONDON: Britain said Wednesday it will hold a series of talks with the United States, as it seeks to pin down a...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 09:45pm

World

Russia closes airspace to carriers from Baltics, Slovenia

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday closed its airspace to flights operated by carriers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and...

Published 27 Feb, 2022 10:55am

World

UK MPs vote to raise ‘bewildering’ minimum age for marriage

LONDON: UK lawmakers on Friday voted to raise the minimum age for marriage in England and Wales from 16 to 18, after...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Life & Style

Pakistan wins gold medal in Int’l Stamp Exhibition, UK

KARACHI: Pakistan has won a Gold medal in the International Stamp Exhibition ‘London 2022’ held in the United...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Business & Finance

Google agrees UK competition, privacy pledge on online ads

LONDON: Britain on Friday said it had accepted changes proposed by US tech giant Google to address competition and...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

World

UK PM’s woes deepen with police probe into ‘partygate’

LONDON: The threat to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s position deepened on Tuesday, as police said they ...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

World

UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine ‘puppet regime’

LONDON/KIYV: Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

Russia confirms British foreign minister could visit Moscow

MOSCOW: British foreign minister Liz Truss could visit Moscow under plans being examined by authorities, a Russian...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 08:16pm

Pakistan

Repatriation of convicted citizens, criminals: Pakistan, UK agree to finalise agreements

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed to finalize and...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

World

Prince Harry sues for UK police protection

LONDON: US-based Prince Harry is appealing to the UK courts after the government refused to allow him police...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

World

France to ease rules for UK arrivals 'in coming days'

PARIS: Paris will announce an easing of restrictions for travel from Britain to France in the coming days, the...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 06:03pm

World

UK still ready to trigger Article 16 in EU-N Ireland row: Truss

LONDON: The United Kingdom is ready to take unilateral action that would suspend customs checks on goods moving to...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

World

Israel to lift travel ban to US, UK amid Omicron spread

JERUSALEM: Israel's health ministry said Thursday that several countries including the United States would be ...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 09:22pm

World

One in 20 people in UK have Covid: official data

LONDON: More than one in 20 people in Britain had Covid-19 in the last week of 2021, the highest infection rate...

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 08:58pm

World

UK sets New Year’s Day temperature record

LONDON: Britain experienced its warmest New Year’s Day on record after temperatures rose above 16 degress Celsius...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 05:05am

World

England hospital staff absences double as virus surges

LONDON: Hospital staff absences due to Covid have more than doubled in a month in England as the virus surge puts...

Published 01 Jan, 2022 12:00am

World

UK firm closer to offering global internet via satellites

MOSCOW: A Russian Soyuz rocket on Monday took 36 more satellites from British operator OneWeb into orbit, bringing...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

UK launches £1.0bn support for Omicron-hit businesses

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday launched a £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion, 1.2 billion euro) aid package to help UK...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

EU warns UK against picking Brexit hardliner to replace Frost

DUBLIN: A European Commissioner said on Sunday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s refusal to compromise ...

Updated 20 Dec, 2021 10:33am

World

UK says 'highly unlikely' to send troops to Ukraine

LONDON: Britain and its allies are "highly unlikely" to send troops to intervene if Russia invades Ukraine, Defence...

Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:24pm

World

UK to lift Covid travel ban on arrivals from Africa

LONDON: The UK is to drop 11 African countries including South Africa from its "red list" barring incoming travel,...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 08:23pm

World

UK calls for ‘Western unity’ against Russia, China threats

LIVERPOOL: Russian sabre-rattling against Ukraine and an assertive China were top of the agenda as G7 foreign...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

World

UK gives 23 more post-Brexit permits to French fishermen

BRUSSELS: Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday, a ...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 21 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 21 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Paramount Mod / May 21 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.99 ▲ 0.99 (12.38%)
S.G.Power / May 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.99 ▲ 0.47 (10.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.99 ▲ 0.91 (9.03%)
Flying Cement / May 21 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	8.10 ▲ 0.64 (8.58%)
Pak Engineering / May 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 21 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1099.72 ▲ 76.72 (7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / May 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	73.09 ▲ 5.09 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	64.12 ▲ 4.47 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 21 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	18.06 ▲ -2.73 (-13.13%)
Oilboy Energy / May 21 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.35 ▲ -1.39 (-11.84%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 21 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.25 ▲ -0.79 (-8.74%)
Punjab Mod / May 21 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.64 ▲ -0.15 (-8.38%)
Service Textile / May 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.00 ▲ -0.90 (-8.26%)
TPL Insurance / May 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.63 ▲ -2.48 (-7.49%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 21 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.50 ▲ -4.36 (-7.05%)
Shield Corp. / May 21 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Dynea Pakistan / May 21 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	150.13 ▲ -9.87 (-6.17%)
Bal. Wheel / May 21 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	73.85 ▲ -4.78 (-6.08%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,994,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,885,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,930,788 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,253,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 21 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	6,934,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,538,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,919,271 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,880,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,477,638 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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