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UK assures continuous support for strong, stable Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott has said that Pakistan is currently facing a difficult economic...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Pakistan

England goes to the polls in key local elections

LONDON: Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up ...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

World

Israeli private eye arrested in UK over alleged hacking for US PR firm

LONDON: An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States was arrested in London over allegations that he...

Published 02 May, 2024 11:09pm

World

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

LONDON: British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

COAS, UK counterpart discuss how to further strengthen defence ties

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir held a meeting with his British counterpart General Sir...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Opinion

Israel outmaneuvered by Iran

Following Israel’s airstrike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria, the Islamic republic’s military and...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

World

UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty

LONDON: A British ship to house hundreds of US troops building a jetty to boost aid deliveries to Gaza has set sail...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

World

UK slaps fresh sanctions on Iran after Israel attack

LONDON: The UK on Thursday joined the United States and Canada in announcing a fresh set of sanctions against Iran’s...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 10:23pm

World

Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint

LONDON: Russia, Germany and Britain on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am

World

Calls for ‘smartphone free’ childhood grow in UK

LONDON: It is the question many adults dread being asked by their children: when can I have a smartphone? But as...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:42am

Business & Finance

UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis

LONDON: Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed ...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

Sterling bows to dollar strength after UK GDP data

LONDON: The pound eased on Thursday after data confirmed the UK economy entered recession in the second half of last...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Markets

UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4pc in 2023: data

LONDON: UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction in the amount of gas ...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Business & Finance

Thames Water: How did it get to the brink?

LONDON: Thames Water faces potential nationalisation after shareholders reneged on a promise to plough in new ...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

World

UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe

LONDON: A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:24am

World

UK homes have worst value for money in developed world: study

LONDON Britain’s housing stock offers the poorest value for money among advanced nations, according to a study...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Pakistan

Resumption of PIA flights: UK says working closely with govt at technical level

ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom says that it is working closely with Pakistan at the technical level to support the...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

World

UK royal Kate says she is having chemotherapy after cancer discovery

LONDON: Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:09pm

World

UK to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

LONDON: The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

World

Kate, UK’s Princess of Wales, issues first message since undergoing surgery

LONDON: Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, thanked the public on Sunday for their support in her first public...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

World

UK PM’s mother-in-law appointed to Indian parliament

NEW DELHI: The mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Friday appointed to serve in India’s...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

World

Trump hit with UK legal bill after losing case

LONDON: Former US president Donald Trump will have to pay at least £300,000 ($382,000) in costs after losing a UK...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:15am

UK should first listen to voice of its own citizens: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office, on Thursday, responded sharply to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent...

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 09:46am

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy approves ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi’s candidacy as envoy to UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has approved the candidacy of former army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi as...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:13pm

World

UK govt woos votes with more pre-election tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s beleaguered government on Wednesday announced a fresh tax cut for millions of workers as it ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Markets

Global optimism lifts UK stocks ahead of budget

LONDON: UK equities rose on Friday, mirroring gains across global markets as investors cheered signs of slowing...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am

Ship sunk by Houthi strike poses environmental risk: US military

ADEN, (Yemen): A UK-owned ship attacked by Houthi militants last month sank in the Red Sea, the US military...

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:39am

Business & Finance

UK-Pak Inward Trade Mission visits KCCI: ‘Traders should take advantage of DCTS to enhance trade flows’

KARACHI: Leader of UK-Pakistan Inward Trade Mission Dr Michelle Kristy, while advising the business community of...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

World

UK exporters hit by Red Sea disruption: survey

LONDON: More than half of British exporters are suffering from disruption arising from attacks by Yemen’s Huthi...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

World

Iran says US-British strikes on Yemen ‘escalate tensions’

TEHRAN: Iran condemned on Sunday the latest strikes by the United States and Britain on Yemen, saying they were...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05
France CAC40 / May 7	8075.68
India Sensex / May 8	73566.30
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	77.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2314.41
Diesel/Litre / May 8	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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