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Pope offers prayers for famine-hit Tigray

ROME: Pope Francis on Sunday offered his prayers to the people of Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region, which...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Some 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine: UN document

The violence in Tigray has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in the mountainous region of more than 5 million.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:34am

World

Blinken says 'hundreds' of US sanctions to remain on Iran

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that "hundreds" of US sanctions will remain on Iran even...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

World

NATO chief warns of 'new dangers' from Russia-China ties

Moscow and Beijing are increasingly coordinating their respective positions in decisions taken in multilateral organisations like the UN.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 06:30pm

Business & Finance

Food items: Policies being launched to enhance domestic production: Farrukh

FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday the PTI government was...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

‘7 trillion dollars’: NAB chief for bringing stolen money back

ISLAMABAD: Stressing the need of taking bold, clear and concrete initiatives to strengthen the existing ...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Pandemic plunges 100m more workers into poverty: UN

GENEVA: The pandemic has pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said Wednesday, after working...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Editorials

Safety of journalists

EDITORIAL: The need to end impunity for those who subject journalists to harassment, abduction, beatings, even ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

World

UN extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday extended for one year the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan ...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

World

India hits out at UNGA president over ‘misleading’ remarks on Kashmir issue

During his recent visit, Bozkir urged Pakistan to raise the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations more strongly
India has termed UNGA president's remarks misleading

Updated 29 May, 2021 05:43pm

Israel, Palestinian areas: UN body orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council decided Thursday to create an open-ended international investigation into...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

World

UN aviation body to meet over Belarus plane diversion

The ICAO has no power to impose sanctions. But European leaders this week agreed to cut air links with Belarus and told airlines to avoid the country's airspace.

Published 27 May, 2021 11:23am

Pakistan

IIOJK, Palestine issues: Tangible actions needed from UN: Afridi

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman Parliament's Special Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi on Sunday said that time is...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

FM concludes highly successful visit to New York

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi concluded a highly successful visit to New York during...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

Speakers urge UN to help end miseries of Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday urged the United Nations (UN) to take notice of the deteriorating...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Pakistan

Govt successfully raised Palestine issue internationally: Raja Basharat

He said that the role of Pakistan and Turkey in the Palestinian issue had been acknowledged by the international media.

Published 21 May, 2021 10:37pm

Pakistan

MP scales: Cabinet decides to review its decision

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has decided to review its decision on allowing civil servants to compete for MP ...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Pakistan

Journalists’ Bill 2020 to ensure freedom of expression: MoHR

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) after detailed consultation with stakeholders has prepared the...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

World powers urge truce as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border ...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

World

Blinken insists US not 'in the way of diplomacy' at UN

China has accused the US government of obstructionism in the Council's efforts to speak with "one voice."

Published 18 May, 2021 08:01pm

World

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

The paper in the journal Environment International showed that 745,000 people died from stroke and heart disease associated with long working hours in 2016

Published 18 May, 2021 10:28am

World

No reduction in foreign fighters in Libya

UNITED NATIONS: Libya has seen "no reduction of foreign fighters or of their activities" in the centre of the...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

Iranian minister cancels Austrian visit over Israeli flag

ZURICH: Iran's foreign minister cancelled a visit with his Austrian counterpart to show displeasure that Chancellor...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

World

UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement

The Norwegian draft was jointly put forward with Tunisia, a fellow non-permanent member that called Monday's meeting, as well as China.

Published 11 May, 2021 11:13am

World

Queen re-emerges to outline UK govt's new agenda

Those promises centre on a "levelling up" agenda to bring economic opportunity to left-behind parts of the country, as Johnson exploits his vaccine-boosted popularity to make further inroads into opposition Labour party strongholds.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:47am

World

Iran says may extend UN access if nuclear talks 'on right track'

An agreement reached with the IAEA in February is due to expire later this month, potentially impeding the talks in Vienna.

Published 10 May, 2021 06:31pm

Pakistan

'Water scarcity should be tackled on a priority basis'

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian Zahid...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:32am

World

Global calls for calm as Colombia deploys 'excessive force'

Cali, Colombia's third-biggest city and the worst affected by the ongoing unrest, has had soldiers patrolling its streets since last Friday on government orders.

Published 05 May, 2021 10:53am

World

US and Europe back Bosnia borders at UN

But Russia, which does not question the integrity of Bosnia, renewed its attacks on Inzko.

Published 05 May, 2021 10:42am

World

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

The rights office called for calm on all sides ahead of a planned mass protest on Wednesday, and stressed that security forces should only use firearms as a last resort.

Published 04 May, 2021 04:15pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Jahangir Siddiqui (R) / Jun 14 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd (R)(JSCLR1)	6.01 ▲ 1.00 (19.96%)
Sally Tex. / Jun 14 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.49 ▲ 0.64 (13.20%)
A. Shah Ghazi / Jun 14 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Nazir Cotton / Jun 14 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.50 ▲ 0.48 (9.56%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 14 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.00 ▲ 0.47 (8.50%)
Byco Petr. / Jun 14 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	12.83 ▲ 1.00 (8.45%)
Int. Steel / Jun 14 International Steels Limited(ISL)	98.35 ▲ 6.86 (7.50%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Jun 14 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	150.50 ▲ 10.50 (7.50%)
Pak Suzuki / Jun 14 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited(PSMC)	357.45 ▲ 24.93 (7.50%)
EFG Hermes / Jun 14 EFG Hermes Pakistan Limited(EFGH)	26.70 ▲ 1.86 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Shadman Cotton / Jun 14 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	30.26 ▲ -2.45 (-7.49%)
Bal. Wheel / Jun 14 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	74.09 ▲ -5.85 (-7.32%)
Imperial Ltd / Jun 14 Imperial Limited(IML)	26.50 ▲ -1.49 (-5.32%)
Redco Tex. / Jun 14 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.90 ▲ -0.36 (-4.96%)
Data Agro / Jun 14 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	20.00 ▲ -1.00 (-4.76%)
Pak Synthetic / Jun 14 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	24.58 ▲ -1.22 (-4.73%)
HBL Inv.Fund / Jun 14 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.05 ▲ -0.15 (-4.69%)
Saif Tex / Jun 14 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	22.00 ▲ -1.04 (-4.51%)
B. F. Mod. / Jun 14 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	5.30 ▲ -0.20 (-3.64%)
KASB Mod. / Jun 14 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	2.66 ▲ -0.10 (-3.62%)

Stock	Volume
Byco Petr. / Jun 14 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	106,142,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Jun 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	52,958,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Jun 14 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	52,705,000 ▼ 0.00
Agritech / Jun 14 Agritech Limited(AGL)	29,072,500 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Jun 14 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,854,500 ▼ 0.00
Pakistan Refinery / Jun 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,979,000 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Jun 14 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,457,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Jun 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,097,500 ▼ 0.00
P.T.C.L.A / Jun 14 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	13,990,500 ▼ 0.00
Al Shaheer Corp. / Jun 14 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	13,416,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 11	155.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 11	155.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 11	109.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 11	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 11	1.41
Euro to USD / Jun 11	1.21
UK LIBOR % / Jun 11	0.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	4247.44
India Sensex / Jun 11	52474.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 11	28948.73
Nasdaq / Jun 11	14069.43
Hang Seng / Jun 11	28842.13
FTSE 100 / Jun 11	7134.06
Dow Jones / Jun 11	34479.60
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 11	15693.27
France CAC40 / Jun 11	6600.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jun 11	70.91
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jun 11	12300.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jun 11	89163.00
Gold Spot / Jun 11	1879.60
Cotton / Jun 11	87.92

UN

Pope offers prayers for famine-hit Tigray

Some 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine: UN document

Blinken says 'hundreds' of US sanctions to remain on Iran

NATO chief warns of 'new dangers' from Russia-China ties

Food items: Policies being launched to enhance domestic production: Farrukh

‘7 trillion dollars’: NAB chief for bringing stolen money back

Pandemic plunges 100m more workers into poverty: UN

Safety of journalists

UN extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year

India hits out at UNGA president over ‘misleading’ remarks on Kashmir issue

Israel, Palestinian areas: UN body orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses

UN aviation body to meet over Belarus plane diversion

IIOJK, Palestine issues: Tangible actions needed from UN: Afridi

FM concludes highly successful visit to New York

Speakers urge UN to help end miseries of Kashmiris

Govt successfully raised Palestine issue internationally: Raja Basharat

MP scales: Cabinet decides to review its decision

Journalists’ Bill 2020 to ensure freedom of expression: MoHR

World powers urge truce as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages

Blinken insists US not 'in the way of diplomacy' at UN

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

No reduction in foreign fighters in Libya

Iranian minister cancels Austrian visit over Israeli flag

UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement

Queen re-emerges to outline UK govt's new agenda

Iran says may extend UN access if nuclear talks 'on right track'

'Water scarcity should be tackled on a priority basis'

Global calls for calm as Colombia deploys 'excessive force'

US and Europe back Bosnia borders at UN

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

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