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Israel says UN Palestinian agency must leave Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 06:10pm

UNITED NATIONS: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its premises in Jerusalem...

1.4mn girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

Published 15 Aug, 2024 12:03pm

PARIS: At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban...

Niger floods toll increases, 53 dead, 18,000 affected: UN

Published 18 Jul, 2024 11:11am

NIAMEY: Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the...

Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, UN agency says

Published 07 Jun, 2024 01:40pm

GENEVA: Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel erupted last October, the...

More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say

Published 27 May, 2024 12:49pm

SYDNEY: More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the...

UN estimates rebuilding Gaza will cost $30bn to $40bn

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

AMMAN: A UN agency said Thursday rebuilding war-wracked Gaza will cost an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion and...

‘Man-made’ Gaza famine can still be avoided: UN agency

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

OCCUPIED Al-QUDS: Famine in the Gaza Strip can be averted if vital aid is allowed into the besieged territory, the ...

Global transport of goods: Red Sea crisis causing severe disruptions

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:39am

LONDON: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working “tirelessly” to solve the Red Sea crisis, which is...

UN agency says aid shipment blocked in Israeli port

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:38am

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The main United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza is facing growing...

USAID signs MoU with three firms

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday signed a memorandum of...

WHO chief says China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

LONDON: The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not...

WHO announces 2nd hub for training countries to make COVID vaccines

Published 23 Feb, 2022 08:59pm

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it has set up a hub in South Korea to train low- and middle-income...

13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

Published 08 Feb, 2022 12:33pm

NAIROBI: An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of ...

Five do battle for top UN labour job

Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:03am

GENEVA: Five candidates are battling to take over the United Nations' International Labour Organization, winding up...

Afghans face ‘avalanche of hunger and destitution’: UN agency

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:51pm

GENEVA: Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan's increasingly dire...

Omicron poses ‘very high’ global risk, countries must prepare: WHO

Published 29 Nov, 2021 12:54pm

GENEVA: The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where COVID-19...

Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year's end: UN

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:52am

DUBAI: Yemen's seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and...

UN agency warns of ‘imminent’ famine in Afghanistan

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:16am

NEW YORK: Afghanistan is at risk of “imminent hunger” with winter approaching and services disrupted by the...

Weather disasters killed 2 million in last 50 years, UN agency says

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 12:27pm

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says its "Atlas" is the most comprehensive review of mortality and economic losses from weather, water and climate extremes ever produced

WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variant

Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:44pm

The B.1.617.1 sub-lineage has meanwhile been downgraded to a "variant of interest," and named Kappa.

UN seeks funds to ease hunger in Mozambique as conflict deepens

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:45pm

Mozambique's north has been ravaged by an escalating Islamist insurgency since 2017, including horrific attacks in Palma last month that killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands.

UN agency praises new US aid for Palestinians at 'critical moment'

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:48pm

"The US contribution comes at a critical moment, as we continue to adjust to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic presents."

Khamenei says Iran could boost uranium enrichment to 60%

Published 23 Feb, 2021 10:36am

That would far surpass the 3.67 percent limit Iran had accepted under the 2015 deal, but still be short of the 90 percent or so required for an atomic bomb.

UN agency says more than 400,000 flee Mozambique militant attacks

Published 14 Dec, 2020 12:14pm

UNHCR had raised a third of the $19.2 million it requires for shelter, water and sanitation and food next year, said Tapsola.

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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 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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