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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

UN chief convenes ‘no nonsense’ climate summit, without China or US

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 12:09pm

World

UN meet looks to salvage promises on helping world’s poorest

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 12:07pm

World

Erdogan takes grain diplomacy to Putin in Sochi

ISTANBUL: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in a...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 10:37am

World

UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise

GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am

World

North Korea promises another attempt at spy satellite launch

SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, said her country would soon put a military spy...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 10:41am

World

North Korean satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure

SEOUL/TOKYO: A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging...

Published 31 May, 2023 09:49am

World

India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans

GOA: The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in...

Published 05 May, 2023 03:43pm

World

UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

Pakistan's UN mission requested an exemption for Muttaqi to travel between May 6-9 'for a meeting with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China'

Published 02 May, 2023 12:45pm

World

UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on Taliban authorities to “swiftly...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:44am

World

Guterres proposes ‘way forward’ for Ukraine grain initiative

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres presented a “way forward” on extending Ukrainian grain exports...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 01:28pm

World

Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:56pm

World

Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration

KHARTOUM: Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan’s capital even though warring factions announced a...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 11:13am

Street battles in Sudan capital as Eid ceasefire calls ignored

KHARTOUM, (Sudan): The forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan’s capital on Friday,...

Updated 22 Apr, 2023 09:25am

World

Clashes in Sudan despite calls for Eid ceasefire

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring forces clashed again in the nation’s capital early Friday, with bombing and shelling...

Published 21 Apr, 2023 11:33am

Markets

Wheat down on ample world supplies, corn eases after strong gains

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat prices lost ground on Monday with the market giving up some of last session’s gains on...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:25am

World

At least 38 migrants dead in Mexico detention center fire

CIUDAD JUÁREZ: A fire believed to have been started by migrants protesting against their deportation killed at least...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 10:16am

World

UN chief on ‘solidarity’ visit to Iraq

BAGHDAD: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Iraq Wednesday for talks with senior officials in a show of...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 12:52pm

World

UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned North Korea’s weekend launch of an...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 11:33am

World

Death toll in Turkiye, Syria quake tops 33,000 as Turkiye starts legal action

ANTAKYA: Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit...

Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:49pm

Business & Finance

UN chief slams oil firms for ‘big lie’ on global warming

DAVOS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres skewered oil firms on Wednesday for having “peddled the big lie”...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

Cuba takes reins of UN ‘Group of 77 and China’

UNITED NATIONS: Cuba on Thursday took over the rotating presidency of the Group of 77 and China, which advocates for...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 03:25pm

Opinion

UN Secretary General deserves a lot of praise

It is heartening to note that the country has received pledges of more than $ 9 billion at an international...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:49am

Editorials

Pledges for climate justice

EDITORIAL: The conference co-hosted by Pakistan, represented by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a team of federal...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

Donors pledge more than $9bn to help flood recovery

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Monday it had received pledges of more than $9 billion at an international conference...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:58am

Pakistan

At Geneva conference, Pakistan secures pledges of over $10bn

Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group pledges $4.2bn for flood rehabilitation and reconstruction in Pakistan, World Bank pledges $2bn, while Saudi Arabia, ADB, AIIB each commit $1bn

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 09:14pm

PM to present recovery ‘framework’ at UN conference

GENEVA: Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshalling...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

World

What is Zelenskiy’s 10-point peace plan?

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been vigorously promoting his 10-point peace plan, discussing it with US...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 12:29pm

World

Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban

KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:14pm

World

UN secretary-general ‘deeply alarmed’ by Taliban university ban for women: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the Taliban’s ban on women in...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:51am

World

UN chief discusses Western Sahara with Moroccan king

RABAT: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a rare meeting with Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday, where...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 10:34am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	543.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	345.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	86.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	543.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.01 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	345.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	86.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	10,868,813 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,629,472 ▲ 0.00
Agritech Limited / Oct 1 Agritech Limited(AGL)	9,567,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,502,449 ▲ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	6,306,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	5,897,086 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Oct 1 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,187,915 ▲ 0.00
Image Pakistan / Oct 1 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	4,549,000 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,331,521 ▲ 0.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Oct 1 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	4,238,438 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 28	287.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 28	287.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 29	149.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 29	1.22
Euro to USD / Sep 29	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Sep 28	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 28	4299.70
Nasdaq / Sep 28	13201.28
Dow Jones / Sep 28	33666.34
India Sensex / Sep 29	65686.70
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 29	31764.51
Hang Seng / Sep 29	17832.11
FTSE 100 / Sep 29	7644.96
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 29	15403.20
France CAC40 / Sep 29	7167.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 28	17935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 28	176357.60
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 29	91.68
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 29	1864.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 29	88.99

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

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