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Afghanistan earthquake

EDITORIAL: Whilst the people struggle to survive in Afghanistan, war-devastated and under punitive sanctions, a 6.1...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries

As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan

Conference on completion of water, drainage projects

LAHORE: A conference was organized by the Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department on the ‘completion of...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 07:39am

Internet shutdowns cause ‘incalculable’ damage: UN

GENEVA: The UN called on countries to stop imposing internet shutdowns or disruptions, warning Thursday that they ...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Opinion

Iran: demand for bread increasing

Outside his butchery in the south of Iran’s capital, Ali cuts up a sheep carcass for customers who, like him, have...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am

Russia putting world in danger of famine, warns EU

BRUSSELS: Russia is putting the world at risk of famine through its blockade of Ukraine’s shipments of grains and...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Exit from FATF grey list: Pakistan so close, yet so far

ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Friday acknowledged that Pakistan has substantially completed all...

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan among top 23 countries facing drought emergency

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been among the top 23 countries facing a major drought emergency. In a statement issued by...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

Markets

Turkey details UN plan for grain exports

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday detailed a UN plan to create a sea corridor from...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

Markets

Deadly heatwaves threaten economies too

PARIS: More frequent and intense heatwaves are the most deadly form of extreme weather made worse by global warming,...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 10:58pm

World

Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis resume direct talks

RIYADH: Warring parties Saudi Arabia and the Yemen’s Houthi movement have resumed direct talks to discuss security...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 08:28am

Opinion

Climate-battered nations hunt elusive cash to adapt at UN talks

The southeast African island of Madagascar was hit by six tropical storms in the first four months of this year,...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan urges dialogue to promote peace on restive Korean peninsula

Islamabad remains opposed to any destabilizing actions that give rise to tensions on the Peninsula, Ambassador Aamir Khan says

Updated 12 Jun, 2022 09:10am

Pakistan

Pakistan, speaking for G77/China, urges accelerated steps for recovery in Covid-hit countries

KARACHI: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, has called for boosting...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am

World

World’s poor paying more for less food: UN

PARIS: Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine ...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

Business & Finance

Ukraine war to hit foreign direct investment: UN

GENEVA: Foreign direct investment is expected to fall this year, with the food, fuel and financial crises triggered...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

Editorials

Icebreaking visit of German FM

EDITORIAL: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrival in Moscow an hour before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

World

World’s poor paying more for less food: UN

PARIS: Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:06pm

World

Ukraine war to hit foreign direct investment: UN

GENEVA: Foreign direct investment is expected to fall this year, with the food, fuel and financial crises triggered...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 05:38pm

Markets

Russian attack destroys warehouses of major Ukrainian commodity terminal

KYIV: Russian shelling destroyed the warehouses of one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural commodities terminals in...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Global tourist arrivals tripled in first quarter: UN

MADRID: International tourist arrivals tripled in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2021, with...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 06:59am

Pakistan

Innocent Kashmiris in IIOJK: AJK PM urges UN to stop bloodbath

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan on Sunday urged the world...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 07:38am

Pakistan

Environmental threats: Pakistan urges rich nations to fulfil pledges

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for saving the planet and humanity, while marking World Environment Day that...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 07:38am

Supplements

World Environment Day: Conserving nature inspiring lives

(Ramish Sultan) TEXT: Climate change is arguably the biggest threat the world is facing right now and its effects...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

World Environment Day

TEXT: World Environment Day on 5 June is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

OnlyOneEarth facts and figures

TEXT: The big picture - We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life, and ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

World Environment Day urges all of us to protect our natural surroundings

TEXT: World Environment Day urges all of us to protect our natural surroundings. The stunning facts? An estimated 7...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Opinion

We have only one earth

The state of perplexity of the contemporary times demands us to save our mother earth. From the primitive age to the...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

World

North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president

GENEVA: North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:22am

World

US says last Turkish aid route into Syria must stay open

REYHANLI: The US envoy to the UN said Thursday the sole border crossing to deliver aid into Syria must remain open,...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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