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Half of global population without any social protections: UN

UN's International Labour Organization said that 4.1 billion people were living without any social safety net of any kind

Published 01 Sep, 2021 06:19pm

Pakistan

AJK PM condemns growing belligerence of India: UN urged to help resolve Kashmir issue

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi Sunday appealed to the United...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:08am

UN warns of up to 500,000 Afghan DPs by year end

GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:46am

Pakistan

Violence against women: TI Pakistan concerned at alarming increase

KARACHI: The Board of Trustees Transparency International Pakistan held a Board meeting on Tuesday, and expressed...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

World

UN warns of looming 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Afghanistan

GENEVA: The United Nations warned Tuesday that low supplies of food aid were threatening to plunge war-ravaged...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

'Wilful' surrender

Abandoned. Deserted. Gone with the wind. That is what the anguished visuals show. A US Air Force plane taking off...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan: report

The Taliban have been conducting 'targeted door-to-door visits' of people who worked with US and NATO forces, according to a confidential document by the UN's threat assessment consultants

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 09:30am

World

Biden defends US pullout, blames Afghan govt that 'gave up and fled'

In his first public appearance since Taliban seized control of the country, US president admits the advance had unfolded more quickly than expected
Says US gave Afghan govt every chance to determine future, but could not provide them with the will to fight for that future

Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:17am

Opinion

Bleak future feared for Asia's disaster-prone poor after UN climate report

At-risk communities in disaster-prone Asia are warning that they have "no hope" of coping with more climate...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

World

More than half of Lebanon's migrant workers need help: UN

According to the IOM, out of the 210,000 migrant workers living in Lebanon, around 120,000 are in need of humanitarian assistance

Published 10 Aug, 2021 03:20pm

World

US announces extra $165m in Yemen aid

DUBAI: The United States on Monday announced an additional $165 million in humanitarian aid for Yemen, as the...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

World

Extreme weather 'unprecedented' even at 1.5C warming: UN

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a technical summary

Published 09 Aug, 2021 03:02pm

Pakistan

FO welcomes 'timely' UN reiteration on its stance over IIOJK

Foreign Office says it particularly appreciates timeliness of statement as it coincides with completion of two years of India’s illegal and unilateral actions in the occupied valley

Updated 07 Aug, 2021 06:51pm

World

Countries need to be more ambitious in climate goals: UN

PARIS: Countries that have signed up to the Paris accord to tame climate change need to be more ambitious in their...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

UN warns of acute food insecurity in 23 countries

UNITED NATIONS: Two United Nations agencies World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 03:33am

UN compound attacked in western Afghanistan

KABUL: “Anti-government elements” in Afghanistan attacked the main UN compound in the capital of the western...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:17am

World

UN tells Iran to fix water crisis, stop crackdown

"I am extremely concerned about the deaths and injuries that have occurred over the past week, as well as the widespread arrests and detention," Bachelet said in a statement.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 08:32pm

World

Lebanon water supply could collapse in a month: UN

Electricity in most places is barely available an hour a day while the fuel needed to power generators is also in short supply

Published 23 Jul, 2021 02:18pm

Editorials

The food security challenge

EDITORIAL: A combined report of a number of United Nations (UN) agencies, which has found that the Covid-19 pandemic...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

World

UN orders global systemic racism probe

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday highlighted the global "scourge" of systemic racism and ordered an...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

UN resolution calls for reconciliation in Myanmar

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations by Myanmar's...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 02:20am

World

US warns Russia not to veto Syria border access

ROME: The United States warned Monday that Russia would put at risk hopes for more constructive relations if it uses...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

UN urges immediate dismantling of systemic racism

GENEVA: The UN rights chief called on Monday for systemic racism against black people to be immediately dismantled...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Editorials

PM’s interview

EDITORIAL: In a wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Swan of HBO, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan answered some...

Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am

Pakistan

Sexual violence in IIOJK: World urged to fulfil commitments under UN charter: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Saturday joined the international community in commemorating the International Day for the...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

UN chief Guterres sworn in for second term

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in Friday for a second term as head of the world...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Global displacement doubles in a decade: UN

GENEVA: Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

World

Roller-coaster life: Ivory Coast's returning ex-president Gbagbo

Gbagbo accused France, the former colonial power, of involvement in a plot that led to his arrest by Ouattara's forces.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 09:30am

World

Covid-hit domestic workers lost far more jobs than others: ILO

GENEVA: The pandemic has taken a harsh toll on domestic workers who have lost far more jobs than others despite a...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am

World

UN urged to probe sharing of Rohingya data

HRW however said the refugees often likely did not understand that the data being collected, including photographs, fingerprints and biographic data, could be shared with Myanmar.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 10:54am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.78
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 10	5222.68
India Sensex / May 10	72664.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Nasdaq / May 10	16340.87
Hang Seng / May 10	18963.68
FTSE 100 / May 10	8433.76
Dow Jones / May 10	39512.84
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18772.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	78.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2360.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	77.31
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 11	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 11	208762

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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