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UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education

PARIS: Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 percent in 2022 and 2023 over the ...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:01am

World

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

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

Published 15 Aug, 2024 12:03pm

Life & Style

Montenegro’s Adriatic gem struggles with tourist influx

KOTOR, Montenegro: A UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled on the edge of a picturesque Adriatic bay, the town of Kotor...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:52pm

Life & Style

Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros

ATHENS: The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 03:41pm

Life & Style

Pharrell Williams kicks off Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton show at UNESCO

PARIS: Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams took to an outdoor, turf-lined runway at UNESCO...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:38pm

Life & Style

Travelling over the summer holidays: 5 destinations to beat the heat

As record heat bears down on Pakistan, greener (and cooler) pastures are no doubt on everyone’s minds. With Eid...

Updated 29 May, 2024 04:51pm

Life & Style

Brussels seeks UNESCO heritage mark for puppetry, flower carpet

BRUSSELS: Brussels is looking to protect two of its historical traditions: rod puppetry and a 1,680-square-metre...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 10:43am

Life & Style

Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia’s bitter divide

KARS, Turkey: Look at this stone bridge,“ said writer Vedat Akcayoz pointing to the crumbling stumps of a...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 03:43pm

Life & Style

Croatia’s tourist hotspot Dubrovnik seeks to reclaim city for locals

DUBROVNIK, Croatia: Croatia’s historic city of Dubrovnik aims to lure back locals priced out by high tourist prices...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 01:52pm

World

US team leaves Saudi Arabia early over kippah row

WASHINGTON: A US delegation on religious freedom said Monday it cut short its visit to Saudi Arabia after one of its...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

World

Russia war damages $3.5bn worth of Ukraine heritage: UN

PARIS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused around $3.5 billion worth of damage to the country’s heritage and...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 10:59pm

Pakistan

International education day: AKU launches innovative academic programme

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) launched its newest academic...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

US pledges over $320K to Balochistan’s Mehrgarh Museum?

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Chief Minister of Balochistan Ali Mardan Khan Domki launched the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

‘Country needs smart solutions to combat current challenges’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi Monday emphasized on adopting...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Editorials

Journalists in conflict zones

EDITORIAL: In a highly disturbing but hardly surprising development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am

World

UNESCO recognises Ramazan meal tradition of Iftar

TEHRAN: The UN cultural agency on Wednesday recognised Iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during the ...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Life & Style

France in one-year ‘battle’ to reopen Notre-Dame

PARIS: Workers at Paris’s emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral have one year, starting on Friday, to finish restoring the...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:26pm

World

‘City of jinn’: magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis

BAHLA: Deep in Oman’s parched interior, the ancient oasis town of Bahla abounds with myths of camel-eating,...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 12:03pm

Pakistan

Pakistan re-elected to Unesco Executive Board for 2023-27

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was re-elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Russia strikes Odesa, damaging museum, injuring 8

KYIV: Russian strikes overnight in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa left eight people wounded and damaged a...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Opinion

BRICS success challenges the US-led dominance!

The world is witnessing seismic shifts across economic, geopolitical, and cultural lines, and the ongoing conflict...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan

Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education selected for UNESCO Prize laureates

LAHORE: Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (Islamabad) has been selected as one of the two laureates of 2023...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 02:59am

Life & Style

UNESCO adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list

TEHRAN: The United Nations cultural organisation on Sunday added many of Iran's caravanserais, roadside rest stops...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:36pm

Life & Style

Venice avoids being added to UNESCO list of endangered sites

ROME: A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation’s World Heritage List in Danger,...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 01:18pm

World

Modi hails Saudi ties after ‘historic’ route unveiled

NEW DELHI: India hailed its “strategic” partnership with oil-rich Saudi Arabia on Monday, days after unveiling a...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 03:40pm

World

Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100

MOULAY BRAHIM: Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water...

Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:39pm

World

Morocco quake kills more than 1,000 people

The 6.8-magnitude quake struck mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 06:35pm

Life & Style

Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year

VENICE, Italy: Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 01:31pm

World

UN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city

CHERNIHIV: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded 148, the...

Published 20 Aug, 2023 12:12pm

Pakistan

PTA formulating ‘digital gender inclusion strategy’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is in the process of formulation of “Digital Gender...

Published 20 Aug, 2023 03:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 11	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 11	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 11	140.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 11	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 11	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 11	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 11	5,495.52
India Sensex / Sep 11	81,987.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 11	35,564.24
Nasdaq / Sep 11	17,025.88
Hang Seng / Sep 11	17,007.86
FTSE 100 / Sep 11	8,197.32
Dow Jones / Sep 11	40,736.96
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 11	18,308.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 10	18,535
Petrol/Litre / Sep 11	259.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 11	66.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 11	226,337
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 11	2,521.50
Diesel/Litre / Sep 11	262.75

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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