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Pakistan for creating ‘pull factors’ in Afghanistan for its citizens

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for creating “pull factors” in Afghanistan with a view to not only stopping the...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

World

Surging crime, bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea

COX’S BAZAR: Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen at the Rohingya refugee camps in...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 10:16am

Pakistan

US expresses gratitude to Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: The United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, has said that his country is grateful to Pakistan...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Gazans risk death at sea dreaming of life in Europe

Younis al-Shaer left Gaza dreaming of a better life in Europe, only to return to the Palestinian enclave in a ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

World

Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea

DHAKA: Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 01:10pm

World

Records that tumbled in 2022

PARIS: From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 12:09pm

World

Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake

BARMAL DISTRICT: Labourer Rasool Badshah has moved into a new home six months after a deadly earthquake rocked...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:21pm

Life & Style

Angelina Jolie leaves U.N. refugee agency after more than 20 years

GENEVA: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 12:02pm

World

Records that tumbled in 2022

PARIS: From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 12:33pm

World

East Europeans prepare for possible new Ukrainian refugee wave as winter nears

PRAGUE/BUDAPEST/WARSAW: Eastern European countries are preparing to reopen reception centres and are restocking food...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 12:20pm

World

Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East

CAIRO: Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed...

Published 30 Oct, 2022 12:21pm

Pakistan

World continues sending assistance

ISLAMABAD: The world community continues to send humanitarian relief assistance to held the flood victims of...

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

PM says country looks ‘like a sea’ after floods

SEHWAN: Parts of country seemed “like a sea”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some...

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 09:32am

UN warns of deteriorating situation with more rain seen

JAMSHORO: As the United Nations warned of more misery to come, Pakistan scrambled on Tuesday to widen a breach in...

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 09:24am

World

Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, says Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

World

Finland records record refugee numbers after Ukraine war

HELSINKI: Finland has registered a record number of asylum seekers following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, beating a...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 03:50pm

World

Lebanese face long ‘insulting’ queues to buy bread

BEIRUT: In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and...

Published 31 Jul, 2022 10:04am

World

Hundreds of war-displaced Afghans return east

KABUL: Hundreds of internally displaced Afghans who had taken refuge in the capital left for their homes in the...

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

World

As Lebanese staple runs short, tempers flare at bakeries

BEIRUT: Mohamed Abu Khodr had been waiting for hours outside a Beirut bakery in hopes of buying two bags of...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Pakistan

Refugees worldwide: Pakistan urges world to support UNHCR efforts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday called upon the international community to support the United Nations High ...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

UNHCR deputy calls on Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Deputy UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kelly T Clements called on Foreign Minister Bilawal...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees hold protest

ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees on Tuesday staged a protest and demanded of the United Nations High Commissioner for...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

More than 100m people forcibly displaced: UN

GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100...

Published 24 May, 2022 06:43am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees hold protest

ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees who left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021 staged a protest on Monday...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

World

Another 40,000 Ukrainians flee war: UN

GENEVA: Many of the nearly five million people who have fled Ukraine will not have homes to return to, the United...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

World

More than 4.5 million Ukrainians flee war: UN

GENEVA: More than 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since the Russian invasion on February 24,...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 07:59pm

World

Nearly 3.9 million people flee Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday,...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:21pm

World

3.7 million people flee Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: Some 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, the UN said Friday. The UN...

Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am

World

More than 3.5 million people flee Ukraine

GENEVA: More than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly a month ago, the United...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:39pm

World

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians flee the country: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:35pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Mar 22 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.55 ▲ 0.33 (27.05%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Mar 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.20 ▲ 0.55 (9.73%)
Premier Insurance / Mar 22 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.80 ▲ 0.55 (8.80%)
Hala Enterprise / Mar 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.90 ▲ 0.53 (8.32%)
Bal. Wheel / Mar 22 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	61.38 ▲ 4.28 (7.50%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	276.84 ▲ 19.31 (7.50%)
Pak Tobacco / Mar 22 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	717.60 ▲ 50.05 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 22 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	227.90 ▲ 15.90 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 22 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	954.79 ▲ 66.61 (7.50%)
Towellers Ltd. / Mar 22 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	219.35 ▲ 15.30 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.92 ▼ -0.49 (-14.37%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 22 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.18 ▼ -0.39 (-8.53%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 22 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.40 ▼ -0.12 (-7.89%)
Samba Bank / Mar 22 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7 ▼ -0.60 (-7.89%)
Dawood Equities / Mar 22 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	3.81 ▼ -0.32 (-7.75%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Mar 22 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.98 ▼ -1.00 (-7.70%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Mar 22 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.30 ▼ -0.52 (-7.62%)
Balochistan Glass / Mar 22 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	12.30 ▼ -1.00 (-7.52%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 22 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	99.30 ▼ -8.05 (-7.50%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 22 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1188 ▼ -95.90 (-7.47%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,466,000 ▼ -0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,070,759 ▼ -0.01
Thatta Cement / Mar 22 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.26
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,739,024 ▼ -0.07
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,924,540 ▼ -0.65
Telecard Limited / Mar 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,534,500 ▼ -0.49
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▼ -0.11
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▼ -0.61
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▼ -0.47
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▼ -0.28

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 22	132.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 22	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 22	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
India Sensex / Mar 22	58214.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 22	27466.61
Hang Seng / Mar 22	19591.43
FTSE 100 / Mar 22	7515.89
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 22	15179.43
France CAC40 / Mar 22	7097.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 22	69.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 22	1940.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 22	77.98

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