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Caretaker PM urges developed world to rectify shortfalls in Paris Agreement commitments

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday urged the developed countries “to urgently rectify...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 02:23pm

World

Turkiye’s Erdogan offers to host UN climate talks in 2026

DUBAI: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip offered Friday to host the United Nations COP31 climate conference in 2026....

Published 01 Dec, 2023 06:48pm

World

UN says 61 trucks deliver aid in northern Gaza

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 200 more trucks have been sent to the Gaza Strip

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:11pm

World

Hamas frees Israeli, Thai hostages in temporary truce

Israel says the ceasefire could be extended if Hamas continued to release at least 10 hostages a day

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 04:04pm

World

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh

COX’S BAZAR: At least three boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh this week,...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 04:52pm

World

27 dead in Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza

GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian doctor said Thursday at least 27 people had been killed and 93...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

World

Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa

GENEVA: The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after a...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

World

Attack in area claimed by Sudan, South Sudan, leaves 32 dead

JUBA: A spate of attacks in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has left 32 people dead...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 02:08pm

World

Israel renews warning for Gazans to flee southern city

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel issued a fresh warning to Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to move...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 10:53am

World

UN, Red Cross alarmed over raid at Gaza hospital

GENEVA: The United Nations and the Red Cross voiced alarm Wednesday after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 02:53pm

Pakistan

Gaza genocide: PPP questions silence of world

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President Sherry Rehman said that the "helplessness" of the world,...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

World

Largest Gaza hospital ‘not functioning’ amid Israeli assault

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 05:35pm

World

Body ‘every hour’ in deadliest West Bank raid since 2005

JENIN: Around four tyre fires belching black smoke, Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in Jenin on Thursday...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 11:59am

World

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

YANGON: Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 11:43am

World

Bodies litter streets as fighting intensifies in Sudan

WAD MADANI: Corpses littered the streets of a district of Sudan’s capital on Thursday, witnesses said, as the...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Editorials

World on edge

EDITORIAL: The war of attrition in Ukraine and the shameless, torturous genocide in Gaza have exposed, perhaps...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am

World

Blinken to visit South Korea as North Korea, Russia deepen ties

SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with his South Korean...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 10:29am

World

UN push for financial system reform to help poorest countries

GENEVA: The United Nations called Tuesday for a significant overhaul of the global financial system to help the...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

World

Poppy growth down 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN

KABUL: Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged 95 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities...

Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:48pm

World

Protesters oppose Biden war policy in large pro-Palestinian rally in Washington

WASHINGTON: Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza where thousands...

Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:30pm

Pakistan

Govt speeds up Afghans’ repatriation

PESHAWAR: Pakistan opened more border centres on Friday to speed up the return of tens of thousands of undocumented...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

World

Aid needs in Gaza, West Bank estimated at $1.2 billion: UN

GENEVA: The United Nations humanitarian office said on Friday the cost of meeting the needs of people in Gaza and...

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 03:17pm

Markets

Gold drops Rs1,200 per tola in Pakistan

Gold rates in Pakistan decreased on Monday, in line with decline in the international rate. The yellow metal was...

Published 30 Oct, 2023 03:45pm

World

Britain working for humanitarian pause in Gaza, foreign minister says

ABU DHABI: Britain is trying to arrange a temporary cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip so that more...

Published 30 Oct, 2023 03:27pm

World

Israel pounds Gaza as Red Cross warns of 'intolerable' suffering

UN warns thousands more civilians could die in Gaza as Israel declared the war had entered a second stage

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:52pm

Israel says war has ‘entered new phase’

GAZA STRIP: Israel said on Saturday its war with Hamas had “entered a new phase” as the army relentlessly ...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:00am

World

UN overwhelmingly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

World

UN agency says ‘meaningful and uninterrupted’ aid needed for Gaza

At least 7,028 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Strip, including 2,913 children, according to figures released by the health ministry

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 10:59pm

World

Israel bombards Gaza as Putin warns conflict could spread beyond Middle East

As the death toll mounts in Gaza, Palestinians are burying the unidentified dead in mass graves, with a number instead of a name, residents say

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:42pm

Pakistan

United Nations Day marked

KARACHI: The Department of International Relations at Federal Urdu University marked a United Nations Day here at ...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 4 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 4 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 4 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 4 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 4 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 4 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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