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Ukraine prepares for new Russian Donbas push, says gains made in north

KYIV: Ukraine was preparing Monday for a new Russian push in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv said its army’s...

Published 16 May, 2022 10:21am

Fighting disinformation, protecting journalists: UN panel approves Pakistan-backed resolutions

UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee Friday adopted two resolutions, steered by Pakistan in its capacity as...

Updated 15 May, 2022 08:32am

World

Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads

GODE: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys...

Published 11 May, 2022 10:49am

Business & Finance

APTTA likely to get another 6-month extension

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to extend Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) for another six...

Updated 10 May, 2022 02:42pm

Taliban order for women to cover faces ‘unconscionable’: US

WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday a Taliban decree that ordered...

Updated 09 May, 2022 09:34am

Pakistan

Misuse of blasphemy law cannot be permitted: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Maulana Hafiz Tahir...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

World

Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had...

Published 05 May, 2022 11:45pm

World

Macron to talk Ukraine over dinner with Modi

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Paris for talks and a...

Published 04 May, 2022 10:52pm

Pakistan

UK publication describes ILMA University as ‘best’ varsity in Sindh

KARACHI: The ILMA University was ranked as the number one university in Sindh and the Third Best Private Sector...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

Pakistan

Elahi, Moonis condemn registration of FIRs against Imran, others

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi have slammed...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

Opinion

Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

World

Civilians evacuated from Ukraine's Mariupol; U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv

KYIV/BEZIMENNE: Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steelworks in the city of Mariupol...

Published 01 May, 2022 11:58pm

World

Russia pounds Ukraine’s south and east, knocks out Odesa airport

DOBROPILLIA: Russian carried out missile strikes across southern and eastern Ukraine on Saturday, Ukrainian...

Published 01 May, 2022 01:37am

World

UN to vote on measure pushing states to justify veto use

UNITED NATIONS: The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly are to vote Tuesday on a resolution that...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:21am

Editorials

A messenger of hope

EDITORIAL: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was in Pakistan last week on a four-day private visit. What she saw and said...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

China ratifies international forced labour conventions

BEIJING: China’s lawmakers on Wednesday announced that it ratified two international conventions against forced...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

World

No surrender in Mariupol as Russian deadline expires; refugees top 5 million

A Russian ultimatum to Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender or die expired on Wednesday afternoon with no mass...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 11:09pm

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

Somali lawmakers prepare to elect new president

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Saturday, bringing the war-ravaged...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

Pakistan re-elected to UN committee on NGOs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been re-elected for the seventh time to the United Nations’ Committee on Non-Governmental...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

World

More than 60pc South Sudanese facing food crisis

JUBA: More than 7.7 million South Sudanese, around 63 percent of the population, are facing a food crisis as ...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

The plight of the developing world

Tightening its noose around a belligerent Russia, the US-led West has taken a slew of measures aimed at penalizing...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

World

Another 35,000 flee Ukraine in 24 hours: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 35,000 more Ukrainians fled west in 24 hours to escape the Russian war in their country, the United...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 04:58pm

World

The world must act to stop 'mass murder' in Ukraine: UK health chief

LONDON: The world must act to stop the mass murder in Ukraine, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 12:53pm

World

War-torn Yemen holds breath for breakthrough truce

SANAA: Yemen’s warring parties are set to lay down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

World

UN urges world to halt worsening Afghanistan crisis

GENEVA: The United Nations urged the world to stand by Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 09:42am

World

UN welcomes Yemen temporary truces as Riyadh hosts allied factions

RIYADH: The United Nations welcomed moves by Yemen’s warring sides to temporarily halt military operations and urged...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 03:08pm

Pakistan

Helicopter crash: Six Pakistani troops among 8 peacekeepers killed

ISLAMABAD: Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a helicopter crash in Democratic Republic of Congo on...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

World

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen despite rebel truce

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen early on Sunday after the country's Houthi rebels...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 02:51pm

World

Yemen's Houthis suspend strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, political office head says

RIYADH: Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 12:04am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / May 20 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.16 (14.81%)
Paramount Mod / May 20 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Service Textile / May 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.90 ▲ 0.90 (9.00%)
Ruby Tex. / May 20 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.00 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / May 20 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.85 ▲ 0.86 (7.83%)
First Imrooz Mod. / May 20 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	134.38 ▲ 9.37 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / May 20 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	55.04 ▲ 3.84 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 20 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1004.55 ▲ 70.05 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / May 20 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	77.07 ▲ -12.49 (-13.95%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 20 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.32 ▲ -0.42 (-8.86%)
Trust Mod. / May 20 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Crescent Cotton / May 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.25 ▲ -3.75 (-7.50%)
Gatron Ind. / May 20 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	415.10 ▲ -33.65 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 20 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	61.86 ▲ -5.01 (-7.49%)
Frontier Ceram / May 20 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	29.60 ▲ -2.39 (-7.47%)
S.G.Power / May 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.45 ▲ -0.35 (-7.29%)
Imperial Limited / May 20 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.95 ▲ -1.06 (-7.06%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.99 ▲ -0.22 (-6.85%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Glo Hol / May 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	15,051,376 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,323,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	13,067,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,576,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,536 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 20 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	6,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 20 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,435,098 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 20 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	5,808,622 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 20 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,229,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	5,056,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	199.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	198.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	128.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.23
Euro to USD / May 19	1.05
UK LIBOR % / May 19	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	3923.68
India Sensex / May 19	54208.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	26205.29
Nasdaq / May 19	11418.16
Hang Seng / May 19	20041.14
FTSE 100 / May 19	7438.09
Dow Jones / May 19	31490.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	14007.76
France CAC40 / May 19	6352.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 19	110.10
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 19	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 19	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 19	1815.89
Cotton / May 19	128.99

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