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Xi calls for ‘international order in a more just and rational direction’

SAMARKAND: China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday called for regional countries to reshape the international order...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 02:52pm

Opinion

Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session

The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Editorials

Human development setback

EDITORIAL: When it rains, it pours. Reeling from one disaster after another for the last couple of years, mainly the...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am

World

World in 'wrong direction' as climate impacts worsen: UN

UN's World Meteorological Organization and its Environment Programme warn catastrophes such as Pakistan's monumental floods and China's crop-withering heatwave this year will become commonplace should world economy fail to decarbonise in line with what science says is needed

Updated 13 Sep, 2022 10:15pm

World

50 million people stuck in ‘modern slavery’: UN

GENEVA: Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday,...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

World

UK dismisses Putin assertion on Ukraine grain exports to poor countries

Britain dismissed as untrue on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that only a fraction of grain...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 02:25pm

World

Five things to know about Sweden’s election

STOCKHOLM: Sweden is on Sunday voting in what looks to be a tight election between the incumbent left-wing and an...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 11:36am

Pakistan

UN’s CERF allocates $7m

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has allocated $7 million to help boost flood...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

Guterres aghast at ‘climate carnage’ on such a scale

UN Secretary General says his visit will galvanize support for Pakistan, which has put the provisional cost of catastrophe at more than $30 billion

Updated 11 Sep, 2022 10:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan needs massive financial support to overcome flood crisis: UN chief

Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Pakistan, calls for a strong increase in financing for adaptive, resilient infrastructure

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 06:03pm

Aid not generosity, it’s a matter of justice: Guterres

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday appealed to the developed countries to step up...

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 09:57am

Rattled by havoc, UN chief calls for ‘massive’ help

Urges international community to help Pakistan in rehabilitation and reconstruction

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 10:03am

Pakistan

UN Secretary General António Guterres to visit Pakistan on September 9-10

Will exchange views with Pakistani government regarding response to floods

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 06:07pm

Pakistan

Defence Day: President, PM praise armed forces, nation

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in their separate messages on the Defence and...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

Sri Lanka has an IMF deal, now it courts China and India

Sri Lanka’s International Monetary Fund bailout plan could be a turning point in its worst economic crisis, but...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Disbursement of global donations to people affected by floods: TI-P urges PM to ensure transparency

Recommends setting up a national tracking system, establishing grievance procedures, and conducting internal and external audits

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 10:11am

Manchhar lake: fear runs deep

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains have brought floods that have killed at least 1,314

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 10:04am

Pakistan

Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300

Water levels in the lake, to the west of the Indus river in the southern province of Sindh, remain dangerously high

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 06:22pm

Pakistan

Pregnant women caught in Pakistan floods desperate for aid

FAZILPUR: With a swollen belly, aching feet and her four-year-old daughter in tow, Fahmidah Bibi keeps an eye out ...

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 02:58pm

World

Former Kyrgyzstan president named UN envoy to Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 10:55am

World

Russia says no US visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations

UNITED NATIONS: Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 01:14am

World

'Ramifications go wider': Pakistan floods threaten Afghanistan food supply, says UN

GENEVA: The devastating floods in Pakistan will place huge strains on efforts to get food into neighbouring...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:23pm

Pakistan

South Pakistan braces for surge of flood water flowing from north

DADU: Southern Pakistan braced for more flooding on Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river,...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 02:29pm

Pakistan

Flood assistance: World community has pledged $58.141m so far

ISLAMABAD: The international community has so far pledged $58.141 million in assistance to Pakistan to deal with the...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

UN chief due on Sept 9

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will arrive in Pakistan on September 9 for a...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

Flood emergency: UN announces flash appeal for $160m to assist Pakistan

Funds will provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection, and health support

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 07:49pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, UN to launch UN Flash Appeal today

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the United Nations will jointly launch the 2022 Pakistan Floods Response...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Editorials

What a web we weave

EDITORIAL: The United Nation’s (UN’s) concern for Imran Khan comes from the terrorism charges slapped on him,...

Published 28 Aug, 2022 06:10am

World

UN ‘closer than ever’ to high seas biodiversity treaty

UNITED NATIONS: UN member states edged closer Friday to finalizing a treaty to protect the high seas following two...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:17pm

Opinion

Flood havoc and role of NDMA

Once again a national disaster in the shape of massive flooding has wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan and once...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.35 ▲ 1.00 (42.55%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 11 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.49 ▲ 1.00 (13.35%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Dec 11 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	8.99 ▲ 0.79 (9.63%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.59 ▲ 0.40 (9.55%)
AEL Textile / Dec 11 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	26.50 ▲ 1.85 (7.51%)
Burshane LPG / Dec 11 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	22.47 ▲ 1.57 (7.51%)
Shahtaj Textile / Dec 11 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	92.10 ▲ 6.43 (7.51%)
Khyber Tobacco / Dec 11 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	389.19 ▲ 27.15 (7.50%)
Service Global Foot / Dec 11 Service GlobalFootwear Limited(SGF)	57.91 ▲ 4.04 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Dec 11 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.70 ▼ -0.47 (-14.83%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5 ▼ -0.74 (-12.89%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Dec 11 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.86 ▼ -0.09 (-9.47%)
Next Capital / Dec 11 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6 ▼ -0.60 (-9.09%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.21 ▼ -0.59 (-8.68%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 11 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.50 ▼ -0.49 (-8.18%)
Asim Textile / Dec 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.50 ▼ -0.98 (-7.85%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 11 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.72 ▼ -0.14 (-7.53%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 11 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	14.80 ▼ -1.20 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.20
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.42
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.40
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▼ -0.03
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.14
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Dec 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.57
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.09
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 11 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.10

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32769.15
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16020.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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