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Flood-hit Pakistan should suspend debt repayments, says UN paper

The memorandum, which the UN Development Programme will share with Pakistan's government this week, states that the country's creditors should consider debt relief so that policymakers can prioritise financing its disaster response over loan repayment

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 03:01pm

World

Russia defends war in Ukraine as US, others call for accountability at UN

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders at the United Nations on Thursday called for Moscow to be held accountable for human...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

World

Iran curbs internet access as protests claim 11 lives

PARIS: Iran restricted internet access Thursday after days of protests which have claimed at least 11 lives,...

Updated 22 Sep, 2022 04:32pm

World

UN chief wants ‘action’ to address climate loss, damage payments

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief said Wednesday it was time for “meaningful action” on the issue of...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 10:19am

World

Pressure on Putin as reservists called up for war

UNITED NATIONS: Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 09:52am

Pakistan

Bilawal seeks UN chief’s support for reversal of India’s steps in IIOJK

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am

World

US does not seek 'Cold War' or 'conflict' with China: Biden

UNITED NATIONS: The United States is determined to promote its vision of global freedom and prosperity but does not...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 09:23pm

World

UK’s new PM veers away from Biden’s economic script at UN

UNITED NATIONS: Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss was Wednesday to outline an economic rescue programme...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 03:19pm

BR Research

Apathy or fatigue?

Development partners and champions of climate change need to do more. Three weeks since the launch of the UN’s...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:26am

World

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 9	21735
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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