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HLPF-2022: Ahsan set to present second VNR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal is all set to present the...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Markets

UN’s FAO receives $17m for Ukraine grain storage

LONDON: The United Nations’ food agency said it had received $17 million from Japan to address grain storage...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Editorials

Bridging the Gulf

EDITORIAL: After six years of animosity towards each other Iran and Saudi Arabia are about to shake hands, ...

Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am

World

UN urgently appeals for $110mn for Afghanistan quake victims

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it had launched an emergency appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:49pm

Pakistan

Skill development: KMF to launch programme for women in Mirpurkhas

KARACHI: Khushhali Microfinance Bank partnered with the ‘Sindh Graduates Association’ (SGA) to launch a skill...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

World

Ukraine war could boost illegal drug production: UN

VIENNA: The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market’s future hinges...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:37am

World

India rushes food, medicine to bankrupt Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday as the island nation...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 01:01am

World

UN says Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli fire

GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that its findings showed that the shot that killed Al Jazeera TV journalist...

Updated 24 Jun, 2022 04:11pm

Pakistan

Bilawal floats idea of international plan to counter disinformation

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday emphasized the need for agreeing on an...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

World

Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives

BERMAL, (Afghanistan): Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas ...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Pakistan

Pak-Turkey brotherly ties anchored in hearts of people: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkey were anchored in...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

World

Xi warns about ‘expanding military alliances’ at BRICS summit

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against “expanding” military ties on Wednesday in a speech ahead of...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:15am

World

UN says 2,000 homes believed destroyed in Afghan quake

UNITED NATIONS: An estimated 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, and a lack of...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 08:43pm

Markets

Vedanta puts up for sale Indian copper smelter shut after deadly protests

NEW DELHI: India’s oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd on Monday offered to sell a copper smelter complex in...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

World

Australia submits more ambitious 2030 emissions target to UN

SYDNEY: Australia’s new centre-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:06am

World

UN issues war crimes warning after death sentences in Ukraine war

GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that unfair trials of prisoners of war amounted to war crimes, after three...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 05:55pm

World

World’s poor paying more for less food: UN

PARIS: Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:06pm

World

Iran disconnects some IAEA cameras at nuclear sites

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday disconnected some of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog’s monitoring cameras, the...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:02am

World

After Lavrov meeting, Turkey says Ukraine grain-export plan reasonable

ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to ease a global food crisis by restarting...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 03:58pm

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

Bangladesh cancels top human rights group’s licence

DHAKA: Bangladesh has cancelled the operating licence of its top human rights group and accused it of tarnishing the...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 06:54am

Pakistan

Deforestation termed major cause of climate change

HYDERABAD: Terming deforestation as a major cause of rampant climate change, the environmental experts on Monday...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

World

Iran supreme leader accuses ‘enemy’ of trying to use protests

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the “enemy”, a reference mainly to ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

World

No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms: UN

GENEVA: United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threatened a hunger crisis in the...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:54pm

World

‘Positive’ signs on down-to-the-wire Yemen truce talks: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has reported “positive” signs for renewing a truce that has eased suffering in...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:34pm

UN report highlights again threat to Pakistan posed by Afghan-based TTP terrorists

UNITED NATIONS: A new United Nations report has once again highlighted the threat posed to Pakistan by the...

Updated 29 May, 2022 09:08am

Pakistan

Issue of depleting groundwater highlighted at UN moot

LAHORE: Dr Khalid Mahmood, Co-PI of Remote Sensing, GIS and Climatic Research Lab (RSGCRL), National Centre of GIS...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

World

UN Council to vote Thursday on tougher N.Korea sanctions

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday, at the request of the United States, on a...

Published 26 May, 2022 09:17am

World

Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate

TOKYO: The four leaders of the “Quad” group of countries vowed on Tuesday to work together for a free and open...

Published 24 May, 2022 10:33am

Pakistan

PM condemns Yasin Malik’s conviction in fake case

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Nov 28 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.20 ▲ 0.24 (12.24%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Bela Auto / Nov 28 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	7.29 ▲ 0.71 (10.79%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.53 ▼ -0.66 (-10.66%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 28 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.90 ▼ -0.09 (-9.09%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.81 ▼ -0.07 (-7.95%)
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Nov 28 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	38.54 ▼ -3.12 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Nov 28 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	65.05 ▼ -4.95 (-7.07%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Hala Enterprise / Nov 28 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.75 ▼ -0.66 (-5.78%)
Punjab Mod / Nov 28 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.09 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.20
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,603,061 ▲ 0.08
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	24,352,497 ▼ -0.08
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,054,217 ▲ 0.24
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.22
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▲ 0.26
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 2.67
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.63
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.01
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.06

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	148.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 27	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 27	4550.43
Nasdaq / Nov 27	14241.02
Dow Jones / Nov 27	35333.47
India Sensex / Nov 28	65983.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33370.40
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17485.79
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7442.27
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15941.55
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7237.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 27	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 27	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	74.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2015.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.06

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