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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

World

US calls India’s position over Ukraine ‘unsatisfactory’ but unsurprising

WASHINGTON: A senior White House official said on Friday India’s position at the United Nations over the crisis in...

Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am

Opinion

Seven years into Yemen quagmire, Saudis play oil hardball

Western powers want Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to ease surging prices driven by the Ukraine war, but the kingdom...

Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am

World

UN labour agency: where workers’ rights are set in concrete

GENEVA: The International Labour Organization, which chooses its next leader on Friday, is a UN agency born in the...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 10:53am

Pakistan

Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan demands India show full compliance

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for full compliance of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

World

More than 3.5 million people flee Ukraine

GENEVA: More than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly a month ago, the United...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:39pm

World

Biden calls India 'shaky' in Russia confrontation

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington's allies with its ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 12:38pm

Pakistan

US diplomats & NHMP inaugurate new barracks for policewomen

LAHORE: US diplomats and National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) Inspector General Inam Ghani inaugurated a ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 05:44am

World

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians flee the country: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:35pm

World

UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’

SYDNEY: The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef Monday, assessing whether the World...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:12am

World

Ten million have fled their homes in Ukraine: UN

GENEVA: Ten million people – more than a quarter of the population – have now fled their homes in Ukraine due to...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:19pm

World

More than 3.3 million flee Ukraine, 6.5 million internally displaced

GENEVA: More than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 07:01pm

Opinion

Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific

2022 marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

World

Ukraine President Zelenskiy to seek more help in speech to US Congress

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday is set to make an urgent appeal to the US Congress...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 03:38pm

World

UN adopts resolution promoting bicycles to combat climate change

UNITED NATIONS: The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:33am

Opinion

Invest in barrens

Over the last century, domestic demand for food has escalated as our population has increased radically. According ...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am

World

European leaders visit Kyiv; Zelenskiy hints at compromise outside NATO

LVIV, UKRAINE: Three European prime ministers headed to Kyiv by train on Tuesday for the first visit of its kind...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:43pm

World

UN to hold more meetings this week on Ukraine war

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations will have multiple meetings this week about Russia’s war in Ukraine, though it is...

Published 13 Mar, 2022 11:34am

World

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi released after 10 years in prison

MONTREAL: After 10 years in prison for “insulting Islam,” Saudi blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi,...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 07:00am

Opinion

Eastern Europe embraces Ukraine refugees as workforce

Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion as a potential...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 06:43am

Business & Finance

SICPA Pakistan wins 14th NFEH Award 2022 for ‘Best Practices in CSR’

KARACHI: SICPA Pakistan has been conferred with the 14th National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) Annual...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

World

Belarus crushing dissent with ‘complete impunity’: UN rights chief

GENEVA: Belarus is crushing dissent and blocking victims of rights abuses from seeking justice, the United Nations...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 03:04pm

World

UN chief warns pandemic not over, decries vaccine inequality

UNITED NATIONS: After two years the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:16am

World

UN calls for safe aid delivery to Ukraine combat zones

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations needs safe passage to deliver humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Ukraine, a...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 12:14pm

World

IAEA reports second Ukraine nuclear facility damaged

VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 11:48am

World

Yemen's Houthis agree UN proposal to offload decaying oil tanker

ADEN: Yemen's Houthi movement has signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 12:15pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Haseeb Waqas / Nov 30 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	10.38 ▲ 1.00 (10.66%)
Bela Auto / Nov 30 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	8.79 ▲ 0.81 (10.15%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.70 ▲ 0.21 (8.43%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Nov 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.50 ▲ 0.46 (7.62%)
Bannu Woollen / Nov 30 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	30.21 ▲ 2.11 (7.51%)
Chashma / Nov 30 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	65.58 ▲ 4.58 (7.51%)
Crescent Steel / Nov 30 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	43.53 ▲ 3.04 (7.51%)
IBL HealthCare / Nov 30 IBL HealthCare Limited(IBLHL)	39.95 ▲ 2.79 (7.51%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Nov 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	373.27 ▲ 26.04 (7.50%)
MithchellsFruit / Nov 30 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	245.32 ▲ 17.12 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton Mills / Nov 30 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.07 ▼ -0.83 (-21.28%)
Trust Mod. / Nov 30 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.43 ▼ -0.17 (-10.63%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 30 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.30 ▼ -0.95 (-10.27%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.06 ▼ -0.94 (-9.40%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Nov 30 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.00%)
Ideal Sp. / Nov 30 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.66 ▼ -1.19 (-7.51%)
AKD Hospitality / Nov 30 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	159.28 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
Blessed Tex. / Nov 30 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	317.28 ▼ -25.72 (-7.50%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Nov 30 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	32.99 ▼ -2.67 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 30 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.37 ▼ -1.73 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Nov 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,052,966 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Nov 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,689,157 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Nov 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,409,231 ▼ -0.13
Fauji Fert Bin / Nov 30 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	32,650,500 ▲ 1.67
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,751,189 ▼ -0.01
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	30,039,307 ▲ 0.58
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,573,500 ▼ -0.20
The Searle Co. / Nov 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	21,694,598 ▼ -0.38
Dewan Cement / Nov 30 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,032,000 ▲ 0.07
Fauji Cement / Nov 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	15,482,500 ▲ 0.67

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 29	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 29	4550.58
Nasdaq / Nov 29	14258.49
Dow Jones / Nov 29	35430.42
India Sensex / Nov 30	66809.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7437.50
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16203.24
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7279.08

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 29	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 29	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	78.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2044.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	79.69

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