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Climate pledges not honoured

BRUSSELS/GENEVA: Global governments' plans to cut emissions in the years ahead are not enough to avert catastrophic...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:41am

World

China will uphold world peace despite others' concerns: Xi

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules,...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

Both US and Pakistan need to avoid extremes

In its prompt response to speculations, the Foreign Office of the country has made it clear to all and sundry that...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

World

UN says detention of Sudan civilian leaders 'unacceptable'

KHARTOUM: The United Nations said Monday that Sudanese security forces' detention of civilian leaders including...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 02:08pm

UN sets up trust fund for ‘people’s economy’

GENEVA: The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to provide urgently needed cash...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 09:22am

World

Putin says Biden was right to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden had been right to withdraw...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 01:07am

World

G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit

ROME: The Group of 20 rich countries are divided over phasing out coal and committing to limit global warming to 1.5...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 01:03pm

World

North Korea says US overreacting to missile test

SEOUL: North Korea said on Thursday the United States was overreacting to its recent missile test and questioned the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 12:27pm

Aid for Afghanistan: Taliban win backing from 10 regional states

MOSCOW: Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Combination of multiple factors: Minister says country has witnessed significant macroeconomic imbalances

ISLAMABAD: Omar Ayub Khan, minister for Economic Affairs (EAD) has stated that Pakistan has witnessed significant...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

Khalilzad quits

WASHINGTON: Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:21am

Markets

Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5C climate target: UN

PARIS: The world's nations are currently planning to produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas...

Published 20 Oct, 2021 09:23am

World

Three children killed in strike on Ethiopia's Mekelle: UN

GENEVA: Three children were killed and one person was wounded in an air strike on the capital of the Tigray region ...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 04:54pm

World

UNICEF says 10,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen since 2015

GENEVA: Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or maimed since a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 04:48pm

World

UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls' education 'soon'

UNITED NATIONS: The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 07:17pm

Opinion

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban

As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international officials are preparing to fly in...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

Opinion

Tax havens

Prime Minister Imran Khan in his virtual address to the World Leaders Summit Dialogue, organised by the United...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 12:02pm

Opinion

China protest sets stage for UN plane emissions debate

Commercial aviation's key players are backing a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but high costs and opposition...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

World

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON: As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Qureshi for revisiting int’l policy frameworks

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for revisiting the international policy frameworks...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

Life & Style

BTS campaign with UN nets millions of dollars — and tweets

The campaign has helped the 76-year-old U.N. cultivate a more youthful image and capture eyeballs outside its usual circles — and inside BTS’ fan base.

Published 06 Oct, 2021 10:00am

PM steps up anti-stolen wealth drive

Imran Khan addresses the World Leaders Summit Dialogue organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Updated 06 Oct, 2021 09:54am

World

Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UN

GENEVA: More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 08:00pm

Pakistan

PM has raised money-laundering issue on int'l forums: Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Javed Khan has said that money laundering from poor countries to rich countries is a major...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

Editorials

China moves away from coal

EDITORIAL: China's pledge to end public financing of overseas coal-fired power plants comes as a shot in the arm of...

Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:45am

Opinion

Digital equity for all ages

The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

World

At event with UN envoy, US says committed to Taiwan's international participation

TAIPEI: The United States remains committed to expanding Taiwan's space for international participation, a senior US...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 11:34am

Business & Finance

Trade, investment: Pakistan, South Korea explore avenues of further cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Republic of Korea Wednesday held consultations to explore avenues for further cooperation in...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

World

UN condemns 'xenophobia' against Venezuelan migrants in Chile

SANTIAGO: The United Nations has condemned the violence and "xenophobia" targeting mainly Venezuelan undocumented...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 09:05am

World

At UN, Israeli PM says Iran has crossed all nuclear 'red lines'

NEW YORK: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Iran had crossed "all red lines" in its nuclear...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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