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North Korea slams UN human rights meeting as a US ‘scheme’

SEOUL: North Korea slammed a recent United Nations meeting about its human rights record, asserting the United...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 10:09am

World

‘Very notion of freedom’ at stake in Niger: UN rights chief

GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday slammed the generals who have seized power in Niger on “a whim” and plunged the...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 03:02pm

World

UN denounces dramatic jump in Colombia violence

BOGOTÁ: Over 50 massacres took place in Colombia in the first half of this year, an increase of 11 percent, despite...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 09:40am

Pakistan

Bilawal spends busy schedule in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan People's Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a busy day on Friday. The United Nations...

Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:52am

World

UN chief ‘very concerned’ over Niger leader’s detention conditions

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief on Wednesday expressed grave concern over what he called the “deplorable”...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 12:02pm

World

Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth during West Bank raid

TULKARM: Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 03:28pm

World

Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war

UNITED NATIONS: More than 75 countries will “commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

Palestinian people: Pakistan urges UNSC to hold Israel accountable for crimes

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to “fully and forcefully” implement its resolutions on...

Updated 29 Jul, 2023 08:42am

World

Ocean temperatures around South Florida hit hot-tub levels

KEY LARGO: The surface ocean temperature in and around the Florida Keys soared to typical hot tub levels this week,...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 10:58am

World

Mines found at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: UN watchdog

VIENNA: The UN’s atomic watchdog said it saw anti-personnel mines at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 11:39am

UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am

World

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa port in ‘hellish’ attack: official

Russia launched a massive air attack on the Ukranian port of Odesa for a second night in row, which one Ukrainian...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 11:41am

World

UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise

GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am

World

Ukraine grain deal ‘critical’ for Africa: UN

GENEVA: The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 08:44pm

Life & Style

Modi calls for ‘one earth, one family, one future’ at U.N. yoga event

UNITED NATIONS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a celebration of International Yoga Day at the United...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

World

Macron’s Paris summit seeks new life for global finance agenda

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a summit on Thursday and Friday to pin down a roadmap for easing the...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 12:38pm

World

UN special envoy for Syria to take part in Astana talks

The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, will take part in talks on Syria’s future in Astana,...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:15am

World

Malians vote in referendum paving the way to elections

BAMAKO: Malians will vote on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the ruling military junta and...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 10:12am

Editorials

Now a nutrition crisis

EDITORIAL: It’s is indeed most disturbing but no surprise, really, that Pakistan’s many crises – economic,...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:27am

World

Iran’s Khamenei urges cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday urged continued cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, while warning...

Published 11 Jun, 2023 05:06pm

Pakistan

French contribution enables WFP to respond to nutrition crisis in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of Euro 3.5 million from the...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

World

Sudan declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’

KHARTOUM: The Sudanese government has declared United Nations envoy Volker Perthes “persona non grata”, the Ministry...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 10:53am

Pakistan

WFP welcomes €3.5m contribution from France to support flood affectees

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 3.5 million from the...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Product packaging: Descon Oxychem Ltd attains UN Mark certification

KARACHI: Descon Oxychem Limited, a leading global chemical manufacturer, proudly announces the achievement of the...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

World

UN appeals for $333 million for Cyclone Mocha relief in Myanmar

YANGON: The United Nations launched on Tuesday an appeal for $333 million in emergency funding for 1.6 million...

Published 23 May, 2023 05:31pm

World

UN seeks $3bn for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum

KHARTOUM/ GENEVA: The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan’s population now needed aid and...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

World

UN wants $100bn to boost digitalisation in poor countries

GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday demanded a tripling of pledges aimed at filling the global digitalisation...

Published 17 May, 2023 09:06pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt, FAO sign accord on Indus Basin protection

LAHORE: The Punjab government and Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a ...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

World

Loss of Black Sea grain deal not threat to global supplies, for now

GENEVA: The end of the Black Sea grain deal would not pose an immediate threat to the world market as Ukraine would...

Published 16 May, 2023 11:18pm

Pakistan

Failure to evolve legal instruments on LAWS may lead to arms race: speakers

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday warned that failure to evolve legal instruments on Lethal Autonomous...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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