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White House warns Putin could win if Ukraine aid dries up

WASHINGTON: The White House issued a dire warning Monday that US aid for Ukraine will run out by the end of the...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 10:33am

World

Iran, Cuba seek closer ties to confront US sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran and Cuba vowed Monday to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 04:41pm

World

Blinken says truce between Israel-Hamas is producing results

TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that a temporary truce between Israel and...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:46pm

World

Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:53am

World

China calls for immediate ‘sustained humanitarian truce’ in Israel-Hamas conflict

BEIJING: China on Thursday called for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in the Israel-Hamas conflict, in a foreign...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 12:22pm

World

Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of...

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:39pm

World

Russia’s Ryabkov warns US against entering new arms race

If the United States expects to win the next arms race then Washington is mistaken, a senior Russian diplomat said...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 10:33am

World

Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets

DUBAI: Iran has finalised arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi su-35 fighter jets and helicopters,...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 03:30pm

World

Iran’s Raisi in Turkiye to forge joint response to Gaza war

ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi makes his first official visit to Turkiye on Tuesday, hoping to paper over...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 01:40pm

World

Qatar, Egypt, US, EU, Spain trying to extend Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian Authority

BARCELONA: Qatar, Egypt, the United States, the European Union and Spain are working to extend the temporary...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:03pm

World

North Korea vows more satellite launches, beefs up military on border

SEOUL: North Korea warned on Monday it would continue to exercise its sovereign rights, including through satellite...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 10:59am

World

South Korea, China, Japan top diplomats seek to boost trilateral cooperation

SEOUL: The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on Sunday, seeking to restart...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 10:20am

World

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release to start today

DOHA: A four-day pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning and an exchange of hostages and...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Markets

Holiday thins trading after data nudges dollar higher

SINGAPORE: Currency markets were lulled by holidays in Japan and the United States on Thursday, leaving the US...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 09:56am

World

India’s anti-terror agency files case against Sikh separatist for Air India threat

NEW DELHI: India’s anti-terror agency has filed a case against a Sikh separatist leader for threatening not to let...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 03:14pm

World

US ‘congratulates’ Argentina’s Milei: Blinken

WASHINGTON: The United States congratulated Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei on his election victory Sunday,...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 12:10pm

World

Kremlin dismisses claims that Russia is stoking nuclear rhetoric

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday said claims that Russia was ready to unleash nuclear war were “unacceptable madness”...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 01:25pm

World

Israeli PM Netanyahu says attempts to minimise civilian casualties ‘not successful’

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, the army...

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 03:45pm

World

China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia’s historic Andaman exercise

BEIJING: The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding weeklong drills in the Arabian Sea days after the Russian...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:46pm

World

Russian forces kill 34 fighters in Syria’s Idlib

Russian forces have killed 34 fighters and wounded more than 60 in air strikes on targets in Syria’s Idlib...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 11:44am

World

US, South Korea revise deterrence strategy over North Korea threat

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States during talks on Monday revised a bilateral security agreement aimed at...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 11:11am

Markets

India benchmark stuck around 7.30%, inflation trigger awaited

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were largely unchanged in the early session on Monday, with the benchmark bond...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 10:23am

Markets

Pakistan’s remittances clock in at $2.5bn in October, up 11.5% on monthly basis

On yearly basis, inflow up nearly 10%

Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:13pm

World

South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Kishida to attend technology roundtable on Nov. 17

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to attend a roundtable on technological cooperation with Japanese...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 10:03am

World

US, South Korea condemn North Korean arms transfers to Russia

SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending arms to help the Russian...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 10:46am

Business & Finance

US lends $553mn for deep-sea terminal in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The United States will lend more than $550 million for an Indian-led deep-sea container terminal in Sri...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 09:12pm

Pakistan

No equipment left behind by American forces during withdrawal from Afghanistan: US state dept

US aware of reports of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, says US State Department’s principal deputy spokesperson, Vedant Patel

Published 08 Nov, 2023 12:26pm

World

NATO allies condemn Russia’s withdrawal from CFE treaty, will suspend its operation

BRUSSELS: NATO allies condemned a decision by Russia on Tuesday to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 10:51am

World

Blinken in Japan for Gaza-dominated G7 meet

TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers set to...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 11:55am

World

North Korea creates new holiday to mark ICBM test launch

SEOUL: North Korea has created a new holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the successful test launch of its...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 12:15pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Dec 6 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.80 ▲ 0.20 (12.50%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 6 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
Bawany Air Products / Dec 6 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 6 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	11.88 ▲ 1.00 (9.19%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 6 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.91 ▲ 0.31 (8.61%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.50 ▲ 0.27 (8.36%)
Sakrand Sugar / Dec 6 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.94 ▲ 0.71 (7.69%)
Tariq Corporation / Dec 6 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	19.18 ▲ 1.34 (7.51%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	37.86 ▲ 2.64 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Dec 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.45 ▼ -0.70 (-9.79%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 6 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	7.80 ▼ -0.80 (-9.30%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.81 ▼ -0.16 (-8.12%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 6 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	26.11 ▼ -2.12 (-7.51%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 6 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	225.64 ▼ -18.30 (-7.50%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Dec 6 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	159.25 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 6 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	16.31 ▼ -1.31 (-7.43%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 6 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.51 ▼ -0.43 (-7.24%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Dec 6 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	510.70 ▼ -39.30 (-7.15%)
Saif Textile / Dec 6 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	10.22 ▼ -0.77 (-7.01%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,087,694 ▲ 0.24
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,079,786 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Dec 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	41,984,500 ▲ 0.28
Pak Refinery / Dec 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	30,480,397 ▲ 1.12
P.T.C.L. / Dec 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,170,500 ▲ 0.47
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,337,000 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,128,740 ▲ 0.52
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	23,810,103 ▼ -1.28
Pak Petroleum / Dec 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	23,518,237 ▼ -0.58
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,423,667 ▲ 0.19

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 5	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 5	284.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 5	146.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 5	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 5	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 5	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 4	4569.78
Nasdaq / Dec 4	14185.50
Dow Jones / Dec 4	36204.44
India Sensex / Dec 5	69356.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 5	32782.14
Hang Seng / Dec 5	16405.25
FTSE 100 / Dec 5	7475.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 5	16399.89
France CAC40 / Dec 5	7341.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	191701
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 5	73
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 5	2033.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 5	78.78

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