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Hormuz closure could have rights impact: UN

Published 15 Jul, 2026 02:14am

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the renewed hostilities in the Middle East, warning that closing the...

UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world’s most vulnerable

Published 11 Mar, 2026 08:10am

GENEVA: The standstill in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Middle East war could hammer some of the world’s most...

UN says in talks to reestablish rights office in Venezuela

Published 10 Feb, 2026 06:02pm

The rights office has been monitoring from Panama since its international staff were expelled from Venezuela in February 2024

UN rights chief urges Iran to ‘end brutal repression’

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief decried Friday that “thousands” of people, including children, had died...

UN rights council votes to deepen scrutiny of Iran

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council decided Friday to deepen its scrutiny of Iran over its crackdown on protests ...

UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel...

Pakistan rejects UN human rights chief’s remarks on constitutional amendment

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 01:24pm

FO says amendment was passed by a two-third majority of parliament and was the product of Pakistan’s democratic process

UN Human Rights body expresses concern over Pakistan’s constitutional amendments

Updated 29 Nov, 2025 09:31pm

These amendments risk far-reaching consequences for principles of democracy, says Turk

Human rights work globally ‘in survival mode’: UN

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

GENEVA: The United Nations warned Monday that human rights work globally is fighting for its survival, as funding...

UN rights chief hails chance to stop Gaza carnage ‘once and for all’

Published 04 Oct, 2025 05:23pm

GENEVA: UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday said US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was a “vital...

Syria’s Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years

Published 10 Mar, 2025 11:09am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of...

Era of dictators could return

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

EDITORIAL: Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HR), stated during the annual HR...

Era of ‘dictators’ could return: UN

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

GENEVA: The international system is in upheaval with human rights being “suffocated”, the United Nations said...

UN rights chief sees ‘huge chance’ for inclusive dialogue in Syria transition

Published 09 Dec, 2024 03:38pm

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Monday said there was a “huge chance” for inclusive dialogue on the political...

Bangladesh court needs reforms before ex-PM trial: UN rights chief

Published 30 Oct, 2024 08:17pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi tribunal tasked with investigating ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her allies for crimes...

UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to ‘protect’ democracy after revolution

Published 29 Oct, 2024 07:00pm

DHAKA: UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday urged students at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University, the heart of the...

UN rights chief warns Israel against possible Gaza ‘war crime’

Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:18pm

UNITED NATIONS: UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday warned Israel that any “large-scale forcible transfer”...

UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:44pm

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said on Monday that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and...

Venezuela opposition candidate asks Maduro to ‘step aside’

Published 20 Aug, 2024 12:44pm

CARACAS: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who has claimed he defeated Nicolas...

UN rights chief says essential to avoid conflagration in Gaza war

Published 04 Mar, 2024 03:06pm

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief on Monday it was imperative to avoid any exacerbation of the war in...

UN wants $500m to advance human rights in 2024

Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am

GENEVA: The UN rights office said it needed $500 million to fund its work this year to advance human rights in a...

Libya’s flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing

Published 15 Sep, 2023 12:06pm

DERNA: Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the...

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’: UN rights chief

Published 11 Sep, 2023 02:21pm

GENEVA: Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said Monday,...

North Korea blasted at UN for arms buildup while people suffer

Published 17 Aug, 2023 10:42pm

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea was accused in the UN Security Council Thursday of spending heavily on its nuclear arms...

Over 1,300 killed in DR Congo violence: UN

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

GENEVA: The UN rights chief decried Thursday surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with rampant...

UN denounces ‘hardening’ of Iranian response to protests

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday denounced Iran’s increasingly harsh and deadly crackdown on mass protests...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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