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Israeli PM suffers defeat over Arab family unification ban

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett suffered defeat Tuesday as lawmakers failed to extend a...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

World

Israel's new government dealt blow in controversial citizenship vote

Israel first passed the law in 2003, during the height of a Palestinian uprising

Published 06 Jul, 2021 11:33am

West Bank: Nordic fund excludes 16 cos over links to Israeli settlements

OSLO: Norway's largest pension fund KLP said on Monday it would no longer invest in 16 companies including Alstom ...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Pakistan

Rights activist dies in Palestinian Authority custody

RAMALLAH, (Palestinian Territories): A human rights activist and critic of the Palestinian Authority died Thursday...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

World

Three Palestinians killed in clash with Israeli forces

No Israeli forces were wounded in the incident, the Israeli official told AFP.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:47pm

World

Israel's Lapid says he formed new coalition to unseat Netanyahu

Gantz, who tweeted it was a "night of great hope," headed to Washington for pre-scheduled talks Thursday on Iran with US officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 11:37am

Business & Finance

Norway fund dumps firms linked to West Bank settlements

OSLO: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has decided to dump two companies involved in the...

Updated 21 May, 2021 09:44am

Pakistan

Every additional day of govt adding more debt to nation: Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, says every...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Palestinian envoy lauds Pakistan for its unwavering support

ISLAMABAD: Palestinian Ambassador Ahmed Jawad Rabaei has expressed his gratitude for Pakistan’s unwavering support...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

World

Israeli-Palestinian violence must 'stop immediately': EU

"The firing of rockets from Gaza against civilian populations in Israel is totally unacceptable and feeds escalatory dynamics," the spokesman added in a statement.

Published 11 May, 2021 03:08am

World

Palestinian polls postponed until Jerusalem voting guaranteed: Abbas

Abbas critics had charged that he would use the Jerusalem issue to buy time as Fatah's political prospects deteriorated.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:49am

World

Palestinians take another step in preparations for first election in 15 years

GAZA/RAMALLAH, (West Bank): Palestinians took another step in preparations for their first parliamentary election in...

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 05:50pm

World

West Bank overwhelmed as Israel relaxes virus rules

On Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority took delivery of 60,000 Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca jabs via the UN's Covax programme.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:05pm

World

Israel's vaccination of Palestinians holding work permits ramps up

Vaccinations were also taking place at centres within industrial areas connected to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

World

Gaza gets its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment, officials say

Russian vaccine shipped via Israel from West Bank.
Chronically ill Palestinians to get first doses.
Initial shipment enough to vaccinate 1,000 people.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:20pm

World

Palestinians launch postcodes in assertion of sovereignty

RAMALLAH, (Palestinian Territories): The Palestinian Authority announced Sunday it would begin using its own postal...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

World

Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrive in West Bank

RAMALLAH, (Palestinian Territories): The Palestinian Authority Thursday received 10,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

World

Jordan presses Israel to vaccinate Palestinians

Some 2.8 million Palestinians live under occupation in the West Bank while two million pack the impoverished, Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:32pm

World

West Bank settlers pressure Netanyahu ahead of March vote

Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:45pm

World

Israel invites bids for 2,500 new settler homes

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel has invited tenders for more than 2,500 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem and...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

World

UN calls on Israel to stop new settlement construction in West Bank

All Jewish settlements in the West Bank are regarded as illegal by much of the international community.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:29am

World

Israel approves new W Bank settler homes

OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM: Israel on Sunday advanced plans for 780 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement...

Updated 18 Jan, 2021 04:43am

World

Netanyahu orders new Israeli settlement in West Bank

There are currently some 450,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, living amid an estimated 2.8 million Palestinians.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:45pm

World

Palestinians excluded from Israel's vaccination drive, as millions in the occupied territory may wait months

Despite the fact that Israel has conducted a record-setting vaccination drive, having already vaccinated a tenth of the population, Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza have yet to be involved in the process.
Batches of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines have been dispatched to the West Bank, but they have only been distributed to Jewish settlers - depriving the nearly 2.7 million Palestinians in the territory.

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:04pm

World

'Made in Israel' alcohol hits Dubai's liquor stores as thousands of Israelis flock to Emirate

Scores undeterred by Israel’s warnings about possible Iranian attacks in the region have celebrated weddings, and eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah with large gatherings banned back home
Data collected from travel agents revealed that at least 70,000 Israeli tourists arrived in Dubai on 15 nonstop daily flights in December

Published 31 Dec, 2020 04:44pm

World

Bethlehem to hold midnight mass without public

Days before, the PA imposed a new lockdown in several governorates in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and extended a curfew in force in the evenings and weekends throughout the territory to combat a surge in novel coronavirus infections.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 09:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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