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Israel reserves ‘right to protect itself’ after Iran attack: Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country reserved the right to protect itself...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:59pm

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

World

Spanish ship en route to Gaza with desperately needed aid

GAZA STRIP: A Spanish aid boat was en route to Gaza on Wednesday, opening a new maritime corridor intended to allow...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 01:45pm

World

Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues

GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

World

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”,...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:40pm

World

Gaza death toll nears 30,000 as aid groups warn of ‘imminent’ famine

GAZA STRIP: The reported Palestinian death toll neared 30,000 Wednesday as Israeli aggression continued in the...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

2022 flood victims in Sindh still struggling to cope with losses

ISLAMABAD: The 2022 flood victims in Sindh who were devastated by the worst ever flooding in the country’s ...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

World

Famine risk rising in Gaza: UN

GENEVA: The population of the Gaza Strip faces an increasing risk of famine as the Israel-Hamas war drags on, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

World

WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas

DUBAI: The World Food Programme said Tuesday it was suspending its food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Battling food insecurity in Pakistan

In the world where technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs are pushing the boundaries of perceived...

Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am

Editorials

Ominous warning

EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that funding cuts to the World Food Programme (WFP) risks pushing approximately 24 million...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

World

WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine

GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Hunger in Pakistan

Pakistan hosts the poorest population with per capita income at $1550 compared with Bangladesh at $2660 and India at...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

Agri, defence, IT and mines sectors: Saudi Arabia invests $0.5bn under SIFC so far

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has made half a billion dollars investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

Business & Finance

Speakers underscore need for lending full support to SMEs for economic development, progress

LAHORE: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the game changer of the transition towards economic stability...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

World

WFP says $13mn-14mn worth of food looted in Sudan

GENEVA: The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that $13 million to $14 million worth of food products destined...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:16pm

World

World Food Programme lifts suspension of operations in Sudan

BEIRUT: The United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Monday it will immediately lift the suspension of its...

Published 01 May, 2023 01:39pm

World

Latvia releases Russian fertilizer as U.N. looks to save Ukraine grains deal

VILNIUS: A first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year is being shipped to Kenya by the United...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 07:14pm

World

Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll passes 100

KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary...

Updated 17 Apr, 2023 02:49pm

World Bank recognises grim spectre of food price rise

Says food prices have been increasing for 11 consecutive months

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:50am

Pakistan

Flood response: Australia to give A$5m aid for life-saving nutrition support

ISLAMABAD: Australia will provide life-saving nutrition support to the Pakistan flood response through an additional...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

World

Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans

KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has been forced to cut rations to 4 million Afghans this month, it said in a...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:14pm

World

North Korea’s Kim opens key meeting on agriculture

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a key party meeting to discuss agricultural development, state...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 11:05am

World

Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkiye-Syria border

ANTAKYA: Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkiye and Syria, CNN Turk...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 11:07am

World

Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkiye, but many families pray to find a body to mourn

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS: Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkiye, but for many...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 12:47pm

World

UN seeks aid for 874,000 Turkiye-Syria quake survivors

ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 08:23pm

Pakistan

UN says funds for flood-hit Pakistan to run out in weeks

UN had appealed for more than $816mn but says its agencies and other NGOs have only received $262mn from international donors

Updated 15 Dec, 2022 10:51pm

World

World Food Programme gives Lebanon $5.4bn for citizens, Syrians

BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon has secured $5.4 billion in aid over three years from the UN’s World Food Programme...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

Business & Finance

Aviation services: RAS joins hands with Menzies Aviation

KARACHI: Royal Airport Services (RAS) has partnered with Menzies Aviation, UK to enhance the passenger experience ...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am

Pakistan

AGP unearths Rs13bn embezzlement in BISP

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed fraud, embezzlement and irregularities worth around...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	156.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.28
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	5354.03
India Sensex / Jun 5	74382.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	38490.17
Nasdaq / Jun 5	17187.05
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18424.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	8246.95
Dow Jones / Jun 5	38807.33
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	18575.94

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 4	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	74.07
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	206276
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	2375.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	73.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 6	268.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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