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Turkey blasts Pelosi's 'ignorance' about democracy

ISTANBUL: Turkey's top diplomat on Friday condemned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "blatant ignorance" for...

Putin proposes election non-interference pact with US

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday concluding a pact with Washington against interfering in ...

Two million virus deaths 'likely' without collective action: WHO

GENEVA: Two million Covid-19 fatalities are "very likely" without relentless global action to combat the disease, ...

Some 3,500 US companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs

The suits, filed in the US Court of International Trade, named US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
The suits challenge tariffs in two separate groups known as List 3 and List 4A." List 3 includes 25% tariffs on about $200 billion in imports.

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 26	165.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 26	165.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 26	105.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 26	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 26	1.27
Euro to USD / Sep 26	1.16

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 26	3298.46
India Sensex / Sep 26	37388.66
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 26	23204.62
Nasdaq / Sep 26	10913.56
Hang Seng / Sep 26	23235.42
FTSE 100 / Sep 26	5842.67
Dow Jones / Sep 26	27173.96
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 26	12469.20
France CAC40 / Sep 26	4729.66

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Sep 24	19959.00
GDP Growth % / Sep 24	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Sep 24	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Sep 24	1516.00
Average CPI % / Sep 24	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Sep 26	0.08

Africa

Libya PM voices alarm at militias amid ceasefire

Libya has been in chaos since 2011 when a Western-backed uprising toppled dictator Moamer al-Kadhafi.

Almost 830,000 people affected by Sudan floods: UN

The Sudanese civil defence recorded 124 deaths and 54 injuries due to the flooding.

Sudan says US deal on embassy attacks reparations 'close'

The United States reconnected with Khartoum under former president Barack Obama.

ASIA

Indonesia reports record daily rise in COVID-19 cases for 3rd day

The data added 113 new deaths, taking the total to 10,218, one of the highest death tolls in Asia.

Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases, deaths pass 10,000

It was the second day in a row posting a record increase, while the data added 128 deaths, bringing the total to 10,105.

Malaysian PM banks on victory in Borneo poll after Anwar challenge

While Anwar's own party is a relatively minor player in the Sabah election, a regional party friendly to his Pakatan Harapan bloc will be the obstacle to Muhyiddin's allies.

Europe

'Masks up, emissions down' as climate demos restart

BERLIN: Thousands of young people across Europe joined a global day of climate protests on Friday, many wearing ...

UK police officer shot dead on duty

LONDON: A British police officer was shot dead early Friday morning by a man believed to have then turned the gun on...

Swiss slap quarantine on travellers from UK, 14 other countries

GENEVA: Switzerland said Friday that mandatory quarantine would be imposed on travellers arriving from 15 more...

Middle East

Two migrants dead, 13 missing in shipwreck off Libya coast

TRIPOLI: The International Organization for Migration said Friday the bodies of three migrants whose boat went down...

Saudi Arabia warns of 'oil spot' near decaying Yemen tanker

RIYADH: An "oil spot" has been observed in a shipping lane west of a decaying tanker off Yemen's western coast, ...

Iran Guards open new naval base near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have unveiled a new naval base aiming to project "dominance" over the strategic...

USA

US CDC reports 202,329 deaths from coronavirus

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19. *The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Canada records C$148.58bn deficit in first four months of fiscal year

By comparison, Canada posted a C$1.56 billion deficit in the same period of fiscal 2019/20.
On a monthly basis, Canada posted a deficit of C$28.23 billion in July, compared to the C$1.47 billion deficit recorded in July 2019.

Google to block election ads after Nov 3

Axios, which first reported the news, said Google mailed advertisers saying they will not be able to run ads "referencing candidates, the election.
Twitter Inc banned political ads last year, while Google has previously limited the ways election advertisers could micro-target voters.

South Asia

Japan PM to tell UN Tokyo is determined to host Olympics next year

In the summer of next year, Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.
"I will continue to spare no effort in order to welcome you to Games that are safe and secure.

Philippines confirms 2,630 new coronavirus cases, 69 deaths

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases in the Philippines have reached 299,361, the highest in Southeast Asia, while deaths have increased to 5,196.

Poland reports fresh record daily increase in coronavirus cases

The health ministry said that as of Friday there were 96 ventilators and 1,995 hospital beds devoted to COVID-19 patients.

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Al-Mali / Sep 26 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	6.2500 ▲ 1.10 (21.36%)
Invest Cap. Bank / Sep 26 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.1800 ▲ 0.17 (16.83%)
PICIC Insurance / Sep 26 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.3900 ▲ 0.18 (14.88%)
First Prud Mod. / Sep 26 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.3100 ▲ 0.15 (12.93%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Sep 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	3.2400 ▲ 0.37 (12.89%)
Media Times / Sep 26 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.6400 ▲ 0.18 (12.33%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 26 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.5500 ▲ 0.28 (12.33%)
Kohinoor Power / Sep 26 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	2.2000 ▲ 0.20 (10.00%)
Grays Leas. / Sep 26 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.8500 ▲ 0.69 (9.64%)
Byco Petr. / Sep 26 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	11.0100 ▲ 1.19 (9.04%)

Stock	Price
Indus Dyeing / Sep 26 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	598.9900 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Millat Tractors / Sep 26 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	888.8788 ▼ 8.88 (0.00%)
Murree Brewery / Sep 26 Murree Brewery Company Limited(MUREB)	650.0000 ▼ 0.01 (0.00%)
TPL Corp / Sep 26 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6.0500 ▼ 0.05 (0.00%)
Kohinoor Mills / Sep 26 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	36.8000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Sep 26 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.7900 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Orix Leas. / Sep 26 Orix Leasing Pakistan Limited(OLPL)	26.5100 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
SILKBANK / Sep 26 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.0900 ▼ 0.01 (0.00%)
Dandot Cement / Sep 26 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	8.0542 ▼ 0.00 (0.05%)
Atlas Ins / Sep 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.9900 ▼ 0.04 (0.07%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petroleum / Sep 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	31,993,500 ▼ 1.13
Unity Foods / Sep 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	28,546,500 ▼ 0.47
Byco Petr. / Sep 26 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	18,485,500 ▼ 1.19
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Sep 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	11,168,500 ▼ 0.39
TRG Pak. / Sep 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,788,500 ▼ 1.22
Kot Addu / Sep 26 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	7,793,000 ▼ 1.73
Arif Habib Corp. / Sep 26 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	6,980,000 ▼ 2.25
P.T.C.L.A / Sep 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	6,769,000 ▼ 0.25
Pakistan Refinery / Sep 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	6,326,500 ▼ 0.72
Power Cement / Sep 26 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	4,990,000 ▼ 0.30

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Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 26	165.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 26	165.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 26	105.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 26	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 26	1.27
Euro to USD / Sep 26	1.16

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 26	3298.46
India Sensex / Sep 26	37388.66
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 26	23204.62
Nasdaq / Sep 26	10913.56
Hang Seng / Sep 26	23235.42
FTSE 100 / Sep 26	5842.67
Dow Jones / Sep 26	27173.96
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 26	12469.20
France CAC40 / Sep 26	4729.66

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Sep 24	19959.00
GDP Growth % / Sep 24	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Sep 24	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Sep 24	1516.00
Average CPI % / Sep 24	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Sep 26	0.08

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