News Archives for World - 2019-03-28

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Middle East

US-led anti-IS coalition admits 1,257 civilians killed since 2014

WASHINGTON: The US-led coalition battling Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq admitted Thursday that at least

Published 28 Mar, 2019 10:03pm

World

US says Venezuela ban on Guaido holding office 'ridiculous'

WASHINGTON: The United States Thursday dismissed an announcement by Venezuela's ruling regime that opposition leader

Published 28 Mar, 2019 10:02pm

World

Google signs deal with Cuba to boost internet services

HAVANA: US tech giant Google on Thursday signed a deal with Cuban operator ETECSA to explore ways of boosting intern

Published 28 Mar, 2019 10:01pm

North America

Trump threatens to shut Mexico border, again

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday again threatened to seal the US-Mexican border, claiming in a tweet t

Published 28 Mar, 2019 09:47pm

Middle East

US urges transparent probe on strike that killed Yemen children

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday urged Saudi-led forces to conduct a transparent probe after eight people i

Published 28 Mar, 2019 09:43pm

Asia

EU risks ‘trade war’ with Malaysia over palm oil: Mahathir

LANGKAWI: The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its "grossly unfair" policies aimed at

Published 28 Mar, 2019 08:38pm

Europe

Erdogan says Turkey must cut interest rates to fight inflation

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the central bank must cut interest rates or inflation will

Published 28 Mar, 2019 08:35pm

World

German inflation slows in March, dropping further below ECB goal

BERLIN: German inflation remained below the European Central Bank's target level for a fourth month running in March

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:26pm

Europe

NATO's Stoltenberg to stay in top job until 2022

BRUSSELS: NATO allies extended on Thursday Jens Stoltenberg's term as secretary-general until late 2022, putting the

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

EU sees no-deal Brexit more likely than ever: diplomats

BRUSSELS: Britain is more likely than ever to crash out of the European Union, diplomats and officials with the bloc

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:18pm

Europe

UK lawmakers can secure May 22 Brexit delay by approving divorce deal on Friday

LONDON: Britain's parliament will be able to secure a delay to Brexit to May 22 by approving the government's Withdr

Published 28 Mar, 2019 06:33pm

North America

US economy shifts into low gear as fiscal boost wanes

WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy slowed more than initially thought in the fourth quarter, keeping growth in 2018 below

Published 28 Mar, 2019 06:17pm

Europe

Merkel govt split on Saudi arms exports as deadline looms

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government was Thursday struggling to overcome divisions on whether

Published 28 Mar, 2019 03:47pm

Asia

Death toll from Dhaka tower fire jumps to 17: official

DHAKA: A huge fire in a Dhaka office block has killed at least 17 people, an official said Thursday, with desperate work

Published 28 Mar, 2019 03:39pm

North America

Trump calls for OPEC to boost oil production, says price too high

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC

Published 28 Mar, 2019 03:16pm

World

Austria reports first budget surplus since 1974

VIENNA: Austria reached a budget surplus last year for the first time since 1974, helped by a sharp increase in tax reve

Published 28 Mar, 2019 03:13pm

World

Kenya in no rush over new IMF standby facility

NAIROBI: Kenya is in no rush to secure a new standby credit facility with the International Monetary Fund as its economy

Published 28 Mar, 2019 02:59pm

Africa

Algeria constitutional council has not met on Bouteflika

ALGIERS: Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of central Algiers again on Thursday to demand the resignation of Pr

Published 28 Mar, 2019 02:11pm

World

US fourth-quarter growth cut; corporate profits fall

WASHINGTON: The US economy slowed more than initially thought in the fourth quarter, keeping growth in 2018 below the Tr

Published 28 Mar, 2019 02:10pm

North America

US presidential candidate Klobuchar calls for trillion-dollar infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON: US Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar presented a trillion-dollar plan on Thursday to fix the c

Published 28 Mar, 2019 02:01pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth spends an equestrian day in western England

CASTLE CARY: Queen Elizabeth indulged her love of horse racing on Thursday with a visit to England's west country where

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:54pm

World

Venezuela slowly gets back electricity after massive blackout

CARACAS: Several cities in Venezuela, including most of capital Caracas, recovered electricity gradually on Thursday, ac

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:50pm

Europe

‘I'm in charge of Turkey's economy,’ Erdogan says

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that he was in charge of the country's economy, adding that hi

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:48pm

Asia

Dhaka office block inferno kills five with many feared trapped

DHAKA: A huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block Thursday killing at least five people with many others feared trapp

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:35pm

Asia

Kyrgyzstan charges two with hate crime for anti-Putin protest

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan has charged two people with inciting inter-ethnic hatred after they protested a visit to the Central

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:34pm

Europe

Russia says military will stay in Venezuela 'for as long as needed'

MOSCOW: Moscow said on Thursday that Russian troops would remain in Venezuela "for as long as needed" after US President

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:20pm

Africa

Mozambique steps up war against cyclone-induced cholera

BEIRA: Mozambique was Thursday scaling up efforts to fight a cholera outbreak, creating nine centres and preparing a vac

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:18pm

Africa

Heavy bomb blast in Somali capital, several casualties: security officer

MOGADISHU: A large bomb exploded in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, with security officials and witnesses repor

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:12pm

Asia

North Korea woos Vietnam tourists after Hanoi summit

HANOI: North Korean tourism officials on Thursday urged Vietnamese travellers to seize a "golden" opportunity to visit t

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:11pm

Asia

Malaysia ex-PM to face trial next week on 1MDB charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ousted prime minister is scheduled to go on trial next week over a massive financial scandal th

Published 28 Mar, 2019 01:10pm

Middle East

Amnesty accuses Bahrain of using F1 to 'sportwash' image

DUBAI: Amnesty International on Thursday accused Bahrain of using this weekend's Formula One race to "sportwash" its ima

Published 28 Mar, 2019 12:11pm

World

US, Chinese trade negotiators face 'large amount of work'

BEIJING: Beijing said Thursday US and Chinese negotiators still face a "large amount of work" as they meet for fresh tal

Published 28 Mar, 2019 09:15am

North America

30 Guatemalans killed by hit-and-run truck driver

GUATEMALA CITY: At least 30 indigenous Guatemalans were killed on Wednesday night when they were struck on a highway by

Published 28 Mar, 2019 08:33am

Europe

UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will renew attempts to push through her Brexit plan, after she dramatically o

Published 28 Mar, 2019 08:21am

World

China plans to cut waste imports to zero by next year - official

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China aims to cut solid waste imports to zero by next year as it looks to reduce pollution and encoura

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:09am

Asia

Japan court acquits man jailed for 13 years on murder charge

TOKYO: A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted a man who spent 13 years in prison for murder, finding there was "no mater

Updated 28 Mar, 2019 08:17am

North America

Trump says Russia election probe amounted to 'treason'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that the dramatic probe into links between his election campaig

Published 28 Mar, 2019 06:14am

Asia

New Zealand PM says Facebook curbs not enough

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday welcomed Facebook's move to curb suppor

Published 28 Mar, 2019 05:44am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 16	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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