News Archives for World - 2019-08-28

Middle East

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's Abha airport

CAIRO: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with a cruise missile on Wednesday, the group's

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:32pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan discusses Syria developments with Trump

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump and they decided to continue co

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:28pm

North America

Boeing wins $500 million US defense contract: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Boeing Co has been awarded a $500 million contract for providing F-15QA aircrew and maintenance training to

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:27pm

World

Argentina to extend maturities of international bonds, IMF debt: Treasury minister

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will negotiate with holders of its international bonds and the International Monetary Fund to ex

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:25pm

North America

Air strikes kill 16 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Bombardment by the Syrian regime and ally Russia killed 16 civilians including seven children in the country's n

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:45pm

North America

US defence chief urges Iran to hold talks with US

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Mark Esper urged Iran Wednesday to enter discussions with the United States in order to

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:42pm

North America

Florida declares state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian nears

MIAMI: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Wednesday for counties in the path of destruction as

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:32pm

Africa

Sudan's first post-Bashir cabinet announcement delayed

KHARTOUM: Sudan's new premier on Wednesday delayed announcing his picks for the first cabinet since the ouster of vetera

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:04pm

World

US urges South Korea, Japan to unite as rift escalates

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday called on Japan and South Korea to put aside differences and focus on challen

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:50pm

North America

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says Trump must listen to science

NEW YORK: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg called on President Donald Trump to listen to science Wednesday after

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:46pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini bans latest migrant ship entering waters

MILAN: Italy's outgoing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has signed a decree banning a rescue ship carrying about 100 mi

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:45pm

Middle East

Netanyahu says he expects US peace plan ‘very soon’ after Israel's Sept. 17 election

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he expects the United States will release its long-delaye

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:42pm

Europe

Italian president summons Conte, expected to give new govt mandate

ROME: Italian President Sergio Mattarella has summoned outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for a meeting on Thursday

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:40pm

North America

Trump slams 'corrupt' Puerto Rico as Dorian becomes hurricane, heads for island

President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" in a swipe at the US territory's lea

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:38pm

North America

US blacklists suppliers of Iran missile programs

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury placed two Iranian business groups on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday, saying both were im

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:30pm

World

Brazil announces South American meeting on Amazon, takes Chile's help

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that South American countries would meet to determine a c

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:51pm

Asia

India eases foreign investment rules to aid economic growth

NEW DELHI: India's cabinet announced Wednesday that it would ease restrictions on foreign investment in four key sectors

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:50pm

Africa

11 killed in clashes between herders, farmers in south Chad

N'DJAMENA: Eleven people were killed in fighting between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers in a dispute over trample

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:49pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro fuels spat with Macron over Amazon fires

PORTO VELHO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday repeated a demand for French leader Emmanuel Macron to withd

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:48pm

Europe

Countdown to Brexit: key dates ahead of UK departure from EU

LONDON: With just nine weeks left until Britain is due to leave the European Union, the country is locked in a deepening

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

Romanian President says there are solutions if government fails confidence vote

BUCHAREST: Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that there were transition solutions until a sc

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:40pm

Europe

UK's Johnson sparks outrage after forcing suspension of parliament

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked fury Wednesday among pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Bre

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:39pm

North America

US ag secretary says Trump will announce way to boost biofuel demand soon

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, Secretary of Agric

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:39pm

Middle East

Lebanese army fires at Israeli drone

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army opened fire at an Israeli drone in south Lebanon on Wednesday, a military source and state med

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:38pm

Europe

EU will be blamed for lack of 'flexibility' if no-deal Brexit: British minister

PARIS: Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay warned Wednesday that the European Union would be blamed for its "lack

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:33pm

Africa

Death toll from capsized Cameroon ferry rises to 17: state media

YAOUNDÉ: The death toll from a Cameroon ferry that capsized this week has risen to 17 after more bodies were found, stat

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:32pm

Europe

Romanian president says govt must seek confidence of MPs

BUCHAREST: Romania's president said Wednesday that the Social Democrat (PSD) minority government must seek the confidenc

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:28pm

World

Venezuela's political crisis talks 'not working,' says Guaido

CARACAS: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido admitted on Wednesday that talks with the government of President Nic

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:26pm

World

Venezuela condemned by OAS for 'systematic' rights abuses

WASHINGTON: The Organization of American States passed a resolution Wednesday condemning "grave and systematic" human ri

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

Russia says new US sanctions hurt prospects for bilateral ties

MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday a new round of sanctions imposed by the United States undermi

Published 28 Aug, 2019 04:13pm

Europe

Trump says hard to target Britain's Johnson with no-confidence vote

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it would be difficult for the leader of Britain's oppos

Published 28 Aug, 2019 02:32pm

Asia

Rouhani calls for unity to overcome US ‘economic war’

DUBAI: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for unity in order to overcome what he described as an "e

Published 28 Aug, 2019 02:08pm

North America

23 killed in Mexico bar fire likely caused by 'attack'

COATZACOALCOS: At least 23 people were killed and 13 badly wounded in a fire that was likely caused by an "attack" a

Published 28 Aug, 2019 01:54pm

Middle East

Syria air raids hit near Turkish military post: monitor

BEIRUT: Air raids hit near a Turkish military post in northwest Syria Wednesday, a war monitor said, after Ankara vo

Published 28 Aug, 2019 01:48pm

Middle East

Yemen forces enter Aden after seizure by separatists

DUBAI: Yemen government forces entered the interim capital Aden and recaptured a nearby province Wednesday, official

Published 28 Aug, 2019 01:45pm

Europe

British PM Johnson to restrict parliament time before Brexit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament's opportunity to derail his Brexit plans by cutti

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:36pm

Europe

UK PM's parliament plan is a threat to democracy: Corbyn

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to extend the period during which parliament does not normally sit short

Published 28 Aug, 2019 12:29pm

World

Weak car sales drag Irish retail sales to seven-year low

DUBLIN: Irish retail sales posted their sharpest annual fall since 2012 in July on weak car sales, data showed on Wednes

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:03am

Europe

EU Commission urges Britain to present Brexit proposal soon

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it wanted to see a concrete proposal from Britain to resolve the dea

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:54am

North America

Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election

Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:52am

Europe

UK PM Boris Johnson to ask Queen to suspend Parliament

Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to ask the Queen to suspend Parliament, two months before United Ki

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:48am

World

German consumer morale stable despite weaker growth outlook

BERLIN: German consumer morale remained unexpectedly stable heading into September, a survey showed on Wednesday, sugges

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:32am

World

Norway set for more growth despite global trouble-fin min

OSLO: The Norwegian economy is on track to grow at a faster than normal pace in 2019 and 2020 despite an international s

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:27am

World

Turkish economic confidence index jumps 7.9pc in August, mood still sour

ANKARA: Turkey's economic confidence index rose to 87.1 points in August, a jump of 7.9% from a month earlier, data from

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:58am

Asia

Japan orders 240,000 to evacuate over flood, landslide fears

TOKYO: Japanese authorities on Wednesday issued a rare evacuation order for 240,000 people in the country's southwest ov

Published 28 Aug, 2019 06:19am

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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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