News Archives for World - 2019-10-07

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Trump says he warned Erdogan not to hurt US service members in Syria

If any US service members in the part of Syria that Turkey has threatened to invade get hurt US told Turkey th

Updated 08 Oct, 2019 04:23am

World

US federal judge says Trump must produce tax returns

A US federal judge in New York on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's efforts to block access to years of his

Published 07 Oct, 2019 04:06pm

World

At least 10 killed in bomb attack on bus in east Afghanistan

At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded Monday. It was not immediately clear how many army recruits had

Published 07 Oct, 2019 04:01pm

World

US-China trade talks to resume Thursday: White House

High-level US-China trade negotiations will resume this week in Washington, the White House announced Monday.

Published 07 Oct, 2019 03:59pm

World

Trump says 'too costly' to back Kurdish forces in Syria

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended a decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying it wa

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:38pm

Europe

Pope says Amazon feathers same as Vatican hats

Pope Francis on Monday hit out at "offensive words" spoken against the Amazon's indigenous people. The three-w

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:10pm

Asia

Sri Lanka's Rajapakse clan steps up new bid for power

Rajapakse's main challenger is housing minister Sajith Premadasa, 52. Some 16 million people are eligible to v

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:08pm

Asia

Afghan generation knows only conflict as war turns 18

Afghanistan's war cost 13-year-old shoe shiner Hameedullah his education. Peace is like a dream to us in Afgha

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:06pm

Europe

Johnson urges US to give up diplomat's wife over fatal crash

Boris Johnson urged the United States on Monday to reconsider granting immunity to the wife of a US diplomat.

Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:03pm

Africa

UN peacekeeper killed, five wounded in Mali

One peacekeeper was killed and four others were wounded Sunday. The peacekeepers were carrying out a security

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:55pm

World

Trump: Turkey, Kurds must 'figure the situation out' after US pullback

Donald Trump on Monday justified his decision to withdraw US troops from Turkey's border with Syria. The Kurds

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:53pm

Europe

EU extends protection for whistleblowers

The legislation calls for reporting channels to be set up in EU companies. Those protected include civil serva

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:50pm

Europe

Portugal's Socialists seek stability after election win

Portugal's Socialist party was Monday weighing alliances with other parties that would allow it to head a stable mi

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:42pm

World

Several Taliban members released in exchange of abducted Indian engineers

The Indians released were part of a group of seven engineers that were kidnapped more than a year ago. The dea

Updated 07 Oct, 2019 01:57pm

Europe

Erdogan says Syria operation can come at any moment

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his army was ready to launch operations against Kurdish mil

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:34am

World

Greek economy to grow 2.8pc in 2020: draft budget

Greece expects its economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2020 whilst respecting fiscal pledges to the country's credito

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:29am

Europe

Turkey says will not allow IS to return

Turkey will not permit the Islamic State group to return, a presidential spokesman said Monday. Ankara says it

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:28am

Europe

British PM Johnson urges EU to respond to his Brexit plan

British PM Boris Johnson on Sunday urged the EU to compromise on a Brexit deal, as he insisted the UK would leave t

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:25am

Asia

More than 16,000 flee unrest in Indonesia's Papua

More than 16,000 scared residents have fled an unrest-hit city in Indonesia's Papua region, the military said Monda

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:20am

Europe

Berlin backs off climate targets as protests heat up

Opposition leaders and environment activists condemned German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government Monday. Th

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:15am

Europe

Trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for work on cells, oxygen

US researchers William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza and Britain's Peter Ratcliffe on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine P

Published 07 Oct, 2019 11:13am

Europe

Austria conservative Kurz tapped to form government again

Austria's president on Monday tasked election winner Sebastian Kurz with forming another government. President

Published 07 Oct, 2019 10:50am

Europe

UN 'preparing for the worst' from Turkey's Syria operation

The United Nations said Monday it was "preparing for the worst" in northeast Syria after the United States said.

Published 07 Oct, 2019 10:45am

Europe

EU hopes for new British move as Brexit clock runs out

The EU restarted Brexit talks with Britain Monday hoping to hear fresh ideas from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Published 07 Oct, 2019 10:41am

Africa

Rwanda parades 'attackers' from Hutu militia based in DRC

Rwandan authorities have paraded five suspects in a deadly weekend attack. It is an area repeatedly targeted b

Published 07 Oct, 2019 10:38am

Asia

'Enemies seek to sow discord' between Iran and Iraq: Khamenei

More than 100 people have been killed in Iraq since clashes erupted last week between protesters and security force

Published 07 Oct, 2019 10:28am

World

London police nab 21 climate change activists over their attempt to shut down city

Police closed Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge as protesters gathered in large numbers. Demonstrators als

Updated 07 Oct, 2019 10:32am

World

US involvement in Syria since 2011

US forces pull back from parts of northern Syria and make way for a threatened Turkish military offensive. The

Updated 07 Oct, 2019 12:58pm

Middle East

Fifteen people killed in Baghdad clashes between security forces and protesters

The military said early on Monday it was withdrawing from Sadr city, a sprawling residential district, and handing

Published 07 Oct, 2019 08:40am

World

China's Xi and India's Modi to hold summit this week amid strains

Narendra Modi and China's President Xi Jinping will hold an informal summit in southern India on Friday. That

Updated 07 Oct, 2019 01:01pm

Asia

Malaysia seeking $100 mn in fines in expanded 1MDB probe: official

Former PM Najib Razak was arrested last year after he lost power, and hit with dozens of charges related to the 1MD

Published 07 Oct, 2019 07:14am

World

German industrial orders contract in August

In a year-on-year comparison, orders were down 6.7 percent on August 2018's level. "The weakness in demand con

Published 07 Oct, 2019 07:04am

North America

Trump gives blessing to Turkish operation in northern Syria

"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria," a White House statement i

Published 07 Oct, 2019 06:45am

World

Quiet start for Cboe's Brexit share trading hub in Amsterdam

Cboe Europe's new share trading hub, which launched in Amsterdam on Tuesday, has attracted light trading so far, giving nervous regulators and policymakers in Britain few clues on how much activity will eventually leave London after Brexit. Faced with the

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

World

Ryanair boss slams UK aviation regulator after Thomas Cook collapse

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary slammed Britain's aviation regulator on Tuesday, saying its soft licencing rules contributed to the chaos around Thomas Cook's bankruptcy. O'Leary, whose low-fare model has squeezed less competitive rivals, said the tour opera

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

World

Ford ties up with Mahindra in India to cut risks and cost

Ford Motor Co and Mahindra & Mahindra said on Tuesday they would form a joint venture in India, in a move aimed at reducing risks for the US automaker's local business and cutting the cost of developing and producing vehicles for emerging markets. The ven

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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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%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
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%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
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%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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