News Archives for World - 2019-10-15

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World

US foreign military sales fall slightly to $55.4bn in 2019

Looser restrictions on sales under the Trump administration had increased foreign military sales by 33 percent from

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:50pm

World

US wants China to press North Korea to be more constructive in talks: Pentagon official

At a minimum, sanctions enforcement, but I think there are other ways China could help pressure Pyongyang into bein

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:40pm

Europe

Spain stops arms exports to Turkey over Syria offensive

"In coordination with its European Union partners, Spain will deny new export licenses for military equipment that

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

European growth failed to 'lift off' amid Brexit, slowdown: IMF economist

Weakening global demand means those export-dependent economies face growing challenges. "Europe had a very str

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:15pm

Asia

Iran says Turkey's Syria offensive must 'end now'

"The imperative now is to end the incursion into #Syria," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Syria

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:10pm

Asia

Seven dead in Afghan helicopter crash

The MI-17 Afghan air force chopper crashed due to "technical faults". All the seven crew members including fou

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:05pm

World

Turkey slams 'dirty deal' between Syria's Assad and Kurdish forces

We will continue to combat all terrorist groups, including Daesh (the Islamic State group), whether or not the worl

Published 15 Oct, 2019 07:01pm

World

UN Security Council to meet on Turkish Syria assault

The UN Security Council will convene on Wednesday to discuss Turkey's military incursion in northeast Syria. T

Published 15 Oct, 2019 03:08pm

Africa

South Africa's Zuma delays corruption trial with appeal

If it goes ahead, the trial would be the first time Zuma faces a court on graft charges, despite a string of accusa

Published 15 Oct, 2019 03:04pm

Asia

China sees 'no difference' with US on trade deal

Steven Mnuchin said Monday that US and Chinese officials will continue to hold talks by phone this week to finalise

Published 15 Oct, 2019 03:02pm

Europe

EU, Britain scramble to reach Brexit deal before summit

British and EU negotiators on Tuesday scrambled to put together a draft text for a Brexit deal with just two days t

Published 15 Oct, 2019 02:57pm

Europe

British PM condemns 'vile' racism during Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria

The England players and management showed tremendous dignity. "The racism we saw and heard last night was vile

Published 15 Oct, 2019 02:56pm

World

Global economic outlook 'precarious,' no room for mistakes, IMF warns

The world economy is slowing to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, as the US-China trade war.

Published 15 Oct, 2019 02:54pm

Europe

After Brexit, Britain to be 'another competitor on EU's doorstep': Merkel

The EU will be challenged to become more competitive and to assume geopolitical responsibility. One thing is c

Published 15 Oct, 2019 02:38pm

Europe

Russia says will not allow clashes between Turkey and Syria

Turkey and Syria as Ankara presses a military operation against Kurdish forces. MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesda

Published 15 Oct, 2019 02:29pm

Europe

Syrian forces in 'full control' of Manbij: Russia

The Syrian government army has full control over the city of Manbij and nearby settlements. Russian forces wer

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 03:08pm

Europe

UK suspends arms exports to Turkey over Syria offensive

Erdogan has said he wants to establish a safe zone stretching across northern Syria. Stoltenberg said the arms

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:47pm

World

India blocks SMS services in Kashmir after trucker killed

The decision to cut text messaging services was taken to reduce the ability of militants to communicate. Resid

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:36pm

Middle East

Turkish unemployment rises to 13.9pc as recession still weighs

Turkish unemployment to a near-decade high of 14.7pc in the January and February periods. The non-agricultural

Published 15 Oct, 2019 12:18pm

Europe

EU's Barnier says current UK Brexit proposals not good enough

Barnier said he needed a legal text agreed by the end of the day to recommend that a summit of EU leaders on Thursd

Published 15 Oct, 2019 11:45am

Europe

Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Moscow's allies advance

Turkish lira actually went up, with traders noting Trump had spared Turkish banks from punishment. Financial m

Published 15 Oct, 2019 11:18am

Europe

Ireland says Brexit legal text needed today to be ready for EU summit

Coveney said "big progress" had to be made on Tuesday for the process to move forward. LUXEMBOURG: Britain mu

Published 15 Oct, 2019 11:15am

Europe

France says too early to hold talks with Balkans on EU membership

France wanted to send a "positive" signal to those Balkan countries on their long-term prospects for joining the bl

Published 15 Oct, 2019 10:59am

Africa

Nigeria annual inflation rises to 11.24pc in Sept

The National Bureau of Statistics said separate food price index showed inflation at 13.51pc in September. AB

Published 15 Oct, 2019 10:53am

Europe

France President Macron spoke to UK PM Johnson as Brexit deadline looms

Macron and Johnson had acknowledged there was positive momentum towards getting a deal done but lots of hurdles sti

Published 15 Oct, 2019 10:39am

World

Cabin crew union calls for Lufthansa strike

German cabin crew union UFO urged members Monday to walk off their jobs at airline giant Lufthansa on October 20, although the carrier contests its right to represent workers. "We call on all cabin crew... not to show up to work" between six and eleven am

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 06:23am

World

Bangladesh Uber drivers strike for commission cut

Bangladesh's already congested capital Dhaka was further disrupted Monday as thousands of Uber drivers went on strike in the city of 20 million, demanding a cut in the commission they pay to the global ridesharing giant. Uber, which has helped to shake up

Updated 15 Oct, 2019 06:23am

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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	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
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	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40

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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