News Archives for World - 2019-10-27

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World

Iran says Baghdadi's death not end of Islamic State

Iran said on Sunday that the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi does not mean the end. U

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:46pm

Middle East

UAE, Brazil ink deals in first visit for Bolsonaro

The United Arab Emirates and Brazil signed several agreements Sunday during President Jair Bolsonaro's visit to Abu

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:43pm

Middle East

Four Iraqi MPs resign in response to mass protests

Four Iraqi parliamentarians resigned on Sunday in anger at the government's perceived failure. Rallies demandi

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:39pm

World

Chile president to lift state of emergency at midnight: official

Embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced on Sunday that a state of emergency. Authorities impose

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:30pm

Africa

Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid

Donald Trump on Sunday said that the elusive leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Special

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:23pm

Middle East

IS spokesman killed in fresh north Syria raid: SDF official

The Islamic State group's spokesman was killed Sunday in northern Syria, a top Kurdish official said. The Brit

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:18pm

World

Trump wins big with Baghdadi death -- and intends to milk it

Donald Trump took a victory lap Sunday over the killing of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Th

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:15pm

Middle East

Iraq says it provided Baghdadi's location to US for raid

Iraq provided US forces with the location of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The forces said intel units had created a "

Published 27 Oct, 2019 03:49pm

Asia

Afghan election results delayed again

Afghanistan's presidential elections have been delayed for nearly a month. Afghans went to the polls for a fir

Published 27 Oct, 2019 02:59pm

World

US envoy in Kabul amid election uncertainty, stalled talks

Zalmay Khalilzad was in Kabul meeting with top Afghan officials including President Ashraf Ghani. His visit co

Published 27 Oct, 2019 01:53pm

Middle East

Turkish-U.S. military forces exchanged information ahead of operation against Islamic State leader in Syria

The United States put up a $25 million reward for his capture. Baghdadi has long been a target for U.S. and re

Published 27 Oct, 2019 10:12am

Europe

I will not back government's election bid, says UK former finance minister

This is not the time to be holding a general election, it is a time for cool heads and grown up government. Th

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:49am

Asia

Hong Kong protesters, police in dusk standoff after tear gas breaks up rally

The crowds at the waterfront had largely dispersed after a couple of hours and headed north up Nathan Road. Th

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:42am

World

Top U.S. negotiator in Kabul to brief Afghan government

The visit by Zalmay Khalilzad comes after a flurry of low-key meetings that he has held, including with the Taliban

Published 27 Oct, 2019 09:24am

World

Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces

Baghdadi was long thought to be hiding somewhere along the Iraq-Syria border and has led the group since 2010.

Published 27 Oct, 2019 06:27am

Europe

Boris Johnson set to grant Huawei access to UK's 5G network

The UK is moving towards a decision that will see Huawei allowed access to the "non-contentious" parts of the netwo

Published 27 Oct, 2019 04:59am

World

North Korea tells US not to ignore year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship

Kim Jong Un has set an end-of-the-year deadline for denuclearisation talks with Washington. Kim paid a visit t

Published 27 Oct, 2019 04:52am

Asia

Beijing's new $63bn mega-airport begins international flights

The relocation of all the airlines which will use Daxing is to due to be completed by the winter of 2021. Air

Published 27 Oct, 2019 04:43am

World

Dollar rises on progress in US-China trade pact

The dollar strengthened on Friday after US and Chinese trade officials neared finalizing parts of the Phase 1 trade pact, according to the US Trade Representative's office. A statement issued by the USTR following Friday's negotiations said "They made hea

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 08:42am

World

Telegraph newspaper put up for sale

The owners of Britain's Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph have put them up for sale, a rival newspaper reported on Saturday. According to The Times, the Barclay family is reviewing the ownership of all its holdings, including The Ritz hotel. The Barcla

Published 27 Oct, 2019 12:00am

World

France's Banijay to buy Endemol Shine to create TV production giant

French group Banijay said Saturday it had agreed to buy Dutch-headquartered rival Endemol Shine, the creator of a slew of hit series, to create a TV production giant. Banijay, a leading creator and distributor of TV content, said in a statement it would a

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 08:42am

World

US to end scheduled flights to all Cuban airports except Havana

The United States will suspend all scheduled flights to Cuba except to its capital Havana, authorities said Friday, as US President Donald Trump pushes to dismantle the rapprochement begun by his predecessor Barack Obama. The suspension, which goes into e

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 08:42am

World

China's WeWork equivalent Ucommune files for US IPO

China's biggest shared workspace provider Ucommune has filed a confidential prospectus with the US securities regulator as it seeks an initial public offering (IPO) before the end of the year, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Ucommune'

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 08:43am

World

Asian currencies benefit from trade deal hopes

Sentiment towards most Asian currencies picked up in the past two weeks, a Reuters poll showed, amid positive signals that trade tensions between the United States and China waning. Hopes of a resolution gained momentum after US President Donald Trump sai

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 08:42am

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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
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

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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