News Archives for World - 2021-08-18

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World

Taliban met ex-Afghan leader Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah

Abdullah had led the government's peace council during failed talks between the warring sides in Qatar.

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 12:05am

World

Former Afghan president Ghani says supports Taliban-Karzai talks

Statement comes after UAE's announcement that it has welcomed Ghani and his family on 'humanitarian grounds'

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 11:55pm

World

Three dead, dozen injured after anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad

Taliban spokesmen could not immediately be reached for comment

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 08:07pm

Middle East

Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says

TEL AVIV: A third dose of Pfizer /BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 86% effective in people aged over 60,...

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 06:33pm

Middle East

Israel tightens restrictions as virus cases leap

JERUSALEM: New restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid took effect in Israel on Wednesday, after the...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 05:33pm

World

UK warns Taliban to live up to its promises

LONDON: Britain has helped more than 2,000 Afghans to flee the country in recent days, Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 03:35pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 208,545,350 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 03:57pm

World

Biden's vow to airlift Afghan allies meets ticking clock, risky rescue

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's pledge to evacuate thousands more at-risk Afghans who worked for the US government...

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

World

US military has evacuated 3,200 people from Afghanistan so far: official

Today, US military flights evacuated approximately 1,100 US citizens, US permanent residents, and their families on 13 flights

Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:56am

World

Relieved to be in Canada, an Afghan refugee weeps for Kabul

Since then, he has often said to himself how "lucky" he is to have the opportunity to start anew in Canada, but "weeps" for those left behind

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

World

Earthquake, storm and floods: no relief in sight for Haiti as toll rises

More than 9,900 people were wounded when the quake struck the southwestern part of the Caribbean nation on Saturday, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the west of the capital Port-au-Prince, according to the updated toll

Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:43am

World

Bolivia security forces committed 'massacres': investigators

Clashes broke out between rival supporters and opponents of Morales's Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, and between security forces and protesters, leaving at least 37 people dead

Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:38am

World

New Zealand PM warns virus outbreak will grow

Ardern confirmed New Zealand was dealing with the highly transmissible Delta variant linked to the outbreak in Australia that authorities have so far been unable to contain

Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:15am

World

47 migrants feared dead off Mauritania

DAKAR: Forty-seven migrants are feared to have died off the coast of Mauritania after a boat was found drifting with...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

World

Taliban takeover leaves Iran and Turkey fearing refugee influx

PARIS: The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan has left regional heavyweights Iran and Turkey with a headache...

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 08:32pm

World

Taliban promise to respect press freedom

PARIS: A Taliban spokesman has promised that journalists will not be persecuted in Afghanistan and that women will ...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

World

US must protect Afghan journalists as Taliban take power

NEW YORK: The United States must do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the country falls under the...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

World

Taliban say burqa not mandatory for women, hijab is

DOHA: The Taliban gave the first indication on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

World

Euro zone growth confirmed at 2pc in Q2

BRUSSELS: The euro zone economy grew 2% in the second quarter, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday,...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

Europe

Sweden's once-highest peak loses 2 metres height in year

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's only remaining mountaintop glacier, which until 2019 was also its highest peak, lost another two...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

USA

Biden has not spoken to other world leaders since Kabul fall: White House

The sudden scramble to get foreigners out of Afghanistan after the Taliban victory caught the White House unprepared and sparked concern in Europe over a potential for mass refugee arrivals.

Published 18 Aug, 2021 01:13am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 29	276.96 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 29	276.76 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 29	157.82 ▼ -0.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 29	0.83 ▼ -0.0001
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 29	1.33 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Oct 29	1.11 ▼ -0.0007
SOFR % / Oct 28	3.94 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 29	73,838.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 29	64,659.47
Hang Seng / Oct 29	23,033.40
FTSE 100 / Oct 29	10,742.97
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 29	25,780.29
France CAC40 / Oct 29	7,943.60
S&P 500 / Oct 28	7,743.98
Nasdaq / Oct 28	26,549.85
Dow Jones / Oct 28	52,475.10

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 30	377.91
Diesel/Litre / Oct 30	400.67
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 29	101.57
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 29	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 29	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 29	4,032.73
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 29	78.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 29 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	4.40 ▲ 0.73 (19.89%)
Aruj Industries / Oct 29 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	11.54 ▲ 1.05 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 29 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	34.30 ▲ 3.12 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 29 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	45.49 ▲ 4.14 (10.01%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Oct 29 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	40.46 ▲ 3.68 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 29 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	96.09 ▲ 8.74 (10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 29 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	89.27 ▲ 8.12 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Oct 29 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	832.27 ▲ 75.66 (10%)
Cnergyico PK / Oct 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14.08 ▲ 1.28 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Oct 29 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	310.32 ▲ 28.21 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 29 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	5.62 ▼ -1 (-15.11%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,020.47 ▼ -113.39 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 29 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	108.71 ▼ -12.08 (-10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 29 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.09 ▼ -2.08 (-9.83%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Oct 29 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	14.99 ▼ -1.63 (-9.81%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	427.55 ▼ -44.55 (-9.44%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Oct 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	335.79 ▼ -32.82 (-8.9%)
Century Paper / Oct 29 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	22.90 ▼ -2.12 (-8.47%)
Sitara Petroleum Service / Oct 29 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	12.63 ▼ -1.15 (-8.35%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 29 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	30.07 ▼ -2.69 (-8.21%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	184,011,163 ▲ 1.28
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 29 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	81,146,525 ▲ 0.73
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,827,761 ▲ 0.13
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,673,997 ▲ 6.65
TPL Properties / Oct 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,271,942 ▼ -0.15
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	31,473,640 ▲ 0.88
Sitara Petroleum Service / Oct 29 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	17,066,752 ▼ -1.15
P.T.C.L. / Oct 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,092,635 ▲ 3.18
B.O.Punjab / Oct 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,142,580 ▲ 0.01
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Oct 29 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	12,131,330 ▼ -0.21

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