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World - 2021-10-25

Europe

Petrol price hits record high at UK pumps

LONDON: The price of petrol in Britain hit a record high of 149.94 pence ($2.05) per litre, the RAC motoring...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 08:48pm

Africa

Sudanese opposition coalition calls for civil disobedience

CAIRO: Sudan's main opposition coalition called on Monday for civil disobedience and protests across the country...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:22pm

Sudan military seizes power, dissolves transitional government

KHARTOUM: Sudan's military seized power in a coup on Monday, arresting members of a transitional government that was...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:19pm

Europe

UK condemns Sudan military coup as unacceptable betrayal

LONDON: Britain said on Monday a military coup in Sudan was an unacceptable betrayal of the Sudanese people and...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

Europe

EU demands immediate release of Sudanese leader, cabinet members

The European Union condemned the detention of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other cabinet members on...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 07:31pm

USA

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children

A panel of FDA advisers will vote on Tuesday whether to authorize rival Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 years

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Russia urges West to engage with Taliban

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday urged Western countries to engage with the Taliban and for the European Union to re-open ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:49pm

South Asia

Climate change now worse than war for Afghan farmers

BALA MURGHAB: Drought stalks the parched fields around the remote Afghan district of Bala Murghab, where climate...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:49pm

Europe

UK's Johnson voices concern COP26 'might go wrong'

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said he was "very worried" that the 12-day COP26 climate...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:17pm

USA

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks: Microsoft

WASHINGTON: The Russian-based agency behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 04:48pm

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,945,746 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 04:35pm

Russia set to ship aid to Afghanistan, eyes next round of talks

MOSCOW: Russia will deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in the coming days, a senior Russian official said on...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 02:54pm

Africa

UN says detention of Sudan civilian leaders 'unacceptable'

KHARTOUM: The United Nations said Monday that Sudanese security forces' detention of civilian leaders including...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 02:08pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth hoping to attend COP26 after missing church

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth is hoping to be fit enough to meet world leaders at the COP26 climate conference...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 01:09pm

South Asia

China will uphold world peace, Xi says

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules,...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 06:43pm

South Asia

'Children are going to die', UN agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse

DUBAI: Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 12:58pm

US 'deeply alarmed' by reports of Sudan military takeover

The US is deeply alarmed at reports of a military take-over of the transitional government

Published 25 Oct, 2021 12:25pm

Africa

At least 25, including minors, died in illegal refinery blast in Nigeria

YENAGOA: At least 25 people, including some minors, were killed in an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 11:26am

Africa

Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan

KHARTOUM: Most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 10:55am

Asia

Australia looks to roll out COVID-19 booster shots soon as curbs ease

SYDNEY: Australian officials plan to roll out COVID-19 booster shots soon to prevent a resurgence of cases, as...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 10:43am

Mudslides, power outages as storm drenches burn-scarred California

A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California on Sunday, triggering mudslides and flooding, while...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 10:22am

Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact

PLYMOUTH: The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 10:05am

3 dead, 3 missing after avalanche on Ecuador volcano: officials

QUITO: An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano, the highest peak in the country, killed at least ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 09:54am

Middle East

'Simple' life in Iraqi desert village cut off from the grid

AL-SAHL: In Iraq's vast western desert, some 200 families live in a hamlet largely cut off from the rest of the...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 09:36am

Europe

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks' controversial founder

LONDON: The legal controversies surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are now in their second decade and the...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 09:26am

Democrats 'pretty much there' on US social spending bill: Pelosi

WASHINGTON: Democrats have almost reached an agreement on a social spending bill that is a pared-down version of US...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:58am

Erdogan's critics say demand for expulsions is distraction from economic woes

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan's political opponents said his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:56am

Middle East

Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisations

TEHRAN: Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have "sinned" and should reverse such moves, Iran's...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:54am

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition says killed over 260 Yemen rebels

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Sunday its air strikes had killed more than 260 Huthi rebels...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:44am

Middle East

Israel to build over new 1,300 W. Bank Jewish settler homes

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday announced plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

Africa

Dozens killed in fighting between Somalia army and former allied group

MOGADISHU: At least 30 people died and over 100 were injured in intensified fighting between the Somali National ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

Middle East

Alleged financial violations: UAE opens investigation into local property developer

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates attorney general has announced an investigation into allegations of financial...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

China warns of further spread in latest Covid-19 flare-up

BEIJING: China's latest Covid-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, a health official said on ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 6	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 6	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 6	153.92
USD to Swiss Franc / May 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 6	1.25
Euro to USD / May 6	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60
France CAC40 / May 3	7957.57
India Sensex / May 6	74134.73

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Petrol/Litre / May 6	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 6	78.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 6	2311.29
Diesel/Litre / May 6	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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