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World - 2022-03-18

South Asia

Xi tells Biden war in Ukraine needs to end as soon as possible

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the war in Ukraine must end...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 09:20pm

Europe

Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats

SOFIA: Bulgaria’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had declared 10 Russian diplomats “persona non grata” and given...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 08:05pm

Europe

At least 816 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began, UN says

GENEVA: The UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday that at least 816 civilians had been killed and 1,333 wounded in...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 06:59pm

South Asia

Biden to urge Xi to choose ‘right side of history’ and not back Putin’s Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is expected to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 06:54pm

Europe

Federer to donate $500,000 to support Ukrainian children

Roger Federer will be donating $500,000 through his foundation to ensure children affected by the war in Ukraine are...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 06:44pm

Europe

Putin discusses Ukraine with Russian security council

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Moscow’s conflict with Ukraine and its international...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:54pm

Europe

COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’: WHO official

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:48pm

Europe

US condemns Russian ‘threat’ to Bosnia over NATO bid

SARAJEVO: The United States has denounced “dangerous” comments by Russia’s ambassador to Bosnia, who issued a tacit...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 04:48pm

World

IEA urges ‘emergency measures’ to cut oil use over supply fears

PARIS: The International Energy Agency on Friday urged governments to urgently implement measures to cut global oil...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 03:49pm

Europe

UK revokes Russian channel RT’s licence, citing links to Kremlin

LONDON: Britain’s media regulator on Friday revoked Russian-backed television channel RT’s licence to broadcast in...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 03:41pm

Europe

Putin tells Scholz that Kyiv is stalling peace talks with Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a phone call on Friday that Kyiv was...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 03:37pm

Europe

Ukraine foreign minister says he discussed further Russian sanctions with EU’s Borrell

LVIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday said he had spoken with the European Union’s foreign policy...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 03:18pm

Europe

Fighting in Mariupol city centre: Russian ministry

MOSCOW: Russian troops and their separatist allies were fighting Friday in the centre of Mariupol, a strategic port...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 02:20pm

Europe

Russia strikes near Lviv airport as bombardment expands across Ukraine

LVIV: Russian missiles struck near Lviv’s airport in the far west of Ukraine early Friday, as Moscow expanded a...

Updated 18 Mar, 2022 02:33pm

South Asia

Taliban welcomes UN’s continued Afghanistan presence

KABUL: The Taliban Friday welcomed a UN Security Council resolution formally extending the world body’s presence in...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:20pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia extends Ukrainians’ visas on humanitarian grounds

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia issued a royal directive extending tourist and business visas of Ukrainian citizens without fees...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:02pm

World

Australia sanctions Russian billionaires with mining industry links

SYDNEY: Australia imposed sanctions on Friday on two Russian oligarchs with links to its mining industry, one of...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 11:56am

World

Dozens of whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

WELLINGTON: More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach renowned as a death trap for...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 11:04am

World

36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peruvian desert

LIMA: Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 11:01am

Middle East

War and neglect endanger Yemen’s historical sites

ADEN: Yemen’s Sira Fortress withstood attacks by the Portuguese and the Turks, but years of war have left the 11th...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:51am

World

New microscopic organisms found in deep sea trench baffle Chile scientists

MEJILLONES: When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:47am

USA

Moderna seeks US approval of second Covid booster

WASHINGTON: Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:45am

USA

Biden to press Xi to get in line over condemnation of Russia

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will warn his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday that he will face “costs”...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:28am

Asia

Shenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy

BEIJING: China’s southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:14am

Europe

EU seeks energy price-busting strategy amid Ukraine crisis

PARIS: European states are urgently seeking policies to stem the energy inflation tide amid conflict in Ukraine...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:11am

Middle East

Most crew members from UAE sunken ship rescued by Iranian team

DUBAI: All but one of the 30 crew members of a United Arab Emirates cargo ship that sank off Iran have been rescued,...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am

Pakistan

Dubai liveability: Pakistanis move from seeking employment to calling it a ‘second home’

DUBAI: Dubai has for long been seen as the ‘best of both worlds’ — amalgamating the east and west in terms of...

Updated 18 Mar, 2022 08:38am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 12	159.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 12	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
India Sensex / Aug 12	77,966.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 12	67,524.06
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Hang Seng / Aug 12	25,440.17
FTSE 100 / Aug 12	10,833.15
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 12	26,331.07
France CAC40 / Aug 12	8,674.94

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 12	82.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 12	4,407.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 12	84.38
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	325.92
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Spinning / Aug 12 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	12.39 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 12 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	44.84 ▲ 4.08 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 12 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	22.96 ▲ 2.09 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 12 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	72.28 ▲ 6.57 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	104.39 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 12 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	82.27 ▲ 7.48 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 12 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	305.49 ▲ 27.77 (10%)
Fecto Cement / Aug 12 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	122.41 ▲ 11.13 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	62.58 ▲ 5.69 (10%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 12 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	25.51 ▲ 2.32 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Aug 12 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	23.82 ▼ -2.65 (-10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.07 ▼ -1.67 (-9.98%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 12 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	49.29 ▼ -5.39 (-9.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 12 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50.79 ▼ -3.6 (-6.62%)
Din Tex. / Aug 12 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	63.59 ▼ -4.4 (-6.47%)
Sindh Abadgar / Aug 12 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	362 ▼ -24.07 (-6.23%)
Elahi Cotton / Aug 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	233.96 ▼ -12.98 (-5.26%)
Saritow Spinning / Aug 12 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	24.98 ▼ -1.36 (-5.16%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	26.73 ▼ -1.33 (-4.74%)
IbrahimFibres / Aug 12 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	274.91 ▼ -13.65 (-4.73%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,754,373 ▲ 0.27
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	67,531,272 ▼ -1.67
Hascol Petrol / Aug 12 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	47,270,202 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,081,052 ▼ -0.03
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 12 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	27,947,995 ▲ 0.13
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	25,565,990 ▼ -0.2
Thatta Cement / Aug 12 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	24,972,760 ▲ 3.09
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 12 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	20,798,571 ▲ 0.31
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 12 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	20,640,954 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Aug 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,147,542 ▲ 0.29

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