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World - 2022-03-21

South Asia

Sri Lanka govt panel says international financial assistance needed

COLOMBO: A Sri Lanka government-appointed committee on Monday said the crisis-hit country’s central bank and finance...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:05pm

World

WHO sounds alarm on TB fight funds

GENEVA: The world is spending nowhere near enough to revive the fight against tuberculosis after the Covid-19 crisis...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:27pm

Europe

Ukraine says situation in besieged Mariupol is ‘very difficult’

LVIV: Ukraine described the situation in Mariupol on Monday as “very difficult” and said it had been unable to...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:13pm

Europe

At least eight dead as Kyiv shopping centre wrecked by shelling

KYIV: Shelling hit a Kyiv shopping centre late on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking nearby buildings...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:05pm

World

Russian court bans Instagram, Facebook as 'extremist'

MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as "extremist" organisations, after authorities...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:52pm

Europe

David Beckham hands over Instagram account to Kharkiv doctor

LONDON: Former England soccer captain David Beckham handed over his Instagram account on Sunday to a doctor helping...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:08pm

Energy

Saudi Arabia says not responsible for any oil shortage after Houthi attacks

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it would not bear responsibility for any shortages in oil supplies to global markets in...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:01pm

World

Russia's security service urges immediate Meta ban

MOSCOW: Russia's FSB national security service asked a court Monday to "immediately" ban US tech giant Meta, ...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:00pm

South Asia

India’s Modi thanks Australia for returning stolen artefacts

NEW DELHI: Australia has returned 29 religious and cultural artefacts to India, among them several stolen or...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:51pm

Europe

Zelensky calls on Europe to halt all trade with Russia

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on European leaders Monday to cease all trade with Russia in an...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:44pm

Europe

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians flee the country: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:35pm

South Asia

China’s President Xi calls for ‘all-out efforts’ to find Eastern jet crash survivors

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out” efforts to organise search and rescue for passengers on...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:23pm

Europe

Global regulators monitor crypto use in Ukraine war

LONDON: Global financial regulators are closely scrutinising the use of cryptoassets during the war in Ukraine after...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:15pm

Energy

German companies sign deals in UAE as Berlin seeks alternative energy supplies

DUBAI: German companies signed several agreements with firms in the United Arab Emirates to build up a comprehensive...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:10pm

Europe

World ‘sleepwalking’ to climate catastrophe: UN chief

PARIS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”, with major...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 02:37pm

Stocks

Gulf bourses mixed, Aramco gains on 2021 profit boost

Major Gulf bourses were mixed in trading on Monday, with Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rising a day after oil giant...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 02:09pm

Asia

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, Xi orders probe

BEIJING: A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in southern China on Monday...

Updated 21 Mar, 2022 07:08pm

Europe

Ukraine finally rotates workers at Chernobyl: IAEA

VIENNA: Ukraine has managed to rotate staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for the first time since...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 01:09pm

Europe

Zelensky says Jerusalem ‘right place for peace’ talks with Russia

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Jerusalem could host peace talks between him and Vladimir...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:53pm

Europe

UK says bulk of Russian forces more than 25 kms from centre of Kyiv

Russian forces advancing on Kyiv from the north-east have stalled and the bulk of its forces remain more than 25...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:39pm

Asia

Shanghai’s Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections

SHANGHAI: China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:33pm

Europe

British royals dance, make chocolate in Belize as tour brightens

BELIZE CITY: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate danced with Belizean villagers and helped make traditional...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:29pm

Europe

Moderna to supply additional 7mn doses of COVID booster vaccine to Switzerland

Moderna Inc said on Monday it has signed a new agreement with Switzerland for the supply of another seven million...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 11:53am

Europe

Ukrainians told to shelter after ‘leak’ at ammonia plant

KYIV: Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after an ammonia leak at a nearby...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:59am

USA

US Senate poised for hearings of first Black woman to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON: The US Senate takes up the historic nomination on Monday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:39am

South Asia

For Afghans resettled in US, an uncertain future

BOSTON: In a storied corner of Boston, one of America’s newest families is finding its feet months after fleeing...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:17am

World

UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’

SYDNEY: The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef Monday, assessing whether the World...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:12am

USA

Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis: W.House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to meet with President Andrzej Duda for...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:08am

Europe

Ukraine rejects Russian ultimatum to surrender Mariupol

KYIV: Ukraine has rejected an ultimatum to surrender the besieged port city of Mariupol to Russian forces, its...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:48am

Europe

Children's hospital in Kyiv faces 'terrible' trauma of war

KYIV: The horrors of the war in Ukraine can be seen in 13-year-old Volodymyr's empty expression as he lies in the...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:42am

Asia

US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

WASHINGTON: The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar’s...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:36am

Asia

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries in April

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:31am

Europe

UK PM under fire for Ukraine, Brexit comparisons

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson found himself under fire on Sunday, including from his own MPs, after...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:26am

Middle East

UAE opens door for Assad’s return to Arab fold

BEIRUT: A surprise visit by Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates opens the door to his...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:26am

Europe

Zelenskiy condemns ‘terror’ in besieged Mariupol

LVIV: Russian and Ukrainian forces fought for control of Mariupol on Sunday, local authorities said, while President...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:26am

World

US delivers air defence system to Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The US-made Patriot air defence system is on its way to Slovakia, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:26am

World

US envoy to UN decries ‘disturbing’ claims of Ukrainians deported to Russia

WASHINGTON: Accounts that thousands of residents of Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol have been forcibly...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:19am

Europe

UK PM urges China to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday urged China to join Western nations in condemning the Russian...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:19am

USA

Bodies of US marines found after Norway military crash

OSLO: The bodies of four US marines killed when their plane crashed during NATO exercises in Norway have been...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 01:09am

Europe

Russian navy commander killed in Ukraine

LONDON : A senior naval commander in Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been killed in Ukraine, the governor of Sevastopol...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:35am

Asia

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority ...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:31am

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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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