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World - 2022-03-22

World

Ukrainian plea as more bombs hit besieged Mariupol

LVIV/KYIV: Russia is pounding the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol into the "ashes of a dead land", its local...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:30pm

USA

Defaults loom as US student loan payments resume: Fed

WASHINGTON: Nearly 40 million Americans will begin making payments on their student loans when a pandemic debt...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:56pm

Middle East

Three dead, several wounded in southern Israel attack

JERUSALEM: A knife and car-ramming attack in southern Israel killed at least three people and wounded several others...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 09:37pm

World

Russia default would have ‘limited’ global impact: IMF official

WASHINGTON: The consequences for the global financial system if Russia cannot pay its foreign debts are likely to be...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 09:34pm

South Asia

Parents of photographer killed in Afghanistan start legal action against Taliban

NEW DELHI: The parents of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:23pm

World

UN chief calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘unwinnable’

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that it was time for Russia to end their “absurd war” in...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:13pm

Asia

Cause of China jet crash still unknown, as hunt for black boxes continues

WUZHOU: Crash investigators on Tuesday said they do not yet know why a China Eastern jet carrying 132 people plunged...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 07:42pm

Europe

Russian newspaper blames army death toll report on hackers

LONDON: A Russian newspaper has accused hackers of planting fake news on its website after a report briefly appeared...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 07:25pm

Middle East

Egypt's Sisi hosts UAE, Israeli leaders at Red Sea resort

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted talks Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:51pm

Europe

Russian Nobel laureate donates medal for Ukraine refugees

MOSCOW: The joint Russian winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Dmitry Muratov, said Tuesday he will donate his...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:48pm

Europe

More than 3.5 million people flee Ukraine

GENEVA: More than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly a month ago, the United...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:39pm

World

Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO

CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:17pm

Stocks

Gulf shares little changed, Nahdi Medical surges on debut

Equities in the Middle East paused on Tuesday after a recent rally, with shares of Nahdi Medical jumping about 20%...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 03:32pm

Europe

Ahead of budget update, UK’s Sunak says must stay on top of debt

LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday it was more important than ever to take a responsible...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 01:25pm

Europe

Russian court finds Kremlin critic Navalny guilty of fraud

A Russian court found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud on Tuesday, a move likely to...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 03:28pm

Asia

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

SHANGHAI: Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 12:19pm

Middle East

Dubai airport to close one out of two runways for 45-day maintenance

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport, the hub of airline Emirates, will close one of its two runways for 45 days from...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:48am

South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka sends troops to oversee fuel distribution

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ordered its military to post soldiers at hundreds of gas stations on Tuesday, to help distribute...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:46am

USA

Biden calls India 'shaky' in Russia confrontation

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington's allies with its ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 12:38pm

Asia

Japan protests Russia move to drop peace talks over Ukraine

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it “strongly protests” Russia’s decision to abandon talks on a World War II peace treaty...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:03am

Europe

Ukraine’s ‘chess capital’ mulls Russia’s next move

LVIV: A rapt and raucous audience, a group of chess fanatics watch a cut-throat game play out on a park bench. Rook...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:54am

USA

Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Monday that it’s “clear” Russia is considering the use of chemical and...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:37am

Asia

China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country

BEIJING: China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:29am

Europe

Zelensky renews offer of Putin talks

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed an offer of direct peace talks with his Russian counterpart...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:25am

Asia

Grim search for victims, flight recorders after China’s first plane crash since 2010

WUZHOU: Rescuers in China scoured heavily forested slopes on Tuesday with hopes fading of finding any survivors from...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:01am

Europe

Ukraine defies Russian demand to lay down arms in Mariupol

LVIV, (Ukraine): Ukraine defied a Russian demand that its forces lay down arms before dawn on Monday in Mariupol,...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Europe

Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity', says WhatsApp can stay

A Moscow court on Monday found Meta Platforms Inc guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 01:16am

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Forex
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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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