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World - 2022-04-17

Zelensky says invited Macron to see evidence of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine

World

Zelensky says invited Macron to see evidence of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has invited his French counterpart to visit Ukraine to...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:01pm

Ukrainian forces will ‘fight to the end’ in Mariupol: PM

World

Ukrainian forces will ‘fight to the end’ in Mariupol: PM

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Sunday that the strategic port city of Mariupol “has not...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 09:59pm

Talking to Putin achieves nothing: Italy’s Draghi

Europe

Talking to Putin achieves nothing: Italy’s Draghi

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi complained in a newspaper interview on Sunday that the diplomatic efforts...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 04:05pm

Indian police arrest 14 after communal clashes in New Delhi

South Asia

Indian police arrest 14 after communal clashes in New Delhi

MUMBAI: Indian police arrested 14 people in connection with violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 02:46pm

Russia says 'destroyed' military factory outside Kyiv

Europe

Russia says 'destroyed' military factory outside Kyiv

MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said Sunday it struck a military plant outside Kyiv, as Moscow intensifies its...

Updated 17 Apr, 2022 04:50pm

Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday

Asia

Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday

SHANGHAI: Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:46am

No word from Mariupol as surrender window offered by Russia opens

Europe

No word from Mariupol as surrender window offered by Russia opens

Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in Mariupol to lay down arms on Sunday morning to save their lives, but there...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:38am

Twelve injured, 10 by gunfire, in shooting at South Carolina shopping mall

USA

Twelve injured, 10 by gunfire, in shooting at South Carolina shopping mall

Twelve people were injured, 10 of them by gunfire, in a shooting that erupted on Saturday inside a shopping mall in...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:34am

Myanmar junta says to free 1,600 prisoners in new year amnesty

Asia

Myanmar junta says to free 1,600 prisoners in new year amnesty

YANGON: Myanmar’s junta will release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country on Sunday to mark the...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:17am

North Korea tests new weapons system to improve ‘tactical nukes’

Asia

North Korea tests new weapons system to improve ‘tactical nukes’

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new guided weapons system to improve North Korea’s “tactical...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:14am

Human trafficking raises alarm in divided Cyprus

Europe

Human trafficking raises alarm in divided Cyprus

NICOSIA: Cyprus’s frozen conflict is providing fertile ground for human traffickers with cases at “alarming” levels...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:11am

French presidential debate: pivotal campaign moment

Europe

French presidential debate: pivotal campaign moment

PARIS: The live televised presidential debate Wednesday between President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:07am

India likely to get average monsoon rains

South Asia

India likely to get average monsoon rains

MUMBAI: India is likely to receive normal monsoon rains this year, the state-run weather office said on Thursday,...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east

Africa

South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east

KWANDENGEZI, (South Africa): Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Somali lawmakers prepare to elect new president

Africa

Somali lawmakers prepare to elect new president

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Saturday, bringing the war-ravaged...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Another 40,000 Ukrainians flee war: UN

World

Another 40,000 Ukrainians flee war: UN

GENEVA: Many of the nearly five million people who have fled Ukraine will not have homes to return to, the United...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

1 dead, 6 injured in oil tanker explosion east of Hong Kong

Asia

1 dead, 6 injured in oil tanker explosion east of Hong Kong

HONG KONG: At least one person was killed and six wounded after an oil tanker exploded east of Hong Kong on ...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

US to host ASEAN leaders in mid-May

World

US to host ASEAN leaders in mid-May

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with the leaders of Southeast Asian nations, with a likely...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission

World

Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission

SHANGHAI: Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported,...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisia coast

World

Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisia coast

TUNIS: A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday off Tunisia’s southeast ...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Protesters in Delhi say Muslims targeted after religious clashes

South Asia

Protesters in Delhi say Muslims targeted after religious clashes

NEW DELHI: Protesters in New Delhi shouted slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Opponents of French far-right protest as election campaign enters final week

Europe

Opponents of French far-right protest as election campaign enters final week

PARIS: Thousands of anti-far right protesters marched across France on Saturday as opponents of presidential...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

North Korea marks founder’s birth without a military parade

Asia

North Korea marks founder’s birth without a military parade

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un oversaw a huge public procession to celebrate the birthday of North Korea’s founding leader,...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Sri Lanka’s cricket stars go into bat for protesters

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s cricket stars go into bat for protesters

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

9 schoolteachers among 11 die in Iraq minibus crash

Middle East

9 schoolteachers among 11 die in Iraq minibus crash

HILLA, (Iraq): Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 13	159.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 13	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 13	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
India Sensex / Aug 13	77,689.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,621.41
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,406.75
FTSE 100 / Aug 13	10,788.71
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 13	26,428.08
France CAC40 / Aug 13	8,685.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	324.98
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 13	82.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 13	4,386.51
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 13	83.85

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Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.85 ▼ -0.95 (-10.8%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 13 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.36 ▼ -4.93 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Aug 13 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	201.02 ▼ -18.13 (-8.27%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 13 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	21.10 ▼ -1.86 (-8.1%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.50 ▼ -2.42 (-8.09%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	21.24 ▼ -1.77 (-7.69%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.18 ▼ -0.39 (-7%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.40 ▼ -1.17 (-6.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	134,888,183 ▲ 0.29
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	61,622,980 ▼ -0.39
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	38,948,235 ▼ -1.51
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,006,798 ▲ 4.85
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	17,937,328 ▲ 4.75
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,733,147 ▲ 0.01
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	11,907,037 ▼ -0.43
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,721,581 ▲ 0.28
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,067,811 ▼ -0.12
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9,879,446 ▼ -0.08

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