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World - 2022-07-20

World

Russia widens Ukraine war aims as gas pipeline restart tests nerves

Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine now go beyond the eastern Donbas region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:45pm

Europe

UK inflation hits 9.4%, bolstering bets on big BoE rate hike

LONDON: Surging petrol and food prices last month pushed British inflation to its highest rate in 40 years, ...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:30pm

Commodities

EU diplomats agree new Russia sanctions, target gold

BRUSSELS: European Union diplomats meeting in Brussels on Wednesday agreed a new round of sanctions against Russia...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:24pm

Energy

EU tells members to cut gas usage amid new Putin warning

BRUSSELS/LONDON: The European Union told member states on Wednesday to cut gas usage by 15% until March as an...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 06:38pm

Europe

US to send four more HIMARS to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States will send four more high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine, US...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 06:06pm

South Asia

UN records hundreds of killings and rights violations by Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban have carried out hundreds of human rights violations in Afghanistan since seizing power last...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:30pm

Europe

Lavrov says Russia’s objectives in Ukraine now go beyond Donbas

LONDON: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the geographical objectives of Moscow’s...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 04:29pm

Middle East

UAE economy grew 8.2% in Q1, central bank estimates

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' economy grew by an estimated 8.2% in the first quarter, buoyed by higher oil...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 04:24pm

Europe

Final two candidates for UK PM to be decided

LONDON: The final two candidates to become UK prime minister will be decided Wednesday, with Foreign Secretary Liz...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 01:06pm

Middle East

Russia ally Syria breaks ties with Ukraine: ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria announced Wednesday that it was severing ties with Ukraine in support of its close ally Russia,...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 12:07pm

Asia

Japan to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe on Sept 27

TOKYO: Japan plans a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot to death at a...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:31am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had not seen any desire from Kyiv to fulfil what he described as a...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:22am

World

New Zealand launches new investor migrant visa

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it had created a new investor migrant visa to attract...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:18am

Europe

Wildfire rages near Athens; homes damaged, hospital evacuated

ATHENS: A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Wednesday...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:13am

South Asia

Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally ...

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 02:10pm

World

Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitals

SYDNEY: Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:03am

Europe

Crunch time as Italy’s Draghi faces parliament

ROME: Italy’s political crisis comes to a head Wednesday as Prime Minister Mario Draghi discovers whether his...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 10:35am

South Asia

Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka’s food prices rocket

COLOMBO: His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 10:28am

South Asia

India’s mango man, father of 300 varieties

MALIHABAD: Every day, Indian octogenarian Kaleem Ullah Khan wakes at dawn, prays, then ambles about a mile to his...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 10:17am

Europe

UK will seize ‘benefits of Brexit’: finance minister

LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister on Tuesday set out how Britain would seize the “benefits of Brexit” by...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 09:58am

Asia

Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty

BANGKOK: Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a “massive scale” around villages...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 09:52am

Europe

Russian fire pounds Ukraine, as Putin announces ‘progress’ on grain exports

KRAMATORSK: Russian shelling pounded eastern and southern Ukraine Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin said Moscow...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 09:49am

Middle East

Iran film-maker Panahi must serve six-year sentence: judiciary

TEHRAN: Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

World

China agrees to more EU cooperation but silent on frozen pact

BEIJING: China agreed to coordinate economic policies with the European Union, liberalise trade and investment, and...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

World

China warns of ‘forceful measures’ if US House Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan

BEIJING: China’s government on Tuesday warned that it would take “forceful measures” if US House of...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

World

Biden sets up sanctions in ramped-up effort on US detainees

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday opened the way for sanctions against governments that unjustly imprison...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

South Asia

Indian journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh arrested following 9-hour home raid

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, cease...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Companies

From seeing a startup go belly up, Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha has come a long way

At 21, Mudassir Sheikha saw the startup he worked for go belly-up, forcing the then young-graduate to introspect....

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:45am

USA

Bidens welcome Ukraine's first lady to the White House

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden, with flowers in hand, and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the first lady of...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 12:18am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 15	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 15	383.95

Gainers
Losers
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%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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