News Archives for World - 2022-08-31

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World

World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases

GENEVA: More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday,...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:55pm

Energy

Hungary says Russia to deliver more extra gas

BUDAPEST: Hungary said Wednesday that Russian energy giant Gazprom will further increase natural gas deliveries to...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:44pm

Middle East

EU foreign policy chief hopeful on Iran nuclear deal in ‘days’

PRAGUE: The EU’s foreign policy chief said on Wednesday he was hopeful the Iran nuclear deal could be revived “in...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:40pm

USA

US approves updated Pfizer, Moderna shots targeting Omicron

WASHINGTON: US health officials on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:37pm

USA

White House expresses cautious optimism on Iran nuclear talks

WASHINGTON: The United States remains hopeful that it can get a reimplementation of the Iran nuclear accords and is...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:23pm

South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hits another record

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hit an eleventh consecutive monthly record in August, official data showed...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 07:16pm

Europe

EU foreign ministers agree to suspend visa deal with Russia: top diplomat

PRAGUE: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to fully suspend a visa facilitation agreement with...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 07:06pm

Europe

A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe

THE HAGUE: A year into the Taliban's rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:29pm

South Asia

Iran seeks stronger US guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal

DUBAI: Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:04pm

USA

US regulators to vet Alibaba, JD.com, other Chinese firms’ audits

HONG KONG: US regulators have selected e-commerce majors Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc among other...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:58pm

South Asia

India GDP surges 13.5% on pandemic rebound, despite headwinds

MUMBAI: A post-pandemic rebound saw India’s economy grow 13.5 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:49pm

USA

Fed’s Mester: interest rates need to rise ‘somewhat above’ 4%

The U.S. Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates somewhat above 4% by early next year and then hold them...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:43pm

Europe

Putin says Gorbachev had ‘huge impact on world history’

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:40pm

Middle East

Iraq political gridlock persists after bloody unrest

BAGHDAD: A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:35pm

Europe

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will meet new prime minister at Balmoral

LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will receive Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sept. 6 at her Balmoral Castle...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:24pm

Asia

Indonesia calls for more G20 action on climate change

BALI: Group of 20 chair Indonesia warned environment officials from the world’s leading economies Wednesday they...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 01:19pm

Asia

Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir in hospital with coronavirus

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was in hospital Wednesday after testing positive for...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 01:00pm

USA

Documents ‘likely concealed’ to obstruct Trump probe: Justice Dept

WASHINGTON: Documents at former US president Donald Trump’s Florida home were “likely concealed” to obstruct an FBI...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 12:44pm

South Asia

India to replace ‘colonial’ naval flag

NEW DELHI: India will unfurl a new naval flag that retires a British colonial symbol to mark the formal debut of the...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 12:42pm

Europe

IAEA team heads for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV: A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set off on Wednesday from the Ukrainian capital...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 12:23pm

USA

COVID drives down US life expectancy for the second straight year

Life expectancy fell in the United States in 2021 for the second year in a row to its lowest level since 1996,...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:27am

Europe

Ukraine’s Kuleba urges EU to ban Russian tourists

PRAGUE: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the European Union to ban Russian tourists, describing...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:24am

South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency...

Updated 31 Aug, 2022 12:19pm

Asia

Japan to further ease border curbs to exploit weak yen

TOKYO: Japan will further ease border controls from Sept. 7 by raising the ceiling for daily entrants to 50,000 and...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:08am

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

China’s Guangzhou on Wednesday imposed COVID-19 curbs in parts of the city, joining Shenzhen in battling local...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:05am

Europe

Ukraine makes push along entire front, Zelenskiy says, as Russia halts gas

MYKOLAIV: Ukrainian troops have attacked Russian positions along the entire front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:00am

Europe

World hails ‘one-of-a-kind’ ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev

PARIS: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who played a major role in ending the Cold War, died...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:52am

South Asia

Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal

KABUL: The Taliban declared Wednesday a national holiday and lit up the capital with coloured lights to celebrate...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:42am

USA

Biden calls Gorbachev ‘rare leader’ who made world safer

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away in...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:28am

Europe

Russians, Belarusians caught in the crossfire in Ukraine

KYIV: Belarusian political refugee Karyna Patsiomkina thought she would be out of harm’s way when she moved into a...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 09:47am

Europe

Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91

MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 09:35am

South Asia

Sri Lanka says IMF bailout talks in ‘final stage’

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president announced further tax hikes and sweeping reforms on Tuesday, saying...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

Asia

China’s Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi’s rule

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 27	277 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 27	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	157.82 ▼ -0.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▼ -0.002
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▼ -0.0012
SOFR % / Oct 26	3.93 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 28	72,952.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	64,087.42
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,062.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 28	10,651.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 28	25,590.77
France CAC40 / Oct 28	7,903.29
S&P 500 / Oct 27	7,722.60
Nasdaq / Oct 27	26,477.81
Dow Jones / Oct 27	52,377.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 28	376.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 28	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 28	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,033.94
Diesel/Litre / Oct 28	398.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	77.80

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Waves Corporation / Oct 28 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	8.95 ▲ 1 (12.58%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Oct 28 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7 ▲ 0.66 (10.41%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Oct 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	42.11 ▲ 3.83 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 28 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	62 ▲ 5.64 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	106.58 ▲ 9.69 (10%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 28 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	41.35 ▲ 3.76 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 28 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	87.35 ▲ 7.94 (10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 28 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	81.15 ▲ 7.38 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 28 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	171.94 ▲ 15.63 (10%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 28 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	19.25 ▲ 1.75 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 28 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	6.62 ▼ -1 (-13.12%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 28 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	146.59 ▼ -16.29 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 28 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,133.86 ▼ -125.98 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	120.79 ▼ -13.42 (-10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 28 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	21.17 ▼ -2.35 (-9.99%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Oct 28 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.12 ▼ -1.06 (-8.7%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Oct 28 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	138.10 ▼ -11.02 (-7.39%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 28 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	70.60 ▼ -5.41 (-7.12%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	46.46 ▼ -3.49 (-6.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 28 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.08 ▼ -0.53 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Oct 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,492,842 ▲ 0.13
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	13,375,510 ▲ 1.67
TPL Properties / Oct 28 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,163,079 ▲ 0.41
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,201,964 ▼ -0.02
Media Times Ltd / Oct 28 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	9,163,242 ▲ 0.54
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 28 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	8,742,877 ▼ -2.35
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 28 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	7,223,752 ▲ 0.34
MACPAC Films / Oct 28 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	6,469,996 ▲ 3.34
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	6,121,492 ▲ 3.96
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 28 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	5,913,375 ▼ -2.83

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