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World - 2023-01-25

Saudi Arabia to host world’s media leaders for major industry forum

Forum will cover the important role played by the industry in relation to social, political, and economic issues

Published 25 Jan, 2023 11:22pm

Biden says US tanks, Ukraine aid not 'offensive threat to Russia'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the delivery of 31 US tanks and other large-scale military aid ...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:48pm

Europe

Britain urges allies to 'intensify' Ukraine support: PM's office

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Western allies' announcements on sending tanks to Ukraine and urged...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:39pm

Africa

Egypt’s Suez Canal nets $8bn in new annual record

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 08:32pm

Stocks

Qatar leads Gulf markets higher, Abu Dhabi shares fall

Qatar’s stock market on Wednesday extended its winning streak to a fifth straight session to outperform the Gulf...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 07:50pm

South Asia

UN aid chief asks Taliban authorities for more exemptions to female NGO worker ban

KABUL: The UN aid chief said on Wednesday the humanitarian community was speaking with Taliban officials to try and...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 07:34pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia sees borrowing around 45bn riyals in 2023

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, expects its financing needs to be around 45 billion riyals ($12...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 07:14pm

Europe

Spain ‘ready’ to send German tanks to Kyiv: minister

MADRID: Spain said Wednesday it was ready to send some of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine’s fight...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:10pm

Europe

Ukraine confirms its troops have withdrawn from Soledar

KYIV: Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday its troops had withdrawn from Soledar in eastern Ukraine, almost two weeks...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:05pm

Europe

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

LONDON: British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a dip during the...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 05:53pm

Europe

Ukraine toughens punishment for disobedience, desertion in the army

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday signed a controversial law toughening punishments for...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 05:44pm

South Asia

Defiant Indian students to hold more screenings of BBC documentary on Modi

NEW DELHI: Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 05:08pm

Europe

NATO’s Stoltenberg expects allies to lift defence spending target

BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects the alliance’s member states to raise their current spending...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:12pm

Africa

Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

BLANTYRE: The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:05pm

Asia

North Korea locks down capital over ‘respiratory illness’: report

SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over “respiratory illness”, a report said...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 12:29pm

Asia

Heavy snow, deep cold halts transport across Japan, at least one dead

TOKYO: Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 11:50am

Europe

Two UK aid workers killed in Ukraine: families

LONDON: Two Britons reported missing in eastern Ukraine have been killed while trying to help people evacuate from...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:52am

USA

Grief grips Asian Americans after California mass shootings

MONTEREY PARK: Asian Americans were reeling Tuesday after two mass shootings in California targeting members of...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:27am

Europe

‘Total torture’: Sick Ukrainians gasp for oxygen amid blackouts

KYIV: Valentyn Mozgovy cannot breathe on his own, and keeping his ventilator powered during Ukraine’s blackouts has...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:18am

New Zealand’s new PM known for his candour and poor dress sense

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s new prime minister does not draw adoring crowds like his predecessor Jacinda Ardern, but...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:06am

USA

Fresh clashes in Lima as president seeks ‘truce’

LIMA: Peru’s President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for a “national truce” to end weeks of nationwide unrest, while...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:00am

Europe

Germany promises swift answer on battle tanks for Ukraine

BERLIN: Berlin was expected to announce a decision on Wednesday on the export of powerful German-made Leopard battle...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:56am

Asia

Eight missing after ship sinks between Japan, South Korea

TOKYO: Japan and South Korea’s coast guards were searching Wednesday for eight crew from a cargo ship that sank...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:48am

South Asia

Cow dung protects from radiation, claims Indian court

AHMEDABAD, (India): Houses made of cow dung are protected from atomic radiation such as nuclear blast fallout, an...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 07:02am

Turkey postpones NATO meeting with Sweden, Finland

ISTANBUL: Turkey has indefinitely postponed a new round of talks with Sweden and Finland on the Nordic neighbours’...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

India’s blocking of BBC documentary on Modi contradicts commitment to democracy: CPJ

South Asia

Previous Day

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Jan 27 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3.08 ▲ 1.00 (48.08%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 27 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	6.90 ▲ 1.00 (16.95%)
Premier Insurance / Jan 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.55 ▲ 1.00 (15.27%)
MetaTech. / Jan 27 MetaTech Health Limited(META)	7.56 ▲ 1.00 (15.24%)
Synthetic Prod / Jan 27 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	9.70 ▲ 0.89 (10.10%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 27 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	4 ▲ 0.35 (9.59%)
Asim Textile / Jan 27 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	6.35 ▲ 0.55 (9.48%)
Ruby Tex. / Jan 27 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.60 ▲ 0.30 (9.09%)
Int. Knit. / Jan 27 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	13.24 ▲ 1.00 (8.17%)
Habib Modaraba / Jan 27 First Habib Modaraba(FHAM)	7.84 ▲ 0.59 (8.14%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Jan 27 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.02 ▲ -0.67 (-14.29%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 27 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.70 ▲ -0.09 (-11.39%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jan 27 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2 ▲ -0.20 (-9.09%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.53 ▲ -0.37 (-7.55%)
Bhanero Textile / Jan 27 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1110 ▲ -89.99 (-7.50%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	37.71 ▲ -3.05 (-7.48%)
Sapphire Fibres / Jan 27 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1147 ▲ -92.57 (-7.47%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jan 27 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	88.80 ▲ -7.16 (-7.46%)
Khyber Tex. / Jan 27 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	81 ▲ -6.00 (-6.90%)
Pak Synthetics / Jan 27 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	34.55 ▲ -2.50 (-6.75%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	44,447,487 ▼ 0.25
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,618,001 ▼ 0.01
TPL Properties / Jan 27 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,968,487 ▼ 0.28
D.G.K.Cement / Jan 27 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	13,465,877 ▼ 0.78
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,339,412 ▼ 1.57
Pak Petroleum / Jan 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	13,282,160 ▲ -0.09
Sui North Gas / Jan 27 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,693,670 ▼ 0.25
Pak Refinery / Jan 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,375,518 ▼ 1.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	10,071,580 ▼ 1.23
Habib Bank / Jan 27 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	8,725,035 ▼ 5.10

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 26	259.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 26	254.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 26	130.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 26	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 26	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 26	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 25	4.31

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 25	60205.06
S&P 500 / Jan 26	4037.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 26	27362.75
Nasdaq / Jan 26	11434.21
Hang Seng / Jan 26	22566.78
FTSE 100 / Jan 26	7757.99
Dow Jones / Jan 26	33786.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 26	15117.77
France CAC40 / Jan 26	7097.28

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 25	20235
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 26	81.17
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 26	167610
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 26	1933.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 26	88.52

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