News Archives for World - 2023-05-05

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World

UN rights council to hold special session on Sudan, May 11

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday said it would hold a special session on conflict-torn Sudan on May ...

Published 05 May, 2023 11:29pm

USA

Biden says Republicans holding US economy 'hostage'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden accused Republicans on Friday of holding the US economy "hostage" by refusing to ...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:26pm

Europe

Russia orders partial evacuation near Ukraine front line

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday ordered the evacuation of families with children and of the elderly from Russian-held...

Published 05 May, 2023 07:22pm

Europe

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and...

Published 05 May, 2023 07:07pm

Europe

Jill Biden visits UK’s Downing Street ahead of King Charles’ coronation

LONDON: US First Lady Jill Biden met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty at Downing Street on...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:59pm

Africa

IMF head sees disbursement to Zambia ‘soon’, Kenya unlikely to default

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund expects to disburse the next tranche of its $1.3 billion financing program...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:52pm

USA

US hiring shows surprise surge as unemployment falls

WASHINGTON: Hiring in the United States picked up pace in April and unemployment returned to the lowest level in...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:27pm

Europe

World leaders gather in London for King Charles’ coronation

LONDON: King Charles will hold a reception on Friday for world leaders gathered in London for his coronation this...

Published 05 May, 2023 05:59pm

South Asia

India considering allowing foreign investment in nuclear power

NEW DELHI: India is considering overturning a ban on foreign investment in its nuclear power industry and allowing...

Published 05 May, 2023 05:47pm

South Asia

India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans

GOA: The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in...

Published 05 May, 2023 03:43pm

Europe

Lavrov says drone attack on Kremlin impossible without US knowledge

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin could not have...

Published 05 May, 2023 03:27pm

Europe

Serbian president vows to ‘disarm’ country after mass shootings

BELGRADE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic vowed on Friday to launch a large-scale disarmament plan to remove...

Published 05 May, 2023 03:24pm

South Asia

‘Beautiful Corolla’: Afghanistan’s enduring love affair with Toyota

KABUL: Little is certain in Afghanistan – armies invade and retreat, governments rise and fall – but when the key of...

Updated 05 May, 2023 02:32pm

Asia

Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan’s western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities said. No...

Published 05 May, 2023 11:23am

South Asia

India’s new mums live in hope and fear for next generation

NEW DELHI: India has become the world’s most populous nation, and for the country’s new mothers it is a moment of...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:57am

Europe

Westminster Abbey: a millennium entwined with royalty

LONDON: Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation, has been paramount for Britain’s royal...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:45am

USA

White House’s Sullivan to travel to Saudi this weekend

WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia this...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:34am

Asia

China assures Russia, India of deepening ‘cooperation’

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of deepening bilateral ties,...

Published 05 May, 2023 10:20am

Europe

UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives lose seats in early local election results

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives lost dozens of seats in local elections in England with...

Published 05 May, 2023 09:36am

USA

Slower US job growth expected in April; unemployment rate seen rising to 3.6%

WASHINGTON: US employers likely hired the fewest workers in nearly 2-1/2 years in April as the cumulative and...

Published 05 May, 2023 09:32am

Europe

Eight dead in second Serbian shooting, police hunt killer

DUBONA: Eight people were killed and at least 10 were wounded in a shooting in the town of Mladenovac, south of...

Published 05 May, 2023 09:19am

South Asia

Troops deployed to Indian state after protests kill six

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities deployed hundreds of military personnel and cut off internet services to a ...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

World

White House says ‘will not negotiate’ on debt ceiling extension

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will not negotiate with Republicans on their push to make spending cuts a...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

South Asia

CPJ joins call for BD authorities to end crackdown against journalists

NEW YORK: On World Press Freedom Day, Wednesday, May 3, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined five civil...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

World

Fears 860,000 could flee as Sudan fighting leaves truce in tatters

KHARTOUM: Gunfire and explosions rocked Sudan’s capital Khartoum for a 20th straight day Thursday, leaving the...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

World

Biden administration warns China hopes for US debt 'chaos'

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Thursday warned that superpower rival China would "love" to see Washington...

Published 05 May, 2023 01:18am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 4	276.90 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 4	276.70 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	157.93 ▼ -0.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.81 ▼ -0.0013
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.35 ▲ 0.0009
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.13 ▲ 0.0021
SOFR % / Nov 3	3.97 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,847.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	61,913.51
Hang Seng / Nov 5	24,705.29
FTSE 100 / Nov 5	10,922.33
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 5	26,526.29
France CAC40 / Nov 5	8,279.94
S&P 500 / Nov 4	7,688.62
Nasdaq / Nov 4	25,736.51
Dow Jones / Nov 4	53,356.12

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	362
Diesel/Litre / Nov 6	387.81
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	87.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	4,123.57
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 5	78.45
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 4	365,257

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	6.96 ▲ 1 (16.78%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 5 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4 ▲ 0.53 (15.27%)
Media Times Ltd / Nov 5 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	8.02 ▲ 1 (14.25%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 5 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	67.78 ▲ 6.16 (10%)
Data Agro / Nov 5 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	147.94 ▲ 13.45 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 5 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	147.02 ▲ 13.37 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	187.80 ▲ 17.07 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	104.43 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 5 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	73.25 ▲ 6.66 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 5 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	79.55 ▲ 7.23 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 5 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.62 ▼ -1 (-61.73%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.58 ▼ -2.29 (-10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Nov 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	147.88 ▼ -16.4 (-9.98%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 5 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	12.62 ▼ -1.33 (-9.53%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Nov 5 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	141.08 ▼ -14.11 (-9.09%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Nov 5 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	12.34 ▼ -1.2 (-8.86%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 5 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	250.11 ▼ -23.2 (-8.49%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 5 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	11.47 ▼ -1 (-8.02%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Nov 5 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	73.03 ▼ -5.83 (-7.39%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 5 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	14.13 ▼ -1.11 (-7.28%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	74,001,627 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Nov 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	69,726,299 ▲ 0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	61,113,699 ▲ 0.14
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	44,697,868 ▲ 1
Media Times Ltd / Nov 5 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	39,391,912 ▲ 1
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,417,760 ▲ 4.6
Sui South Gas / Nov 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,920,089 ▼ -0.38
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 5 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,390,230 ▲ 0.18
Pak Elektron / Nov 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,135,625 ▲ 0.95
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,742,991 -

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