News Archives for World - 2023-10-18

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World

Saudi urges citizens to depart Lebanon 'immediately'

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday called for all citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately" as tensions mount along...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:18pm

Europe

EU fears destabilisation from disinfo amid Israel-Hamas war

STRASBOURG: The EU expressed concern Wednesday about the growing dangers of disinformation for the bloc, as Brussels...

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 12:09am

Europe

Multiple crises won't affect French, EU support to Ukraine: Macron to Zelensky

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron assured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that the...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:01pm

World

US sanctions support network for Iran's missile, drone programs

WASHINGTON: US authorities unveiled new sanctions Wednesday on individuals and entities that allegedly support ...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:53pm

Middle East

OPEC plans no immediate action after Iran urges Israel oil embargo, sources say

DUBAI/LONDON: OPEC is not planning to hold an extraordinary meeting or take any immediate action after Iran’s...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 10:47pm

Middle East

US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:02pm

South Asia

Taliban official in Beijing seeks to deepen economic ties with China

BEIJING: An official in Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government told AFP Wednesday that the country was seeking deeper...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 07:54pm

Technology

Careem co-founder Mudassir talks AI and sustainability on GITEX sideline

Autonomous driving will be ‘last frontier’ of AI disruption for us, says ride-hailing company's CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 07:06pm

Europe

Xi, Putin discuss Mideast conflict, Russia’s security interests

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “exchanged views” on the conflict in...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:28pm

Europe

Turkiye in talks with Hamas on hostages but 'nothing concrete for now': state media

ANKARA: Turkiye is in talks with the Palestinian group Hamas to secure the release of hostages it seized in Israel...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:24pm

Europe

UK foreign minister Cleverly: Too many jumped to conclusions around Gaza hospital blast

LONDON: British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Wednesday that “cool heads must prevail” and that too many...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 02:58pm

Middle East

Iran calls for Islamic countries to sanction Israel

DUBAI: Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should sanction and implement an oil embargo on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 02:56pm

Middle East

Biden ‘outraged’ by Gaza hospital blast, points to Hamas responsibility

TEL AVIV: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Washington would provide Israel with everything it needed to...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 10:44pm

Asia

China’s Xi announces over $100 billion in new Belt and Road funding

BEIJING: Beijing will inject over $100 billion of new funding into its Belt and Road initiative, President Xi...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:20pm

South Asia

India plans manned Moon mission, space station

NEW DELHI: India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:16pm

Middle East

Blinken calls Abbas to offer condolences for hospital deaths

AMMAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to offer condolences over a...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:10pm

Europe

Situation in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’: WHO chief

GENEVA: The situation in the Gaza Strip is spiralling out of control, the head of the UN health agency warned on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:04pm

Europe

Russia says strike on Gaza hospital is a shocking crime

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 12:50pm

Europe

Germany’s Scholz calls for thorough investigation of Gaza hospital blast

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed horror at images of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza that left...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 12:28pm

Africa

Protests in Libya over Gaza hospital strike

TRIPOLI: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 12:03pm

Asia

Thai PM invites Putin for official visit

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for an official visit...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:51am

Europe

Two civilians killed in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia

Two people were killed and at least four wounded after an apartment building was destroyed in a Russian air attack...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:32am

Asia

Russia’s Lavrov to arrive in North Korea as cooperation deepens

SEOUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to arrive in Pyongyang on Wednesday for meetings seen as...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:29am

Asia

Putin praises ‘dear friend’ Xi, pitches Russia’s Northern Sea route

BEIJING: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Belt and Road Initiative...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:08am

Europe

Russia destroys 28 Ukrainian drones overnight

MOSCOW: Russia air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian Defence Ministry...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 11:01am

Asia

Militaries of South Korea, Japan and US to hold first joint aerial drill

SEOUL: South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a joint aerial exercise near the Korean peninsula, which...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:49am

Asia

China’s Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against decoupling from China as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:44am

Middle East

US says thwarts drone attack on its troops in Iraq

TEL AVIV: The US military thwarted an attack targeting its forces in Iraq early on Wednesday, intercepting two...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:09am

Europe

Putin accepts invitation to soon visit Hanoi

HANOI: Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted an invitation from his Vietnamese counterpart to soon visit Vietnam...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 10:02am

Asia

UN chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds

BEIJING: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was “horrified” by hundreds of...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:23pm

Europe

European Parliament approves 50bn euros more for Ukraine

STRASBOURG (France): The European Parliament on Tuesday backed giving an extra 50 billion euros ($53 billion) in...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

South Asia

Bangladesh national election 2024: Journalists caught in the cross hairs

DHAKA: Bangladesh is scheduled to hold general elections by January 2024. Amid questions over the potential...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Middle East

Lebanon-Israel border clashes escalate, 5 Hezbollah fighters killed

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Violence escalated on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday with five fighters from...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:54am

Middle East

Gaza aid arrives at border crossing but no plan for delivery yet

CAIRO: Egyptian aid trucks moved closer on Tuesday to the only crossing to Gaza not controlled by Israel, but with ...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

World

Strike kills 500 at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit

GAZA: An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 500 Palestinians at a Gaza City hospital crammed with patients...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:55am

World

Biden expresses outrage over Gaza hospital attack, directs team to investigate

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was "outraged" by the explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:41am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 6	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 6	276.66 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 9	158.07 ▼ -0.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 9	0.82 ▼ -0.0008
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 9	1.34 ▲ 0.0084
Euro to USD / Nov 9	1.12 ▲ 0.0077
SOFR % / Nov 6	3.89 ▼ -0.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 9	7,549.94
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,106.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 9	58,775.50
Nasdaq / Nov 9	25,253.14
Hang Seng / Nov 9	24,448.95
FTSE 100 / Nov 9	10,782.87
Dow Jones / Nov 9	52,389.75
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 9	26,267.19
France CAC40 / Nov 9	8,233.30

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 10	346
Diesel/Litre / Nov 10	378
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 9	86.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 9	4,122.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 9	82.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.72 ▲ 0.72 (18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 6 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.63 ▲ 0.29 (12.39%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 6 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.62 ▲ 1.15 (10.03%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.03 ▼ -0.59 (-95.16%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 6 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	65.92 ▼ -7.32 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201.59 ▼ -20.8 (-9.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.06 ▼ -1.52 (-7.39%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.65 ▼ -0.05 (-7.14%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	67.54 ▼ -4.94 (-6.82%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.98 ▼ -1.24 (-6.13%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.55 ▼ -0.82 (-5.71%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.43 ▼ -0.57 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	687,381,117 ▼ -0.59
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,783,607 ▲ 0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,154,825 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,939,154 ▲ 0.04
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,329,381 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,069,293 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,996,297 ▲ 0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,970,440 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,500,857 ▲ 0.23
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,284,920 ▼ -0.76

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