News Archives for World - 2023-10-25

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Europe

Putin oversees test firing of ballistic missiles: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw ballistic missile drills remotely, the Kremlin said,...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 10:52pm

World

UN to vote on Russian, US resolutions on Gaza war

UNITED NATIONS: A divided UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on competing draft resolutions on the Israel-Hamas...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 10:37pm

South Asia

India resumes issuing visas to Canadians after spat

OTTAWA: India will reopen visa services for Canadians, its embassy in Ottawa announced Wednesday, a move that could...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 09:07pm

Middle East

UN chief says ‘shocked’ by ‘misrepresentations’ of Mideast remarks

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected the “misrepresentations” of...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 08:55pm

Middle East

Indian conglomerate Essar plans regional hub in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Indian conglomerate Essar Group plans to make Saudi Arabia a hub to drive its expansion locally and...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 07:58pm

USA

US mortgage rates soar to highest in more than 23 years

The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan last week jumped to the highest since September 2000, marking...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 10:22pm

Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei says US ‘directing’ Israel bombing of Gaza

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday accused the United States of “directing” strikes...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:53pm

Middle East

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN

GENEVA: The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:47pm

Middle East

Erdogan says Hamas is not a terrorist organisation

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:06pm

Middle East

6,546 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza including 2,704 children since Oct.7

GAZA: At least 6,546 Palestinians, including 2,704 children, were killed and 17,439 wounded in Israeli strikes since...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 04:59pm

Middle East

Israel intensifies bombing of southern Gaza, world leaders urge pause to let aid in for Palestinians

Palestinian anger over killings has been increased by a sense of betrayal as many of those who obeyed the order to move south are also being killed

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 10:33pm

Middle East

Tropical cyclone kills two, displaces 10,000 in Yemen

ADEN: A tropical cyclone has killed at least two people in war-torn Yemen and displaced around 10,000 others,...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 03:44pm

Middle East

Gaza needs billions in aid to reverse years of restrictions: UN trade body

GENEVA: Gaza needs billions of dollars in international economic aid to compensate for years of restrictions that...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 03:34pm

Middle East

Qatar’s PM hopes for breakthrough on hostages’ release ‘soon’

DOHA: Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday there was some progress on hostage negotiations after Palestinian...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 03:22pm

Europe

Erdogan says Israel must halt attacks on Gaza, calls for ceasefire

ANKARA: Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged an immediate ceasefire between Israeli and Palestinian...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 03:07pm

Middle East

France’s Macron to meet Sisi in Egypt Wednesday

AMMAN: French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold talks in Cairo later Wednesday with Egyptian counterpart Abdel...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 02:38pm

South Asia

Two killed, nearly 275,000 flee Bangladesh cyclone

COX’S BAZAR: Nearly 275,000 people in Bangladesh fled to shelters on Wednesday as Cyclone Hamoon barrelled into the...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:26pm

Europe

Russian defence minister visits Ukraine military zone

MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigou visited Ukraine to inspect a command post and meet senior officers,...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:21pm

Middle East

Israel-Hamas war already affecting regional economies: IMF head

RIYADH: The raging war between Israel and Hamas is already battering the economies of nearby countries, the managing...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 10:56pm

Asia

China willing to cooperate with US, manage differences: Xi

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to cooperate with the United States as...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:55am

Middle East

Israeli drone strike in West Bank kills three Palestinians, officials say

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces on an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank came under fire by a group of Palestinians...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:33am

Europe

Ukraine says drone debris damages critical facility in west

KYIV: A critical infrastructure facility in western Ukraine’s Khmelnytskiy region was damaged during an overnight...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:24am

Middle East

Syria says Israeli attack kills eight soldiers

BEIRUT: An Israeli attack on military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday killed eight soldiers and wounded...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:10am

World

Mexico braces for Category 5 hurricane, risk of ‘catastrophic’ damage

ACAPULCO: Mexico’s southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm barreled towards...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:06am

Middle East

World leaders seek pause to Israel-Hamas fighting to allow aid into Gaza

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The United States and Russia led international calls for a pause in fighting between Israel...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 10:57am

World

One dead, four missing after two cargo ships collide in North Sea

BERLIN: One person has died and four are missing from the crew of a cargo ship that sank after colliding with ...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

Blinken warns Iran that US will respond ‘decisively’ to any attack

UNITED NATIONS: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday warned Iran that the United States would respond...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:50am

World

Erdogan says UN Security Council has ‘deepened’ Gaza crisis

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the United Nations Security Council of deepening the...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

Republicans pick majority whip to be new US House speaker nominee

WASHINGTON: Republicans nominated Majority Whip Tom Emmer to replace the ousted speaker of the US House of...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

Dozens of US states sue Meta Platforms for allegedly harming mental health of young people

WASHINGTON: Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

‘Enough is enough’: Qatar emir takes aim at Israel’s backers

DOHA: The Qatari ruler hit out at Israel’s backers Tuesday, charging they had given it “free licence to kill”...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

China signs US agriculture purchase agreements in first ceremony in years

CHICAGO: A delegation of commodity importers from China on Monday signed agreements to buy billions of dollars’...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

Women strike in Iceland for equal pay

REYKJAVIK: Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

700 Palestinians killed in overnight strikes

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: More than 700 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes, Gaza’s health...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

Life on Earth under ‘existential threat’: scientists

PARIS: Climate change poses an “existential threat” to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

World

UN pleads for Gazans’ safety, cites humanitarian law violations

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded on Tuesday for civilians to be protected ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:53am

World

China removes defence minister, ousts ex-FM from cabinet

BEIJING: China removed defence minister Li Shangfu and ousted ex-foreign minister Qin Gang from its cabinet on...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Europe

Russia sends fighter jets as two US bombers, drone approach its border

Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers and a drone which approached Russia’s northern and...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:26am

World

UN says no aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday

UNITED NATIONS: Twenty trucks were unable to transport aid to Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip on...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:18am

World

Biden, Saudi crown prince discuss Israel-Hamas war, White House says

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman held a call on Tuesday to...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:09am

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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 10	158.03 ▼ -0.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 10	0.82 -
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 10	1.34 ▲ 0.001
Euro to USD / Nov 10	1.12 ▲ 0.0004
SOFR % / Nov 6	3.89 ▼ -0.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 10	60,616.92
Hang Seng / Nov 10	24,570.74
S&P 500 / Nov 9	7,549.94
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,106.65
Nasdaq / Nov 9	25,253.14
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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 10	86.07
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 10	4,122.64
Diesel/Litre / Nov 10	378
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 10	83.12
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Security Investment Bank / Nov 10 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.53 ▲ 1 (13.28%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 10 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	8.96 ▲ 1 (12.56%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 10 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.72 ▲ 0.07 (10.77%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 10 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	14.14 ▲ 1.29 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 10 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.97 ▲ 1.91 (10.02%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 10 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	82.02 ▲ 7.46 (10.01%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Nov 10 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	37.60 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
Liven Pharma / Nov 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	34.62 ▲ 3.15 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 10 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	505.81 ▲ 45.98 (10%)
B. F. Modaraba / Nov 10 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	27.83 ▲ 2.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.19 ▼ -0.44 (-16.73%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 10 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	93.96 ▼ -10.44 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	78.76 ▼ -8.75 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 10 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	173.23 ▼ -19.25 (-10%)
Dewan Textile / Nov 10 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.71 ▼ -0.69 (-6.63%)
Stylers International / Nov 10 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.54 ▼ -3.15 (-6.09%)
Ahmad Hassan / Nov 10 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	86.01 ▼ -4.84 (-5.33%)
TPL Insurance / Nov 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	94.90 ▼ -5.1 (-5.1%)
Sana Ind / Nov 10 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	35.09 ▼ -1.83 (-4.96%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 10 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	11.54 ▼ -0.6 (-4.94%)

Stock	Volume
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 10 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	24,208,598 ▲ 0.21
Cnergyico PK / Nov 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	21,315,001 ▼ -0.42
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 10 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	16,575,842 ▲ 1
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16,241,376 ▼ -0.44
B.O.Punjab / Nov 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,384,690 ▲ 1.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,591,031 ▲ 0.08
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,995,958 ▲ 5.56
Fauji Cement / Nov 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	11,948,860 ▲ 2.75
Sui South Gas / Nov 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	10,073,705 ▲ 1.25
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,881,657 ▲ 0.01

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