News Archives for World - 2024-01-09

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Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy spoke with Poland’s Duda: presidential office

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and discussed Polish...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:03pm

World

U.N. experts condemn ‘extrajudicial’ killing of Hamas figure in Lebanon

GENEVA: U.N. experts in international law on Tuesday condemned the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 10:55pm

Middle East

As Israel proclaims ‘targeted’ phase of war, Gazans find little change

Gaza health authorities say at least 126 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours, bringing toll since October 7 to 23,210, with thousands more bodies feared still lying, uncounted, under rubble

Published 09 Jan, 2024 09:55pm

World

World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow for third consecutive year

WASHINGTON: The World Bank warned on Tuesday that global growth in 2024 is set to slow for a third year in a row,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:43pm

Asia

Death toll from New Year’s Day quake in Japan rises above 200

TOKYO: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 05:18pm

Asia

China says successfully launched satellite

BEIJING: China successfully launched a satellite into space on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said. “At 3:03 pm...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 05:15pm

Europe

Medics, patients flee Gaza’s remaining hospitals as fighting intensifies: WHO

GENEVA: World Health Organization officials voiced concern on Tuesday about the possible collapse of hospital...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:39pm

Middle East

Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive

GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:41pm

Europe

France’s Macron to name new PM as he launches political reset

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron was expected to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday, as he seeks to...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 02:51pm

South Asia

China congratulates Bangladesh ruling party on ‘successful’ election

BEIJING: China on Tuesday congratulated Bangladesh’s ruling party for its victory in recent elections, after Prime...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 02:18pm

Europe

Portugal’s revamped golden visa scheme to boost investment funds

LISBON: Buying property in Portugal is no longer a route to a “golden visa” giving residency rights but foreigners...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:30pm

Europe

Quakes and storms cause $95 billion in insurance losses in 2023

MUNICH: Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, storms in the United States and other natural disasters caused an...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:15pm

Middle East

Israel’s Herzog to Blinken: Genocide claim at ICJ ‘atrocious and preposterous’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday that “there is nothing more atrocious and...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:11pm

Middle East

Blinken on diplomacy push in Israel as it says war to continue all year

GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to meet Israeli leaders on Tuesday in his quest to...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:36pm

Europe

Ukrainian shelling injures three in Russia’s Belgorod, governor says

MOSCOW: Ukrainian shelling injured three people in the Russian region of Belgorod late on Monday and air defences...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:13pm

Asia

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits off southern Philippines: USGS

MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:32am

Asia

Japan sharply revises down quake missing

TOKYO: Japanese authorities sharply revised downwards on Tuesday the number of people unaccounted for following a...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:22am

USA

United, Alaska Airlines report loose hardware on 737 MAX planes

NEW YORK: United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:04am

World

Oil tankers continue Red Sea movements despite Houthi attacks

HOUSTON: Oil and fuel tanker traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, even though many container ships have...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:02pm

Europe

Acts of piracy at historically low level in 2023: report

BREST (France): Acts of piracy remained stable worldwide in 2023, at a historically low level, despite a resurgence...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

China’s Evergrande says head of EV arm detained

BEIJING: The head of heavily indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande’s electric vehicle unit has been...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

South Asia

India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands

COLOMBO/NEW DELHI: One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Sri Lanka joins US-led naval patrols against Huthis

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s navy said Monday it was joining a US-led maritime taskforce to protect...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:00am

Middle East

G7 working with Israel on ‘rapid’ end to Gaza war: Italy

ROME: G7 major powers are working with Israel to secure a “rapid” end to its devastating war in Gaza and reduce...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Blinken meets Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel

AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler before...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

KSA plans benchmark-sized three-tranche bond

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia plans to tap global debt markets on Monday with the sale of a triple-tranche bond with tenors of...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Biden will not fire Pentagon chief Austin, Trump calls for removal

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Joe Biden does not plan to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over his failure ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

‘Indiscriminately striking’ civilians is war crime, pope says in major speech

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, tackling conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine in his yearly address to diplomats,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Europe

Spain recognises Kosovo passports

MADRID: Spain now accepts passports issued by Kosovo but still does not recognise it as an independent state ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Russia evacuates hundreds from border city amid Ukrainian strikes

KYIV: Russia said Monday it had moved some 300 people from the border city of Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling, ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Hasina celebrates ‘absolute victory’ after polls without opposition

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed the opposition’s criticism of the...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

25 killed in bus, truck crash in Brazil

BRASÍLIA: At least 25 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

World

Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on ‘Iran-linked’ targets in Syria

BEIRUT/AMMAN: Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 10	276.85 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 10	276.65 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 11	158.78 ▲ 0.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 11	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 11	1.33 ▼ -0.0007
Euro to USD / Nov 11	1.12 ▼ -0.0011
SOFR % / Nov 9	3.88 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 11	82,041.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 11	61,248.59
Hang Seng / Nov 11	24,322.85
FTSE 100 / Nov 11	10,832.65
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 11	26,621.06
France CAC40 / Nov 11	8,335.45
S&P 500 / Nov 10	7,520.93
Nasdaq / Nov 10	25,065.88
Dow Jones / Nov 10	52,231.89

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 11	338
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 11	86.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 11	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 11	4,063.62
Diesel/Litre / Nov 11	371
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 11	82.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 10	369,372

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	6.24 ▲ 1 (19.08%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.20 ▲ 0.18 (17.65%)
Altern Energy / Nov 11 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	7.42 ▲ 1 (15.58%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.53 ▲ 1 (11.72%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	9.96 ▲ 1 (11.16%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Nov 11 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.21 ▲ 0.61 (10.89%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 11 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	6.01 ▲ 0.55 (10.07%)
Apna Microfin. / Nov 11 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	23.61 ▲ 2.15 (10.02%)
Gammon Pak / Nov 11 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	22.40 ▲ 2.04 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 11 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	18.80 ▲ 1.71 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 11 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.48 ▼ -0.14 (-22.58%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 11 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	169.92 ▼ -18.88 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 11 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.15 ▼ -3.1 (-8.79%)
Reliance Weaving / Nov 11 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	169.01 ▼ -13.65 (-7.47%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 11 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	87.48 ▼ -6.59 (-7.01%)
Chenab Ltd / Nov 11 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.90 ▼ -0.65 (-6.81%)
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13.09 ▼ -0.84 (-6.03%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.98 ▼ -8.38 (-5.26%)
Data Agro / Nov 11 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	152 ▼ -8.37 (-5.22%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 11 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	68 ▼ -3.66 (-5.11%)

Stock	Volume
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	212,269,156 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	123,040,964 ▲ 0.18
Cnergyico PK / Nov 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	52,570,781 ▲ 0.46
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	38,449,993 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	37,223,887 ▼ -0.84
Media Times Ltd / Nov 11 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	26,322,909 ▲ 0.27
Cres.Star Ins. / Nov 11 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	25,953,766 ▲ 0.61
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,451,381 ▲ 4.04
B.O.Punjab / Nov 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,307,943 ▼ -0.07
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 11 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	21,086,309 ▲ 0.04

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