News Archives for World - 2024-02-07

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Travel

Dubai sees record 17mn international visitors in 2023

Dubai saw an exceptional year in terms of tourism in 2023 as it received a record-breaking 17 million international...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 12:07am

Europe

Ukraine nuclear plant ‘stable’ for now, IAEA says

KYIV: Ukraine’s frontline Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in a physically “stable” condition at the moment, the head...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:52pm

Europe

The US ‘can and will’ deliver more Ukraine aid: top advisor

BRUSSELS: The United States “can and will” deliver further military aid to Ukraine, US National Security Advisor...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:51pm

World

UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is entering “an age of chaos”...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 09:48pm

Middle East

IMF says Qatar economy resilient, growth normalising

DUBAI: Economic growth in Qatar will continue to normalise in the near- term following a boost in 2022 from hosting...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 08:42pm

Middle East

Iran’s Raisi says US presence ‘disrupts’ Middle East security

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday criticised the deployment of US troops in the Middle East,...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 08:08pm

Asia

Russia admits ‘problems’ with China payments

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday acknowledged that Russian companies were having problems with Chinese banks after...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:24pm

Middle East

Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal

DOHA/TEL AVIV/GAZA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:16pm

Europe

Hamas attack on Israel was ‘biggest anti-Semitic massacre of our century’: Macron

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday described the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel as the...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:09pm

Energy

ITFC signs deal to fund $2.1bn of Bangladesh oil, gas imports

DHAKA: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) on Wednesday signed a $2.1 billion financing plan...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 04:59pm

South Asia

Death toll in Indian firework factory rises to 11

NEW DELHI: The death toll in a firework factory explosion in India has risen to 11 and the two owners have been...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 01:02pm

Middle East

Five dead including civilians in Israeli strikes on Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on Syria’s Homs killed five people including three civilians Wednesday, a war monitor said,...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 12:17pm

World

Chile ex-president Pinera dies in helicopter crash, aged 74

SANTIAGO: Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 12:11pm

Europe

Emmanuel Macron hosts tribute to French victims of Hamas attack on Israel

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is to hold a ceremony paying tribute to the French victims of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 12:05pm

Europe

Missile strikes on Ukraine kill one, knocks out Kyiv power

KYIV: One man was killed in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv and two were injured in Kyiv with part of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 11:54am

Middle East

Saudi Arabia says there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel without an independent Palestinian state

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has told the US its position stands that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:01pm

Middle East

Gaza mediators search for ‘final formula’ for Israel, Hamas ceasefire

DOHA/GAZA: US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:09pm

Asia

Landslide in southern Philippines buries two buses, injures 11

MANILA: A landslide triggered by heavy rains in a southern Philippine province buried two buses, injuring at least...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 10:55am

Asia

South Korea, Qatar defence ministers agree to boost military ties

SEOUL: The defence ministers of South Korea and Qatar have agreed to expand joint military training and strengthen...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 10:42am

Asia

Cambodia PM thanks Thailand for preventing ‘interference’ in his country’s affairs

BANGKOK: Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday expressed gratitude to his Thai counterpart for not...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 10:19am

World

Houthis strike US, British ships in Red Sea

SANA: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

Trump sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

Three die in ‘terrorist’ attack outside Istanbul court

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded “terrorists” ...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

BJP pushes polarising common civil law

DEHRADUN, (India): India’s ruling party introduced contentious legislation Tuesday to create a common civil code ...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

Europe

Harry jets in to visit King Charles after cancer diagnosis

LONDON: Charles III’s estranged son Prince Harry arrived in London on Tuesday, heading for his father’s side less...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 04:14pm

Europe

Pollution risks worsening global water scarcity: study

PARIS: Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

Africa

Nobody dying from hunger in Ethiopia, says PM

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday denied that people were dying of hunger in the Horn of...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

8,000 displaced people evacuated from Gaza hospital: Red Cross

GENEVA: Around 8,000 displaced people have been evacuated from a besieged hospital in Gaza’s main southern city of...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

World

Blinken pursues Gaza truce as Israel presses onslaught

DOHA/CAIRO/GAZA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the main mediators in Gaza peace talks on Tuesday during a...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

Europe

Improving UK economy would be no election game-changer for Sunak

MANCHESTER (England): Falling inflation, the prospect of interest rate cuts and signs that Britain’s economy is...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

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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
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.22 ▲ 0.2 (19.61%)
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	6.24 ▲ 1 (19.08%)
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%)
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%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	86.64 ▲ 7.88 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 11 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 11 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.07 ▲ 2.1 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 11 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.46 ▼ -0.16 (-25.81%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 11 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	169.92 ▼ -18.88 (-10%)
Chenab Ltd / Nov 11 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.87 ▼ -0.68 (-7.12%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Nov 11 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	194.31 ▼ -14.67 (-7.02%)
Reliance Weaving / Nov 11 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	170 ▼ -12.66 (-6.93%)
Data Agro / Nov 11 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	150.43 ▼ -9.94 (-6.2%)
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13.10 ▼ -0.83 (-5.96%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	149.93 ▼ -9.43 (-5.92%)
Ideal Dynamics / Nov 11 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	54.91 ▼ -3.1 (-5.34%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 11 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	68.51 ▼ -3.74 (-5.18%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	231,751,629 ▲ 0.2
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	219,678,013 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,728,436 ▲ 0.42
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,024,727 ▼ -0.83
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	38,484,342 ▲ 1
Media Times Ltd / Nov 11 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	29,428,916 ▲ 0.17
Cres.Star Ins. / Nov 11 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	28,284,576 ▲ 0.49
B.O.Punjab / Nov 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,889,475 ▼ -0.29
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 11 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	27,699,018 ▲ 0.03
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	26,668,836 ▲ 3.13

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