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World

Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire talks, US official says

BUELLTON: U.S. President Joe Biden planned to talk by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:17pm

Middle East

Ship catches fire after attack off Yemen: UK agency

DUBAI: Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, causing a...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:03pm

World

Israeli military intelligence head leaves post, takes responsibility for Oct. 7 failure

JERUSALEM: Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:38pm

Europe

Russia-China partnership ‘yielding results’, Putin says

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s economic and trade links with China are “yielding...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 09:14pm

South Asia

Blast at Indian pharma factory kills 7 and injures 30, official says

HYDERABAD: At least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured in an explosion on Wednesday at a...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 09:11pm

South Asia

Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather

DUBAI: The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:24pm

Europe

Indian PM Modi lands in Warsaw for landmark Poland, Ukraine visit

WARSAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Warsaw on Wednesday for a historic visit to Poland before...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:11pm

Europe

Russia blames cyberattack over Telegram, WhatsApp outage

MOSCOW: Messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp briefly suffered a major outage in Russia on Wednesday, said the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:07pm

Asia

Japan welcomes record 3.29 million tourists in July

TOKYO: Japan welcomed 3.29 million foreign tourists in July, official data showed Wednesday, its second straight...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:56pm

Europe

Russia says captured another village in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia’s army said Wednesday its forces had captured another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:46pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:45pm

Europe

Ukraine parliament votes to join International Criminal Court

KYIV: Ukraine’s parliament voted on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), as Kyiv seeks to bring...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:44pm

Middle East

Israel kills Fatah commander accused of terror attacks

SIDON: Israel killed a senior commander of the Palestinian movement Fatah in Lebanon on Wednesday, accusing him of...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:38pm

Currency

Tether to launch stablecoin pegged to UAE’s dirham

DUBAI: Cryptocurrency company Tether said on Wednesday it plans to provide a new stablecoin pegged to the United...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:17pm

Life & Style

Sheikha Mahra shares touching note for father

Her Highness Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:16pm

Europe

Search resumes for six missing after Mike Lynch’s yacht sank, but hopes dim

PORTICELLO: Divers resumed a search on Wednesday for survivors after British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s yacht...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:13pm

Europe

Turkiye, US top diplomats discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts in call, Ankara says

ANKARA: Turkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest state...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:12pm

Europe

UN migration agency appeals for $18.5mn in assistance for mpox outbreak

BERLIN: The United Nation’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) appealed on Wednesday for $18.5 million...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:09pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain ahead of US job data, Fed

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited US economic data and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:03pm

Middle East

Lebanon says five killed in fresh Israel strikes

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said early Wednesday that Israeli strikes in the country’s east killed one person...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 12:02pm

USA

Trump to hold first outdoor rally since assassination attempt

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will hold a rally outdoors Wednesday in North Carolina, the former US president’s first...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 11:53am

World

Australia approves world’s ‘largest’ solar hub

SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:25am

Asia

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:19am

South Asia

‘Abuse every day’: Indian female medics speak out after brutal murder

BENGALURU: Saving lives was the childhood dream for 28-year-old Indian doctor Radhika, but after the brutal rape and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:16am

South Asia

Indian PM Modi calls for ‘peace’ before heading to Ukraine

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a “return of peace” Wednesday as he left for Ukraine,...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:10am

USA

Michelle Obama tells Trump presidency just may be a ‘Black job’

CHICAGO: Michelle Obama tore into Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday at the Democratic...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:49am

Europe

Vladimir Putin inspects troops readying to fight Ukraine in surprise trip to Chechnya

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:43am

Europe

Russia says it destroyed 45 Ukraine-launched drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 45 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting Moscow and several other...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:21am

Asia

Philippines says recent mpox case is mild Clade 2 variant

MANILA: The Philippines’ health minister said on Wednesday a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:15am

Europe

Former Nazi secretary loses appeal against conviction

LEIPZIG, (Germany): A 99-year-old former Nazi camp secretary on Tuesday lost an appeal against her conviction for...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Europe

Ukraine MPs vote to ban Russia-linked Orthodox Church

KYIV, (Ukraine): Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday voted to ban the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as Kyiv...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:04am

World

Canada rail stoppage poised to disrupt N American agriculture

CHICAGO/OTTAWA: A looming stoppage of freight railway operations across Canada would disrupt North America’s...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

World

MBS chairs cabinet meeting

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, for the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

World

Divers search Sicily yacht wreck with UK tech boss among missing

PORTICELLO, (Italy): Divers spent a second day Tuesday searching for six people believed trapped when a luxury yacht...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am

Middle East

Israel says bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza tunnel

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:29am

World

US says Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack

WASHINGTON: Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, US security agencies ...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:19am

Middle East

Iran shuts German cultural centres

TEHRAN: Iran shut two offices linked to Germany’s government on Tuesday, the judiciary said, nearly a month after...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:05am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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