News Archives for World - 2024-10-21

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World

Israel says struck Hezbollah bunker holding millions of dollars in cash, gold

JERUSALEM; The Israeli army on Monday said it hit a Hezbollah bunker holding tens of millions of dollars worth of...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 01:17am

Europe

US defense chief in Kyiv announces $400 million in military aid

KYIV:US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday announced details of a $400 million aid package for Ukraine during...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:38pm

World

Harris, Trump in dead heat across swing states in Washington Post poll

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain in a tight contest across seven...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

USA

US ‘deeply concerned’ about intelligence leak about Israel’s Iran strike plans

WASHINGTON: The United States remains “deeply concerned” about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 09:45pm

USA

New cases of political violence roil US ahead of contentious election

In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:33pm

Europe

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

ISTANBUL: The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkiye and beyond but spent...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:27pm

Middle East

Hospitals under fire as Israeli forces deepen operations in northern Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:11pm

USA

Fed’s Logan eyes more gradual rate cuts amid more balance sheet cuts

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said Monday she sees more rate cuts ahead for the...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:59pm

Middle East

Retailer Carrefour reviewing work practices at Saudi partner after Amnesty raises concerns

PARIS: French supermarket retailer Carrefour said on Monday it is reviewing how staff are treated at Majid Al...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:13pm

South Asia

India seeks to bolster law after airline bomb hoax threats

NEW DELHI: India’s aviation minister said Monday he wanted to tighten laws after more than 90 fake bomb threats...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:06pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s inflation at -0.2% in September

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation eased to minus 0.2% year-on-year in September from an increase of 1.1%...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:00pm

Middle East

UAE president tells Putin: we are ready to help resolve Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:14pm

South Asia

India, China strike border patrol pact that could ease ties, top official says

NEW DELHI: India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 04:38pm

Europe

North Korea sending troops to Ukraine would escalate conflict: NATO’s Rutte

BRUSSELS: If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on Russia’s behalf it would significantly escalate...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 02:00pm

Europe

Yulia Navalnaya says she’ll return to Russia one day to run for president, BBC reports

MOSCOW: Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that she would one day...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:58pm

South Asia

Iran complains to UN nuclear watchdog about Israeli threats against its nuclear sites

DUBAI: Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog to complain about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites,...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:54pm

Middle East

US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

BEIRUT/CAIRO: US envoy Amos Hochstein will hold talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 01:51pm

Asia

Shallow 5.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia island: USGS

JAKARTA: A shallow 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck an island in eastern Indonesia on Monday, the United States...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:48am

Europe

Pentagon chief arrives in Kyiv: US authorities

KYIV: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv Monday for a fourth visit. Hamas leader’s death creates...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:36am

USA

Trump hands out french fries, Harris visits Georgia churches

ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA: With the U.S. presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:33am

Asia

Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto plans military academy retreat for new cabinet

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:04am

World

King Charles greets happy crowds, an angry MP and an alpaca on visit to Canberra

CANBERRA: Among the thousand plus well-wishers gathered to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Australian...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:56am

Europe

Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote ‘yes’ at referendum on EU aspirations

CHISINAU: Half of Moldovans voted “yes” in Sunday’s referendum on the country’s EU aspirations, early results...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:42am

Europe

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones for a second night in a row, Ukraine says

Russia launched several waves of drones targeting Kyiv for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:28am

Middle East

Israel to take legal action against Macron over naval trade show ban

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he had ordered his ministry to start legal...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

World

US, Iran in ‘tug of war’ over Lebanon: analysts

BEIRUT: With Iran-backed Hezbollah on the defensive after a series of heavy Israeli blows, the United States and ...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

South Asia

Floods destroy 1.1m tons of rice in BD

DHAKA: Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of rice, according to data from the...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Middle East

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan votes, shadowed by economic struggles

ARBIL, (Iraq): Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Europe

Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands against mass tourism

MASPALOMAS, (Spain): Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain’s Canary Islands on ...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Middle East

Carnage of Israeli air strike adds to misery in north Gaza

BEIT LAHIA: With their dead relatives wrapped in white burial shrouds, families in northern Gaza mourned their loved...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Technology

UAE visa rejections, hosting GITEX in Pakistan: ambassador Faisal Tirmizi breaks it down

DUBAI: Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi did not mince words as he acknowledged the recent ‘visa situation’...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 01:26pm

Technology

Expand North Star in Dubai: from prosthetic limbs to drones for disaster relief, startups seek to address Pakistan’s challenges

DUBAI: Pakistan is a country grappling with a range of systemic challenges—be it healthcare, city management,...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

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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	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

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%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
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%)
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%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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