News Archives for World - 2025-02-17

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World

Israel preparing to receive bodies of four hostages on Thursday, security official says

JERUSALEM: Israel is preparing to receive the bodies of four hostages from Gaza on Thursday and is working on...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:11pm

Europe

Trump envoy says US will not ‘impose’ deal on Ukraine

BRUSSELS: US envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday said that he would not tell Ukraine to accept whatever deal is negotiated...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:02pm

World

Lebanese wait to go home ahead of delayed Israeli pullout

HULA: Near a south Lebanon border town, residents waited Monday to go home after months of displacement, on the eve...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 10:57pm

Middle East

Lebanon says extends suspension of flights to and from Iran

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said on Monday they had extended the suspension of inbound and outbound flights to Iran...

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 10:47pm

USA

Fed’s Harker supports steady interest rate policy stance for now

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker sounded an upbeat note on the state of the...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:40pm

Middle East

Palestinian detainee says he was tortured in Israeli detention centre

KHAN YOUNIS: Palestinian medic and ambulance worker Tarek Rabie Safi, freed from an Israeli jail as part of a...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:37pm

South Asia

India opposition slams Trump’s F-35 offer, Russia makes its own pitch

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition parties have criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to sell F-35 fighters to...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 07:17pm

Middle East

Khamenei warns of attempts to create ‘discord’ in Iran

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Monday against what he called “soft war” tactics...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 07:16pm

South Asia

Global aerospace firms turn to India amid Western supply chain crisis

BENGALURU: Airbus, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce are expanding parts sourcing from India,...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 07:14pm

Middle East

UAE, Ukraine sign bilateral trade deal, UAE president says on X

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine on Monday signed a bilateral trade deal, a Comprehensive Economic...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 07:03pm

Stocks

Gulf markets end mixed on concerns over Trump tariff plans

Stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Monday as investors remained on edge, awaiting further details on U.S....

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:55pm

Middle East

Israeli military says it killed Hamas official in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT: The Israeli military on Monday killed a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon’s Sidon area, it said in a...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:34pm

Europe

Zelensky to visit Ankara on Tuesday: Turkish presidency

ISTANBUL: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Turkiye on Tuesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:34pm

Asia

Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 10

BEIJING: The death toll from a landslide in southwest China this month has risen to 10, with 19 more still missing,...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:32pm

Middle East

Gazans must return home, EU plans to tell Israel

BRUSSELS: The EU plans to tell Israel next week that Palestinians uprooted from their Gaza homes should be ensured a...

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 07:15pm

Middle East

Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan postponed to Friday: diplomats

RIYADH: A planned Saudi meeting of Arab leaders in response to US President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:13pm

Europe

Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, says PM Tusk

WARSAW: Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, as he set off for an...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:00pm

Europe

Pope’s treatment changed to tackle ‘complex’ clinical situation, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY: Doctors have had to change treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 05:56pm

USA

Brazil’s economy grows 3.8% in 2024 but shows signs of cooling

BRASILIA: Brazil’s economy expanded3.8% in 2024, central bank data showed on Monday, extending a streak of...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 05:46pm

Europe

Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil facilities overnight, Kyiv official says

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery and oil pumping station in the southern Krasnodar region overnight,...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 05:41pm

Europe

Zelenskiy, in UAE, discusses bringing back Ukrainians from Russia

DUBAI: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had discussed bringing back Ukrainians from Russian captivity...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:57pm

USA

US House Speaker Johnson: West will only survive if countries prioritise national interests

LONDON: Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday the “survival of the West”...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:52pm

USA

Judge calls rare hearing on a holiday in case against Musk’s DOGE

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: A U.S. judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on Monday, in a case brought by...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:42pm

Middle East

Israel economy grew 2.5% in Q4, 1% in 2024, statistics bureau

TEL AVIV: Israel’s economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the war in Gaza against...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:37pm

South Asia

Indian court jails man for life in rape, killing of Irish woman

NEW DELHI: An Indian court jailed a 31-year-old man for life on Monday following the rape and murder of a young...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:08pm

Europe

Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Polish president amid Ukraine war shift

WARSAW: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, will on Tuesday visit Poland and meet...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:05pm

Middle East

Zelensky to visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday: spokesman to AFP

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, one day after planned meetings between...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 04:02pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets decline amid Trump tariff plan worries

Major stock markets in the Gulf fell on Monday as investors awaited further details on US President Donald Trump’s...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:38pm

South Asia

India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake

NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi was jolted awake Monday by powerful tremors from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake,...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:27pm

Africa

Cairo building collapse kills 10: state media

CAIRO: A building collapse in the Egyptian capital killed 10 people and injured eight more on Monday, with several...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:05pm

Europe

UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm

Middle East

Iran will not hesitate to defend its nuclear programme, foreign ministry says

DUBAI: Iran has defended its nuclear programme and will not be hesitant to continue doing so, Iran’s foreign...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 01:52pm

Middle East

Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks to end Ukraine war

RIYADH: Russia said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold talks with top U.S. officials, including Secretary of...

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 07:38pm

Europe

Russia says it destroys 90 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:58am

Asia

China’s Xi meets with business leaders amid economic, geopolitical headwinds

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday spoke at a symposium was attended by business leaders including...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:44am

South Asia

Sri Lanka expects economy to grow at 5%, repay all debt, Dissanayake says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will focus on transforming the economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:35am

World

Mauritius’ former prime minister gets bail on money laundering charges

PORT LOUIS: A court in Mauritius has released former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on bail following his arrest on...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:14am

Asia

North Korea’s Kim makes rare visit to father’s tomb

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:31am

Europe

Russian Navy warship holds artillery firing drills in Sea of Japan, Interfax reports

The Russian Navy’s large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan,...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:27am

USA

Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its bid to fire the head of...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:23am

Asia

New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea, data protection agency says

SEOUL: South Korea’s data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:07am

World

5 Iraqi banks to be banned from USD transactions

DUBAI/BAGHDAD: Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in US dollar transactions, a move...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

South Asia

Kumbh Mela: 18 dead in stampede at Delhi station to catch trains

NEW DELHI: At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

World

US, Israel present united front on Gaza, Iran

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

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Forex
World
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	159.71 ▼ -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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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