News Archives for World - 2025-02-26

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China to build longest bridge in Central Asia

DUSHANBE: A Chinese company will help construct a road bridge in Tajikistan set to become Central Asia’s longest, an...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 10:09pm

Europe

Zelensky says hopes to meet Trump in US on Friday

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he hoped to visit Washington on Friday to strike a...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 09:23pm

Middle East

Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium stock jumps, IAEA reports say

VIENNA: Iran’s stock of uranium close to weapons grade has jumped since it announced a dramatic acceleration in...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 09:05pm

South Asia

Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government praised on Wednesday Moscow’s “important” backing of a controversial nuclear...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:34pm

Europe

Resettling Palestinians would be a time bomb says Russian FM Lavrov

MOSCOW: Resettling the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip to other regions would be a time bomb for the Middle...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:11pm

Stocks

Saudi bourse falls on weak earnings; ENBD bank lifts Dubai

Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended lower on Wednesday, extending losses, as lacklustre corporate earnings weighed on...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:13pm

Middle East

Gaza reconstruction needs political clarity, stability, UAE’s Gargash says

ABU DHBAI: Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to UAE’s president, said on Wednesday a Gaza reconstruction plan...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:58pm

Europe

Russia and US to hold new talks on Thursday in Turkiye, Lavrov says

Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, for talks...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:53pm

Europe

Russian strikes kill 5 in east Ukraine, journalist killed near Kyiv

KYIV: Ukraine said Wednesday that Russian strikes on a front-line town in the east of the country killed at least...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:47pm

Middle East

UAE’s 2PointZero aims for Abu Dhabi listing this year, says CEO

ABU DHABI: UAE investment platform 2PointZero is targeting a stock market listing in Abu Dhabi this year, CEO Mariam...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:29pm

Middle East

Hamas says next swap deal with Israel will use ‘new mechanism’

DUBAI: Hamas said on Wednesday an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for the bodies of Israeli hostages would take...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:46pm

South Asia

Death toll from Afghanistan’s rain, hail rises to 39: officials

KABUL: The death toll from recent heavy rain and hail in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to 39, disaster...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:24pm

USA

Musk to attend Trump cabinet meet as workers brace for more uncertainty

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser tasked with radically downsizing the U.S. government, will attend...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:00pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets mixed on lacklustre earnings

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Wednesday, as mixed corporate earnings failed to cheer...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 02:29pm

USA

Trump floats $5 million ‘gold card’ as a route to US citizenship

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa programme for foreign...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:57pm

South Asia

Iran denounces new US sanctions as ‘sign of hostility’

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:45pm

South Asia

India’s vast Hindu festival draws to an end

PRAYAGRAJ: India’s Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:42pm

Europe

Critically-ill pope has peaceful night: Vatican

VATICAN CITY: A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, passed a peaceful night, the Vatican...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:35pm

Europe

Russia says it downed 83 Ukrainian drones over Krasnodar region

Russian defence units destroyed 83 Ukrainian drones over the country’s southern Krasnodar region in an overnight...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 11:27am

Asia

Thailand bus accident leaves 18 dead, police say

BANGKOK: Eighteen people were killed after a tour bus lost control and fell into a ditch in Thailand’s Prachinburi...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 11:07am

Middle East

Sudanese army plane crashes in residential area, 46 killed

DUBAI: Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese army plane crashed in a residential area near a military airport...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 02:22pm

World

Trump for revival of Keystone XL Pipeline project axed by Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called for the revival of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:45am

Middle East

National dialogue summit ends: Syria calls for Israel’s withdrawal from its lands

DAMASCUS: Syria condemned on Tuesday Israel’s incursion into its territories and called for Israel to withdraw,...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:43am

Asia

S. Korea’s Yoon defiant as impeachment hearings draw to an end

SEOUL: Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday South Korea had been facing an “existential crisis” ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:41am

Middle East

Iran will not yield to US ‘pressure and sanctions’ on nuclear dispute

DUBAI: Iran will not succumb to pressure and sanctions imposed by Washington, the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:39am

World

China says defence spending ‘entirely necessary’ after Putin backs mutual cuts

BEIJING: Beijing said Tuesday its defence spending was “entirely necessary” after Russian President Vladimir...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:36am

World

Saving nature can ‘unite world’ countries told at rebooted UN talks

ROME: Global talks to protect nature restarted Tuesday with a call for humanity to come together to “sustain life...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:30am

Europe

Kremlin ‘no comment’ on report 95,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine

MOSCOW: The Kremlin declined to comment Tuesday after Russian independent news site Mediazona in collaboration with...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:27am

Africa

G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:17am

Europe

US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv’s push to...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:07am

USA

US House Republicans advance Trump’s tax cut plan

WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives late on Tuesday advanced President Donald...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:00am

World

Ukraine rupture grows as US sides with Russia at UN

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution on the third...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

South Asia

BD army chief warns country ‘at risk’ from infighting

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army chief on Tuesday blamed infighting for deteriorating law and order, warning that the gains...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Europe

UK pauses most direct aid to Rwanda over DR Congo conflict: govt

LONDON: The UK government said Tuesday that it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an offensive...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 12:02am

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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	159.71 ▼ -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 16	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 16	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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