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World

Israel says air raid sirens sound, army ‘intercepted’ missile from Yemen

JERUSALEM: Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Tuesday, after air raid sirens sounded in...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 11:49pm

South Asia

India raids ad giants GroupM, Dentsu and broadcasters’ body over price collusion, sources say

NEW DELHI: The Indian antitrust body has raided the offices of many global advertising giants, including GroupM,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 11:14pm

South Asia

Wikimedia challenges India content takedown, warns of chilling effect on free speech

NEW DELHI: The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has asked India’s Supreme Court to quash an order...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 11:00pm

Europe

Europe must be included in Ukraine peace talks, Zelenskiy says

HELSINKI: Europe should be included in Ukraine peace talks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on his arrival in...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:42pm

Europe

Zelenskyy to Helsinki Wednesday to discuss ‘steps to end’ war

HELSINKI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Helsinki on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 09:56pm

Middle East

UNICEF says ‘deeply worried’ for Gaza children as Israel resumes strikes

AL-MAWASI: An intense wave of Israeli strikes on Tuesday prompted deep concern for the more than one million...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 09:51pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka records first annual growth since crisis

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy grew by five percent in 2024, marking the first full year of expansion...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 09:02pm

USA

Putin agrees in Trump call to 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine on energy targets, Kremlin says

Two countries plan to begin negotiations immediately in Middle East on maritime ceasefire in Black Sea, according to White House readout

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 11:26pm

USA

Bessent says countries may avoid reciprocal tariffs by halting unfair barriers

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that Washington could hold off reciprocal tariffs for...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:16pm

Europe

Putin: West will try to undermine us, even if it lifts sanctions

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the West would try to undermine Russia regardless of whether...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:09pm

Middle East

Nearly 13,000 Syrians fled to Lebanon since sectarian massacre: authorities

BEIRUT: Nearly 13,000 Syrians fled across the borders to Lebanon since sectarian massacres on the Syrian coast...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:06pm

USA

Canada’s inflation shoots up to 2.6% as sales tax break ends

OTTAWA: Canada’s annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in February, surpassing expectations as a...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:59pm

USA

US import prices increase solidly in February

WASHINGTON: U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in February amid higher costs for consumer goods, which does not...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:56pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain; Saudi falls on regional tensions

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday ahead of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:21pm

Life & Style

Tourism contributes 12% to UAE’s GDP in 2024, surpassing US and Europe

Tourism contributed 12% to the UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to new insights compiled within...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 08:05pm

South Asia

India asks US to list Sikh group as terrorist organisation, Indian source says

NEW DELHI: India has asked the U.S. to list a Sikh separatist group as a terrorist organisation, an Indian...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:22pm

South Asia

India, New Zealand trade pact to significantly boost ties, Indian minister says

NEW DELHI: A proposed free trade agreement with New Zealand could bolster bilateral ties significantly, India’s...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 04:41pm

Middle East

Hamas says head of its government in Gaza killed in Israeli strike

GAZA CITY: Hamas on Tuesday named the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 04:23pm

Middle East

Iran condemns new round of Israeli attacks on Gaza

DUBAI: Iran said on Tuesday it strongly condemned a new round of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Iran’s Foreign...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 04:23pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets in red on regional tensions

Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

Europe

Russia, China hitting West with ‘massive digital arsenals’: EU

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday said Russia and China were using “massive digital arsenals” to interfere in...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 02:17pm

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis condemn Israel strikes on Gaza, vow escalation

SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi rebels condemned on Tuesday Israel’s wave of strikes on Gaza, vowing to escalate its own...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 02:13pm

Europe

Ukraine says it destroys 63 out of 137 Russian-launched drones overnight

KYIV: Russia launched 137 drones across Ukraine in an overnight attack, Kyiv’s air force said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:45pm

South Asia

India orders curfew after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler

MUMBAI: Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:29pm

South Asia

Air India CEO sees global aircraft shortage for at least four years

NEW DELHI: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Tuesday said the global aircraft shortage that has hampered airline...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:58am

World

Seven dead after Honduras plane crashes into the water after takeoff

TEGUCIGALPA: A plane crashed just off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday night minutes after taking off from...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:54am

Europe

German parliament to vote on historic spending surge

BERLIN: Germany’s lower house of parliament is set to vote on Tuesday on a massive surge in borrowing that could...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:50am

Asia

North Korea condemns US strikes against Yemen, KCNA says

SEOUL: North Korea condemned recent US strikes on Yemen as an act violating international law and a country’s...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:45am

Europe

Donald Trump to hold call with Putin in test of deal-making strength

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in an attempt to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:35am

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill over 400 in Gaza, say Palestinians, ceasefire on brink

Two-month ceasefire collapses with renewed Israeli aggression in Gaza

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 07:36pm

USA

Israel consulted US on its strikes in Gaza, White House told Fox News

WASHINGTON: The administration of President Donald Trump was consulted on Monday by Israel on its deadly strikes in...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:06am

World

Pakistan, China: More proof that India’s PM is too clever by half?

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said US President Donald Trump was ‘far more prepared’ for his second...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

World

Nigerian TikToker rearrested

KANO, (Nigeria): Nigeria’s anti-graft agency on Monday announced the arrest of a popular TikToker who failed to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

World

Trump claims Biden pardons of his opponents are void

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump declared Monday he was annulling pardons issued by Joe Biden to shield Trump critics from...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Business & Finance

Dubai leads global luxury real estate with 147pc growth in five years: report

City tops Prime Real Estate Index (PIRI) in Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2025

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:06pm

World

Israel strikes kill five people in Gaza

CAIRO: An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Monday as they tried to gather firewood, medics...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

World

Israel strikes southern Syria: state media, monitor

DAMASCUS: Israel struck the area of Syria’s southern city of Daraa, the state news agency SANA reported, with a war...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:53am

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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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