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More people at risk of death from disease than bombings in Gaza: WHO

GENEVA: There is a risk that more people could die from diseases than from bombings in Gaza if the enclave’s health...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 03:33pm

Middle East

Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets

DUBAI: Iran has finalised arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi su-35 fighter jets and helicopters,...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 03:30pm

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Lebanese media reports Israeli shell hit south Lebanon

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Lebanese media reported that an Israeli shell struck the outskirts of a town in south...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 02:53pm

Middle East

Israel, Hamas appear to abide by truce, discuss further extensions

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces and Hamas fighters appeared to be abiding by a truce for a fifth morning on...

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 03:23pm

Middle East

Deal reached to extend Gaza truce by two days, Qatar and Hamas say

Agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:49pm

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Israeli government says it offered Hamas ‘option’ to extend truce

TEL AVIV: The Israeli government said Monday it had put Hamas “on notice” that an “option for an extension” of the...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 07:47pm

Middle East

Negotiators close to agreeing extension of Gaza truce, say Egyptian security sources

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. negotiators closed in on an extension of a four-day truce in Gaza that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 08:04pm

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COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is ready for soaring temperatures that are feared to make parts of the Gulf...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:33pm

Middle East

Palestinians demand Israel give news of detained Gazans

RAMALLAH: Palestinian authorities have demanded the Israeli military release information about more than 100 people...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 05:57pm

Europe

EU diplomacy chief urges ‘long lasting’ Gaza truce

BARCELONA: EU’s top foreign policy official Josep Borrell called for an extension of the truce in the Gaza Strip,...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:29pm

Middle East

Qatar, Egypt, US, EU, Spain trying to extend Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian Authority

BARCELONA: Qatar, Egypt, the United States, the European Union and Spain are working to extend the temporary...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 05:03pm

Middle East

Work for a two-state solution must begin with an end to ‘this brutal aggression’: Jordan FM

BARCELONA: Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Monday that the work for a two-state solution must begin...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 03:00pm

Middle East

Israel and Hamas raised concerns over lists of those set to be released Monday

DUBAI: Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 01:07pm

Middle East

Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say

WASHINGTON/RIYADH: A US Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:23am

Middle East

Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released

JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden said he hoped the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 01:04pm

Middle East

Pressure mounts on Israel for longer Gaza pause

JERUSALEM: Israel faces mounting pressure to extend a four-day pause in its war against Hamas, but military ...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

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Israel-linked tanker seized off Yemen

DUBAI: A tanker linked to an Israel-affiliated company was seized off Yemen Sunday by armed individuals, a US ...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Middle East

Hamas says it has freed Gaza hostage with Russian citizenship

Russian released "in appreciation of Moscow's stance" on Hamas-Israel war

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 06:24am

Middle East

Israel-linked tanker seized off Yemen: US official

DUBAI: A tanker linked to an Israel-affiliated company was seized off the coast of Yemen on Sunday by unidentified...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 07:20pm

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Hamas says brigade commander, 3 other military leaders dead

GAZA STRIP: Hamas’ military wing said Sunday that the commander of its northern brigade, Ahmed Al-Ghandour, and...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 04:55pm

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Israeli army kills 6 people in West Bank: Palestinian ministry

NABLUS: Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of...

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 10:18pm

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UN says 61 trucks deliver aid in northern Gaza

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 200 more trucks have been sent to the Gaza Strip

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:11pm

Middle East

Hamas frees Israeli, Thai hostages in temporary truce

Israel says the ceasefire could be extended if Hamas continued to release at least 10 hostages a day

Updated 26 Nov, 2023 04:04pm

Middle East

Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack: US defence official

The reported attack comes almost a week after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized an Israel-linked cargo ship in the southern Red Sea

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:32pm

Middle East

Israel reviews list of hostages set to be freed by Hamas on Saturday

24 hostages were released on Friday

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:33pm

Middle East

Thailand says Hamas still holds 20 of its nationals after freeing 10

BANGKOK: Hamas is still holding 20 Thai nationals after having freed 10 from Gaza, Thailand’s foreign ministry said...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 10:29am

Middle East

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce, Red Cross confirms

Qatar says 39 Palestinian women, children released from Israeli jails

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:31pm

Middle East

Happy but uncertain, displaced Palestinians try to head home to north Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS: Many joyful but wary Palestinians emerged from makeshift shelters at the start of the four-day Gaza...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 07:46pm

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Dolls, doctors and helicopters await Israeli hostages at Gaza’s gate

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The first Israeli women and children to go free from Gaza on Friday under a truce with their...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 06:11pm

Middle East

‘Extremely concerned’ about those left in Al Shifa Hospital: WHO

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that it was working on further evacuations from...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 06:14pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.25 ▲ 0.29 (14.80%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Chakwal Spinning / Nov 28 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.20 ▲ 0.17 (8.37%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 28 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	30.64 ▲ 2.14 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Nov 28 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	17.71 ▼ -1.18 (-6.25%)
Kohat Textile / Nov 28 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	20.51 ▼ -1.33 (-6.09%)
Indus Dyeing / Nov 28 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	156.55 ▼ -10.10 (-6.06%)
Sana Ind / Nov 28 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	26.16 ▼ -1.59 (-5.73%)
Punjab Mod / Nov 28 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.09 (-5.33%)
HBL Growth Fund / Nov 28 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	8.33 ▼ -0.46 (-5.23%)
Next Capital / Nov 28 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	5.50 ▼ -0.30 (-5.17%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.09
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,313,979 ▲ 0.07
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	23,479,167 ▼ -0.13
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.16
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▼ -0.06
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 1.76
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.58
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.11
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.14
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,103,901 ▲ 0.04

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	148.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 27	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 27	4550.43
Nasdaq / Nov 27	14241.02
Dow Jones / Nov 27	35333.47
India Sensex / Nov 28	65983.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33370.40
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17485.79
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7442.27
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15941.55
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7237.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 27	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 27	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	74.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2015.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.06

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