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India’s Modi aims to make GIFT City a centre for sustainable finance

AHMEDABAD: India wants to make its financial hub in the western state of Gujarat a centre for global sustainable...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 12:35pm

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Sydney bakes in hottest day in three years

SYDNEY: A heatwave scorched Australia’s eastern coast and sent temperatures in Sydney to a three-year high Saturday...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 12:50pm

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US, South Korea, Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats

SEOUL: The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed new initiatives on Saturday to respond to North Korea’s...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 10:17am

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China’s consumer prices fall fastest in 3 years, factory-gate deflation deepens

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November while factory-gate deflation deepened,...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 10:25am

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Hundreds still stranded, plants closed in India’s flood-hit Chennai

CHENNAI: Volunteers waded through stagnant water to hand out food and supplies, and some manufacturing plants...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 03:36pm

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Bangladesh puts to use China-built crude oil offloading facility

Bangladesh started in recent days a large crude oil receiving and offloading facility built by China that allows the...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 03:21pm

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Singapore, China plan reciprocal 30-day visa-free entry

Singapore and China will put in place a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement early next year, the Singapore...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 05:09pm

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India PM Modi’s Sikh separatist fight driven by security, politics

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focussed on combating Sikh separatism, despite its scant support...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 01:37pm

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India to probe Apollo Hospital Delhi’s alleged links to ‘cash for kidneys’ scandal

NEW DELHI: India’s health ministry has ordered a probe into Apollo Hospital Delhi, part of largest private ...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

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India to probe Apollo Hospital Delhi’s alleged links to ‘cash for kidneys’ scandal

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: India’s health ministry has ordered a probe into Apollo Hospital Delhi, part of largest private...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 01:37pm

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Chennai flooded as heavy rains from cyclone Michaung batter south India

CHENNAI/HYDERABAD: Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in the...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 02:47pm

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Iran court orders US to pay $50bn for Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN: A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 03:17pm

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Indian govt seeks parliament nod for extra spending for FY24

NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Wednesday sought parliament’s approval for additional spending of 1.29 trillion...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 01:48pm

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Iran sends up rocket with test living capsule

DUBAI: Iran sent up a rocket with a test living space capsule on Wednesday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 01:45pm

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Eight dead as cyclone batters India’s southeast coast

CHENNAI: At least eight people were killed as storms lashed India’s southeast coast, police said Tuesday, with...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 10:37am

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India's Modi seen unstoppable after surprise state polls sweep

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition faces a “herculean task” in next year’s general elections against Indian Prime...

Updated 04 Dec, 2023 09:52pm

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At least 13 killed in gunfight in India’s Manipur

GUWAHATI: At least 13 people were killed in a gunfight between two unknown militant groups in India’s restive...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:48pm

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Iran, Cuba seek closer ties to confront US sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran and Cuba vowed Monday to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 04:41pm

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India shuts schools, evacuates thousands as Cyclone Michaung nears

CHENNAI: Authorities in southern India closed schools and offices, halted flights and evacuated coastal areas on...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 02:36pm

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India agrees to withdraw soldiers from Maldives

NEW DELHI: India’s government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

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Modi’s party routs opposition in key India state polls

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party routed the main opposition in key heartland states ...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

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Modi’s party routs opposition in key India state polls

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party routed the main opposition in key heartland states as...

Published 03 Dec, 2023 08:19pm

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Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India’s Cricket World Cup defeat get bail

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: An Indian court has granted bail to seven Kashmiri students who were arrested under anti-terror...

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:58pm

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India's ruling BJP leads in 3 of 4 state poll results

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in three of four states in key...

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 10:03pm

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North Korea says interference in its satellites would be declaration of war

SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it would consider any interference with its satellite operations a declaration...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 10:58am

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Some 170 Rohingya land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival

JAKARTA: Some 170 ethnic Rohingya people arrived in Indonesia on Saturday, head of a provincial fishing community...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 10:21am

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India’s construction sector levels up as housing demand spurs economy

NEW DELHI: If India needed any more proof that it was in the midst of a huge housing boom, it got in this week’s GDP...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 10:43am

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At least seven killed in attack on clerics in Afghanistan’s Herat

HEART: At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shia...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 06:57pm

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Iran blames Israel for renewed fighting with Hamas

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday blamed Israel and the United States for a resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip. “After...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 03:44pm

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Afghanistan’s Taliban sends new ambassador to Beijing

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has appointed a former spokesperson as ambassador to China, the foreign affairs...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 06:11pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 10 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	284.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	283.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	144.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
India Sensex / Dec 8	69825.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32307.86
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16334.37
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	71.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2004.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	81.44

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