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World - 2024-03-28

Europe

Russia says has evidence Moscow attackers were linked to Kyiv

MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it had evidence that the perpetrators of last week’s massacre at a concert hall outside...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:13pm

Europe

Russian military jet crashes into sea off Crimea

MOSCOW: A Russian military plane crashed Thursday into the sea off Ukraine’s annexed Crimean peninsula, the...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:08pm

Europe

IMF calls for ‘strong financial sector reforms’ in Switzerland

BERN: Switzerland needs “strong financial sector reforms” in the wake of the state-engineered rescue takeover of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:51pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:46pm

USA

Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 04:52pm

Europe

Ukraine foreign minister visits India to build support for peace blueprint

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he had arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to advance Kyiv’s vision of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 03:07pm

MENA

Unemployment among Saudis declines to 7.7% in Q4

RIYADH: Unemployment among Saudi citizens decreased to 7.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, down from 8.6% in...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:32pm

Europe

Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike

KYIV: Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv’s military said on...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:05pm

Middle East

US says it downed four Yemen rebel drones in Red Sea

WASHINGTON: The United States military said Wednesday it had downed four drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:19pm

Middle East

US-Israel rift heads for moment of truth over devastated Rafah

WASHINGTON: The United States has taken a public distance from Israel as never before over its aggression in Gaza...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:14pm

USA

Two bodies found as Baltimore bridge collapse moves from recovery to salvage

BALTIMORE: The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday,...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:01pm

South Asia

India’s biggest election loser ready to fight again

METTUR: Despite failing 238 times in his bid for public office in India, K. Padmarajan is unperturbed as he...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:46am

Europe

Greek govt faces censure motion over train tragedy

ATHENS: Greece’s conservative government faces a censure motion in parliament on Thursday over claims it had sought...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:32am

Asia

Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night

TOKYO: Japan’s Moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:25am

Asia

Rare bus driver pay strike causes commuter chaos in South Korea’s capital

SEOUL: Thousands of bus drivers in Seoul went on strike Thursday over a wage dispute, with 97 percent of bus routes...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:16am

Europe

Russia says NATO is preparing allies for conflict with Moscow

NATO activity in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea area is aimed at preparing its allies for conflict with Moscow,...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:46am

Middle East

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid

JENIN: Israeli forces on Wednesday killed three people in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:28am

UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe

LONDON: A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:24am

South Asia

India strongly objects to US remarks on Kejriwal’s arrest

MUMBAI: India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States on the arrest of key opposition leader and...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:22am

USA

Grim search for six bodies in Baltimore bridge-ship collision continues

BALTIMORE: Emergency services combed the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday in search of the bodies of six ...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:21am

Europe

Uproar in France after school chief quits in hijab row

PARIS: French politicians from across the spectrum on Wednesday expressed dismay over the resignation of a Paris...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am

Xi tells Dutch PM ‘no force can stop’ China tech progress

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that China’s technological...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am

Sri Lanka PM says China to develop strategic infrastructure

South Asia

MENA

Getting off FATF grey list: Dubai’s already-thriving real estate sector set for boost

Last month, the UAE was taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after nearly two years, which...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:50am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
India Sensex / Apr 29	74257.68
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17861.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8179.85
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18202.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	83.16
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2332.70
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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