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EU to invest $1.4 billion in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills

BRUSSELS: The European Commission will invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in artificial intelligence,...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:09pm

Europe

Ukraine says mineral deal not final; summary shows US demands more income

KYIV/WASHINGTON: The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:02pm

Europe

US Vice President Vance to visit Greenland, the island Trump wants to control

NUUK: US Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland on Friday at a time when President Donald Trump is renewing...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:53am

Europe

Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:42am

Europe

EU unveils critical material projects to cut China dependence

BRUSSELS: The EU on Tuesday unveiled dozens of projects to ramp up extraction of critical raw materials in Europe as...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:22am

Europe

Sweden to boost defence spending $30bn over a decade

STOCKHOLM: Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:54am

Europe

France’s Macron says he told Trump tariffs were bad idea

PARIS: French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he had told U.S. president Donald Trump that his tariffs...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:59pm

Europe

Ukraine’s military dismisses Russian allegations of energy attacks

KYIV: Ukraine’s military on Thursday dismissed Russian allegations that Kyiv had hit energy facilities in Russia’s...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:48pm

Europe

Macron to host Europe leaders for Ukraine security summit

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday is to host European leaders including President Volodymyr...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 12:10pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiyy says he wants America to be strong, vows to counter Russian narratives

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Wednesday that he wanted the United States and Kyiv’s other Western...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:45am

Europe

Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched 86 drones, one ballistic missile overnight

KYIV: The Ukrainian air force said on Thursday that Russia had launched 86 drones and an Iskander-M ballistic...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 01:02pm

Europe

Four US soldiers died in Lithuania, says NATO’s Rutte

STOCKHOLM: Four United States Army soldiers have died in Lithuania during training, NATO Secretary General Mark ...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:52am

Europe

EU says sanctions stay until ‘unconditional’ Russian withdrawal from Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The European Union said Wednesday that it would not lift or amend its sanctions on Russia before the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:55pm

Europe

Ukraine and Russia’s truce agreements run into trouble within hours

KYIV: Ukraine and Russia accused one another on Wednesday of flouting a truce on energy strikes brokered by the...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 08:00am

Europe

Russia says it downed two Ukrainian drones over Black Sea

Russia’s defence units destroyed nine Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the waters of the Black Sea,...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 10:59am

Europe

German spending plans cheer investors: survey

FRANKFURT: German investor sentiment posted its biggest rise in over two years in March, fuelled by...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Europe

Italian and Chinese shareholders in Pirelli clash over governance

MILAN: Chinese and Italian shareholders in Pirelli are at odds over the group’s governance, two sources said, with...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Europe

Huge Iron Age hoard sheds fresh light on ancient Britain

LONDON: Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled the discovery of one of the UK’s “biggest and most important” Iron...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:23am

Europe

Few European allies meet 3pc defence spending mark

PARIS: Only four NATO countries currently spend more than three percent of output on defence — a benchmark ...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:14am

Europe

Portugal busts submarine with 6.5 tonnes of cocaine

LISBON: Officers have confiscated nearly 6.5 tonnes of cocaine from a semi-submersible submarine intercepted off the...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Europe

Russian army says Kyiv launched three attacks on civilian energy infrastructure during Russia-US talks

MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched three attacks on Russian civilian energy...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:14pm

Europe

Russia and US to have talks with UN involvement, negotiator says

MOSCOW: Talks between Russia and the United States were challenging but useful and the United Nations and other...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 11:45am

Europe

Russia says two journalists, driver, killed in Ukraine’s targeted strike

A targeted Ukrainian artillery strike on Monday killed six people including two journalists and their driver who...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 09:49am

Europe

Russian missile attack damages school, wounds 74 in Ukraine’s Sumy, officials say

A Russian missile attack damaged a school and a hospital in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, wounding at least...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Europe

US, Russia in Saudi talks on Ukraine ceasefire plan

RIYADH: American and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, a...

Updated 24 Mar, 2025 10:52pm

Europe

Russia’s air attack on Kyiv region wounds one, damages houses, Ukrainian official says

Russia launched its third consecutive overnight air attack on Kyiv, wounding one person and damaging several houses...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 12:09pm

Europe

Russia says it destroys 28 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units intercepted and destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 11:36am

Europe

UK finance minister says govt to cut costs by 15pc

LONDON: UK finance minister Rachel Reeves said Sunday she plans to cut the costs of running government by 15 percent...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Europe

US-Ukraine talks underway in Saudi, as Kremlin warns of ‘difficult negotiations’

RIYADH: US and Ukrainian officials were meeting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks on a partial ceasefire in the...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 12:06am

Europe

Ukraine, US teams to hold talks in Saudi Arabia to end war with Russia

KYIV/RIYADH: Ukrainian and U.S. officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia late on Sunday to discuss a possible...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 07:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	280.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	280
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	150.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 27	5,693.31
Nasdaq / Mar 27	17,804.03
Dow Jones / Mar 27	42,299.70
India Sensex / Mar 28	23,448.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	36,977.70
Hang Seng / Mar 28	77,559.63
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,672.68
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,600.10
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,969.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 27	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Petrol/Litre / Mar 28	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,079.82
Diesel/Litre / Mar 28	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.73

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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