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Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for...

Published 15 May, 2024 11:45am

Asia

China warns new US tariffs will ‘severely affect’ relations

BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday warned new US tariffs on $18 billion worth of imports from China would “severely affect”...

Updated 14 May, 2024 10:33pm

USA

'Significant' Chinese response to US tariffs possible: Yellen

FREDERICKSBURG: Beijing could possibly issue a “significant” response to US tariffs on Chinese goods, Treasury...

Published 13 May, 2024 09:17pm

USA

First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras

WASHINGTON: The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular...

Published 11 May, 2024 11:53am

USA

US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Friday said Israel’s use of US-supplied weapons may have violated...

Updated 11 May, 2024 05:13pm

USA

Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest crackdowns on Gaza protests

Police dismantled encampments and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at the Massachusetts Institute of...

Published 10 May, 2024 07:50pm

USA

Death toll from floods in southern Brazil hits 113

SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 113, local civil...

Published 10 May, 2024 07:33pm

USA

UN General Assembly set to back Palestinian bid for membership

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full UN...

Published 10 May, 2024 10:36am

USA

US says satisfied with India steps on assassination plot

WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to India said Thursday that the United States has been satisfied with India’s response...

Published 09 May, 2024 09:33pm

USA

US warns Israel that Rafah invasion will jeopardise weapons supply as assault continues

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/RAFAH: US President Joe Biden vowed publicly for the first time to withhold weapons from Israel if...

Published 09 May, 2024 12:23pm

USA

Stormy Daniels back in the Trump trial hot seat

NEW YORK: Stormy Daniels is to return to the witness stand on Thursday at Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial...

Published 09 May, 2024 11:40am

USA

Washington police clear pro-Palestinian university encampment

WASHINGTON: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:10pm

MENA

US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition...

Published 08 May, 2024 11:44am

USA

TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app

WASHINGTON: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday they filed suit in US federal court...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

USA

Former White House hopeful Sanders seeks reelection at 82

WASHINGTON: Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent senator in American...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

USA

Judge fines Trump again in criminal trial, warns of jail time

NEW YORK: The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial fined him $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th...

Published 07 May, 2024 07:57am

USA

Joe Biden meets Jordan’s King Abdullah as Gaza ceasefire hopes dim

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will meet Middle East ally, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, at the White House on Monday...

Published 06 May, 2024 02:42pm

USA

Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on US campuses

NEW YORK: Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

USA

Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on US campuses

Students across US have rallied or set up tents at dozens of universities to protest months-long Israeli aggression in Gaza
Police have so far arrested over 2,000 protesters at colleges around the country

Updated 05 May, 2024 10:27pm

USA

Driver dies after ramming car into White House gate

WASHINGTON: A driver died after crashing a car into the exterior gate of the White House late Saturday, the US...

Published 05 May, 2024 04:03pm

USA

Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56

PORTO ALEGRE: The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed...

Updated 04 May, 2024 07:22pm

USA

Joe Biden says ‘order must prevail’ on US campuses amid protests

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden insisted Thursday that “order must prevail” on college campuses after weeks of...

Updated 03 May, 2024 10:49pm

USA

US Defence Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

HONOLULU: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any...

Published 03 May, 2024 10:38am

USA

Fed leaves rates unchanged, flags ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation

Likely that gaining greater confidence will take longer than previously expected, says Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Published 01 May, 2024 11:53pm

USA

US sanctions suppliers in Russia, China over Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: US officials on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s military and industrial...

Published 01 May, 2024 11:08pm

USA

Police tackle US campus protests as Los Angeles hit by clashes

LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of people were arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses as police on Wednesday...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:52pm

USA

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid

NEW YORK: New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian...

Published 01 May, 2024 10:50am

USA

New York judge fines Trump for gag order violations

NEW YORK: The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 07:27pm

USA

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were occupying a building on the New York City campus on Tuesday...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 05:38pm

USA

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a ‘serious matter’: White House

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 09:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Diesel/Litre / May 15	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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