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Catastrophic impact of Trump’s tariffs

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Trump’s war on institutions

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Trump’s hammer falls on transgender rights—II

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Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:04am

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Trump’s hammer falls on transgender people—I

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Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

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‘Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late’

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Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

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‘Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late’

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Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

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Trump’s strategy to counter China’s BRI: too little, too late

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Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

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Trump’s fossil fuel push threatens Earth

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Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

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US versus China: the battle for rare earth dominance

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Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:47am

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‘California wildfire: Will Trump reconsider the Paris Accord?’

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Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:01am

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Why Does Trump want to occupy Greenland?

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Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:05am

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Will Trudeau come back?

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Updated 09 Jan, 2025 07:50am

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Vision 2025: futility or progress?

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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 08:25am

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“‘Sunshine gold’ dethrones ‘black gold’”

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Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:29am

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“‘Sunshine gold’ dethrones ‘black gold’”

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Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:01am

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‘Sunshine gold’ dethrones ‘black gold’

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Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	281
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	280.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	142.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 29	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5,560.83
Nasdaq / Apr 29	17,461.32
Dow Jones / Apr 29	40,527.62
India Sensex / Apr 30	80,370.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	36,045.38
Hang Seng / Apr 30	22,093.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8,462.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	22,537.67
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7,587.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 29	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	299,382
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	59.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	3,304.44
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 30	66.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
J.A.Textile / Apr 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	20.90 ▲ 1.9 (10%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	178.67 ▲ 16.24 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 30 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	4,366.33 ▲ 396.94 (10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	12.68 ▲ 1.15 (9.97%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	12.70 ▲ 1.15 (9.96%)
Shakarganj / Apr 30 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	52.29 ▲ 4.35 (9.07%)
Burshane LPG / Apr 30 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	29.03 ▲ 2.03 (7.52%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Apr 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.99 ▲ 0.81 (7.25%)
Sakrand Sugar / Apr 30 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.23 ▲ 0.81 (7.09%)
Intermarket Securities / Apr 30 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	45.97 ▲ 2.98 (6.93%)

Stock	Price
United Brands / Apr 30 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.93 ▼ -2.33 (-10.02%)
AGP Limited / Apr 30 AGP Limited(AGP)	186.05 ▼ -20.67 (-10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 30 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	170.30 ▼ -18.92 (-10%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.64 ▼ -5.29 (-9.99%)
Kohinoor Energy / Apr 30 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	17.76 ▼ -1.97 (-9.98%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Apr 30 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.23 ▼ -2.79 (-9.96%)
Bela Auto / Apr 30 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	127 ▼ -14 (-9.93%)
National Silk / Apr 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	42.46 ▼ -4.67 (-9.91%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Apr 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	101.35 ▼ -11.12 (-9.89%)
Amtex Ltd / Apr 30 Amtex Limited(AMTEX)	2.30 ▼ -0.25 (-9.8%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,167,601 ▼ -0.72
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,695,095 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,001,384 ▼ -0.36
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,624,493 ▼ -0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,370,507 ▼ -1.87
Power Cement / Apr 30 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,502,204 ▼ -0.43
Sui South Gas / Apr 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,104,286 ▼ -2.06
Sui North Gas / Apr 30 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,883,713 ▲ 0.45
Fauji Cement / Apr 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,723,423 ▼ -0.92
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 30 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,002,379 ▼ -6.85

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