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Asylum seeker claims in UK drop slightly in 2025: data

Published 26 Feb, 2026 10:31pm

UK's Interior ministry data shows 100,625 people applied for asylum last year, down 4% on 2024, but still more than double pre-pandemic levels

UK universities restrict recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students: FT report

Published 04 Dec, 2025 11:38pm

Under a new policy, universities facing higher-than-allowed rejection rates on student visas have responded by suspending, restricting, or deferring recruitment from both countries

Trump says US freeze on asylum decisions will last ‘a long time’

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum...

Britain to make refugee status temporary under asylum overhaul

Published 17 Nov, 2025 07:22am

LONDON: Britain said it would make refugee status temporary and the wait for permanent settlement would be ...

UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread

Published 25 Aug, 2025 05:29am

LONDON: The UK government vowed Sunday to overhaul its asylum system after weekend protests broke out across the...

UK sees record asylum claims as row brews over housing

Published 22 Aug, 2025 07:05am

LONDON: Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as ...

UK may restrict students from Pakistan, other countries

Updated 06 May, 2025 07:55pm

LONDON: The British government may restrict student visa applications from Pakistan and other countries that are...

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:50am

BERLIN: Germany, France, Austria and several Nordic countries said on Monday they would freeze all pending asylum...

No passport for asylum seekers: Govt reverses its policy decision

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:44am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reversed its earlier policy decision with immediate effect in which it was decided not...

Asylum seekers will not get passports

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not issue passports to its citizens who have taken refuge abroad in a bid to get asylum in...

Tighter asylum deportation rules take effect in Japan

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

TOKYO: Japanese laws making it easier for the country to deport failed asylum seekers took effect Monday, with...

UK to introduce X-ray age checks for asylum seekers

Published 12 Sep, 2023 08:04pm

LONDON: The UK government said Tuesday it is introducing legislation allowing bone and teeth X-rays to verify the...

EU sees asylum requests jump 28% so far in 2023: agency

Published 05 Sep, 2023 12:33pm

BRUSSELS: The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the EU has jumped 28 percent in the first half of...

Rising costs of conflict and climate change

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:32am

EDITORIAL: In its latest report “Global Trends in Forced Displacement” the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, highlights...

UK unveils plans to house asylum seekers in military bases

Published 30 Mar, 2023 07:47am

LONDON: The UK plans to temporarily house asylum seekers in disused military bases and could use ferries and barges...

UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:53am

LONDON: The British government hit back on Wednesday at critics including the United Nations and football presenter...

UK unveils plans to override ECHR after Rwanda spat

Published 23 Jun, 2022 07:06am

LONDON: The UK government Wednesday introduced legislation allowing it to override rulings by the European Court of...

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

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S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

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Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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