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Post-Brexit students mourn 'door-opening' EU exchange scheme

Boris Johnson announced last week that he was taking his country out of the Erasmus programme, severing yet another link with the Continent.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 06:23pm

World

British PM Johnson's father applying for French citizenship

The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain’s 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he wanted to become a French citizen because of strong family links to France.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:54pm

World

Brexit to take full effect as UK leaves EU single market

British fishermen are disgruntled at a compromise to allow continued access for EU boats in British waters.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:31pm

World

Chief characters in Britain's Brexit saga

It was a surge in support for UKIP in the first half of the last decade that helped push then-prime minister David Cameron into calling the 2016 vote.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 09:20am

Pakistan

As part of extradition efforts, Govt decides to cancel Nawaz's passport on February 16

Once Nawaz's passport is cancelled, the legality of his stay in the United Kingdom becomes tenuous
The UK doesn't have an extradition treaty with Pakistan but once his passport is cancelled, it makes Pakistan's petition for Nawaz's deportation stronger

Updated 30 Dec, 2020 04:30pm

World

Britain says post-Brexit trade deal is done

We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters.
The deal is the biggest bilateral trade deal signed by either side, covering trade worth £668bn in 2019.

Updated 24 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

Markets

Sterling awaits Brexit deal confirmation, approaches 2-1/2-year high

"We are overweight UK domestic equities and slightly overweight sterling," analysts at Candriam told clients.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 01:54pm

Markets

Sterling, equities rise as Brexit talks reach endgame

Analysts said politicians were unlikely to let the agreement fall apart and there was a chance they would make improvements to it.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 09:04am

Business & Finance

Yields jump as Brexit deal seen near, curve steepest since 2017

The yield curve between two-year and 10-year yields steepened to 85 basis points, the widest spread since October 2017.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:15am

Markets

U.S. dollar dips as Brexit trade deal nears; sterling gains

Britain and the European Union appeared close to clinching a long-elusive trade agreement on Wednesday.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:04am

World

As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown

The British government will review whether it needs to impose its strictest COVID-19 restrictions on more of the country on Wednesday as a highly infectious variant continues to spread but will not change Christmas rules.
Britain reported a record number of new infections on Tuesday as a mutated strain of the coronavirus, which could be up to 70% more transmissible than the original.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 06:56pm

World

EU vows 'final push' in UK trade talks but fish rift threatens deal

"We are really in a crucial moment. We are giving it a final push," said the negotiator, Michel Barnier, as he arrived to update the bloc's 27 national envoys on Brexit.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 01:24am

World

France to reopen border with England for COVID-clear travellers

Much of the world shut its borders to Britain after a significantly more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant was discovered spreading swiftly across southern England.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 01:21am

World

UK PM, EU chief held talks on Brexit, Covid: EU source

Johnson and von der Leyen are pressing to break a logjam over fishing rights with just nine days to go before Britain leaves the EU single market and customs union.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 05:39pm

World

UK, France to set out plan to restart freight: BBC

The measures will come into effect from Wednesday, the BBC said, citing French Europe Minister Clement Beaune.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 11:09am

Markets

Dollar whipsaws as virus mutation rattles traders

Experts said there was no evidence that vaccines would not protect against the new virus variant, but Britain's chief scientific adviser said that in the meantime tighter restrictions on public life in Britain were likely.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:27am

World

UK's Johnson and France's Macron talk about resolving COVID border issues

"I have just spoken president Macron. We had a very good call and we both understand each other's positions and want to resolve these problems as fast as possible," Johnson told a news conference.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 03:20am

World

France's Macron keen to solve border issues in hours, UK PM Johnson says

"It was an excellent conversation with the French president: he stressed he was keen I would say to sort it out in the next few hours if we can," Johnson said.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 03:12am

World

UK PM Johnson says on Brexit: still problems, we'll thrive without a deal

Britain says the talks are stuck on two issues - the so-called level playing field and fishing - and has repeatedly said the EU has to budge or there will be no deal.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 02:07am

World

UK has given COVID shots to 500,000, Johnson says

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to roll out the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 02:05am

Markets

U.S. dollar rises versus most currencies on new virus strain

The dollar index hit a 10-day high earlier in the session, but then turned lower on the day.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 02:02am

World

Flights from Britain to Poland to be halted on Monday night

Countries including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, El Salvador.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:58am

World

Britain, EU tell each other to give way in 'difficult' trade talks

With less than two weeks before Britain leaves the EU’s orbit, both sides are calling on the other to move to secure a deal and safeguard annual trade in goods from tariffs and quotas.
The EU wants to be able to impose trade barriers in the event that Britain changes its regulations in the future and undercuts the bloc’s market of 450 million consumers.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:45am

World

UK PM Johnson to chair emergency response meeting on COVID travel, freight

Transport minister Grant Shapps urged Britons, especially hauliers, not to travel to ports in Kent in southern England, warning on Twitter that "we expect significant disruption in the area".

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:31am

Markets

Stocks, pound, oil sink as virus surge trumps stimulus deal

Oil prices also sank as the new containment measures hammered expectations for travel over the Christmas period, with the discovery of a mutated and more infectious strain of the coronavirus in Britain also leading several governments to ban flights from the country.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:35am

World

British PM orders new curbs to slow more infectious virus strain

The measures will mean around a third of England's population cannot travel or meet other households for Christmas.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:05am

World

UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work

There's no evidence that it causes more severe illness or higher mortality.
Although there's considerable uncertainty, it may be up to 70% more transmissible than the old variant, the original version of the disease.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 11:47pm

World

UK discusses action after confirmation new COVID strain spreads more quickly

The government said on Monday that a rise in infections across London and southeast England might be linked to a new, more transmissible variant of the virus.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 07:17pm

World

UK ministers discuss COVID-19 concern amid rise in cases

"Failing to act decisively now, will mean further suffering. We must keep asking ourselves 'are we doing enough, are we acting quickly enough'."

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:16pm

World

UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown for England

"Obviously we're hoping very much that we'll be able to avoid anything like that," Johnson told reporters. "But the reality is that the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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