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Britain set for £7bn transport investment

LONDON: Britain’s upcoming budget will invest almost £7.0 billion ($9.6 billion, 8.3 billion euros) on transport...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 04:06am

Markets

Miners pull London's FTSE 100 lower; Unilever gains

LONDON: London's FTSE 100 index fell on Thursday, as miners dropped due to rising troubles in China's property ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

World

Johnson urges green investment in post-Brexit Britain

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday urged foreign investors to buy into post-Brexit Britain, as he seeks...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 05:30pm

Markets

Sterling hits four-week high vs dollar as rate hike anticipation builds

LONDON: Sterling hit a four-week high against the dollar on Tuesday as expectations mount that central bank...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 02:37pm

World

UK MPs to pay tribute to slain colleague in parliament

LONDON: British lawmakers will pay tribute in parliament on Monday to their murdered colleague David Amess, as...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

BR Research

No more tax havens?

For a better part of last decade, leading Western scholars have been trying to understand the root-cause behind the...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

UK-German yield spread widest since Brexit vote on BoE rate bets

LONDON: The difference in yield between British government bonds and equivalent German debt hit its widest since the...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

World

Britain's crisis-hit PM faces tricky party conference

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's talent for political escapology will be tested in the coming days as...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 11:45am

Markets

Fuel pumps run dry in British cities

LONDON: Gas station pumps ran dry in British cities on Monday and vendors rationed sales as a shortage of truckers...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

World

EU rules out renegotiating N Ireland post-Brexit rules

BELFAST: The European Union will not renegotiate post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland but wants to ...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

World

Northern Ireland unionist leader says Brexit protocol could collapse govt

LONDON: The leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest party on Thursday suspended cooperation with Dublin and warned he...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

Opinion

No milk or water: Shoppers face shortages at UK grocery stores

The supply chain troubles caused by Brexit and the pandemic have been so bad for Satyan Patel that the shelves at ...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

World

Britain warns of ‘cold mistrust’ if EU does not move on N Ireland trade

LONDON: The stand-off between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:26am

Markets

Botswana's Minergy Coal revives LSE listing plans

GABORONE: Botswana's only privately-owned coal miner Minergy Limited has revived plans to list its shares on the...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

World

UK government rejects call for new visas to ease post-Brexit truck driver shortage

LONDON: Britain's government has rejected calls from retail and logistics companies to temporarily ease post-Brexit...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Opinion

Brexit and pandemic drive UK road haulage into crisis

Major supermarket chains in Britain are offering cash bonuses for lorry drivers, as Brexit and the coronavirus...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

Business & Finance

Brexit and pandemic drive UK road haulage into crisis

The average age of a British-born lorry driver is 50, according to Logistics UK, and in the first six months of 2020, 12,000 European drivers left the country altogether

Published 06 Aug, 2021 12:17pm

World

EU pauses legal action against Britain over N Ireland trade

BRUSSELS: EU said Thursday it was pausing its legal action against Britain for allegedly breaching the Brexit deal ...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Opinion

Rise of populism in the post-Covid world

Populist sentiments seem to be resurfacing in the wake of Covid-19 as a virulent variant, Delta, spreads across many...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

UK lawmakers warn older EU citizens' post-Brexit rights at risk

The government requires all EU nationals living in Britain before December 31, 2020, to register for a new immigration status managed and verified entirely online.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 05:44pm

World

UK flags new N Ireland row with EU before July 22

LONDON: The UK, vowing to defend its territorial "sanctity", said Thursday it plans to submit proposals on a Brexit...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Markets

FTSE 100 slips as COVID cases jump; but marks fifth consecutive monthly gain

Banks pull FTSE 100 lower.
Indivior top mid-cap gainer on positive earnings outlook.
FTSE 100, 250 both down 0.7%.

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 09:22pm

World

UK announces post-Brexit state aid regime

The government said the new subsidy regime will apply to the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 07:09pm

World

EU allows data to keep flowing to Britain

BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Monday said it had adopted decisions allowing Europeans’ data to keep flowing...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

Britain asks EU for extension of Brexit 'sausage war' deadline

Frost said an extension would "provide a bit of a breathing space for the current discussions to continue and try and find solutions."

Published 16 Jun, 2021 04:21pm

World

No movement: UK, EU show little sign of defusing post-Brexit row

"Both sides must implement what we agreed on," von der Leyen, European Commission president, said after meeting Johnson alongside Michel, the European Council president.
"There is complete EU unity on this," she said, adding that the deal had been agreed, signed and ratified by both Johnson's government and the bloc.

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 06:25pm

G7 to counter China's clout with big infrastructure project

The G7 is trying to find a coherent response to the growing assertiveness of President Xi Jinping after China's spectacular economic and military rise over the past 40 years.

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:06pm

Opinion

Brexit bureaucracy creates British nightmare for Dutch boat captain

When Dutch boat captain and engineer Ernst-Jan de Groot applied to continue working in Britain after Brexit, he...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

World

Biden to warn UK PM Johnson over Northern Ireland

But unionists say it contravenes the 1998 peace deal and London has said the Protocol is unsustainable in its current form after supplies of everyday goods to Northern Ireland were disrupted.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 01:17pm

Business & Finance

UK strikes post-Brexit trade deal with three European countries

LONDON: Britain announced Friday a free-trade agreement with three European countries — major fishing neighbour...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.26
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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