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Musk, Zuckerberg, Gates to join US senators for AI forum

WASHINGTON: The US Senate’s top Democrat is bringing US technology leaders including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 02:12pm

World

US congressional committee set to weigh crypto bills By Hannah Lang

WASHINGTON: A key congressional committee is set to vote this week on several bills that would develop a regulatory...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 10:25am

World

France says ‘worried’ about ‘delays’ to Iran nuclear deal

PARIS: France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 12:32pm

Life & Style

Angelina Jolie, at US Capitol, presses for domestic violence law

WASHINGTON: Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:38am

World

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block Capitol attack document release

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former president Donald Trump to block the release ...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:20am

World

Biden to call out Trump's 'singular responsibility' for Jan. 6 attacks

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will tell Americans that his predecessor, Donald Trump carries "singular...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 09:47am

World

Trump White House chief held in contempt for defying Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former top aide...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:09am

World

2021: events that marked a tumultuous year

PARIS: From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 11:50am

World

Empty seats, historic turns: Biden delivers unique speech to Congress

Biden used a strikingly personal tone, at times whispering as he did, when he urged corporate America and the nation's wealthiest to "pay their fair share" of taxes.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 10:22am

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips -- for now

"It has removed a daily blizzard of misinformation from the ecosystem," Muirhead told AFP. "Not being bombarded is helping people's misinformation immune systems to reset themselves and recover."

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

FBI releases new footage of Washington pipe bomb suspect

Five people died in the course of the Capitol attack January 6, and more than 300 people have been arrested for their participation so far, including some charged with conspiracy.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 10:29am

World

US Senator Mitt Romney recovering after fall that led to a 'lot of stitches'

Romney told reporters he went to a hospital to get stitches.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:48am

World

US Capitol riot probe planned as Trump's legal woes mount

Last week, a prosecutor in Georgia revealed she was investigating Trump's efforts to subvert the state's results in the November 3 election by pressuring local officials to alter the vote count.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 09:54am

World

With Republican firewall, Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot

WASHINGTON: The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of inciting the mob that stormed the Capitol last ...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World

Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive

Senator Josh Hawley, who helped lead the opposition in the Senate to the presidential election results, predicted that Tuesday's vote would ultimately reflect the chamber's final decision.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:10pm

World

Trump refuses to testify in 'unconstitutional' impeachment trial

The Justice Department has suggested they could build a case for seditious conspiracy by some Trump-supporting extreme right groups in the attack.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:26am

Markets

Gold inches lower on firmer dollar, US stimulus worries

The US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting is scheduled to begin later in the day.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:13am

World

FBI says Capitol rioter allegedly hoped to sell Pelosi laptop to Russia

The complaint says that after Williams returned home, she packed a bag and told her mother she was leaving "for a couple of weeks."

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:46am

World

Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence in video that does not mention impeachment

The article now will go to the Senate for an impeachment trial.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:48pm

World

With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote

With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a history-making vote to try to remove the president from office.
That would trigger a trial in the still Republican-controlled Senate, although it was unclear whether enough time or political appetite remained to expel Trump.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

World

Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms

"I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation," Pence wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shortly before the House was set to vote on a measure calling on Pence to use the amendment to strip Trump of power.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:02am

World

After Capitol siege, majority of Americans believe Trump should be removed from office before term: Poll

Over half of surveyed Americans in a new poll have indicated that they believe that President Trump should be removed from office, following the attack on the Capitol by his supporters.
56 percent polled in favour of the removal of President Trump from office, while 67 percent polled that the outgoing President deserves a significant degree of the blame for the rioting that took place in the Capitol.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:02pm

Business & Finance

JPMorgan halts all political donations after US Capitol attack

Hospitality giant Marriott International said it will halt donations to "those who voted against the certification of the election," a spokesperson told AFP Sunday.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:14am

World

Pelosi consults top general on curbing Trump’s military power, as House considers impeachment

Amidst mounting pressure for the removal of President Trump from office, House speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to the nation's top military leader to curb the President's authority to take military action - at home and abroad.
In the aftermath of the chaotic events on Wednesday, in which the President urged thousands of his supporters to flock to the Capitol building, which resulted in an insurrection to repeal the results of the election; leaving five dead.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 01:06pm

World

'Looking at possibilities of building our own platform', Trump says after Twitter account suspension

"Tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me," Trump tweeted from POTUS account.
The tweets were deleted almost instantly.

Updated 09 Jan, 2021 10:49am

World

China draws comparison between storming of U.S. Capitol, HK protests

China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Around the world, leaders expressed shock and concern, condemning the attempted subversion of democracy.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 02:50pm

World

Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. capitol

One woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol building in the chaos.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:10am

Markets

Dow ends at record as US stocks shrug off Capitol Hill unrest

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 30,829.40, up 1.4 percent, and the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.6 percent to close at 3,748.14.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:18am

Markets

Asian markets drift as Georgia runoffs take spotlight

Oil prices extended gains after soaring nearly five percent Tuesday on news that Saudi Arabia had offered to cut output by a million barrels in both February and March.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:26am

Markets

Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that there is still a good chance of a no-deal, with negotiators unable to find common ground on access to fishing grounds.

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 12:41pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 10 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	284.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	283.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	144.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
India Sensex / Dec 8	69825.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32307.86
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16334.37
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	71.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2004.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	81.44

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