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Capitol Hill

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

World

Top US Congress leaders start second meeting on COVID-19 aid, government funding

The other includes the two main sticking points on Capitol Hill that McConnell cited: the liability protections for businesses and other organizations, and $160 billion for state and local governments.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:19am

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / Feb 25 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.80 ▲ 0.46 (19.66%)
1st Dawood / Feb 25 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	3.05 ▲ 0.44 (16.86%)
First Equity Mod. / Feb 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	4.05 ▲ 0.55 (15.71%)
Telecard / Feb 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7.88 ▲ 1.00 (14.53%)
Sally Tex. / Feb 25 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.25 ▲ 0.63 (13.64%)
Media Times / Feb 25 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	4.05 ▲ 0.37 (10.05%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Feb 25 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.65 ▲ 0.15 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinng / Feb 25 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.20 ▲ 0.28 (9.59%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 25 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11.99 ▲ 0.99 (9.00%)
First Cap. Sec. / Feb 25 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.35 ▲ 0.19 (8.80%)

Stock	Price
Adam Sugar / Feb 25 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	28.25 ▲ -5.77 (-16.96%)
John&Philips / Feb 25 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	40.70 ▲ -3.30 (-7.50%)
Arpak Int. / Feb 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	84.18 ▲ -6.82 (-7.49%)
IGI Life Ins. / Feb 25 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	53.20 ▲ -4.31 (-7.49%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Feb 25 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.29 ▲ -3.99 (-7.49%)
Sana Ind. / Feb 25 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	68.55 ▲ -5.55 (-7.49%)
J.A.Textile / Feb 25 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	14.10 ▲ -1.14 (-7.48%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Feb 25 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	149.00 ▲ -12.00 (-7.45%)
Mian Textile / Feb 25 Mian Textile Industries Limited(MTIL)	16.77 ▲ -1.35 (-7.45%)
Ghazi Fab. / Feb 25 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	5.81 ▲ -0.43 (-6.89%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard / Feb 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	25,211,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Feb 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	16,681,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak. / Feb 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	13,764,817 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Feb 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,534,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Feb 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	11,248,623 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Feb 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	11,196,000 ▼ 0.00
Netsol Tech. / Feb 25 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	10,800,500 ▼ 0.00
Gul Ahmed / Feb 25 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	9,761,500 ▼ 0.00
Media Times / Feb 25 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	7,372,500 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Feb 25 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,805,303 ▼ 0.00

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World
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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 25	158.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 25	158.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 25	105.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 25	1.41
Euro to USD / Feb 25	1.22
UK LIBOR % / Feb 25	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 25	3925.43
India Sensex / Feb 25	50781.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 25	29671.70
Nasdaq / Feb 25	13597.97
Hang Seng / Feb 25	29718.24
FTSE 100 / Feb 25	6658.97
Dow Jones / Feb 25	31961.86
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 25	13976.00
France CAC40 / Feb 25	5797.98

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Feb 25	63.55
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Feb 25	11700.00
Gold 10 Grams / Feb 25	94864.00
Gold Spot / Feb 25	1802.60
Cotton / Feb 25	93.69

Capitol Hill

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

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

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

Trump refuses to testify in 'unconstitutional' impeachment trial

Gold inches lower on firmer dollar, US stimulus worries

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

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

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

Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms

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

JPMorgan halts all political donations after US Capitol attack

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

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

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

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

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

Asian markets drift as Georgia runoffs take spotlight

Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress

Top US Congress leaders start second meeting on COVID-19 aid, government funding

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