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China President Xi Jinping

Trump’s summit delay casts pall over US-China trade truce

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:59am

BEIJING: US President Donald Trump’s request to delay the planned summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

China’s mediation eases fighting between Pakistan, Afghanistan

Published 13 Mar, 2026 07:15am

ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Chinese mediation efforts, including a message from President Xi Jinping, have helped ease the...

Xi extends condolences over Islamabad blast

Published 10 Feb, 2026 08:02am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolences to President Asif Ali Zardari over...

China’s Xi calls for ‘equal, multipolar world’ as he meets Uruguay leader

Published 03 Feb, 2026 11:44am

Uruguay ran a trade surplus of $187.1 million with China in the first half of 2025

We can’t ignore China, says UK’s Starmer

Published 31 Jan, 2026 06:02am

SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday it would be foolish for Britain not to engage with...

Canada’s Carney plans to talk trade, relations during China visit

Published 12 Jan, 2026 07:24am

MONTREAL: Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday will begin a state visit to China, the first in eight years for a...

Xi urges Lee to make ‘right choices’

Published 06 Jan, 2026 06:33am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his visiting South Korean counterpart Monday to join Beijing in...

China’s Xi to host South Korea’s Lee from Sunday amid Japan tensions

Published 02 Jan, 2026 10:52am

Xi's invitation to Lee for a state visit from Sunday is a calculated move aimed at deepening bilateral relations especially before the South Korean leader visits Japan

Xi promises more proactive macro policies in 2026

Published 01 Jan, 2026 07:29am

BEIJING: China is on track to meet its growth target of around 5% this year and will roll out more proactive ...

Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs

Published 11 Oct, 2025 11:22am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce...

China’s ‘Eight-Point Decision’

Published 11 Oct, 2025 07:26am

In the annals of political and societal governance worldwide, few policy directives have triggered as profound and...

Trump says Xi using soy as negotiation tactic ahead of talks

Published 03 Oct, 2025 07:28am

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that soybeans would be a major topic of discussion...

‘Beijing’s parade proves China is in full control’

Updated 28 Sep, 2025 06:50am

This is apropos some letters to the Editor from this writer carried by the newspaper on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday...

Dar meets Xi, conveys ‘warm greetings’

Published 16 Jul, 2025 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on...

Putin, Xi ‘strongly condemn’ Israeli strikes on Iran, urge diplomatic solution

Published 19 Jun, 2025 03:26pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned...

Xi signs treaty to elevate ties with Central Asia

Published 18 Jun, 2025 07:21am

BEIJING: China President Xi Jinping signed a treaty to elevate ties with Central Asian nations on Tuesday, as ...

China swipes at ‘bullying’ US as it woos Latin American leaders

Published 14 May, 2025 06:44am

BEIJING: China took thinly-veiled swipes at the United States and cast itself as the defender of the multilateral...

As Trump return looms, Xi calls for more free trade in Asia

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

LIMA: With Donald Trump’s imminent return to the US presidency looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...

Zhuhai car attack: China clears memorial as government scrambles to respond

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:01am

ZHUHAI: Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai removed wreaths, candles and even bottles of Chinese...

Japan PM Ishiba, China President Xi to meet in Peru on Friday, Kyodo says

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:44am

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet China’s President Xi Jinping on the...

Naqvi highlights China’s development as model for world

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren to extend congratulations on...

Negotiations with IMF: PM acknowledges China’s critical role

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...

China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments

Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:04am

BEIJING: China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed...

China to pitch green tech exports to African leaders

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

BEIJING/NAIROBI: China will urge a summit of 50 African nations in Beijing this week to take more of its goods,...

Militant attacks delay launch of China-backed airport

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The start of operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Balochistan province has been pushed back for a...

China and Vietnam’s top leaders meet in Beijing

Published 19 Aug, 2024 10:41am

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first...

China issues plan to boost household consumption

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:01am

BEIJING: China has issued a set of directives aimed at boosting household consumption, a weakness weighing on growth...

China flash floods kill at least 20

Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am

BEIJING: Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state...

Putin, Xi vie for influence at Central Asian summit

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:57am

ASTANA (Kazakhstan): The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking...

PM will undertake visit to China from 4th: FO

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a five-day official visit to China from 4-8 June 2024 to ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	58.43 ▲ 4.75 (8.85%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	97.99 ▲ 7.27 (8.01%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	47.95 ▲ 3.36 (7.54%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	54.23 ▼ -5.33 (-8.95%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.63 ▼ -1.84 (-8.19%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	69,550,759 ▲ 0.36
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	30,096,933 ▲ 3.36
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,680,638 ▲ 0.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,156,499 ▼ -0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,167,135 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,290,437 ▼ -0.33
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4,982,491 ▲ 0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,730,515 ▼ -0.45
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,412,866 ▼ -1.05
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	4,301,480 ▲ 0.04

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