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On another debt crisis

Facing a challenging re-election battle in the next election cycle, the new year could not have started on a worse...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 09:28am

World

White House says it doesn't want to 'go around Congress' on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:40am

World

Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state

AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm

BR Research

Another shot at relevance?

After assuming presidency back in early 2021 following Donald Trump’s four turbulent years in office, Joe Biden...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 10:32am

Editorials

Modi’s fact falsifications

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a rally in his native Gujarat, India’s Hindu extremist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Pakistan

US senator urges Congress to step up aid for Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Describing $53 million US aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan as a “drop in the bucket”, a prominent...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

World

India’s Congress braces for cross-country march to revive support

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party members gathered on Wednesday for a cross-country march against...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

World

China’s Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi’s rule

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

World

Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am

Sonia, Rahul summoned in money laundering probe

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Biden to seek $33bn for Ukraine, a massive jump in funding

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine — a dramatic...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

Peru’s Castillo to face impeachment vote in Congress

LIMA: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is facing an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the center-left...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:13am

World

Trump ‘more likely than not’ obstructed Congress: US judge

WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former US president Donald Trump “more likely than not” engaged...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

World

Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion for his US defense budget for...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:59pm

Opinion

Some in Congress seek to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks

Capitol Hill has begun to debate whether to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks, but despite some rare bi-partisan...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

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

Defiant Biden touts first year, vows to reconnect with voters

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden sought to reset his presidency in a marathon first year press conference Wednesday, vowing to...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:59am

World

Trump cancels Jan 6 press conference, Biden to address divided nation

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 10:08am

World

US President Biden calls on Congress to ratify treaty on ozone depletion

WASHINGTON: US President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to ratify an international treaty amendement that aims to...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am

World

Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Upbeat Biden to hit road selling endangered spending plans

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Saturday he will hit this road this week to sell his mammoth spending plans,...

Updated 03 Oct, 2021 11:27am

Markets

Trillion-dollar coin? Washington eyes solution to budget impasse

NEW YORK: Talk of a trillion-dollar US coin has returned to Washington now that Congress is mired in another...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:25am

World

Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts

WASHINGTON: Two members of the US House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:53pm

World

US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across Afghanistan

The orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territory in government hands

Published 13 Aug, 2021 09:39am

World

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

The bipartisan group negotiating the blueprint overcame a key sticking point: how to pay for the spending

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:12am

World

Democrats tap Republican Trump critic for US Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named an outspoken Republican critic of former president Donald...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Pakistan

Biden administration seeks economic, social aid for Pakistan in its first budget

A proposal sent to Congress states that the funding for Pakistan will support strengthened democratic governance, particularly near the Afghan border in KP, and address drivers of extremism
The funds for these programs will be allocated from the $324.5 million the US State Department is seeking for South and Central Asia to support peace and stability in the region

Published 30 May, 2021 10:10am

World

Biden's defense budget seeks greater China deterrence and nuclear funding

There will also be money to further develop and test of hypersonic weapons and other "next-generation" weapons systems as the military aims to build capabilities to counter Russia and China

Published 28 May, 2021 10:25am

World

US Republicans grapple with way out of political limbo

The ex-president however is weighed down with baggage.

Published 02 May, 2021 11:18am

US corporations, wealthy must ‘pay their fair share’: Biden

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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