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Department of Homeland Security

Trump govt proposes USD103k fee for skilled worker visa

Published 25 Aug, 2026 04:54am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday moved to impose a more than USD 100,000 fee on...

US to make visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

WASHINGTON: The US State Department will make permanent a visa bond program that could require applicants from 50...

Trump nominee for Homeland Security chief grilled at Senate hearing

Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am

WASHINGTON: The US Senate confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick as Homeland...

US restarts Global Entry programme amid industry pressure

Published 12 Mar, 2026 02:14am

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Wednesday reinstated the Global Entry program that expedites US customs and...

Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland secretary after storm over shootings, spending

Published 06 Mar, 2026 10:36am

Noem was quickly confirmed to lead the 260,000-employee department in January 2025 after Trump took office

Trump, facing headwinds at home and abroad, to address State of the Union

Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will deliver the traditional State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday...

US deports 9 to Cameroon despite court protections: NYT

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration secretly deported nine people to Cameroon, despite many of them having US court...

Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Published 13 Feb, 2026 05:47am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s pointman on Thursday announced the end of aggressive immigration operations in...

US govt shuts down but quick resolution expected

Published 01 Feb, 2026 03:07am

WASHINGTON: The US government entered a partial shutdown Saturday as a midnight funding deadline passed without...

In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting

Published 27 Jan, 2026 10:33am

Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke by telephone on Monday as well, and their subsequent remarks were also upbeat

US freezes immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Pakistan: report

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 09:33am

State Department said it would now use the same authority for a blanket suspension of immigrant visas based on nationality

With tension high in Minnesota, border agent shoots two in Oregon traffic stop

Published 09 Jan, 2026 11:19am

Protests intensified in Minnesota following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer

US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, mayor disputes government claim of self-defence

Published 08 Jan, 2026 11:15am

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey adamantly rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the agent fired in self-defence

US green card for $1million? Trump launches ‘gold card program’

Updated 11 Dec, 2025 02:49pm

'Basically it's a Green Card, but much better. Much more powerful, a much stronger path,' Trump told reporters at the White House

Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

Published 10 Dec, 2025 10:28am

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Australia was entitled to restrict access to social media, just as it applied safety rules to any imported good

US Republican senator calls for DOJ and Homeland Security to investigate Shein, Temu for counterfeiting

Published 02 Dec, 2025 08:44am

Shein and Temu did not immediately comment on Cotton’s letter

Trump says US will permanently pause migration from ‘Third World Countries’

Published 28 Nov, 2025 11:45am

The alleged gunman was granted asylum this year under Trump, according to a US government file seen by Reuters

US to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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