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Outgoing UK PM Starmer to visit Kyiv for talks with Zelenskiy

Published 16 Jul, 2026 11:00am

Starmer will travel to Kyiv on Thursday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in one of his final visits as UK leader

UK's Starmer could set out exit timetable on Monday as Burnham waits in the wings

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:40am

Starmer had said on Friday he would stand in any formal Labour leadership contest that sought to replace him

Labour rival eyes win in poll key to UK PM’s fate

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD (United Kingdom): UK voters went to the polls on Thursday in a historic local election that...

US considers buying Chagos Islands

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

WASHINGTON: The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported...

King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions

Published 29 Apr, 2026 12:05pm

Downing Street and Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's comments about Iran

Sacked UK official tells MPs: Downing Street exerted pressure to okay Mandelson

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:40am

LONDON: Downing Street applied constant pressure on civil servants to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as...

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Published 10 Apr, 2026 12:15pm

Stocks rose Friday as investors remained optimistic about the US-Iran ceasefire ahead of planned weekend talks

UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships

Updated 21 Mar, 2026 02:32pm

Starmer adjusts stance following Iran's regional strikes response

Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz, Japan and Australia say no plans to send ships

Published 16 Mar, 2026 11:35am

With the US-Israeli war on Iran creating turmoil across the Middle East and shaking up global energy markets in its third week

Britain, Japan agree to deepen defence and security cooperation

Published 01 Feb, 2026 03:07am

TOKYO: Britain and Japan agreed to strengthen defence and economic ties, visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said...

AI risks ‘mass unemployment’ in London: mayor

Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am

LONDON: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence...

Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

Published 10 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

LONDON: Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former prime minister...

UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments

Published 11 Jan, 2023 11:48am

LONDON: The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a “hugely significant” new defence deal allowing UK...

Rishi Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first prime minister of colour

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 07:44pm

LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to...

UK PM Johnson survives Tory MPs’ no-confidence vote

Published 07 Jun, 2022 12:19pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived a vote of no confidence from his own Conservative...

How to replace a Conservative leader

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:24pm

LONDON: Members of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party have triggered a vote of confidence in...

UK PM to address nation, readies sanctions after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Published 24 Feb, 2022 05:33pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a televised statement about Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday...

British PM Johnson is 'taking charge' after lockdown party row, minister says

Published 04 Feb, 2022 01:41pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking charge of his Downing Street team by making changes after a...

A change of style? UK’s Johnson fights for political survival

Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to shake up operations in his 10 Downing Street office to try to...

UK's Johnson bids to reset premiership with 'levelling up' pledge

Published 02 Feb, 2022 02:34pm

LONDON: Boris Johnson will set out a plan to "level up" Britain on Wednesday as he tries to move on from the scandal...

UK police investigating Downing Street lockdown parties

Published 25 Jan, 2022 03:47pm

LONDON: British police said on Tuesday it was investigating a series of events held at Prime Minister Boris ...

UK PM Johnson under fresh pressure over lockdown birthday bash

Published 25 Jan, 2022 01:45pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Tuesday fighting fresh allegations that he broke the COVID...

Johnson faces demands to resign

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday dismissed calls to resign from opponents and some of his...

UK PM Johnson faces plot to trigger leadership challenge

Published 19 Jan, 2022 12:43pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Wednesday fighting to shore up his premiership after a revolt by...

British PM under fire over video of staff joking about lockdown party

Published 08 Dec, 2021 10:13am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides...

UK sends 1,000 more ventilators to India as doctors rally

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

LONDON: The UK said Sunday it was sending an extra 1,000 oxygen ventilators to Covid-struck India, as a group of...

Minister sidesteps question on UK PM Johnson's apartment refurbishment financing

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:31am

"The prime minister has already paid for it," Shapps told Sky News.

British Prime Minister Johnson reacts to death of Prince Philip

Published 09 Apr, 2021 05:31pm

"It was with great sadness that a short time ago I received word from Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh has passed away at the age of 99.
"Prince Philip earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth and around the world.

UK needs to do more to tackle racism, PM Johnson says

Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:52pm

"I don't want to say that the government is going to agree with absolutely everything in it, but it has some original and stimulating work in it but I think people need to read and to consider," Johnson said.
"There are very serious issues that our society faces to do with racism that we need to address, we've got, we've got to do more to fix it and we need to understand the severity of the problem," he said.

British govt will not reduce worker rights post-Brexit, business sec says

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:09pm

Commenting on the report, opposition member of parliament Ed Miliband said the government's priorities were "out of step with the needs of workers and their families".

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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