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Andy Burnham elected new Labour leader, now set to be UK PM

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:28pm

Promises to spread power away from Westminster

UK's Reeves backs Burnham for prime minister, defers on own role

Published 25 Jun, 2026 11:47am

Reeves, a close ally of Starmer, said no one could doubt her commitment to the outgoing prime minister, adding that she had worked alongside him for six years

UK Labour MPs mull challenge to PM frontrunner Burnham

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

LONDON: Two Labour lawmakers were on Tuesday considering whether to challenge Andy Burnham to become Britain’s next...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation

Published 22 Jun, 2026 01:55pm

Says Starmer process of picking a new Labour Party leader will be launched in July

Starmer considers political future, could decide as early as Monday

Published 22 Jun, 2026 06:09am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was considering his political future on Sunday, after rival Andy...

Doctors in England call off strikes after last-minute offer in long-running dispute

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:35am

Fletcher said doctors would vote on the offer. If they reject it, he warned, the union would move ahead with plans for strike action ‌next month

Anti-immigrant violence erupts across Belfast after knife attack

Published 10 Jun, 2026 01:20pm

Hundreds of protesters, many with their faces covered, attacked police and burned vehicles in a number of ‌locations across Northern Ireland after a video of the knife attacK

UK minister quits ahead of possible challenge to Starmer

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

LONDON: Britain’s health minister Wes Streeting announced on Thursday that he had resigned, paving the way for him...

UK health minister Wes Streeting resigns

Published 14 May, 2026 07:12pm

LONDON: British health minister Wes Streeting resigned from ‌government on Thursday, saying he had lost confidence...

Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King’s Speech

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

LONDON: Keir Starmer faced his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported to be...

Under-threat UK PM Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong

Published 12 May, 2026 07:57am

LONDON: Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting Monday, vowing to prove his “doubters” wrong...

Pound rises as Starmer vows to stay on

Published 11 May, 2026 08:23am

LONDON: The pound and UK government bonds climbed on Friday after British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he...

Starmer says his govt is a 10-year project despite calls to quit

Published 11 May, 2026 06:41am

PM Keir Starmer faces mounting calls to quit after his party's local election drubbing, with a former minister threatening a leadership contest unless he steps down.

Labour loses power in Wales for first time since 1999 devolution

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party lost power Friday in Wales for the first time since its devolved assembly was created...

Dollar slips

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

NEW YORK: The dollar slipped on Friday, on pace for a second straight weekly fall as investors stayed cautiously...

UK PM faces vote on possible parliamentary probe over Mandelson

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

LONDON: Britain’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at...

UK’s Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path

Published 10 Apr, 2026 08:03am

Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises

Britain unveils jobs drive for young people to tackle high unemployment

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 08:47am

LONDON: Britain will invest an additional 1 billion pounds (USD1.3 billion) to unlock jobs for young people, the...

Sterling struggles after UK Labour Party suffers defeat in stronghold

Published 02 Mar, 2026 04:37am

LONDON: The pound struggled to gain traction on Friday, as mounting geopolitical tensions prompted investors to back...

UK’s Green Party wins Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat

Published 27 Feb, 2026 09:59am

The candidate for Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party came second with 10,587 votes, while the governing Labour came third with 9,364 votes

UK PM’s top aide quits in scandal over Mandelson links to Epstein

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

LONDON: Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigned on Sunday over the appointment of...

Sterling recovers some BoE-led losses

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

LONDON: The pound rose on Friday, recovering some of the previous day’s steep slide that followed a surprisingly...

Kashmir issue at international level: Senate body urges FO to enhance lobbying efforts

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan & SAFRON has urged the Foreign...

UK’s Reeves to test faith of investors and party with tax-heavy budget

Published 26 Nov, 2025 11:30am

Economists expect between 20-30 billion pounds of tax hikes when she addresses parliament at about 1230 GMT

Talk of plan to replace UK PM Starmer is not true, says health minister

Published 12 Nov, 2025 12:38pm

Multiple British media outlets reported that allies of the prime minister had said Starmer would fight any challenge to his leadership if he faced a threat

Ex-NATO chief Stoltenberg to become Norway’s finance minister, local media report

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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