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Pompeo threatens US sanctions over Hong Kong mass arrests

Pompeo said the 53 people arrested Wednesday "should be released immediately and unconditionally".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:48pm

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Pompeo calls EU-China investment deal 'weak'

The European Union and China on December 30 approved the deal in principle after seven years of negotiations.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:46pm

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Pompeo hints at returning 'evil' Cuba to terror list

Cuban Foreign Minister denounced Pompeo for his "vicious political attacks," saying they are "focused on punishing and causing hardships to the people."

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:38pm

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US regrets Lebanon-Israel stalemate, offers mediation

The Trump administration has heralded major progress in its waning days in Israel's relations with the Arab world.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 07:49pm

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US issues additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials

Pompeo said the restrictions affected officials believed to be responsible for or complicit in repressing religious practitioners.
US-China relations have plunged to their worst level in decades as the world's top two economies spar over issues ranging from the coronavirus outbreak.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 07:09pm

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Rockets fired at US embassy land inside Baghdad's Green Zone, damaging compound

Sirens blared from the embassy compound inside the zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:15am

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NATO checking systems after US cyberattack

The NATO official said the Belgium-headquartered organisation used SolarWinds software in some of its systems.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 07:13pm

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Pompeo quarantining after contact with Covid-positive person: State Dept

The State Department said that for privacy reasons it was not identifying the person Pompeo came into contact with.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 02:44am

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State Dept says Pompeo to quarantine after contact with COVID-positive person

Secretary Pompeo has been identified as having come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID.
"The secretary has been tested and is negative. In accordance with CDC guidelines, he will be in quarantine.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 01:32am

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State Dept says Pompeo to quarantine after contact with COVID-positive person

"Secretary Pompeo has been identified as having come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 09:36pm

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Turkey says Cavusoglu discussed U.S. sanctions with Pompeo in call

Washington on Monday imposed sanctions targeting Turkey's Presidency of Defence Industry (SSB), its chairman and three other employees. Cavusoglu "conveyed our reaction to the decision by the United States," the ministry said.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 08:30pm

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Pompeo says Russia playing political games, stalling progress in Mediterranean

"All of these actions clearly demonstrate that if anyone is playing political games and trying to stall progress in regional conflicts, it is Russia, which only acts to advance its own interests to the detriment of the entire region,"

Published 15 Dec, 2020 08:11pm

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US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist

The move opens the way for aid, debt relief and investment to a country going though a rocky political transition and struggling under a severe economic crisis exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:44am

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Pompeo urges US universities to scrutinize Chinese students

*"If we don't educate ourselves, if we're not honest about what's taking place, we'll get schooled by Beijing," Pompeo said.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 02:33am

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Trump adviser Navarro violated law against political activity -federal watchdog

Special Counsel Henry Kerner last year recommended that Trump fire adviser Kellyanne Conway after multiple violations of the Hatch Act, but he refused.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 10:37am

Violation of religious freedom: US govt places Pakistan and China among 'countries of particular concern'

Pompeo says US also designated militant groups such as al-Shabaab, al-Qaida, Boko Haram, ISIS, Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the Taliban as ‘Entities of Particular Concern’
In view of significant progress by the governments of Sudan and Uzbekistan, the US removed these states from the Special Watch List

Published 08 Dec, 2020 10:33am

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Pompeo brands Venezuela vote a 'fraud'

Victory would give Maduro's ruling Socialist Party control of an expanded 227-seat National Assembly -- the only institution not in its hands.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 11:02am

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Pompeo says violence levels in Afghanistan 'unacceptably high'

The negotiations were to have begun on March 10 under an US-Taliban accord for a US troop withdrawal.
"I made clear to them that the violence levels can't continue while these negotiations go on and it won't work," Pompeo said.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 11:01pm

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Pompeo says Iran 'desperately' keen to return to talks for sanctions relief

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have risen since 2018, when President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal.
US sanctions have crippled the Iranian economy but so far have not led to the opening of a negotiation for a new nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 10:39pm

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Saudi foreign minister denies meeting between Crown Prince and Israeli officials

Earlier, Israeli media said Netanyahu had secretly flown on Sunday to Neom, on the Red Sea, for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Updated 23 Nov, 2020 07:29pm

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Pompeo tour seeks to cement Trump's 'maximum pressure' on Iran

Saudi Arabia, for its part, has said it expects no major change in its relationship with the US under Biden.

Published 23 Nov, 2020 02:20am

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Afghan VP vows to track down Kabul attackers

Although the attack was claimed by IS, officials blamed the Taliban. They have denied involvement.

Published 22 Nov, 2020 06:08pm

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Pompeo, on visit to Israel, says he will go to Golan Heights

Today I'll have the chance to visit the Golan Heights. The simple recognition of this as part of Israel, too.
Israel says the Golan - which overlooks northern Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan - is a bulwark against Syria and Iranian forces.

Published 19 Nov, 2020 06:37pm

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Pompeo in Turkey for fraught visit with no official talks

Pompeo had publicly criticised Erdogan's controversial conversion of Istanbul's emblematic Hagia Sophia monument into a mosque in July.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:00pm

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Pompeo promises 'smooth transition' to a second Trump term

"There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration," Pompeo said in an at times testy news conference when asked about contacts with the Biden team.

Published 11 Nov, 2020 01:05am

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Pompeo says China has brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives

The five-day tour is aimed at girding allies against China's increasing political and military inroads in the region in recent years.
We see from bad deals, violations of sovereignty and lawlessness on land and sea that the Chinese Communist Party is a predator, and the United States comes in a different way, we come as a friend, and as a partner.

Published 28 Oct, 2020 06:12pm

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Pompeo slams 'predator' China on Sri Lanka trip

Pompeo described how Washington has provided military training and recently gifted two coastguard vessels, contrasting its assistance with China.

Published 28 Oct, 2020 06:08pm

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China blasts 'bully' US ahead of Pompeo's Sri Lanka stop

Pompeo's visit went ahead despite a surge in coronavirus lockdowns in many parts of Colombo because of a surge in infections.

Published 27 Oct, 2020 11:25pm

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US puts China 'aggression' at heart of India talks

US and India signed off on a series of accords including one which will allow the US military to share sensitive satellite and sensor data.

Published 27 Oct, 2020 05:38pm

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Pompeo steps up efforts to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Pompeo to host Azeri and Armenian foreign ministers.
More fighting reported in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Putin says Moscow believes 5,000 killed since Sept. 27.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 07:33pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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