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Iran war cost hits $38bn: CBO

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 09:50am

WASHINGTON: The six-month-old US war against Iran has cost USD38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise...

‘That’s why we fight’: Trump links 9/11 to Iran conflict

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001...

Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks

Updated 11 Sep, 2026 11:42pm

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to...

Top US military officials face lie-detectors in leak hunt

Published 06 Sep, 2026 02:30am

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has launched a lie-detector dragnet to comb through high-ranking military officials and...

US and Iran exchange attacks as lull in war appears over

Published 02 Sep, 2026 10:25am

Jordan’s armed forces said its air defense systems dealt with 13 ballistic missiles that entered the kingdom’s airspace

US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports

Published 30 Aug, 2026 12:02pm

The US also plans to secure preferential rights to purchase 20% of the company's production at cost, the WSJ reported

Bipartisan backlash as Trump scales back US-South Korea drills

Published 18 Aug, 2026 06:36am

WASHINGTON: Senior US senators from both parties on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to scale...

Trump flew secretly from Turkiye due to Iranian threat, the Washington Post reports

Published 11 Aug, 2026 10:41am

The Post said aside from reporters, some White House staff also believed that the president was on board

Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts'

Published 06 Aug, 2026 01:37pm

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt branded coverage of the exchange with Hegseth 'FAKE NEWS!'

Saudi defence official visits US

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 09:07am

Dr Khalid Al Biyari visited US to strengthen defence ties, military industry collaboration, technology transfer, regional security

Drone strike near Suez Canal raises new security threat

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 08:09am

US military says it hit dozens of targets in Iran overnight • IRGC says it struck US assets in Jordan and Kuwait
Saudi Arabia joins US strikes, also warns against further escalation

Gulf stocks advance on Iran de-escalation hopes

The Pentagon paused bombing operations after 13 nights of escalating strikes

Iran says halts Middle East attacks as US holds fire

Updated 26 Jul, 2026 09:53pm

US stopped strikes for two nights, a de-escalation possibly due to US munition concerns

Saudi strikes target Yemen’s Hodeidah

Published 25 Jul, 2026 02:59am

Strikes hit facilities belonging to state telecommunications corporation in Hodeidah city, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reports

US House approves USD95bn budget plan with Iran war funding

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

The measure was narrowly approved in a 216-214 vote and now heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain

Trump attends return of US soldiers killed in Iran war

Published 23 Jul, 2026 12:45pm

The war has cost US taxpayers at least $37.5 billion, has led to the deaths of 18 US service members and has killed thousands of Iranians

War in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far, Pentagon says

Published 22 Jul, 2026 10:29am

Trump's administration estimated the first six ⁠days of the war had cost at least $11.3 billion

Three ships struck in Hormuz flare-up, Qatar slams Iran

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:17pm

All three vessels were struck close to Oman

Trump administration asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 09:31am

White House requests $21bn for Pentagon munitions, industrial base, capabilities

NATO's Rutte to meet Trump, aiming to ease tensions ahead of July summit

Published 24 Jun, 2026 10:51am

Rutte has maintained strong ties with Pentagon officials, and Hegseth spoke warmly of his leadership at the Brussels event last week

Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36pm

The Iran war has cost around $25 billion, a Pentagon official says

Trump says 'nobody' attacked Iran girls' school 'on purpose'

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:13am

The strike on February 28, the first day of the conflict, killed more than 175 children and teachers

China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:16am

If Chinese firms are not treated fairly, Beijing will 'inevitably retaliate resolutely and forcefully'

US launches new strikes after Trump threatens to attack Iran 'very hard'

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:32am

The strikes are in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz

Published 10 Jun, 2026 09:38am

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in response they had targeted four sites at the U.S. al-Azraq base in Jordan using long-range missiles, Iranian media reported

US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:55pm

Washington imposes a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea

US in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in Europe, FT says

Published 02 Jun, 2026 10:34am

US officials have signaled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers

Czech Republic likely to miss NATO defence-spending target, PM tells FT

Published 31 May, 2026 11:02am

The US plans to tell NATO it will shrink the pool of American military capabilities available to assist the alliance's European ⁠nations in a major crisis, Reuters reported this month

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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

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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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