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Rishi Sunak

Seven PMs in 10 years: Britain’s decade of ‘chaos’

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

LONDON: Britain will have its seventh prime minister in a decade this year after Labour leader Keir Starmer was...

Senior UK opposition politician sacked over ‘plot’ to join hard-right party

Updated 16 Jan, 2026 09:02am

LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Conservative Party was on Thursday caught up in a top-level row over allegations...

UK finance minister to revive regular economic talks with China in January trip, sources says

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:39am

BEIJING: Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves will visit China on a two-day trip in January to revive high-level...

Nigel Farage wins seat in UK parliament

Published 05 Jul, 2024 11:17am

CLACTON-ON-SEA: Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, won a seat in the British parliament for the...

Keir Starmer pledges to stabilise UK as Labour win huge majority

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:32pm

The centre-left Labour Party ends 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government

Labour tipped for historic win

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

LONDON: Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a...

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am

LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign...

UK exits recession with stronger-than-expected growth

Published 28 Jun, 2024 12:28pm

LONDON: Britain’s economy emerged from a short-lived recession in the first quarter with stronger-than-anticipated...

More UK police officers accused in election betting scandal

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

LONDON: Five more police officers allegedly placed bets on the timing of the UK general election, a force...

UK’s Sunak faces call for election date betting probe

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

LONDON: The campaign director for Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has stepped aside following reports that he...

UK inflation slowdown unlikely to shift vote, rate outcomes

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

LONDON: Britain’s inflation rate has slowed to a near three-year low, official data showed Wednesday, but the ...

UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast

Published 19 Jun, 2024 11:03pm

LONDON: Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted crushing defeats for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s...

UK inflation slows to central bank’s 2% target

Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:08pm

LONDON: British inflation slowed in May to the central bank’s two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday,...

UK’s Labour pitches for power with ‘wealth creation’ pledge

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

MANCHESTER: Britain’s Labour party launched a “manifesto for wealth creation” Thursday, pledging to get the...

UK PM Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early

Published 07 Jun, 2024 12:08pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Friday for his early departure from D-Day commemorations in...

D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

Published 05 Jun, 2024 01:54pm

LONDON: Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday...

UK right-winger Farage doused with drink at election campaign launch

Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:47am

LONDON: Nigel Farage, new leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform Party and thorn in the side of the governing...

Lagging in polls, UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national...

UK general election to be held on July 4: media

Published 22 May, 2024 09:01pm

LONDON: A UK general election is to be held on July 4, British media reported on Wednesday quoting sources, as Prime...

British PM lauds EU states’ push to send asylum seekers to third countries

Published 21 May, 2024 04:43pm

VIENNA: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a visit to Vienna lauded a joint letter by Austria and 14 other EU...

Sunak says UK at ‘crossroads’ but refuses to call election

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Monday that his beleaguered governing Conservative party can win a...

China suspected in cyberattack on UK defence ministry

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

LONDON: The British government said Tuesday it could not rule out state involvement in a mass cyberattack on the...

UK’s Labour claim big early win over PM Sunak’s Conservatives

Published 03 May, 2024 10:23am

LONDON: Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday, beating the...

England goes to the polls in key local elections

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

LONDON: Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up ...

UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

LONDON: British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next...

UK local polls could determine PM Sunak’s fate

Published 01 May, 2024 11:57am

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week...

Sunak, Scholz vow support for Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’

Published 24 Apr, 2024 06:54pm

BERLIN: The leaders of Britain and Germany pledged Wednesday to back Ukraine in its war with Russia for “as long as...

Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

WIMEREUX (France): Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on...

Sunak vows more spending for UK defence in 'dangerous world'

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:44pm

WARSAW: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he would lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP to reach 87 billion...

Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 29	278.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 29	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 29	7,440.43
Nasdaq / Jun 29	25,820.14
Dow Jones / Jun 29	52,182.74
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,689.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,294.96
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,811.33
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,511.18
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,851.14
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,402.62

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 29	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 29	367,743
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	70.04
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	3,987.09
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	77.02
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 30 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	7.45 ▲ 1 (15.5%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 30 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	10.34 ▲ 1 (10.71%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 30 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 30 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	12.41 ▲ 1.13 (10.02%)
Quetta Textile / Jun 30 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	16.58 ▲ 1.51 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 30 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	33.74 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.56 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 30 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	31.43 ▲ 2.86 (10.01%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 30 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Kohat Textile / Jun 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	172.47 ▼ -19.04 (-9.94%)
Saif Textile / Jun 30 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	43.01 ▼ -3.86 (-8.24%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 30 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	21.70 ▼ -1.68 (-7.19%)
Biafo Ind. / Jun 30 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	133.86 ▼ -9.23 (-6.45%)
Dadex Eternit / Jun 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	96.54 ▼ -6.36 (-6.18%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jun 30 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	21.50 ▼ -1.32 (-5.78%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 30 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	59.75 ▼ -3.48 (-5.5%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 30 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	12.79 ▼ -0.74 (-5.47%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 30 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	23.98 ▼ -1.36 (-5.37%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	9.48 ▼ -0.51 (-5.11%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	58,251,836 ▲ 0.81
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	38,743,107 ▲ 0.24
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 30 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	24,056,099 ▲ 4.89
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 30 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	22,770,300 ▲ 2.86
Hascol Petrol / Jun 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,590,098 ▲ 1.72
Service Long March / Jun 30 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	22,410,222 ▲ 0.31
Sui South Gas / Jun 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,708,950 ▲ 1.25
Symmetry Group / Jun 30 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	19,420,901 ▲ 1.09
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 30 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	18,546,830 ▲ 0.07
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 30 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	17,921,344 ▲ 0.07

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