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Secretary of State

Rubio says US is hopeful 'Cuba will choose a different path'

Published 29 Sep, 2026 08:22am

The Trump administration has previously stated its goal is to change Cuba's communist government

Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture

Published 23 Sep, 2026 11:02am

Rodriguez called the meeting a historic step towards strengthening ties with the US in energy, mining, and security

Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide

Published 26 Aug, 2026 10:22am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around...

US judge strikes down Trump’s visa ban affecting 75 countries, including Pakistan

Published 23 Aug, 2026 02:33am

NEW YORK: A US judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s ban on issuing visas to immigrants from 75...

Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal

Updated 02 Aug, 2026 05:03pm

Oil prices have stayed high since US and Israeli forces started the war with strikes on Iran on February 28

US seeks Iranian pledge to free up Strait of Hormuz

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 08:28pm

Media reports say US Vice President, US Secretary of State, special envoy and Trump's son-in-law expected to lead negotiations on Saturday with Araqchi

Pakistan mediating Libya unity push as rival camps seek deal

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

The Pakistani involvement comes after observers have for months monitored a US-led push to find a diplomatic solution in Libya

Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 03:15pm

Vice President JD Vance, speaking at the White House last week, lashed out against Israeli critics of the preliminary US-Iran deal

Rubio says US will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with it 'another way'

Published 25 May, 2026 10:30am

The US will give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring the "alternatives," Rubio told reporters in New Delhi

Qataris in Tehran to help secure US-Iran deal

Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am

TEHRAN: A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with United States to try to help...

Pakistan repatriates 11 nationals, assists return of 20 Iranians from Singapore

Published 15 May, 2026 08:02pm

Pakistan's diplomatic efforts led to the successful repatriation of 11 Pakistanis and 20 Iranians seized by the US in international waters.

RSS lobbies groups abroad to counter minority rights criticism

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

NEW DELHI: A powerful Hindu group from which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party emerged said on Tuesday it...

Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents dinner, suspect in custody

Updated 26 Apr, 2026 11:24am

Trump said federal agents were raiding the California home of the suspected shooter

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Published 10 Apr, 2026 03:21pm

Pakistan's value as a mediator rests on an unusually broad diplomatic network

US agents arrest relatives of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani after revoking their green cards

Published 04 Apr, 2026 09:57pm

Soleimani was killed in a January 2020 US airstrike in Baghdad

Could NATO be collateral damage from Trump’s Iran war?

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

BRUSSELS: “Paper tiger”. “Cowards”. As US President Donald Trump grapples with the fallout of his war on Iran, much...

Trump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran

Published 01 Apr, 2026 02:22pm

Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the end of the war on Iran could be near

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Published 31 Mar, 2026 01:12pm

The Israeli military said Tuesday that four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon

‘JD or Marco?’: Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs Rubio

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

WASHINGTON: As the war in Iran threatens to imperil President Donald Trump’s legacy, the political stakes also are...

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 10:11am

The US military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers ‌killed in the war against Iran

Rubio says Venezuela will need ‘fair, democratic elections’

Published 26 Feb, 2026 01:27am

Venezuela was heading to its next phase that should include elections

Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union

Published 25 Feb, 2026 12:27pm

Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress

US ‘appreciates’ Pakistan’s support for Gaza peace plan, joining peace board

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 10:42pm

Cooperation in development of critical minerals, counter-terrorism also discussed

Trump to preside over first meeting of Board of Peace with many Gaza questions unresolved

Published 19 Feb, 2026 11:04am

Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday

Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, saying he was ‘kidnapped’

Published 06 Jan, 2026 11:20am

Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores also pleaded not guilty, the next court date was set for March 17

UAE to pull remaining forces from Yemen in crisis with Saudi Arabia

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:27am

Hours earlier, Saudi-led coalition forces had attacked the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla

US will make it easier for World Cup fans to get visa appointments

Published 18 Nov, 2025 11:17am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department added 400 consular officers to process visas, doubling the presence in certain countries

Blinken hails ‘historic’ South Korea announcement on Japan

But ultimately no progress was made towards Washington's declared aim of denuclearising North Korea, which is under multiple international sanctions for its banned weapons programmes.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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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