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Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million people by end of next year, aid group says

GENEVA: Some 6.7 million additional people are expected to be newly displaced around the world by the end of next...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:38am

World

Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal, officials say

The US military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 09:56am

Pakistan

No US entry ban on Pakistanis, says Foreign Office

Foreign office on Thursday addressed recent media reports suggesting a possible entry ban on Pakistani nationals by...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 04:39pm

World

Turkiye could be a vital partner as Europe, Ukraine seek new security framework

ANKARA: Turkiye has emerged as a key potential partner in restructuring European security, diplomats and analysts...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 12:06pm

Markets

Bitcoin up by a fifth after Trump lists reserve tokens

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin was trading up a fifth from last week’s lows on Monday and several other cryptocurrencies that...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:38am

World

Canada PM Trudeau says protecting independence is his priority in talks with King Charles

LONDON: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his priority in talks with King Charles on Monday will be...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:33am

World

Russian and US diplomats meet in Turkiye for talks on repairing ties

ISTANBUL: Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkiye on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over the work of their...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 02:58pm

Business & Finance

Trump sows confusion on tariffs for Canada and Mexico, floats 25% duty on EU goods

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 11:04am

World

Trump orders more layoffs, Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:43am

World

US Supreme Court Robert’s pauses federal judge’s order on Trump administration foreign aid funding

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:39am

World

Trump floats $5 million ‘gold card’ as a route to US citizenship

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa programme for foreign...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:57pm

World

Trump hands Russian economy a lifeline after three years of war

LONDON: Russia’s overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 11:52am

World

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:22am

World

China backs Trump’s Ukraine peace bid at G20 as US allies rally behind Zelenskiy

BEIJING: China came out in support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to strike a deal with Russia to end the war...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:17am

World

Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:02pm

World

UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm

World

Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza; king opposes displacement

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:17am

World

North Korea condemns Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal as ‘bluster’

SEOUL: North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:35am

World

OpenAI’s board has not received Musk’s takeover bid, source says

NEW YORK/PARIS: OpenAI’s board has not yet received a formal bid from an Elon Musk-led consortium, although a lawyer...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:24am

Markets

Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports in latest trade war salvo

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:33am

World

Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Arab states...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:22am

World

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:18am

Markets

Indian rupee seen dipping at open on Trump’s tariff turbulence

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is poised to open slightly weaker on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump made good on...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:10am

World

Trump says US is making progress with Russia, declines to discuss talks with Putin

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believed the United States was making...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:48am

World

India’s Modi to meet Trump with planned tariff concessions

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing additional tariff cuts ahead of his meeting with U.S....

Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:37am

World

In China’s export hub of Yiwu, traders shrug off Trump’s tariffs

YIWU: Traders in China’s export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:23am

World

Palestinian leader ‘strongly rejects’ Trump proposal to take over Gaza

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas “strongly rejected” Wednesday his US counterpart Donald Trump’s...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 03:04pm

World

Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi amid new tariff war

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is in no hurry to speak to Chinese President Xi...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 01:47pm

Markets

Canadian dollar, Mexican peso steady after sharp rebound on tariff reprieves

TOKYO: The Canadian dollar, Mexican peso and euro were steady against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday following a wild...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:37am

World

Donald Trump stirs tariff pot with fresh threats on EU, Feb 1 China deadline

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	280.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
India Sensex / Apr 17	78,553.20
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,395.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	34,730.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	64.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 17	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	300,068
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,326.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 18 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.45 ▲ 1 (40.82%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.37 ▲ 1 (10.67%)
Oilboy Energy / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 18 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.70 ▲ 1.25 (10.04%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	26.91 ▲ 2.45 (10.02%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Apr 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	18.11 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	46.70 ▲ 4.25 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 18 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	269.05 ▲ 24.46 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 18 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	24.08 ▲ 2.19 (10%)
Indus Dyeing / Apr 18 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	129.98 ▲ 11.82 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	0.58 ▼ -0.49 (-45.79%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.80 ▼ -1.37 (-19.11%)
Century Ins. / Apr 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	41.20 ▼ -8.62 (-17.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.90 ▼ -0.94 (-13.74%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 18 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.40 ▼ -0.89 (-10.74%)
Crescent Fib. / Apr 18 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.25 ▼ -5 (-9.95%)
Zephyr Textile / Apr 18 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.26 ▼ -1.22 (-9.78%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 18 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	17.20 ▼ -1.85 (-9.71%)
Suraj Cotton / Apr 18 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	119.01 ▼ -12.62 (-9.59%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 18 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.65 ▼ -1.32 (-9.45%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,207,702 ▲ 1.49
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	30,924,422 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,825,989 ▲ 0.07
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,207,672 ▼ -0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,780,505 ▲ 0.93
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,578,802 ▲ 0
Pak Elektron / Apr 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,988,493 ▼ -0.53
Habib Bank / Apr 18 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	9,338,304 ▼ -5.73
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	9,054,335 ▼ -0.49
B.O.Punjab / Apr 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,925,360 ▼ -0.09

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