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The US-Iran conflict

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 06:12am

The US-Iran conflict requires the world to look at the bigger picture. According to latest reports, US President...

Trump to decide imminently on Iran deal

Updated 30 May, 2026 07:58am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was making his decision on a potential deal with Iran,...

Trump says Iran and Oman will not control Strait of Hormuz, deal remains elusive

Updated 28 May, 2026 11:28pm

US president's comments come after Iranian state TV reported it had obtained unofficial draft of agreement that would restore commercial shipping through strategic waterway

Oil settles 5% lower as investors await updates on U.S.-Iran peace deal talks

Updated 28 May, 2026 05:45am

Crude oil dropped, with Brent settling at $94.29 and WTI at $88.68

On the verge of peace?

Updated 26 May, 2026 06:37am

Indications from both sides of the US-Iran war point to progress towards an interim agreement to bring about a...

Iran and US closing in on deal to end war

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

TEHRAN: The United States and Iran could strike a deal to end the Middle East war as early as Sunday, Washington’s...

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait

Published 17 May, 2026 05:08am

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must...

Trump angrily rejects Iran’s talks terms

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports,...

Iran's top negotiator says US aiming to force Tehran's 'surrender'

Published 06 May, 2026 11:40pm

TEHRAN: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that Washington was seeking Tehran’s surrender...

Trump threatens 'higher level' bombing of Iran if deal not agreed

Updated 06 May, 2026 10:57pm

Trump’s post comes after US news outlet Axios reported Washington and Tehran were close to agreeing on one-page memorandum of understanding to end war

Trump pauses Hormuz operation: PM Shehbaz says ‘grateful’ for courageous leadership

Updated 06 May, 2026 01:45pm

Trump halts military operation in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war

Iran says it has received US response

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida/DUBAI: Iran said on Sunday it had received a US response to its latest offer for peace...

Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Updated 04 May, 2026 08:16am

Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf apart from its own for more than two months

US 'suffocating' Iran with blockade: Treasury chief

Published 03 May, 2026 10:47pm

'This is a real economic blockade,' says Scott Bessent

Iran sends latest talks proposal to Pakistan

Published 02 May, 2026 07:29am

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States,...

Crude futures fall

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

HOUSTON: An Iranian proposal on negotiations with the US sent crude oil futures diving on Friday, but prices...

Ghalibaf says US blockade aims at ‘internal division’

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

TEHRAN: Iran’s speaker of parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has emerged as a figurehead since the start of...

US intercepts merchant vessel in Arabian Sea

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

WASHINGTON: US Central Command said it intercepted a merchant vessel trying to get through the blockade of Iran on...

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

Published 24 Apr, 2026 07:33pm

'Our blockade is growing and going global,' Hegseth tells

Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige

Published 24 Apr, 2026 07:39am

By extending a ceasefire indefinitely with Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be searching for a way out of a...

Most Gulf markets inch higher on hopes of US-Iran peace talks

Published 22 Apr, 2026 07:02am

DUBAI: Most Gulf equity markets ended marginally higher on Tuesday, supported by reports that Iran is considering...

EU to widen Iran sanctions to those who block Hormuz

Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am

BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for...

No final decision but Iran likely to join talks

Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian...

Iran rebuffs Trump announcement of new peace talks

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Iran rejected new peace talks with the United States, its state news agency reported on...

Trump says US team to go to Pakistan

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his envoys would return to Pakistan for new talks...

Still in dire straits

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

The confusion with regard to the Strait of Hormuz has only deepened with both Iran and the US claiming that they...

US seizes Iranian cargo ship as Tehran rejects a second round of peace talks

Published 20 Apr, 2026 02:33am

Trump says US envoys will be in Pakistan for negotiations

Blockade will hold if no deal reached: Trump

Published 19 Apr, 2026 02:29am

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: President Donald Trump said late Friday he planned to maintain a US blockade of Iranian ports...

Iran command says has closed Hormuz again over US blockade

Published 18 Apr, 2026 01:53pm

Says Washington broke promise by continuing its naval blockade of ships sailing to and from Iran

US steps up pressure on Iran

Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:16am

WASHINGTON: The US naval blockade of Iran is just an example of “polite” behaviour during the ongoing ceasefire and...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

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S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

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Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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