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US blockade

US strikes Iran for third night as Trump says deal still 'possible'

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 04:20am

We're going to hit them very hard tonight, and we're going to hit them hard tomorrow, Trump

Oil up 9% to one-month high as US says it will blockade entire Iranian coastline, all vessels

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 05:08am

Brent crude futures settled up $7.29, or 9.59%, to $83.30

Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 03:54pm

Each side says the other is violating interim ceasefire

US strikes Iran following attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

Updated 27 Jun, 2026 07:08pm

Israel, Lebanon sign tentative agreement to end fighting there

US lifts Iran ports blockade

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The US on Thursday lifted a blockade of Iranian ports imposed during the Middle East war after...

Iran to 'instantly' reopen Hormuz, US to 'immediately' lift blockade: Pakistan PM

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 09:05am

Pakistan hosting a ceremony in Switzerland with Qatari support

US and Iran presidents sign ceasefire agreement, but Trump says he could still resume attacks

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:14pm

The memo had been signed digitally on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf

India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:43pm

'These attacks must cease and end, We also call for dialogue and diplomacy,' Jaiswal says

US says it disables third oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

CENTCOM acts against the Guinea-Bissau-flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempts to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:49am

US helicopter downed while patrolling Hormuz, Trump says

Iranian oil leaves Gulf despite US blockade

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

PARIS: Four Iranian-flagged oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a first since April 15 and...

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

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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