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Ukraine aid to run out by year’s end, White House warns

WASHINGTON: The White House budget chief warned the US Congress on Monday that failure to agree fresh funds for...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

World

‘Ceasefire now!’ Protesters interrupt US congress hearing

WASHINGTON: Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 07:02am

World

No let up in speaker fight for paralysed US Congress

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives began a third week of paralysis on Monday as Republicans struggled to...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

US Congress averts govt shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support...

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 08:46am

World

Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans

WASHINGTON: The US Senate and House on Thursday were due to push ahead with conflicting government funding plans,...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Technology

Losses stack up for FTC’s Khan in US antitrust crackdown

WASHINGTON: FTC chairman Lina Khan is on a mission to embolden US competition enforcers, but a series of court...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 09:55am

Opinion

An indecent rendezvous–I

Americans since the Kennedy years have been in romance with India. The credit for this goes to Jawaharlal Nehru’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am

World

US to provide $1.3bn of additional aid to Ukraine, says Blinken

LONDON: The United States will send $1.3 billion more in aid to Ukraine to help the conflict-hit country overhaul...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 02:43pm

World

US, Iran in talks to cool tensions with a mutual ‘understanding’

DUBAI/PARIS: The United States is holding talks with Iran to sketch out steps that could limit the Iranian nuclear...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 10:12am

‘Supporting democracy’: 66 members of US Congress sign a letter on Pakistan

United States members of Congress delivered a letter urging United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...

Updated 19 May, 2023 11:32am

World

Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China

SYDNEY: US President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:26pm

Editorials

India: the sun sets on religious freedoms

EDITORIAL: First things first. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is said to be a fully...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

US Senators meet PM, discuss trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday highlighting the significance of long-standing cooperation...

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:50am

World

Biden to push for new taxes

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will face Republicans who question his legitimacy and a public concerned about ...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

Business & Finance

US hits debt ceiling amid standoff between Republicans, Democrats

WASHINGTON: The US government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, amid a standoff between the...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

BR Research

House of discord

Events that took place last week in US Congress are bound to have consequences not just for America’s future, but...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 08:43am

World

Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:48am

World

US lawmakers release $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers early Tuesday released the text of a $1.7 trillion funding bill which Congress hopes to...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:26pm

Opinion

Political gridlock may help US stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat

Split control of the US Congress following the midterm elections may provide a tailwind for stocks at the end of a...

Updated 18 Nov, 2022 06:19am

BR Research

Mid-terms and beyond

It appears that Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has been spared the worst of mid-term election blues. In recent...

Updated 11 Nov, 2022 10:53am

Pakistan

Sustained engagement with US Congress essential: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: In his conversation with Congressman Ami Bera, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

World

US helped raise $3.1 billion for global pandemic response

WASHINGTON: The United States helped raise over $3.1 billion in commitments to the international pandemic response...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:37pm

World

Zelenskyy asks US Congress to ‘protect our sky’ against Russia

WASHINGTON: Ukra-inian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged American lawmakers to do more to protect his country from...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

World

Ukraine's Zelensky to address full US Congress

WASHINGTON: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a virtual address to Congress on Wednesday as the...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:47pm

World

US Congress passes budget including $14bn for Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a huge omnibus 2022 spending bill Thursday including almost $14 billion in...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 11:12am

World

Climate change: Biden's next big political gamble?

WASHINGTON: After a string of setbacks on getting his priorities through the deeply divided US Congress, President...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:58am

World

US averts govt shutdown one day ahead of deadline

WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Taliban appeal to US Congress to release Afghan assets

KABUL: The Taliban called Wednesday on US Congress members to release Afghan assets frozen after their takeover of...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

World

Taliban appeal to US Congress to release Afghan assets

Say economic turmoil at home could lead to trouble abroad

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 08:44pm

Technology

Facebook whistleblower sits atop publicity juggernaut

WASHINGTON: Ex-Facebook worker Frances Haugen strode on stage to roaring applause in Portugal, the latest step in a...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:24am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.58 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.66 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	479.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	99.63 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.58 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.66 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	479.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	99.63 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,079,786 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 5 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	41,984,500 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	23,810,103 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Dec 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	23,518,237 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	22,669,534 ▲ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,423,667 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,755,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 5 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	20,839,226 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,714,512 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	18,687,005 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 4	284.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 4	284.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 4	147.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 4	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 4	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 4	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 4	4569.78
India Sensex / Dec 4	68865.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 4	33231.27
Nasdaq / Dec 4	14185.50
Hang Seng / Dec 4	16646.05
FTSE 100 / Dec 4	7512.96
Dow Jones / Dec 4	36204.44
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 4	16404.76
France CAC40 / Dec 4	7332.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 4	73.31
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	191701
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 4	2029.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 4	78.68

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