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Israel thanks US Senate for approving military aid

JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday thanked the US Senate for approving $13 billion in military aid...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 10:30am

World

Zelensky urges US House speaker on military aid

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed US House Speaker Mike Johnson to help deliver...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Pakistan

Imran demands Majeed’s statement over ‘cypher’

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday rubbished the...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

World

US Congress advances $1.2 trillion spending package to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON: After days of delay, US congressional leaders unveiled a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending measure for...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

‘Election irregularities’: Pakistan expresses desire to address ‘misunderstandings’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed its desire to engage in meaningful discussions with the United States to address...

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:50am

Pakistan

Lu submits written testimony in US Congress: ‘Despite complaints Pakistan polls were as per law’

WASHINGTON: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has submitted a written...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Pakistan

Hearing on bilateral relations by US Congress panel: FO expresses its optimism about outcome

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday expressed the optimism that the US Congress subcommittee’s forthcoming...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

World

Japan PM to address US Congress on April 11

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been invited to address a joint session of the US Congress during a...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 05:40pm

World

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid

NEW YORK: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that without new US military aid his country would...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 10:39am

World

Kremlin says hopes US Congress will block future Ukraine aid

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped US lawmakers would continue to block White House requests for emergency...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 05:49pm

World

Ukraine’s Zelensky to join G7 leaders video summit Wednesday: Japan

TOKYO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join a video summit later Wednesday with the leaders of the G7,...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 10:42am

World

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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