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Early GSP renewal by US Congress: Pakistan reiterates its request

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its request for early renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 09:19am

World

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

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
India Sensex / May 22	74007.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38615.77
Hang Seng / May 22	19241.22
FTSE 100 / May 22	8384.69
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18694.36

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	79.26
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2413.48
Diesel/Litre / May 22	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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