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US Elections 2020

Biden moves ahead in Georgia and Pennsylvania, moving closer to White House

Biden has a 253 to 214 lead in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that determines the winner.
In Pennsylvania, Biden moved ahead of Trump by 5,500 votes on Friday morning, while in Georgia, he had opened up a 1,097-vote lead.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 07:12pm

World

Democrats blame gerrymandering, campaign strategy for failure to flip state legislatures

There needs to be a reckoning for Democrats, because we are losing these down-ballot races.
Biden lost to Trump in Texas, and the legislature stayed firmly in Republican hands despite years of demographic change benefitting Democrats.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 05:52pm

World

Trump and Biden protesters duel outside vote-counting centers in cliffhanger election

The demonstrations were largely peaceful, although Trump supporters occasionally shouted with counterprotesters.
Facebook removed a fast-growing group in which Trump supporters posted violent rhetoric.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 05:46pm

World

President Trump enjoys massive support from counties worst hit by COVID-19

President Trump continues to enjoy enormous support in the counties where the virus had the worse impact.

Updated 06 Nov, 2020 12:51pm

World

Biden at 253/264 electoral votes, Trump at 214: US media

Biden has captured 22 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 12:02am

World

Biden on cusp of White House victory, Trump turns to courts

The former senator from Delaware and Democratic hopeful currently has 253 electoral votes -- or 264 if the 11 electoral votes from the southwestern state of Arizona are included.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 11:55pm

US Elections 2020

US election could be settled Thursday as key states tally results

Donald Trump has amassed 214 electoral votes so far, and is still in contention in several states that would afford the Republican incumbent a path to reelection.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 11:50pm

World

What happens if the U.S. Election is contested?

President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots will lead to widespread fraud by Democrats in the November presidential election.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 09:09pm

US Elections 2020

Trump or Biden, new US president faces troubled economy

In the run-up to the election, Trump consistently polled better than Biden on his ability to create jobs and manage the economy, if not the virus.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 08:01pm

Markets

Russia says 'obvious shortcomings' in US election system

Zakharova also said Russia hopes the United States will be able to elect the next president in "full compliance with the American constitution."

Published 05 Nov, 2020 07:39pm

Pakistan

'Vote ko Izzat do’: Pakistanis greet delay in US polls result with memes, jokes

Two days after polls close, Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday with only handful of states that will determine the outcome of the Election.

Updated 06 Nov, 2020 09:16pm

World

Harris’s ancestral village in India gets festive as Biden leads count

Thulasendrapuram, located about 320 km (200 miles) south of Chennai, is where Harris’s maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 01:38pm

World

Trump supporters protest outside Arizona vote center

A victory for Biden in Arizona would give the Democrat 11 electoral votes, a major boost in his bid to win the White House, while severely narrowing Trump’s path to re-election, in a state the Republican won in 2016.

Updated 05 Nov, 2020 01:10pm

World

Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after U.S. vote

Portland Police said it arrested ten people in the demonstrations after declaring riots in the city’s downtown area while the New York Police Department (NYPD) said it made about 50 arrests in protests that spread in the city late on Wednesday.

Updated 05 Nov, 2020 12:25pm

World

Timeline: Which U.S. states are still counting votes and when will they be done?

Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a slight edge over Republican President Donald Trump with 227 to 213 electoral votes. That leaves 98 electoral votes to be allocated, and possible paths to victory for both candidates. The winner needs to secure 270 votes.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 10:45am

World

U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat

The Trump campaign and other Republicans have also filed various complaints in other states, including an attempt to stop votes being counted in Michigan.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:14am

World

Biden says he expects to win the presidency

“After a long night of counting, it’s clear that we’re winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency,” Biden said. “I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I am here to report that when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners.”

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:11am

World

Biden foresees victory in U.S. election; Trump pursues suits, recount

Trump’s campaign asked to intervene in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case over whether Pennsylvania, another key state that was still working its way through hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots, should be permitted to accept late-arriving ballots sent by Election Day.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:08am

US Elections 2020

Biden leads but Trump challenges vote counts

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday mounted challenges to vote counts in Wisconsin, which US...

Published 05 Nov, 2020 02:53am

World

Biden wins Wisconsin, in blow to Trump: US media

The Trump campaign has announced its intention to request a recount in the state, citing "reports of irregularities... which raise serious doubts about the validity of the result."

Published 05 Nov, 2020 01:41am

World

Biden at 248 electoral votes, Trump at 214: US media

Biden has captured 21 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital.

Updated 05 Nov, 2020 01:43am

World

California restores voting rights for felons on parole

Under Proposition 17, people on parole for felony convictions will be allowed to take part in elections once their state or federal prison term ends.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 01:14am

World

Maine Republican Collins holds US Senate seat in blow to Dems

"I just received a very gracious call from Sara Gideon conceding the race," said Collins, who had trailed for months in polling against her Democratic rival.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 01:08am

World

White House race on knife edge as votes counted in key states

The Biden campaign slammed Trump's victory claim as "outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect" and a "naked effort to take away the democratic rights of American citizens."

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:53pm

World

Biden says 'won't rest until every vote counted'

"We won't rest until everyone's vote is counted," Trump's Democrat rival Biden said on Twitter.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:52pm

World

Uncertain U.S. election outcome opens way for protests

“We are coming together as Jews, Christians and Muslims to raise our moral voices that we want peace in our society. Whether we are a Democrats or Republicans, we are all human beings and we are all Americans,” said Dawud Walid.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:45pm

World

Trump alleges 'surprise ballot dumps' in states where he was leading

Trump did not offer any evidence for his allegation of "ballot dumps" and there have been no reports of any irregularities.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:44pm

World

Biden team: Trump faces 'embarrassing defeat' if he fights vote in Supreme Court

Trump "will be in for one of the most embarrassing defeats a president ever suffered before the highest court in the land" if he asks it to invalidate ballots counted after Election Day.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:37pm

World

Twitter labels Trump comments on ballot irregularities 'misleading'

Trump alleged that there had been "surprise ballot dumps" in states where he had been leading Democrat Joe Biden in the race for the White House.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:33pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes Trump wins

"The Democratic candidate has spoken twice about the Amazon. Is that what you want for Brazil? Now that's what I call interference," he said.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:30pm

Forex
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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	278
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	155.57
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.25
Euro to USD / May 9	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
India Sensex / May 9	72965.17
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	38260.75
Hang Seng / May 9	18532.72
FTSE 100 / May 9	8363.71
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	18547.71

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	79.44
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	2318.17
Diesel/Litre / May 9	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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