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US to ship 2.4m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The US government will ship 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan on Thursday, bringing the...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

US to ship 2.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The US government will ship 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan on Thursday, bringing the...

Updated 14 Oct, 2021 03:23pm

Markets

US unveils plans for seven major offshore wind farms

WASHINGTON: The US government on Wednesday unveiled plans to build up to seven major offshore wind farms along the...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:03am

World

Interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 escapes Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: An interpreter who helped rescue US President Joe Biden in a 2008 Afghan snowstorm has escaped...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

World

CIA steps up spying contest with China with new unit

WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency announced Thursday a new China-focused unit that underscored its view...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

World

Whistleblower urges regulation to tackle Facebook ‘crisis’

WASHINGTON: A Facebook whistleblower told US lawmakers Tuesday that the social media giant fuels division, harms...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am

Markets

Tokyo stocks trade lower on US government shutdown fears

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher but dipped into negative territory quickly on Thursday, as worries about a...

Updated 30 Sep, 2021 10:57am

World

US bars flight from landing with Americans from Kabul

WASHINGTON: The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied US landing rights for a charter plane carrying ...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

World

Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week

Some House Democrats objected to a provision in a stopgap spending bill to provide the additional funding so Israel can replenish its 'Iron Dome' missile-defence system

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 02:37pm

Markets

Chevron, Exxon, Valero, others win bids for US reserve oil

WASHINGTON: The US government has agreed to sell crude oil from the nation’s emergency reserve to eight companies...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

US in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban say ready to take over airport

Taliban rulers are prepared to take control of the airport, said an official from the movement that has swept cross Afghanistan, crushing the US-backed government

Published 29 Aug, 2021 02:21pm

US says two ‘high profile’ IS targets dead in Afghanistan strike

WASHINGTON: A US air strike in Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed two...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:17am

World

Uganda welcomes first group of Afghan refugees

KAMPALA: A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early ...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Business & Finance

Use of pirated software: FBR issues clarification

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Friday, clarified that the issue of VMware licensing was raised by ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

US tells citizens to avoid Kabul Airport

WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

World

Biden's vow to airlift Afghan allies meets ticking clock, risky rescue

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's pledge to evacuate thousands more at-risk Afghans who worked for the US government...

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

Markets

US wheat rises to 8-1/2-year highs on world supply worries

CHICAGO: US wheat futures climbed to 8-1/2-year highs on Friday and European wheat futures extended gains, led by...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

Markets

Euronext wheat scales new highs

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures closed sharply higher on Thursday after setting fresh contract highs as bigger than...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Markets

US slashes corn, soyabean, wheat harvest forecasts

CHICAGO: The US government slashed its outlook for domestic corn production by 2.7% and its soybean harvest view by...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Markets

Wheat stabilizes after rally

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures stabilized on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a US...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Soyabeans consolidate with Chinese demand in focus

PARIS/CANBERRA: Chicago soyabean futures were little changed on Monday, consolidating after a three-day rise as the...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

US probing missing $5,800 whiskey bottle Japan gave to Pompeo

WASHINGTON: The US government is looking into what happened to a $5,800 bottle of whiskey given by Japan to former...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 02:23am

World

Afghan fighting rages as US and UK accuse Taliban of ‘massacring’ civilians

KANDAHAR: Afghan forces battled to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban Monday as the United States...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

World

‘The war has changed’ US documents sound alarm on Delta variant

WASHINGTON: The Delta variant of the coronavirus is as contagious as chickenpox, probably causes more severe disease...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:47am

World

Taliban surge poses 'existential crisis': US watchdog

WASHINGTON: The Afghan government faces an "existential crisis" after the Taliban doubled their attacks following ...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Business & Finance

June budget deficit falls to $174bn

WASHINGTON: The US government posted a June deficit of $174 billion, about a fifth of the June 2020 deficit of $864...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Markets

Oil prices rise after big draw in US crude, gasoline stocks

• Russia mediating in bid to rescue OPEC+ deal NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from early ...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Opinion

Biden seeks to turn debacle in Afghanistan to victory at home

The US pullout from the Pentagon’s once mighty Bagram Air Base in the dead of night, while Taliban fighters pour...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Markets

US MIDDAY: Corn, soya, wheat futures climb

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn and soyabean futures rose to their highest since mid-June on Thursday, with...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

Markets

US refining capacity shrinks 4.5pc as pandemic shuts plants

HOUSTON: US refining capacity last year fell 4.5% to 18.13 million barrels per day (bpd) from a record 18.98 million...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Oct 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Oct 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	282.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 19 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	77.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	779.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 19 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	137.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Oct 19 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	31.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Oct 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Oct 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	282.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 19 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	77.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	779.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 19 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	137.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Oct 19 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	31.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 19	172.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 19	172.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 19	114.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 19	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 19	1.37
Euro to USD / Oct 19	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 19	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 19	4486.46
India Sensex / Oct 19	61765.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 19	29025.46
Nasdaq / Oct 19	15021.81
Hang Seng / Oct 19	25409.75
FTSE 100 / Oct 19	7203.33
Dow Jones / Oct 19	35258.61
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 19	15474.47
France CAC40 / Oct 19	6673.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 19	82.48
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 19	14480.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 19	97100.00
Gold Spot / Oct 19	1763.88
Cotton / Oct 19	107.04

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