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EU wheat at contract highs as USDA report adds to supply concerns

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures jumped to contract highs on Wednesday as a lower-than-expected projection of world...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

World

Hundreds of Native American children died in abusive US-run schools

WASHINGTON: More than 500 Native American children died in US government-run boarding schools at which students were...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

World

Mexico president says no country should be excluded from Americas Summit

HAVANA: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday during a visit to Cuba that he will emphasize ...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Business & Finance

American Airlines eyes Q2 profit after latest loss

NEW YORK: American Airlines reported another quarterly loss Thursday, but said a recent sharp improvement in ...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 07:23am

Opinion

Hostile no-confidence motion

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government ended on 10 April 2022 with the passing of a no-confidence...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Pakistan

PM describes opposition leaders as ‘Mir Jaffars and Mir Sadiqs’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the people are always the strongest defenders of a country’s...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

Markets

Funds scaled back on CBOT grain risk ahead of volatile USDA data

FORT COLLINS, (Colo.): Speculators’ bullish views toward Chicago-traded grains and oilseeds have recently hovered...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

World

Tehran slams US for ‘preventing entry’ of Iranian singer

TEHRAN: Tehran on Saturday criticised Washington for “preventing the entry” of Iranian singer Alireza Ghorbani ...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

US’s DFC blocks progress on PPAs with wind IPPs?

ISLAMABAD: The US government’s Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has reportedly “blocked” progress on...

Updated 21 Feb, 2022 09:24am

Pakistan

After Biden's move, Pakistan calls for complete release of Afghan central bank assets

Foreign ministry says time is of the essence, utilisation of Afghan funds should be sovereign decision of Afghanistan
Statement comes after US president aims to split funds between victims of 9/11 attacks and aid for the post-war country

Updated 12 Feb, 2022 11:30pm

Pakistan

Qureshi urges envoy Masood to help deepen Pak-US ties

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Wednesday, said Pakistan desires broad-based and multidimensional...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

World

Iran stores more oil on tankers as nuclear talks with US enter final stage

LONDON: Iran, which has the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, could quickly export millions of barrels of crude...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

Pakistan

Masood Khan appointed as envoy to US

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Saturday that the US government conveyed its agreement to the appointment of...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

World

US to reimpose limits on power plants' mercury emissions

WASHINGTON: The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions of mercury and...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:21am

World

China warns US over ‘interfering’ in Winter Olympics

BEIJING: China warned the United States to “stop interfering” in the Winter Olympics on Thursday, a week before...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

World

US gave $200mn defence aid to Ukraine in December

The US government approved $200 million in additional defensive security assistance to Ukraine in December, a senior...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 02:57pm

World

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US talks to energy firms over EU gas supply

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

World

German minister, on US trip, urges dialogue with Russia

BERLINL: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is travelling to Washington to meet US Secretary of State...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 01:19pm

US issues additional exemptions to allow Afghanistan aid

WASHINGTON: The United States announced additional steps on Wednesday easing sanctions against the Taliban to allow...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Editorials

Progress on FATF?

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily, appreciation from the EU and US for Pakistan’s efforts to meet FATF (Financial Action Task...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

Editorials

No, thank you

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily, turning down an invitation to a democracy summit arranged by the US government, especially...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

US wins appeal against block on Assange extradition

LONDON: The US government on Friday won an appeal against a London court ruling that had blocked the extradition of...

Updated 11 Dec, 2021 09:59am

Editorials

Spotlight on Taliban

EDITORIAL: The Taliban regime will have to do a lot more than just brush aside claims made by Human Rights Watch...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Editorials

Inflation: the govt’s narrative

EDITORIAL: The government’s narrative on the reasons for inflation focus entirely on external factors: the ...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Editorials

‘New chapter’ in US-Afghan ties?

EDITORIAL: The Taliban are pretty confident that their talks with the US government in Doha beginning next week will...

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:09am

Markets

China stocks close lower

SHANGHAI: China stocks closed lower on Thursday as property developers and automobiles weighed, while ...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

World

US govt urges court to immediately lift stay on Covid vaccine rule

NEW YORK: The US government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping...

Updated 24 Nov, 2021 06:32am

World

Yellen warns US could again hit debt limit on December 15

WASHINGTON: The US government may run out of money by December 15, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday in...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Opinion

Looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

According to media reports, Afghanistan’s central bank has said it will sell $10 million through an auction to...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

World

US to buy $1bn more worth of Covid-19 pill

NEW YORK: The US government will buy another $1 billion worth of the COVID-19 pill made by Merck & Co Inc and...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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