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Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36pm

The Iran war has cost around $25 billion, a Pentagon official says

US war has cost USD25bn so far: Pentagon

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

WASHINGTON: The United States’ war in Iran has cost USD25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on...

White House seeks USD1.5trn defence budget

Published 04 Apr, 2026 07:13am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump asked lawmakers on Friday to approve a massive USD1.5 trillion defense budget...

Senators push $70 billion funding deal to support Trump’s critical minerals push, reports

Published 04 Feb, 2026 04:33pm

Lawmakers try to inject an extra $70 billion

US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal

Published 31 Jan, 2026 01:29pm

Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29

Trump close to victory on flagship tax bill

Published 03 Jul, 2025 06:50pm

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump’s marquee tax and spending bill for Thursday morning...

Bilawal briefs US lawmakers about India’s belligerence

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 03:21pm

WASHINGTON: A high-level parliamentary delegation from Pakistan, headed by former foreign minister and PPP Chairman...

Our messy politics and foreign interventions

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

Release of Imran: 160 MPs say concerned at US lawmakers’ ‘intervention’

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: A total of 160 Pakistani lawmakers have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in which they expressed...

Biden administration to respond to Congressmen’s letter about Imran ‘in due course’: US State Dept

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:37pm

The United States has said that the Joe Biden administration will respond to the letter by 60 Congresspersons...

US lawmakers’ letter ‘counterproductive’: Pakistan

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office reaffirmed Pakistan’s quest to join BRICS despite not being invited to its recent summit...

US lawmakers urge Biden to secure IK release

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

WASHINGTON: More than 60 members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter to President Joe Biden...

Fed’s still expects rate cuts

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

WASHINGTON: Continued progress on lowering inflation “is not assured” though the US Federal Reserve still ...

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan team of US lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI’s sweeping...

US lawmakers call on FIFA to recognize exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer team

Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:23pm

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on FIFA to recognize the exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer...

Masood Khan meets key US lawmakers to boost ties

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, held separate meetings with three key US...

Dozens of US lawmakers urge Biden to raise rights issues with Modi: letter

Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:23pm

WASHINGTON: Dozens of his fellow Democrats urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to raise human rights issues...

Pakistan has ability to deal with domestic challenges: FO

Updated 19 May, 2023 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday responded to the countries expressing concerns over the country’s prevailing...

‘Supporting democracy’: 66 members of US Congress sign a letter on Pakistan

Updated 19 May, 2023 11:32am

United States members of Congress delivered a letter urging United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...

US lawmakers invite South Korean president to address Congress

Published 06 Apr, 2023 08:04pm

WASHINGTON: US congressional leaders on Thursday invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address Congress on...

TikTok CEO grilled by US lawmakers over ‘dangerous’ content

Published 23 Mar, 2023 09:49pm

US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting...

US lawmakers met Fed, FDIC to discuss Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

Published 11 Mar, 2023 01:37pm

US lawmakers met with the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday to discuss the...

US to approve Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskiy visit

Published 23 Dec, 2022 07:07pm

WASHINGTON/KYIV: US lawmakers were expected to approve a $45 billion aid package for Ukraine on Friday, as President...

US lawmakers authorize $800 million more for Ukraine in defence bill

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:01am

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers agreed to provide Ukraine at least $800 million in additional security assistance next year...

US lawmakers question Saudi arms sales as Biden mulls OPEC response

Published 07 Oct, 2022 12:58am

WASHINGTON: Democratic members of the US Congress called for a sharp reduction in military sales to Saudi Arabia, as...

Key US lawmakers offer guarded hope for gun reform

Published 30 May, 2022 07:13am

WASHINGTON: Key US lawmakers expressed guarded optimism Sunday that the shocking school shooting in Texas might lead...

US set to approve $40bn for Ukraine, warning of long war ahead

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were set to begin debate Tuesday on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as...

US lawmakers vote to end normal trade ties with Russia

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to suspend Russia’s “most favored nation” trade...

US lawmakers advance budget with $14bn for Ukraine

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 01:37pm

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers signed off on almost $14 billion in aid for war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday as part of a ...

US lawmakers advance China competition bill

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Friday to greenlight a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at jumpstarting high-tech...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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