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DeSantis ends election campaign, backs Trump

WASHINGTON: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, once the leading Republican rival to Donald Trump, ended his election...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am

World

US Senate Republican says Trump should drop out of presidential race

WASHINGTON: A prominent US Senate Republican on Sunday said former President Donald Trump should drop out of the ...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

World

Republican Hutchinson to run for US president in 2024, urges Trump to drop out

WASHINGTON: Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his 2024 US presidential candidacy on Sunday with a...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

World

2020 presidential election: US charges Iranians for alleged cyber plot to meddle

WASHINGTON: The United States announced criminal charges on Thursday against two Iranians it accuses of launching a...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

World

McAfee tells extradition hearing he faces politically-motivated charges

McAfee linked the charges filed by the Internal Revenue Service to his failed bid to run as a Libertarian Party candidate in the 2020 US presidential election, a second such attempt.
"I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example."

Published 15 Jun, 2021 07:19pm

World

Russia calls US allegations over Putin-directed election meddling 'baseless'

"The document prepared by the US intelligence community is another set of baseless accusations against our country for interfering in American domestic political processes," Russia's embassy in the United States said in a statement on Facebook.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 12:54pm

Technology

Twitter sees jump in user base

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Tuesday its user base jumped to 192 million in the quarter marked by US presidential...

Published 12 Feb, 2021 04:54am

Business & Finance

Fox Corp quarterly revenue rises as ad spend strengthens

Fox's revenue was buoyed by higher affiliate fees, which refer to the fees collected from cable, satellite.
The network had its highest-rated November in history, drawing 3.9 million primetime viewers, beating all cable networks, not just cable news, according to Nielsen data.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 08:49pm

Technology

Twitter to fight misinformation with new fact-checking program Birdwatch

Twitter has launched a fact-checking program called Birdwatch to fight misinformation on its platform.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 04:35pm

World

Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts dedicated to sharing QAnon content

"These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service," Twitter said.
Twitter has already permanently suspended Donald Trump's Twitter account.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:15am

World

U.S. appeals court rejects lawmaker's bid to have Pence overturn Biden's win

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge’s decision on Friday to toss U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert’s lawsuit, which had argued that Pence had the power to invalidate Biden’s win
Under the U.S. system, the presidency is determined by the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to states and the District of Columbia based on congressional representation

Published 03 Jan, 2021 11:22am

Markets

Rouble falls beyond 92 vs euro on lower oil and sanction fears

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was down 1.7% at $50.05 a barrel as a new strain of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom triggered concerns over fuel demand recovery.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 01:06pm

World

Putin congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. election victory - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election.
“For my part, I am ready for interaction and contact with you,” the Kremlin cited Putin as saying in a statement.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 01:01pm

World

'Democracy prevailed,' Biden says after U.S. Electoral College confirms his win

“In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. “Now it’s time to turn the page, as we’ve done throughout our history – to unite, to heal.”

Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:24am

World

Texas GOP chief suggests forming 'union of states' after U.S. Supreme Court tosses election challenge

The chairman of the Texas Republican Party suggested the formation of a “Union of states that will abide by the constitution” on Friday.
Texas GOP Chairman Allen West said the Supreme Court’s order had established “a precedent that says states can violate the U.S. Constitution and not be held accountable.”

Published 12 Dec, 2020 03:35pm

World

Supreme Court rejects Texas petition to nullify Biden's victory

On Friday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a widely-panned bid by Texas to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win.
The Supreme Court, in a brief order on Friday, rejected the petition, stating that Texas lacked the legal right to litigate over how other states conduct their elections.

Updated 12 Dec, 2020 03:03pm

World

Biden solidifies U.S. election win, Trump says 'time will tell' if he stays in power

Edison Research, which made the Georgia call, also projected that North Carolina, the only other battleground state with an outstanding vote count, would go to Trump, finalizing the electoral vote tally at 306 for Biden to 232 for Trump.

Published 14 Nov, 2020 01:26pm

World

Erdogan congratulates Biden, thanks Trump

Erdogan's statement came a full three days after US media called the election in Biden's favour, underscoring the close personal bond the Turkish leader enjoyed with Trump.

Published 11 Nov, 2020 01:03am

World

Joe Biden beats Donald Trump to become 46th President of the United States

Pennsylvania was enough to get Biden over that halfway line. With leads in Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, he may well end up winning far more than needed - taking those three states would give him a total of 306.

Updated 07 Nov, 2020 10:17pm

World

US election results show Biden closing in on victory

In addition to Pennsylvania, Biden has pulled ahead in the southeastern state of Georgia, which has 16 electoral votes, but it remains too close to call.

Updated 07 Nov, 2020 02:13am

Markets

Bettors stampede back in favor of Biden as results stream in

The shift, according to data from three odds aggregators, came after Biden overtook Trump in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
Taking the lead in Wisconsin could be the turning point with the Democrat now also projected to win Nevada and Arizona.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 07:35pm

World

Pakistani, Indian diaspora rally together for US presidential election

Meet Mr. Shekar Narasimhan, Indian-American investment banker, and Mr. Dilawar Syed, a tech entrepreneur in California, who co-founded the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Victory Fund (AAPIVF), a group that aims to mobilise and elevate voices from these communities in local and national politics.

Updated 26 Oct, 2020 08:40pm

World

Donald Trump is the ‘worst American President in middlemen history’: NYT Editorial board

The editorial begins by saying Donald Trump "poses the greatest threat to American democracy since World War II."

Updated 18 Oct, 2020 11:11am

World

Voters will 'not stand for' Trump refusing to leave office, Biden says

Biden urged Americans to vote for him in large numbers to eliminate any possibility of the Republican Trump staying in the White House if he lost the election.
Trump, who won a four-year term in 2016, was asked at the debate in Cleveland whether he would accept the 2020 result and said:

Published 30 Sep, 2020 11:22pm

World

Interview: Joe Biden's campaign is courting an overlooked demographic — Pakistani Americans

The Democrat presidential hopeful is building a broad coalition to defeat Trump by reaching out to untapped voter blocs.

Updated 19 Aug, 2020 07:01pm

World

Kanye West tweets he will run for US president

The American singer leaned into politics in recent years and had several meetings with US President Donald Trump

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:38pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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