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Blinken says Taliban renew vow to let Afghans 'freely depart'

US Secretary of State's remarks come following meeting with Qatari officials on accelerating evacuations

Published 07 Sep, 2021 02:52pm

World

Nicaragua's election has 'lost all credibility': US

At least 31 opposition figures, including seven potential presidential candidates, have been detained by authorities over the last two months

Published 08 Aug, 2021 10:53am

World

Top diplomats of United States, South Korea discuss ways to engage North Korea

Blinken confirmed US support for dialogue and engagement between North Korea and South Korea, the US Department of State said in a statement

Published 06 Aug, 2021 10:29am

US, UK believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker

LONDON/WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack on an...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 05:18am

World

Blinken says nuclear talks with Iran 'cannot go on indefinitely'

KUWAIT CITY: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran "cannot go on...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

World

Blinken calls for indefinite ceasefire in call with Ethiopia's Abiy

The conflict in Tigray has killed thousands of people, displaced more than 2 million and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 12:36pm

World

World powers in new push for Libya peace

Representatives of Libya's interim government will join US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as well as the foreign ministers of France and Egypt at the UN-sponsored talks.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 09:36am

World

Blinken in Costa Rica to discuss Central American migrants

The trip aims to put into practice President Joe Biden's desire to tackle issues driving migrant arrivals to the southern border of the United States, said Julie Chung, the acting assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:39am

World

Blinken visits Cairo as US seeks to secure Gaza ceasefire

Blinken arrived in Egypt after stops in Jerusalem and Ramallah and he is also due to visit Jordan.

Published 26 May, 2021 01:58pm

World

Blinken arrives in Israel to try to bolster Gaza ceasefire

Egypt brokered the truce, in coordination with the United States.

Published 25 May, 2021 01:06pm

World

Egypt's Sisi and Biden discuss Gaza ceasefire, Ethiopia dam dispute

Last week, Sisi pledged $500 million to help reconstruction efforts in Gaza, which was pummelled by Israeli strikes for 11 days.

Published 25 May, 2021 10:51am

World

Blinken confirms the US does not want to buy Greenland after Trump proposal

Sitting beside Greenland's premier, Mute Egede, Foreign Minister Pele Broberg and Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod during a visit to Greenland.

Published 21 May, 2021 02:49pm

World

Blinken raised 'deep concerns' with Lavrov over Russian troops in Ukraine: spokesman

During almost two hours of discussions in Reykjavik, Blinken also expressed US concerns on the health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and the "repression" of opposition organisations.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:56pm

World

Lavrov, Blinken call for cooperation in first meet

"Our task is to determine how we will build relations further."

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:56pm

World

Blinken insists US not 'in the way of diplomacy' at UN

China has accused the US government of obstructionism in the Council's efforts to speak with "one voice."

Published 18 May, 2021 08:01pm

World

Gaza reels under Israeli strikes as violence enters second week

Biden's administration says it is working behind the scenes, and that a Security Council statement could backfire.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:51am

World

Blinken welcomes Danish Arctic military boost

COPENHAGEN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday welcomed Denmark’s plans to boost its military presence...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

World

US seeks 'justification' from Israel for strike on media building

The Israeli Air Force destroyed a building housing The Associated Press and Al Jazeera offices and claimed that Hamas used the building for a military intelligence office.
However, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has not seen any information provided.

Updated 17 May, 2021 07:53pm

Pakistan

Qureshi, Blinken discuss regional situation

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, ...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

World

US stands by Ukraine against 'reckless' Russian actions

Blinken visits Ukraine in show of support for Kyiv.
Visit follows Russian troop buildup near border.
Blinken says significant number of troops remain.
He urges Ukraine to stick to path of reforms.

Published 06 May, 2021 06:52pm

World

Blinken visits Ukraine to show support after Russia tensions

Zelensky, pointing to the Russian troop movements, said recently that Ukraine should be fast-tracked into the NATO military alliance.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:32am

World

Blinken in UK as G7 foreign ministers resume in-person talks

Like Russia, China also stands accused by Western intelligence of unleashing trolls on social media, and of using foreign-language arms of its state media to channel an aggressive line on issues such as the plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Published 03 May, 2021 11:37am

World

US top diplomat: China acting more 'repressively, aggressively'

Blinken said China is "the one country in the world that has the military, economic, diplomatic capacity to undermine or challenge the rules-based order that we care so much about and are determined to defend.

Published 03 May, 2021 11:32am

World

'Time to bring our forces home' from Afghanistan: Blinken

Blinken said ahead of talks with NATO partners in Brussels.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 02:38pm

World

NATO, US demand Russia end Ukraine build-up, West examines options

Blinken, Austin in Europe to talk about Ukraine.
West concerned about massing of Russian troops.
Russia says it's drilling forces, calls US 'adversary'.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:58pm

World

US, Philippine top diplomats express concerns over Chinese militia boats

In a phone call on Thursday, expressed their shared concerns about Chinese militia vessels in South China Sea.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 12:06pm

World

Impassioned Blinken demands more crossings for Syria aid

UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the UN Security Council to reopen border...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

Washington condemns China's 'baseless sanctions' against US officials over Xinjiang: Blinken

Blinken called the sanctions on the two members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom "baseless."

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:33pm

World

China sanctions US, Canadian citizens in Xinjiang row

The latest sanctions add to the ones announced earlier this week by Beijing against individuals from the EU and Britain.

Published 28 Mar, 2021 11:32am

World

Blinken offers shared vision to US allies in U-turn on Trump

BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday vowed a new approach to work closer with allies,...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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