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Finland’s Stubb seen as frontrunner in presidential run-off

HELSINKI: Centre-right Alexander Stubb of the National Coalition Party is the frontrunner in Finland’s presidential...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 11:04am

World

US senators urge Biden not to shift Defence Department spectrum for wireless use

WASHINGTON: Three US senators on Wednesday urged the Biden administration not to strip the Defence Department of key...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 10:42am

World

Republican Tim Scott withdraws from US presidential race

WASHINGTON: US Senator Tim Scott announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from the US presidential race, saying...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 12:14pm

World

US House Republicans’ Israel-only aid bill opposed in Senate, by Biden

WASHINGTON: US senators from both parties voiced doubts on Tuesday about House Republicans’ plan to provide $14.3...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 10:38am

World

Twenty US Democrats express concerns about possible Israel-Saudi deal

WASHINGTON: Twenty Democratic US senators expressed support on Wednesday for a potential Israeli-Saudi normalization...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Technology

Musk, Zuckerberg, Gates to join US senators for AI forum

WASHINGTON: The US Senate’s top Democrat is bringing US technology leaders including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 02:12pm

World

US averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal

WASHINGTON: US senators voted to suspend the federal debt limit Thursday, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 11:08am

Business & Finance

US senators challenge Credit Suisse Nazi accounts probe

ZURICH: Credit Suisse announced that a two-year investigation had found no evidence to support claims that many...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

World

US senate repeals Iraq war authorizations

WASHINGTON: US senators advanced cross-party legislation on Wednesday to repeal authorizations for the wars in Iraq...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

US Senators meet PM, discuss trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday highlighting the significance of long-standing cooperation...

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:50am

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Scholz for defence package, discusses ‘further cooperation’

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had spoken by phone to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday and...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 10:00pm

World

US ratifies Finland, Sweden accession to NATO

WASHINGTON: The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 10:44am

World

US Senate passes act to help veterans with health issues from toxic burn pits

WASHINGTON: US senators on Tuesday approved benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, which President Joe...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 09:43am

World

US Senate advances breakthrough bill on gun safety

WASHINGTON: US senators advanced a bipartisan bill late Thursday addressing the epidemic of gun violence convulsing...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 12:11pm

World

Germany will not supply weapons to Kyiv for now, defence minister says

BERLIN: Berlin is ruling out arms deliveries to Ukraine in the standoff with Russia for now, German Defence Minister...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 11:47am

World

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

WASHINGTON: US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:05am

World

Congress reaches agreement to avert calamitous US debt default

WASHINGTON: US senators struck a deal Tuesday to create a one-time law allowing Democrats to lift the nation's...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 10:31am

World

US senators urge Biden to avoid sanctions against India over Russian deal

NEW DELHI: Two US senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 02:24pm

World

Senators on brink of stop-gap fix to US debt crisis

WASHINGTON: US senators neared agreement in the small hours of Thursday to stave off a catastrophic credit default...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

World

Senators on brink of stop-gap fix to US debt crisis

WASHINGTON: US senators neared agreement in the small hours of Thursday to stave off a catastrophic credit default...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 12:49pm

Business & Finance

Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'

The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is "actually not great imo (in my opinion)

Published 24 Aug, 2021 12:17pm

US lawmakers finish $1trn infrastructure proposal

WASHINGTON: US senators on Sunday finalized a historic, trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal that is expected to...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:29am

World

US lawmakers finish $1 trillion infrastructure proposal

It would also help tackle the climate crisis by investing in energy projects, such as electric buses and a cleaner electricity grid

Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:22am

World

Biden to meet with bipartisan senators to discuss infrastructure plan

The G-21 talks have focused on a $1.2 trillion, eight-year spending plan, with a mix of new and repurposed funding.

Published 24 Jun, 2021 09:57am

Business & Finance

Toyota warns rivals' gasoline engine phase-out goals must overcome huge challenges

If we are to make dramatic progress in electrification, it will require overcoming tremendous challenges, including refueling infrastructure, battery availability, consumer acceptance and affordability.
Toyota plans to begin selling two new electric vehicles in the United States next year, but also aims to keeps boosting sales of hybrid cars.

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 10:00pm

World

US senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill

The bill, authored by Senators Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, and Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican from Iowa, would increase the minimum bid price per acre during lease auctions and raise the royalty rate companies must pay on oil and gas produced from the leases.
The legislation's backing by Grassley could be critical to winning support for the reforms in the closely-divided Senate. Similar bills introduced in the House last week did not include any Republican sponsors.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 06:30pm

World

US Senators ready bill to limit Section 230

Called the SAFE TECH Act, the bill would mark the latest effort to make social media companies like Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc more accountable for "enabling cyber-stalking.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:59pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 25	277.66
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 25	277.46
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 25	152.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 25	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 25	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 25	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 25	5,808.12
India Sensex / Oct 25	79,402.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 25	37,913.92
Nasdaq / Oct 25	18,518.61
Hang Seng / Oct 25	20,590.15
FTSE 100 / Oct 25	8,248.84
Dow Jones / Oct 25	42,114.40
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 25	19,463.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 25	71.78
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 25	245,031.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 25	2,747.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 25	70.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 26	17,885
Petrol/Litre / Oct 27	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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