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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

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	284.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	146.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	6,263.26
Nasdaq / Jul 9	20,608.23
Dow Jones / Jul 9	44,458.30
India Sensex / Jul 10	83,178.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	39,635.72
Hang Seng / Jul 10	23,993.59
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	8,954.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	24,594.32
France CAC40 / Jul 10	7,915.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	301,354
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	68.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	3,325.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	67.73

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 10 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.60 ▲ 1 (21.74%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	7.61 ▲ 1 (15.13%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	8.30 ▲ 1 (13.7%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 10 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 10 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	12.71 ▲ 1.16 (10.04%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 10 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	11.52 ▲ 1.05 (10.03%)
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	12.40 ▲ 1.13 (10.03%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	28.89 ▲ 2.63 (10.02%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	29.76 ▲ 2.71 (10.02%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 10 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	85.54 ▲ 7.78 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 10 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	8.02 ▼ -1 (-11.09%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 10 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▼ -1 (-10.29%)
Hussain Industries / Jul 10 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.02 ▼ -2.98 (-9.93%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	16.14 ▼ -1.78 (-9.93%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jul 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	30.73 ▼ -3.21 (-9.46%)
Pak Datacom / Jul 10 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	296.39 ▼ -30.08 (-9.21%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	13.02 ▼ -1.3 (-9.08%)
Din Tex. / Jul 10 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	104.34 ▼ -10.26 (-8.95%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	24.10 ▼ -2.25 (-8.54%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 10 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	20.66 ▼ -1.87 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	155,383,258 ▲ 1.14
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	55,106,065 ▲ 0.24
Hascol Petrol / Jul 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	33,301,219 ▲ 0.61
Fast Cables / Jul 10 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	32,727,552 ▲ 1.07
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,770,600 ▼ -0.03
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 10 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	21,479,803 ▼ -0.78
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	20,957,143 ▲ 1.13
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	19,672,118 ▲ 0.26
Big Bird Foods / Jul 10 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	17,334,565 ▲ 1.79
Secure Logistics / Jul 10 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	16,386,212 ▲ 0.41

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