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In call with COAS Munir, US top diplomat Rubio offers assistance in talks for de-escalation

Call comes as Pakistan launches a counter attack against India in response to missile attacks

Updated 10 May, 2025 04:49pm

World

US VP Vance says war between Pakistan and India will be ‘none of our business’

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he...

Published 09 May, 2025 02:08pm

US pushes India, Pakistan for responsible solution

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) urged India and Pakistan to work toward a “responsible solution” to the crisis...

Updated 03 May, 2025 09:22am

World

Trump eyes near 50 percent cut in State Dept budget: US media

WASHINGTON: The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented scaling back of Washington’s diplomatic...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 09:44pm

World

US State Department says deported Maryland resident ‘alive and secure’ in El Salvador

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Saturday a Maryland resident deported to El Salvador is “alive and...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 10:24am

World

Information on Sirajuddin Haqqani: Taliban say US has lifted $10m reward

KABUL: The United States has lifted a $10 million reward offer for information leading to the arrest of a major...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 05:33am

World

US to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters

WASHINGTON: The US State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 03:49pm

World

New Trump travel ban could bar Pakistanis, Afghans soon, sources say

Harkens to Trump's first-term ban on travellers from seven Muslim nations

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 01:44pm

World

Marco Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel

Trump administration bypasses congressional review to fast-track weapons aid to Israel amid ceasefire with Hamas

Updated 02 Mar, 2025 10:59pm

World

Russian and US diplomats meet in Turkiye for talks on repairing ties

ISTANBUL: Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkiye on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over the work of their...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 02:58pm

World

US cuts overseas development program budgets by more than 90%: State Dept

WASHINGTON: The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 10:59am

World

US Supreme Court Robert’s pauses federal judge’s order on Trump administration foreign aid funding

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:39am

World

US State Department orders pause on media subscriptions

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday it has ordered a pause on all of its media subscriptions as ...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

World

Sergei Lavrov, Rubio discuss removal of ‘barriers’ set by previous US administration, Russia says

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 10:31am

Pakistan

‘Sentencing of civilians’: After EU and UK, US says it is deeply concerned

ISLAMABAD: After the UK and European Union (EU)’s reactions, the United States has said that it was deeply...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

World

US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt

WASHINGTON: The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:11am

Pakistan

Nuclear issues: Washington hopes to continue ‘constructive’ engagement

WASHINGTON: Vedant Patel, a spokesman for the US Department of State, has said that Washington hoped to continue to...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

World

Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

WASHINGTON: Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Pakistan

Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept

United States Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel says longstanding US policy to deny support to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:24pm

World

Lawsuit alleges U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza

WASHINGTON: Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:40am

Pakistan

US imposes more sanctions over missile programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States has announced additional sanctions on entities contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Opinion

Crony capitalism in India

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the US State Department and “deep...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

World

Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan weeks before his term ends

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:37pm

World

Narendra Modi’s BJP says US State Department targeting India

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the State Department and...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:32pm

World

Antony Blinken tells South Korea’s foreign minister he expects democratic process to prevail

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke to his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul, welcomed the...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 11:25am

Pakistan

Want to see Pakistani govt engage, deal with peaceful protests respectfully: US State Dept

The United States has said it wants to see the Government of Pakistan deal with peaceful protests respectfully....

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 10:57pm

World

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am

Pakistan

US says ‘dedicated to enhancing Pakistan’s civilian, military capabilities’ amid terror attacks

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says Washington aware of the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 10:40pm

Sports

ICC Champions Trophy: US urges sports diplomacy between Pakistan, India

WASHINGTON: US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel on Friday encouraged sports diplomacy between...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

US embassy denies ‘any meeting’ with Imran in jail

ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy Consular staff confirmed a visit to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi last week but categorically...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	155.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Jan 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,555.74
India Sensex / Jan 1	80,343.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,508.84
Nasdaq / Jan 1	17,997.35
Hang Seng / Jan 1	17,368.59
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,167.37
Dow Jones / Jan 1	40,358.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	18,557.70
France CAC40 / Jan 1	7,598.63

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	275.60
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	77.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	215,192
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,415.55
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	283.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	68.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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