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Emotional Australian leader announces end to Afghan deployment

"These brave Australians are amongst our greatest ever, who have served in the name of freedom."

Published 15 Apr, 2021 11:08am

World

US to station 500 more military personnel in Germany: defense secretary

Biden's government said in February that it would put those plans for a pullback on hold, in a step warmly welcomed by the German government.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:28pm

Business & Finance

Uber Bookings rose by 9pc in March

Uber has reported an increase of 9 percent in bookings for its ride-hailing business during March.

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 08:49pm

Markets

Farallon calls on Toshiba to seek other offers

The fund is Toshiba's third-largest shareholder with a stake of around 6%.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 01:38pm

South Korean battery makers agree $1.8bn settlement

WASHINGTON/SEOUL: South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation Co agreed on Sunday to settle...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:14am

Business & Finance

Airbus deliveries surge in March, sending shares higher

But the company’s net orders - which are adjusted for cancellations - remained in negative territory for the first quarter, with a total of minus 61 net orders dominated by a Norwegian cancellation unveiled in the previous month.

Published 10 Apr, 2021 10:18am

Details of sweeping effort to counter China emerge in US Senate

WASHINGTON: Leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday to boost the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

US restricts trade with Chinese supercomputers centres

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday restricted trade with top Chinese supercomputing centers, saying that...

Published 09 Apr, 2021 04:51am

Pakistan

Amid heightened COVID-19 threat, USEFP cancels SAT administration test scheduled for May 8

The USEFP said that those who have registered with it can contact College Board for refund and cancellation of exam.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 10:51am

World

US, Japan, S Korea show united front on N Korea

WASHINGTON: The United States, Japan and South Korea showed a united front Friday on concerns about North Korea's...

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:45pm

World

US, Iran to start indirect talks to salvage nuclear deal

BRUSSELS: The United States and Iran will open indirect talks next week in Vienna as the European Union spearheads...

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:45pm

World

US seeks to engage Pakistan to explore areas for cooperation on addressing climate crisis

Pakistan has been omitted both from the Leaders Summit on Climate as well as the list of leaders who will hold talks with Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry.

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 12:18pm

World

BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 100% effective on 12-15 year olds: study

The vaccine was 100% effective in protecting against symptomatic disease, said the companies, who tested the drug on more than 2,260 children during phase three trial.
Researchers also didn’t find any safety concerns, Pfizer and BioNTech said.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 05:18pm

World

Joe Biden nominates Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim federal judge

Quraishi, a New Jersey magistrate judge, if confirmed would be US's first Muslim American to serve on a federal district court.
Biden also nominated nine women of diverse backgrounds including several Black candidates and an Asian American.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:18am

World

GoFundMe raises $800,000 for Pakistan-origin Uber driver killed in carjacking incident in US

Mohammad Anwar, a 66-year-old Uber delivery driver, was waiting for his client in Southeast Washington when two teenage girls assaulted him with a taser while trying to snatch his car.
The two girls were charged with felony, murder and armed carjacking.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:58pm

Sports

Osaka advances while Barty ousts Azarenka at Miami Open

"First two sets probably had some pretty big momentum swings," Barty said. "But I think the third set was a real tussle."

Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:53am

World

US suspends Myanmar trade pact after bloodiest weekend

"The United States strongly condemns the Burmese security forces' brutal violence against civilians," US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, using Myanmar's former name of Burma.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 08:55pm

World

US not yet ready to lift tariffs on China: trade rep Tai

In January 2020, then-president Donald Trump signed an accord between Beijing and Washington after a bruising trade battle that saw tariffs imposed by both sides.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:39pm

Business & Finance

Suez Canal blockage: Stranded Japanese ship likely to be freed soon

The Japanese ship was stranded in the Suez Canal, a major trade route connecting Asia and Europe, on Tuesday, disrupting several ships on the Suez Canal, also disrupting international trade and sending several companies back to Africa.

Updated 27 Mar, 2021 02:16pm

World

'Yes or no?' U.S. lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformation

Only Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey replied “yes” to the question, but said the “broader ecosystem” had to be taken into account.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 12:25pm

World

US, UK sanction Myanmar junta companies as crackdown continues

Washington announced it was also imposing sanctions on Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited (MEC).

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:42pm

Sports

DeChambeau, McIlroy, Thomas upset at WGC Match Play

Kuchar birdied four of the last five holes on the front nine for a 5-up edge and parred his way to victory from there.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:04am

Joe Biden felicitates President Arif Alvi on Pakistan Day

He further said that the Pakistan-US partnership is based on the common goal of regional peace and prosperity.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 10:58am

West sanctions China, Beijing hits back at EU

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON: The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese ...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

World

Calls grow for a national monument honoring America's Covid dead

The long granite wall erected on the Mall in 1982 is one of the most visited monuments in the United States.

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 05:52pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoins under the hammer in France

PARIS: Governments might look askance at bitcoin but it doesn’t mean they don’t want to cash in its soaring ...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

World

US expands list of Chinese officials stifling Hong Kong's freedoms

The report added two dozen new names bringing the total number listed to 34.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:50pm

World

Beijing raps US, Japan for 'collusion' against China

The comments from a nascent alliance that aims to hem in China's regional aspirations drew a swift rebuke.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:40pm

World

'Tough' to withdraw us troops from Afghanistan by May 1: Biden

"Could happen, but it is tough," Biden said when asked in a TV interview broadcast Wednesday. "I'm in the process of making that decision now as to when they'll leave."
Like his predecessor, Biden has promised to end the nearly 20-year conflict and bring home more than 2,500 American troops in the country — down from about 13,000 troops a year ago.

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 06:31pm

World

N Korean leader’s sister warns US

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister warned the United States against “causing a ...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 10	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 10	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 10	157.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 10	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 10	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 7	5346.99
Nasdaq / Jun 7	17133.13
Hang Seng / Jun 7	18366.95
Dow Jones / Jun 7	38798.99
India Sensex / Jun 10	76808.32
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	39020.49
FTSE 100 / Jun 10	8225.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 10	18430.01

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 7	19935
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 10	75.70
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	239400
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 10	2296.86
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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