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Russia’s deepening ties with Iran represents a ‘profound threat’: White House

AIR FORCE ONE: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to deepen ties with Iran amid the Ukraine conflict...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:09pm

World

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases: CDC

The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:16pm

World

China, Russia veto U.S. push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS: China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more United Nations sanctions on North...

Published 27 May, 2022 11:12am

World

Senior Russian lawmaker says US directly involved in Ukraine fighting

Washington is coordinating and developing military operations, Vyacheslav Volodin says

Updated 07 May, 2022 08:59pm

Pakistan

US working with Pakistan to bring about ‘a stable and secure Afghanistan’

WASHINGTON: The United States of America is working with Pakistan to bring about a more stable, secure and ...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Remittances: $2.8bn record inflows received in March

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances maintained unprecedented growth surging to $ 23 billion in the first nine...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

Sports

Mexico, USA clinch World Cup berths

LOS ANGELES: The United States and Mexico booked their tickets to the World Cup finals in Qatar on Wednesday after...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 09:48am

World

China rejects Blinken accusation that China not acting in line with UN charter

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that it firmly rejects US State Secretary Antony Blinken’s...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 01:33pm

Markets

Market in turmoil: KSE-100 plummets nearly 1,300 points as equities feel the heat

Investors look to cut losses after oil rises to highest level since 2008

Updated 07 Mar, 2022 06:17pm

Sports

Canada stun US to close in on World Cup berth

HAMILTON: Canada took a giant step towards their first World Cup qualification in 36 years on Sunday after scoring ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 10:05am

Pakistan

FBR wins scholarships from CFA Institute, USA

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark development, FBR has entered into an agreement with CFA Institute Virginia, USA on Tuesday...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Workers’ remittances cross $10bn mark in 4 months

Karachi: Inflows of workers’ remittances have crossed $10 billion mark during the first four months of this fiscal...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 10:04am

CPEC open to all kinds of foreign investment: Umar

WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Saturday said that...

Updated 24 Oct, 2021 02:17pm

World

Mooted US expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean US embassy closure, says Moscow

MOSCOW: A Congressional proposal to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States would lead to the closure of...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 02:44pm

Sports

USA top Olympic medal table as delayed Games draw to close

TOKYO: Eliud Kipchoge produced a marathon masterclass and the USA edged China at the top of the Tokyo Olympics ...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

Pakistan moves up two spots, placed 45th in July's Covid-19 resilience ranking

Pakistan ahead of Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iran and South Africa in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking for this month

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 08:51pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and US create platform for regional cooperation

The parties agree to meet in the coming months to determine the modalities of this cooperation with mutual consensus

Published 16 Jul, 2021 10:27pm

Bilawal leaves for US

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, on Saturday, left for the United States of...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 02:22am

Pakistan

Rulers worried about Bilawal's US visit: Shazia

KARACHI: Central Information Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and member of the National Assembly...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

Meatpacking giant JBS pays $11m to ransomware hackers

WASHINGTON: JBS, one of the world’s biggest meat processors, has paid bitcoin worth $11 million in ransom to...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Pakistan

USA, UK, China top three destinations of Pakistani exports in 10 months

Total exports to the USA during July-April (2020-21) were recorded at US $ 4019.722 million against the exports of US $ 3368.090 million during July-April (2019-20).

Published 06 Jun, 2021 07:42pm

Pakistan

FM Qureshi arrives in New York to address UNGA emergency session on Palestine

He is accompanied by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Palestine, Sudan and Tunis.
During his visit, Qureshi will also meet UNGA President Volkan Bozkir.

Published 20 May, 2021 11:46am

World

US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner - a Pakistani man accused of ties with Al-Qaeda

Saifullah Paracha, who was captured in Thailand in 2003, was held in Guantanamo Bay prison on suspicion of ties to Al-Qaeda but has never been charged.
Abdul Rabbani, also a citizen of Pakistan, and Uthman Abdul al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni have also been released.

Updated 18 May, 2021 01:27pm

Pakistan

Qureshi leaves for US en route Turkey to address UNGA on Palestine

Qureshi will then leave for the United States along with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Sudan and Palestine.
The FM is visiting New York to address the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the Palestine issue.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:53am

Pakistan

US recognises Pakistani engineer for contributing to NASA’s 2020 Mars Mission

Ahmad Awais contributed code to the software for the Mars 2020 helicopter mission, also known as NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter.
In a tweet, the US Embassy in Islamabad said that Pakistani developers are truly making their mark in the world.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:14am

Markets

JGBs steady to firmer as stocks slide, global bonds steady

The offer attracted bids 3.82 times the offer, higher than bid-to-cover of 3.07 in the previous auction.

Published 17 May, 2021 03:31pm

World

Death toll rises to 132 as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

At least 132 people have been killed in Gaza since Monday, including 32 children and 21 women, and 950 others wounded, Palestinian medical officials said

Published 15 May, 2021 12:54pm

World

Biden says 'Israel has right to defend itself' as US throws its support behind Jewish state

'I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not too long ago,' the US President Joe Biden told reporters
"He also conveyed the United States’ encouragement of a pathway toward restoring a sustainable calm. He shared his conviction that Jerusalem, a city of such importance to people of faith from around the world, must be a place of peace," the statement said.

Published 13 May, 2021 09:15pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s exports to US cross $4bn mark

The advisor said that this is a substantial increase of USD 918 million and credit goes to Pakistani exporters for making this possible under difficult global conditions.

Published 11 May, 2021 01:34pm

World

US approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15

FDA said that they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday.
This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be authorized in the US for ages 12 to 15.

Published 11 May, 2021 11:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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