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Vice President Kamala Harris

White House hosts muted Ramadan event as Biden’s Israel policy draws anger

WASHINGTON: The White House held a scaled-down iftar dinner on Tuesday to celebrate Islam’s holy month of Ramadan,...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 10:34am

World

Hunger crisis in Gaza: children starving to death amid Israeli aggression

WASHINGTON: Children have begun starving to death in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned a famine is “almost...

Updated 06 Mar, 2024 01:45pm

World

Trump backs Israel in Gaza

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump expressed his support for Israel’s aggression in Gaza...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

World

Joe Biden campaign adds White House aides amid concerns about strategy

Two of US President Joe Biden’s top advisers, Mike Donilon and Jen O’Malley Dillon, will leave the White House for...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 11:22am

World

Suspect arrested in deadly Atlanta hospital shooting

WASHINGTON: Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting five people – one of whom died – at an Atlanta hospital...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:29am

Technology

White House calls in tech firms to talk AI risks

WASHINGTON: The White House plans to meet with top executives from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic on...

Published 03 May, 2023 12:25pm

World

Joe, Jill Biden release tax return, showing $579,514 in income

WASHINGTON: America’s first couple didn’t do too badly last year, earning $579,514, although this was a good chunk...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:30am

World

Biden to promote US infrastructure spending in bipartisan Kentucky visit

WASHINGTON: Democratic US President Joe Biden will join Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 11:46am

World

US Democrats maintain Senate majority

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s Democrats retained control of the US Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms...

Published 13 Nov, 2022 10:49am

World

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

LOS ANGELES: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged leaders of the Americas to prove that democracy works as he...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 10:58am

World

US reaffirms Russia could attack Ukraine 'at any time'

WASHINGTON: Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine "at any time," the White House reaffirmed Saturday, as Western...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 11:27am

World

Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday requiring "project labor agreements" in...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:29am

World

US reports nearly 2mn migrant apprehensions at southern border in 2021

WASHINGTON: Almost 180,000 migrants were apprehended attempting to enter the United States from Mexico in December,...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 11:06am

World

China hits back at VP Harris, says US 'selfish' over Afghanistan

BEIJING: China on Tuesday held up America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as an example of Washington's...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 01:54pm

Business & Finance

Biden releases tax return, restoring tradition Trump broke

Emhoff was a high-profile entertainment industry lawyer and took a leave of absence from his firm when Harris was named Biden's running mate.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:47am

World

US Jury holds former policeman Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd

The 12-member jury found 45-year-old Chauvin guilty on three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter
After the judgment, celebratory scenes were witnessed as people cheered, and some wept tears of relief

Published 21 Apr, 2021 10:17am

World

Vice President Harris says she is planning to visit Mexico and Guatemala

"Our focus is to deal with the root causes and I am looking forward to traveling, hopefully as my first trip, to the Northern Triangle, stopping in Mexico and then going to Guatemala," she said.
"We have plans in the works to go to Guatemala, as soon as possible," Harris told reporters during a virtual roundtable with experts who offered recommendations on the region.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 08:37pm

World

Reading aloud of 628-page Covid bill delays debate in US Senate

Bill readings are almost always dispensed with at the start to allow for debate, but Johnson saw it as way to register his frustration over the massive outlay of federal spending.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 09:51am

World

US nears 500,000 Covid deaths

Though concern has grown over variants of the virus, especially those that appear to spread more easily and render current shots less potent, Fauci sounded a hopeful note on whether another surge was coming.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:54am

World

G7 seen backing issuance of new IMF SDRs

One IMF expert said a $500 billion boost in SDRs would deliver some $14 billion in added reserves to low-income countries and $60 billion to emerging markets, but others said the yields could be much higher.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:58am

World

Biden, meeting business leaders, backs stricter income limits for stimulus checks

Democrats have a small majority in the US House of Representatives and effective control in the Senate.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:39pm

World

Biden says he won't settle for COVID-19 aid package that 'fails to meet the moment': White House

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had a "substantive and productive discussion" at the White House.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 02:23pm

World

Yellen makes history again as US Treasury secretary

Early in Trump's term, she did not hesitate to warn of the risks tax cuts like the one he was proposing would have on the budget deficit.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 11:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16452.30
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7883.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17795.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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