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China FM says 'ball in Washington's court' for climate cooperation

BEIJING: China has challenged the US to fix relations with Beijing in order to make progress on climate change, the...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 09:42am

World

US ramps up Kabul evacuation efforts as August 31 deadline looms

Over 10,000 people were evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the 12 hours up until 3:00 pm Monday

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:37am

World

US orders commercial planes to help move Afghanistan evacuees

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday ordered six commercial airlines to help transport people after their...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

US VP Harris begins Asia trip amid Afghan debacle

The hardline militant swift return to power a week ago, and desperate scenes of thousands trying to flee

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:53am

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead: Investors wary on Washington, balancing debt ceiling, infrastructure bill

NEW YORK: The economic boost from an expected $1 trillion infrastructure bill working its way through the US Senate...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

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EDITORIAL: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf met his US counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington to discuss...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

World

Turkey criticises US statement on resettlement of Afghans

Hundreds of Afghans have crossed into Turkey in recent weeks amid rising violence in Afghanistan, raising concerns of a fresh influx of migrants

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:51pm

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon went on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting at a bus and subway station just outside the...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 01:49am

World

Karen Baker, the Pentagon survivor who told the stories of 9/11 victims

Baker was a crisis communications expert at the Pentagon on 9/11 but nothing could prepare her for what she would soon have to do

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 12:05pm

World

US Defence Secretary says committed to stable, constructive relationship with China

SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday he was committed to having a constructive relationship...

Updated 27 Jul, 2021 04:20pm

World

Qatar FM in Iran just days after US visit

TEHRAN: Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani arrived in Tehran Sunday in an unannounced...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Opinion

With Afghan pullout, US ditches 'forever wars'

Joe Biden's pullout from Afghanistan has stunned with its speed, but Washington already decided four years ago that...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

World

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to be US ambassador to India

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles mayor and climate advocate Eric Garcetti to be the US...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

World

Canada, US heat wave 'on steroids' due to climate change, say experts

The US states of Washington and Oregon, as well as British Columbia in Canada

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:52am

World

Taiwan and US restart trade talks despite China opposition

Both sides agreed to set up several working groups for further discussions on issues such as vaccine production, Taipei officials said.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 04:39pm

World

Where things stand for Afghanistan as Ghani visits Washington

Visit comes as Afghan Taliban make huge advances across the country

Published 24 Jun, 2021 11:57am

World

North Korea says talks with US would lead 'nowhere'

Foreign minister said Wednesday he welcomed Kim's rejection of the "hasty judgment, conjecture and expectation of the US".

Published 23 Jun, 2021 06:47pm

World

Russian ambassador returns ‘optimistic’ to Washington

MOSCOW: The Russian ambassador in Washington flew back Sunday to the United States saying he hoped to build “equal...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

World

Russian ambassador returns 'optimistic' to Washington

Russian President said Wednesday that Moscow and Washington agreed for their ambassadors to return, after summit talks in Geneva with US counterpart Joe Biden.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

Markets

Yellen tells Mexican counterpart G20 countries should back global minimum tax

Yellen also affirmed the Treasury's commitment to deepen cooperation with Mexico on illicit finance

Published 18 Jun, 2021 10:37am

World

Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet

In contrast to Trump, whose 2018 summit with Putin in Helsinki included a meeting accompanied only by interpreters, Biden and Putin are not expected to have any solo dealings.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:25pm

World

Washington unveils plan to combat domestic terrorism

The Biden administration wants first to improve information sharing on extremist groups or individuals at the federal and local level.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 04:23pm

World

Timeline: Iran since the Islamic revolution

After months of protests, on January 16, 1979, the US-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, leaves the country.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:13am

World

Putin-Biden summit: mutual grievances on the agenda

The fate of a number of prisoners is expected to be on the agenda as well.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:06am

World

US Justice Dept says it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations

WASHINGTON: The Department of Justice said on Saturday that it would no longer seek source information from ...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Markets

IMF, World Bank prioritize vaccine access to end pandemic

But observers are pressing the institutions to do more, faster.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:42am

Sports

Wizards rebound, eliminate Pacers from NBA postseason

"That was a difficult part," Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren said of the second quarter. "When you give this team confidence, they play very well. We had a hard time with them this year."

Published 21 May, 2021 10:02am

World

US and France tangle at UN over Middle East

France's latest proposal -- announced in a statement from Paris on Tuesday evening -- quickly drew a firm response from the United States, signaling it would wield its veto again if needed.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:57pm

World

Thousands rally in North America in solidarity with Palestinians

About two thousand people turned out in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, chanting "Free, free Palestine" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:11pm

World

US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents

But that notion has been fiercely opposed by pharmaceutical giants and their host countries, which insist the patents are not the main roadblocks to scaling up production, and warned the move could hamper innovation.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:50am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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