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US VP Harris thanks Guatemalan president for controlling Honduras border

Still, at least 300 Hondurans left Tuesday in a new caravan headed for the US border. Since October 2018, more than a dozen caravans have left Honduras, heading north.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 10:42am

World

'It wasn't right': witness to Floyd death tells court

"It's been nights I stayed up apologizing and apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more and not physically interacting and not saving his life," she said.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 10:21am

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips - for now

WASHINGTON: Twitter said it permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot because...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Business & Finance

US consumer confidence hits one-year high; house prices soar

WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence raced in March to its highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

White House urges for 'second stage' in WHO study of COVID-19 origins

There's a second stage in this process that we believe should be led by international and independent experts. They should have unfettered access to data.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

Markets

LG Energy Solution suggests building EV battery factory in Georgia

SEOUL: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution suggested that it could build a factory in the US state of...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification

Psaki said the White House was leading an inter-agency process looking at these issues, and would provide guidance in line with several key principles:

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:17am

World

Biden to announce 90pc of U.S. adults eligible for vaccine by April 19

Biden has previously set a goal of having 200 million vaccine shots in people's arms in his first 100 days in office.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 12:14am

World

Biden has a plan to pay for massive infrastructure proposal: Psaki

"The president has a plan to fix the infrastructure of our country _and he has a plan to pay for it," Psaki said.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

U.S. experts reviewing WHO report on origins of COVID-19: White House

"We have been clear that independent, technically sound investigation is what our focus is on, and once this is reviewed, we'll have an assessment about the steps forward,"

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

White house says Biden does not intend to meet with North Korea's Kim

Asked if Biden's diplomatic approach to North Korea would include "sitting with President Kim Jong Un" as former President Donald Trump did, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

No invitation from US to summit: Pakistan to play due role in fight against climate change: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, despite not among the 40 countries that also included India and Bangladesh invited by US...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Global supply chains scrambled: Suez Canal blockage could cost global trade $10bn a week

CAIRO: The Suez Canal stepped up efforts on Friday to free a stuck mega vessel, after an earlier attempt failed to...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

Biden to set new COVID vaccine targets in first White House press conference

Biden said last week that his goal of having 100 million vaccine shots administered was being met early and promised to announce a new goal this week.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:05am

World

Biden considers executive actions on guns, calls on Congress to pass weapons ban

U.S. President Joe Biden urged Congress to swiftly pass gun control laws and may take action on his own to stop mass violence, the White House said on Tuesday, a day after the second deadly mass shooting in a week.
The Democrat called on the Senate to approve two bills passed by the House of Representatives on March 11 that would broaden background checks on gun buyers. He also called for a ban on assault-style weapons.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 01:42pm

World

Senate confirms Shalanda Young for No. 2 spot at OMB

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain earlier this month called Young, a former House staffer, a "very serious candidate" to head the office after the administration withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden earlier this month.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 11:39am

World

White House says 27mn COVID-19 vaccine doses to ship out this week

White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients updated the nation's governors on the vaccine supply in a call earlier Tuesday.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:39am

World

Cold weather, tight supply depress US home sales

WASHINGTON: US home sales dropped to a six-month low in February amid cold weather in many parts of the country and...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

World

White House promises more J&J COVID-19 shots after launch stalls

The healthcare conglomerate has only shipped around 4.25 million doses in total, according to federal data, far less than the 20 million it promised to deliver by the end of March.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

World

White House: Probe into allegations against Cuomo should be quick, thorough

Biden declined on Sunday to call on Cuomo to resign, saying he wanted to await the outcome of an investigation into the matter.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:25am

World

India to make billion-plus vaccine doses with US, Japan, Australia

WASHINGTON: India will manufacture at least one billion more Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of next year in a...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

World

Top US, China diplomats to hold first in-person talks of Biden presidency

Discussions are likely to focus on China's policies toward Hong Kong, its pressure on Taiwan, its treatment of Uighurs, and what Washington sees as economic coercion against Australia, she said.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 12:43pm

World

Biden halts drone strikes outside of war zones where US troops deployed

But, Fine wrote, "despite continued US airstrikes in Somalia and US assistance to African partner forces, Al-Shebab appears to be a growing threat that aspires to strike the US homeland."

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:20am

Technology

White House cites 'active threat,' urges action despite Microsoft patch

Neither the company nor the White House has specified the scale of the hack. Microsoft initially said it was limited, but the White House last week expressed concern about the potential for "a large number of victims."

Published 08 Mar, 2021 11:02am

World

White House adviser says more aid needed given deep US jobs hole

"We remain in a jobs hole that is deeper than that of the Great Recession," Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey said in an interview. "This remains a crisis."

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:12pm

World

Biden, Guatemalan President Giammattei spoke on addressing impact of migration, hurricanes

Both Presidents agreed for their respective teams to meet in the coming weeks to develop an effective and humane plan of action to manage migration.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 11:08am

World

Biden slams 'Neanderthal' decisions to end mask mandates

The Texas and Mississippi decisions were "a big mistake," he said.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:00am

World

Former Trump press secretary joins Fox News

She left her Fox position after announcing in late January that she was running for governor of the state of Arkansas.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 11:40am

World

Biden White House asks ‘Trump who?’ ahead of speech to conservatives

"Our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying" at the Conservative Political Action Conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.
"Biden is obeying an old political rule, which is 'Never get in the way of a train wreck'," said Bob Shrum.

Updated 27 Feb, 2021 09:09pm

World

Biden, Saudi king speak ahead of Khashoggi murder report

*A respected veteran journalist and editor, Khashoggi was in self-exile and residing in the United States, writing articles critical of the crown prince when he was assassinated on October 2, 2018.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 10:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.51
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
India Sensex / May 8	73466.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
Hang Seng / May 8	18313.86
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.05
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18498.38

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	78.99
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2308.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 8	80.06
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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