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Writers Guild of America

Hollywood workers rally against Paramount-Skydance deal

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:24am

About 100 people gathered at Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles for the event, which was organized by advocacy groups

Disney delays ‘Deadpool’ sequel, ‘Blade’ and other films in post-strike shuffle

Published 10 Nov, 2023 11:40am

LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney delayed the release of Marvel movie ‘Blade,’ a new ‘Deadpool’ installment and several other...

Actors’ union says no agreement on studios’ ‘final’ offer

Published 07 Nov, 2023 01:37pm

LOS ANGELES: The union representing striking actors said Monday it could not agree to studios’ “last, best and final...

Halloween hits Hollywood strike as actors boycott Barbie costumes

Published 01 Nov, 2023 06:52pm

LOS ANGELES: Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors...

Hollywood strikes to dampen Big Media’s holiday expectations

Published 30 Oct, 2023 04:03pm

Big media firms are expected to warn starting this week that studio revenues will slow in the coming quarters as...

Top Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike

Published 20 Oct, 2023 01:32pm

LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered $150 million to the SAG-AFTRA...

How the Hollywood strike is scrambling film, TV schedules into next summer

Published 18 Oct, 2023 02:33pm

LOS ANGELES: Santa Claus will not be coming to Hollywood this year.‘Dear Santa,’ a comedy by the Farrelly brothers..

Talks to end Hollywood actors’ strike suspended

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:56pm

LOS ANGELES: Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike were suspended Wednesday, both...

Hollywood writers union ratifies three-year labor contract after strike

Published 10 Oct, 2023 12:33pm

LOS ANGELES: Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) approved a new three-year contract with major studios on...

Hollywood writers’ guild leaders call off months-long strike

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:36pm

LOS ANGELES: The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has...

Driver’s ‘Ferrari’ puts Venice race in higher gear

Published 31 Aug, 2023 04:52pm

VENICE: The race for the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion was set to move into higher gear Thursday with a hotly...

Hollywood strike saps glamour from 80th Venice Film Festival

Published 30 Aug, 2023 02:16pm

VENICE: A historic Hollywood strike robbed the Venice Film Festival of some of its usual glitz as it launched its...

Hollywood studios release details of new proposal to striking writers

Published 23 Aug, 2023 02:32pm

Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to writers in a bid to...

Striking writers take antitrust aim at Disney, Amazon, Netflix

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

LOS ANGELES: The striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Thursday urged federal regulators to increase their...

Hollywood actors authorize strike as writers still out

Published 06 Jun, 2023 06:09pm

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood’s actors union voted to authorize a strike if contract talks break down, turning up the heat...

Biden urges ‘fair deal’ for striking Hollywood writers

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Monday he wants to see striking movie and television writers in Hollywood...

Writers’ strike freezes ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff

Published 09 May, 2023 02:18pm

LOS ANGELES: Writing for a new season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale“ and a coming ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel was halted as...

Striking Hollywood writers decry the Uber-ization of their trade

Published 04 May, 2023 09:29pm

LOS ANGELES: Television and film writers, on strike over the “existential crisis” of a Hollywood dream factory that...

Picket lines in Hollywood as writers go on strike

Published 03 May, 2023 12:58pm

LOS ANGELES: Picket lines formed outside studios in Los Angeles and New York Tuesday as thousands of writers downed...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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