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Opinion

Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers and applause in 1990 — a bit...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

Opinion

US less optimistic over reaching Iran nuclear deal

US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear developed has soured, with the State...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

A year after Capitol siege, US democracy still faces test

One year after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and shut down Congress, Americans still await a...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

Opinion

Satellite attack: the mounting arms race in space

Last year a US general made an ominous revelation: two Russian satellites in orbit were stalking a US spy satellite...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Opinion

US in uphill battle to challenge Russia in Black Sea

On the day that two Russian fighter jets suddenly scrambled to intercept a US bomber refuelling mid-air near Crimea,...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am

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

Opinion

Operating in the shadows: US Cyber Command

If the Pentagon’s Cyber Command launches an online attack and nobody knows about it, does it deter anyone? Many...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Opinion

Answers sought: was the US Capitol attack planned?

Attackers in organized columns, a woman shouting instructions on a megaphone, and suspicious tours the day before:...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 04:48am

Opinion

US closes key money-laundering, tax evasion channel

A major avenue for global money laundering and tax evasion has been closed off by a new law requiring disclosure of...

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:13am

Opinion

TikTok, WeChat bans not crucial to US security: experts

ARTICLE: The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, experts told...

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Markets

Trump move to declassify Russia intel draws sharp criticism

President Donald Trump is defending his unprecedented decision to give his Justice Department chief unfettered access to the country's deepest foreign intelligence secrets amid an outcry from the spy community and a veiled warning from the US intelligence

Published 26 May, 2019 12:00am

Trump's border wall 'emergency' faces tough legal hurdles

President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency Friday to build a border wall immediately drew legal challenges that could easily escalate into a landmark test of the balance of power between the White House and Congress.

Published 17 Feb, 2019 12:00am

US spies elevate China rivalry to war of ideologies

In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns.

Published 03 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	156.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14
France CAC40 / Dec 30	7,313.56
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,017.14
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,605.88
Diesel/Litre / Dec 31	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.81 ▲ 0.51 (15.45%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Dec 31 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.88 ▲ 0.88 (12.57%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Pak Refinery / Dec 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	44.51 ▲ 4.05 (10.01%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 31 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	39.33 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	65.45 ▲ 5.95 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 31 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	64.67 ▲ 5.88 (10.00%)
Dadex Eternit / Dec 31 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.52 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / Dec 31 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.56 ▼ -5.73 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	42.91 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 31 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.50 ▼ -8.72 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.81 ▼ -22.65 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Dec 31 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	425.82 ▼ -47.31 (-10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	43.36 ▼ -4.80 (-9.97%)
Karam Ceramics / Dec 31 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	54.04 ▼ -5.46 (-9.18%)
Agriautos Ind. / Dec 31 Agriauto Industries Limited(AGIL)	108.72 ▼ -10.28 (-8.64%)
Supernet Ltd. / Dec 31 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	18.01 ▼ -1.54 (-7.88%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	175,670,947 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▼ -0.04
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▲ 0.40
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	48,263,770 ▲ 0.87
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.16
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▼ -0.61
Pak Refinery / Dec 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,985,537 ▲ 4.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	31,448,314 ▲ 1.00

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