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UN to vote again on Gaza ceasefire, US plans unclear

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:00pm

World

Democrat Sarah McBride becomes first openly transgender member of US Congress

WASHINGTON: Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:44am

World

Obama hits campaign trail for Harris

WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

World

Julian Assange to give first public address since prison release

SYDNEY: Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to break his post-prison silence in an address to the...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:22pm

World

‘Yes she can’: Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency

CHICAGO: Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that “the torch has been passed” to Kamala Harris...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

‘Israel and allies are after bigger trophies…’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Israel and allies are after bigger trophies” carried by the...

Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28am

World

Backed by Biden, Kamala Harris moves to lock up White House bid

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris wasted no time launching her 2024 presidential campaign, seeking the...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 11:06am

World

Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 04:52pm

World

Biden and Obama: a complicated bromance

WASHINGTON: When Joe Biden takes the stage with Barack Obama at an election fundraiser in New York this week, it ...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

World

Bangladesh Nobel winner fears for future as woes mount

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says it is a “million-dollar question” why the prime minister...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:49am

World

Donald Trump, Biden win Michigan primaries but Democrats mount Gaza protest vote

DEARBORN: US President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 11:13am

World

Behind Biden’s shift on Israel assault: deaths of Palestinians, international pressure

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his team have markedly shifted their tone on the Israel-Hamas crisis in...

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 10:51pm

World

Indian minister scoffs at Obama comment on protecting Muslims

NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister has derided comments by former US President Barack Obama that Prime Minister...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 12:24pm

World

Obama warns India risks ‘pulling apart’ without minority rights

WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks “pulling apart” if the Muslim...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

World

Russia bans entry to 500 US nationals including Obama

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former president Barack Obama, in response...

Updated 19 May, 2023 11:38pm

World

Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch

GENEVA: After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration...

Published 12 May, 2023 12:07pm

Technology

Musk overtakes Obama as most followed personality on Twitter

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk has surpassed former US president Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter, five...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

World

After six-year break, Biden names envoy to press North Korea rights

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday named an envoy to press North Korea on human rights, ending a six-year gap...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:54am

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

Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown

PHILADELPHIA: President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 10:43am

World

Obama warns of 'dangerous' U.S. political climate ahead of midterms

PITTSBURGH: Former President Barack Obama warned about divisions fueling a "dangerous climate" in U.S. politics as ...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 10:29pm

Opinion

Britain’s new vision leaves onlookers with nightmares

Britain’s new economic agenda represents the biggest gamble for growth in a major Western democracy in at least 40...

Updated 25 Sep, 2022 06:47am

World

With Russia in crosshairs, US suddenly talks up UN reform

UNITED NATIONS: Few issues have been as constant at the United Nations as grievances about the structure of the...

Published 18 Sep, 2022 11:09am

Life & Style

Barack Obama: president, Nobel laureate, and now an Emmy winner

WASHINGTON: Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series “Our...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:49am

World

Weakened Scholz seeks to seize G7 opportunity

BERLIN: The last time Germany hosted a G7 summit, then-chancellor Angela Merkel produced a series of viral images...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 09:45am

World

Progressive Twitter accounts lose followers, conservatives gain

SAN FRANCISCO: Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 12:46pm

Business & Finance

Biden to nominate former Treasury official Barr for Fed top job

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr to be the...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

World

Obama returns to White House to tout healthcare law with Biden

WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 03:02pm

World

US Vice President Harris’ deputy chief of staff to depart

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris’s deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is leaving the administration,...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Life & Style

Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani artist to win Grammy

Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy award at the 64th Grammy Awards held on Sunday night ...

Updated 04 Apr, 2022 02:30pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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