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Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan weeks before his term ends

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:37pm

World

Harris condemns flag burning, Hamas graffiti at protest in Washington

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris joined Democratic and Republican leaders in condemning protesters who...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:42am

World

Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:56pm

World

India BJP’s election videos targeting Muslims, opposition spark outrage

NEW DELHI: Animated videos shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party targeting opposition Congress and the...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:09pm

World

India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm

Business & Finance

Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commission

WASHINGTON: The US Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem rising budget deficits and debt following...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

World

US Representative Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting genocide against Palestinians

WASHINGTON: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, has ...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 10:16pm

World

India’s ruling BJP trails Congress in key state election in Karnataka

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trailing the main opposition Congress party in a key...

Published 13 May, 2023 12:57pm

Yellen warns of ‘chaos’ if US fails to raise debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation’s...

Updated 08 May, 2023 09:00am

BR Research

On another debt crisis

Facing a challenging re-election battle in the next election cycle, the new year could not have started on a worse...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 09:28am

World

White House says it doesn't want to 'go around Congress' on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:40am

World

Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state

AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm

BR Research

Another shot at relevance?

After assuming presidency back in early 2021 following Donald Trump’s four turbulent years in office, Joe Biden...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 10:32am

Editorials

Modi’s fact falsifications

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a rally in his native Gujarat, India’s Hindu extremist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Pakistan

US senator urges Congress to step up aid for Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Describing $53 million US aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan as a “drop in the bucket”, a prominent...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

World

India’s Congress braces for cross-country march to revive support

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party members gathered on Wednesday for a cross-country march against...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

World

China’s Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi’s rule

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

World

Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am

Sonia, Rahul summoned in money laundering probe

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Biden to seek $33bn for Ukraine, a massive jump in funding

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine — a dramatic...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

Peru’s Castillo to face impeachment vote in Congress

LIMA: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is facing an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the center-left...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:13am

World

Trump ‘more likely than not’ obstructed Congress: US judge

WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former US president Donald Trump “more likely than not” engaged...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

World

Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion for his US defense budget for...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:59pm

Opinion

Some in Congress seek to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks

Capitol Hill has begun to debate whether to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks, but despite some rare bi-partisan...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block Capitol attack document release

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former president Donald Trump to block the release ...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:20am

World

Defiant Biden touts first year, vows to reconnect with voters

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden sought to reset his presidency in a marathon first year press conference Wednesday, vowing to...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:59am

World

Trump cancels Jan 6 press conference, Biden to address divided nation

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 10:08am

World

US President Biden calls on Congress to ratify treaty on ozone depletion

WASHINGTON: US President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to ratify an international treaty amendement that aims to...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am

World

Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Upbeat Biden to hit road selling endangered spending plans

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Saturday he will hit this road this week to sell his mammoth spending plans,...

Updated 03 Oct, 2021 11:27am

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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