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New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos

LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

World

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election

LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am

World

UK’s Sunak faces call for election date betting probe

LONDON: The campaign director for Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has stepped aside following reports that he...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

World

UK local polls could determine PM Sunak’s fate

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week...

Published 01 May, 2024 11:57am

Ex-senior UK Tory defects to fringe right-wing party

LONDON: Embattled UK leader Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh blow Monday when a former ally defected to a right-wing...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 09:00am

World

British PM narrowly avoids wipeout in local polls

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservatives lost two strategically important ...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am

World

Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

LONDON: Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former prime minister...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

World

UK PM orders probe into ally’s tax affairs

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday ordered an investigation into a wealthy ally’s murky tax ...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am

World

UK govt could bring in military to ease strikes: Conservative Party chief

LONDON: Britain’s government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 07:01am

World

New UK PM Sunak commits to fracking ban

LONDON: Fracking will be banned in England under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, reversing a decision made by his...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:18pm

World

Boris Johnson battling to win support for UK PM comeback bid, Sunak enters race

LONDON: Boris Johnson was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:20am

World

New UK finance minister Hunt reverses Truss’s economic plan in dramatic U-turn

LONDON: New finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan and scaled back her vast...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:01pm

World

Liz Truss named as UK’s third woman prime minister

LONDON: Britain’s Conservative party Monday announced Liz Truss as its new leader to succeed Prime Minister Boris...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 05:05pm

World

Thatcher casts long shadow over UK leadership race

LONDON: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have fought hard to be seen as the true heir to Margaret Thatcher in their battle...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:55am

World

UK leadership candidate Sunak attacks COVID lockdown response

LONDON: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister, said...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 01:12pm

World

‘It’s still early days’ says underdog UK leadership candidate Sunak

LONDON: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak said it was still “early days” in the leadership contest to...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 12:15pm

World

UK defence minister Wallace endorses Truss for PM

LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss received another boost for her campaign to become the country’s next...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 12:03pm

World

‘I am the underdog’, says UK PM candidate Sunak

GRANTHAM: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become Britain’s next...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:31pm

World

UK’s Johnson: ‘I will be leaving soon with my head held high’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would be leaving soon with his “head held high”, a...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 04:59pm

World

Eight candidates nominated to succeed UK PM Johnson: committee

LONDON: Eight candidates will compete to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative...

Published 12 Jul, 2022 11:09pm

World

Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?

LONDON: Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced...

Published 09 Jul, 2022 05:29pm

Markets

Stocks climb on recession watch; pound gains before Johnson exit

LONDON: Stock markets recovered further Thursday as investors weighed recession risks, while the pound rallied as...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 04:53pm

World

The many scandals of Boris Johnson’s premiership

LONDON: Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday, a government source said,...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 02:30pm

World

Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals

LONDON: Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he...

Updated 07 Jul, 2022 07:33pm

Johnson clings on as clamour for resignation grows

LONDON: Cabinet ministers gathered in Boris Johnson’s official residence on Wednesday to tell him to quit as...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Pound plunges to 13-month low

LONDON: Sterling plunged on Tuesday to a 13-month low versus the euro and fell below $1.20 for the first time since...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 05:47am

World

UK’s Gove says would not challenge PM Johnson for leadership

LONDON: Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Thursday that he had no plans to challenge Prime Minister Boris...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 11:57am

World

UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote with 59% share

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday but by a relatively modest margin,...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 01:17am

Markets

Pound up vs weaker dollar as Johnson faces confidence vote

LONDON: The British pound rose on Monday against a broadly weaker dollar, hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:47pm

World

Former UK lawmaker jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of teenager

LONDON: Former British Member of Parliament Imran Ahmad Khan was sentenced to 18 months in jail at Southwark Crown...

Published 24 May, 2022 06:43am

Forex
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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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