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‘Failure of Democrats and victory of Trump’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Failure of Democrats and victory of Trump” from this writer...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:19am

Opinion

Failure of Democrats and victory of Trump

Being in the field a month prior to the elections, going door to door and meeting a diverse range of people—from...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Opinion

America’s freedom of opinion: equality or exclusivity?

To truly understand a society, community, county, or country, the best approach is to engage directly with the ...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:29am

World

Walz promises Muslims an equal role in Harris administration

NEW YORK: Tim Walz, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, on Thursday promised Muslim...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:07pm

World

Tim Walz and Vance clash, politely, at policy-heavy vice presidential debate

NEW YORK: Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 10:36am

World

Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

World

Trump’s running mate Vance introduces himself to nation at Republican convention

MILWAUKEE: Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, US Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on...

Published 18 Jul, 2024 08:55am

World

Joe Biden meets union leaders as Democrats’ calls to exit race continue

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail on Wednesday, rallying the key constituency of...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 02:42pm

World

Biden to campaign in battleground Pennsylvania as Democrats mull his candidacy

WILMINGTON, (Delaware): An increasingly embattled US President Joe Biden will hit the campaign trail in the...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:09am

World

Joe Biden back on campaign trail as pressure mounts

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden heads back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election...

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:54pm

World

Democrats scramble after Biden’s wobbly debate with Trump

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s allies scrambled on Friday to contain the damage from his feeble debate...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The definition of a democrat varies

“What is the difference between a democrat and an autocrat?” “That’s rather obvious, isn’t it”? ...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

World

Republican hardliners oust US House speaker in historic vote

WASHINGTON: Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

US Congress averts govt shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support...

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 08:46am

Opinion

Democrats’ downgrade of Iowa’s role is a blow to Corn Belt, biofuels

Democratic Party’s unseating of Iowa from its position as host of the first US presidential nominating contest...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

US Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority

WASHINGTON: Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives while...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am

World

Republicans close in on US House majority, Senate still up for grabs

WASHINGTON: Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives early on...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 10:34am

World

Republican ‘red wave’ turns into a ripple, Georgia Senate headed to runoff

ALPHARETTA, (Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz): Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:02am

World

Three takeaways from the US midterm elections

WASHINGTON: Tuesday’s US midterm elections will determine whether Republicans seize control of Congress from...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 10:52am

World

Obama tries to rescue Democrats from US midterm losses

WASHINGTON: In the run-up to the high-stakes midterm elections next week, President Joe Biden is out on the stump in...

Published 30 Oct, 2022 11:09am

Opinion

Merrick Garland, the man who could put Trump in court

Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, was denied a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court by Republicans in the...

Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am

World

Trump-backed challenger beats Republican Liz Cheney in US midterm primary

JACKSON: US Representative Liz Cheney, a fierce Republican critic of Donald Trump who has played a prominent role in...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 10:29am

World

US Senate Democrats fend off amendments to $430bn climate and drug bill

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Sunday repelled attempts to amend a $430 billion measure sought by President Joe Biden,...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 11:14am

World

US House passes bill to protect access to contraception

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to protect access to contraception, responding...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:24pm

World

Biden to call out Trump's 'singular responsibility' for Jan. 6 attacks

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will tell Americans that his predecessor, Donald Trump carries "singular...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 09:47am

World

Democrats 'pretty much there' on US social spending bill: Pelosi

WASHINGTON: Democrats have almost reached an agreement on a social spending bill that is a pared-down version of US...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:58am

World

US Senate green-lights stop-gap deal to avert debt default

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Thursday to stave off a credit default that would have sparked a recession and ...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Opinion

How the US debt limit became 'a hostage that's worth ransoming'

A decade ago, a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over increasing the United States' authority to borrow...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

World

US House Democrats advance abortion rights bill, Senate passage unlikely

If the "Women's Health Protection Act" passes the Democratic-controlled House, it is unlikely to succeed in the 100-member Senate

Published 22 Sep, 2021 12:39pm

World

US Congress back for frantic autumn with Biden agenda at stake

Avoiding a government shutdown is also at the top of the agenda, alongside dodging a catastrophic credit default, which may be the largest of the looming deadlines

Published 19 Sep, 2021 10:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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