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Trump denies reports Musk to receive ‘top-secret’ China briefing

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump denied media reports on Thursday that his billionaire ally Elon Musk would...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

World

Pentagon to brief Musk on top-secret plan for potential war with China, NYT reports

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s close ally, is due to be briefed on Friday by the...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 12:05pm

World

X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight

NEW DELHI: India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 09:00pm

World

Starship, carrying Tesla’s bot, set for Mars by end-2026: Elon Musk

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 01:46pm

Business & Finance

Trump threatens tariffs on European wine and spirits in escalating trade war

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on wine, cognac and other alcohol...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:12am

World

US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce cost-cutting records

A U.S. judge has ordered Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to turn over a variety of records and...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:31pm

World

Musk, Ambani join hands in surprise Starlink India internet deal

NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 01:00pm

World

US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes its elimination

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Education said on Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, a possible...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 12:06pm

Markets

Airtel signs with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India

MUMBAI: Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:32pm

World

Donald Trump says he will buy a ‘new Tesla’ to show support for Musk

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker’s...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 11:59am

Technology

Musk blames X outage on cyberattack

Social media platform X went down for nearly 12,000 users on Monday, which owner Elon Musk said was the result of a...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 11:33pm

Technology

Musk’s X facing intermittent outages in US, Downdetector shows

Elon Musk-owned X was facing intermittent outages on Monday, according to Downdetector, restricting thousands of...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 09:34pm

Opinion

Tariff situation undoubtedly impacting US economy

The US economy added 151,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%. This is a key economic indicator for the...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:58am

Editorials

Era of dictators could return

EDITORIAL: Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HR), stated during the annual HR...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

World

US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts, sparking backlash

WASHINGTON: The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency,...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 10:33am

Opinion

A requiem for USAID

The USAID tap has run dry, and its disbandment has sent tremors around the globe. The freeloaders in the developing...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:56am

World

‘America is back,’ Trump declares in divisive Congress speech

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump declared “America is back” Tuesday in his first address to Congress since returning to...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Business & Finance

Tesla sales fall in Germany after Musk backs far right

BERLIN: Tesla sales in Germany recorded another drop last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Technology

Starlink’s registration in process with satellite regulatory body: PTA chairman

PTA chairman Hafeez Ur Rehman meets Starlink team at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:34pm

World

Royal Society of top scientists mulls call to oust Musk

LONDON: Britain’s Royal Society will hold a crunch meeting on Monday following calls to expel technology billionaire...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

World

US federal workers receive second email on justifying jobs

WASHINGTON: A second email asking US federal workers to justify their jobs was sent on Friday, as part of President...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 09:57pm

World

German poll winner Merz’s abrasive style could hamper coalition building

BERLIN: Hours after Friedrich Merz’s conservatives won Germany’s national election, he sent the outgoing Social...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 12:04pm

World

Ultimatum to federal workers raises tensions between Musk, White House staff

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the White House and across...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:30pm

World

US cuts overseas development program budgets by more than 90%: State Dept

WASHINGTON: The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 10:59am

World

Trump orders more layoffs, Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:43am

World

Musk to attend Trump cabinet meet as workers brace for more uncertainty

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser tasked with radically downsizing the U.S. government, will attend...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 05:00pm

World

Musk gives federal workers a ‘second chance’ to defend their jobs or get fired

WASHINGTON: A message from Elon Musk asserting that federal employees will be given “a second chance” to respond to...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 08:31pm

World

Some US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him

WASHINGTON: U.S. government workers who have been buffeted by President Donald Trump’s chaotic return to power face...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:37pm

World

Musk’s Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet

BENGALURU/BEIJING/BRASILIA: Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire’s Starlink...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 11:30am

World

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 10:35am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.98 ▲ 0.99 (11.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 26 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63 ▲ 5.71 (9.97%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)
Dadex Eternit / Mar 26 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63 ▲ 4.75 (8.15%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 26 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Ashfaq Textile / Mar 26 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	13.01 ▼ -1.34 (-9.34%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	72.20 ▼ -7.37 (-9.26%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.90 ▼ -5.08 (-7.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 26 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9.20 ▼ -0.66 (-6.69%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.55 ▼ -0.46 (-6.56%)
S.G.Power / Mar 26 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8 ▼ -0.5 (-5.88%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.03 ▼ -0.18 (-5.61%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 26 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▼ -0.5 (-5.56%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 26 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	20.21 ▼ -1.19 (-5.56%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,534,658 ▲ 1.95
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.04
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	10,876,367 ▲ 2.47
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.15
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	8,838,908 ▲ 7.88
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▲ 0.22
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.61
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.17

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