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Harris and Trump ride debate buzz into election sprint

NEW YORK: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set out Wednesday to ride the momentum from their high-stakes debate into...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

World

Biden, Trump launch fight for top election prize: Georgia

President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will campaign in the critical battleground...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 05:38pm

Pakistan

Presidential election: Bilawal, Maryam discuss strategy

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Friday met newly elected Punjab Chief Minister...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

PPP terms Achakzai’s letter to ECP ‘undemocratic’ step

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Achakzai urges ECP to postpone presidential election

ISLAMABAD: A day before the presidential poll, scheduled today (Saturday), Mehmood Khan Achakzai, one of the two...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Incomplete electoral college: Achakzai asks ECP to postpone presidential election

Sunni Ittehad Council’s presidential candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Friday asked the Election Commission of...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 05:45pm

Pakistan

President Dr Arif Alvi presented with farewell guard of honour

Presidential elections will be held tomorrow (March 9)

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 12:34pm

Pakistan

Presidential election: PPP’s Kundi claims his party enjoys MQM-P’s support

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi claimed that his party has the...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

MQM-P announces to vote for Asif Ali Zardari in presidential election

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Thursday announced to vote for the ruling coalition’s joint candidate...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 12:53am

Pakistan

Presidential election: CEC accepts nominations of Zardari, Achakzai

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has accepted the nominations of Pakistan Peoples Party...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Pakistan

ECP accepts nominations for Asif Zardari, Mahmood Achakzai for presidential election

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday accepted the nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari and Mahmood...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:30pm

Pakistan

NA speaker summons Parliament’s joint session for presidential election on March 9

Newly-elected National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday summoned the joint session of the Parliament on March 9...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:57pm

Pakistan

Presidential election: CM say he’s optimistic about Zardari’s prospects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Asif Ali Zardari would return with the highest votes...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am

Presidential election schedule to be announced on March 1: ECP yet to decide SIC reserved seats issue

ISLAMABAD: With the matter involving the allocation of several reserved seats in the three Assemblies pending before...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 09:20am

World

Putin to run as independent candidate for new presidential term: senior politicians

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin will run for president again as an independent candidate with a wide support base but not on...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:16pm

World

Russia sets presidential election for March 17

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday set March 17 as the date for a presidential election which is expected to be another...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 06:55pm

Markets

Energy transition at risk from commodity market fragmentation: IMF

WASHINGTON: Growing geopolitical fragmentation since the invasion of Ukraine has hit commodity markets, threatening...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 07:03pm

World

Putin may soon announce run in Russia’s 2024 election: Kommersant

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon indicate he will take part in a 2024 presidential election,...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 05:54pm

World

Uzbekistan Presidential election today

TASHKENT: The Presidential Elections of Uzbekistan is going to be held today (July 9) and more than 19.66 million...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

World

Erdogan says will run in 2023 presidential election

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said he would run in next year’s presidential vote and...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 07:29pm

World

Marcos’ son leading in Philippines presidential election

MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr looked on course for a huge victory in the Philippines presidential election on Monday,...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

World

Le Pen, Macron to face off in crunch TV election duel

PARIS: French leader Emmanuel Macron and the far-right’s Marine Le Pen go head-to-head in a crunch TV debate on...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 09:46am

Macron and Le Pen head for French election runoff

PARIS: France’s incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen are heading for an April ...

Updated 11 Apr, 2022 10:06am

World

Macron’s rivals turn up the volume two weeks from vote

PARIS: Candidates in France’s looming presidential election are pushing to make themselves heard over the war in...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:52am

World

Erdogan slashes VAT on basic foods as inflation spirals

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slashed sales tax on dairy products, fruit, vegetables...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

World

Lebanon's Hezbollah hails Raisi's election win in Iran

Raisi won nearly 62 percent of the vote in Friday's election on turnout of 48.8 percent, after his most prominent rivals were either disqualified or pulled out of the race.

Updated 20 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

World

Ultraconservative cleric Raisi wins Iran presidential vote

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulates Raisi after victory in 13th presidential elections

Updated 19 Jun, 2021 06:17pm

World

Iran says Friday's presidential vote a 'serious' contest

The vote Friday will choose a successor to Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani, who cannot run again now after serving two consecutive four-year terms, and who leaves office in August.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 04:31pm

World

With eyes on election, Macron starts a 'Tour de France'

Around a dozen stops are planned over the next two months, in a sign that the former investment banker has an eye on regional elections on June 20 and 27, as well as his own personal political test next year.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:32pm

World

Iran's Rouhani dismisses central bank chief running in presidential election

"I told him that I had no problem with his decision," he said.

Published 30 May, 2021 01:58pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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