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Our messy politics and foreign interventions

EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am

Pakistan

Release of Imran: 160 MPs say concerned at US lawmakers’ ‘intervention’

ISLAMABAD: A total of 160 Pakistani lawmakers have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in which they expressed...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:31am

Pakistan

Biden administration to respond to Congressmen’s letter about Imran ‘in due course’: US State Dept

The United States has said that the Joe Biden administration will respond to the letter by 60 Congresspersons...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:37pm

Pakistan

US lawmakers urge Biden to secure IK release

WASHINGTON: More than 60 members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter to President Joe Biden...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

Pakistan

US lawmakers’ letter ‘counterproductive’: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office reaffirmed Pakistan’s quest to join BRICS despite not being invited to its recent summit...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

Fed’s still expects rate cuts

WASHINGTON: Continued progress on lowering inflation “is not assured” though the US Federal Reserve still ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

World

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan team of US lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI’s sweeping...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Sports

US lawmakers call on FIFA to recognize exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer team

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on FIFA to recognize the exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:23pm

Pakistan

Masood Khan meets key US lawmakers to boost ties

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, held separate meetings with three key US...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

World

Dozens of US lawmakers urge Biden to raise rights issues with Modi: letter

WASHINGTON: Dozens of his fellow Democrats urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to raise human rights issues...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:23pm

‘Supporting democracy’: 66 members of US Congress sign a letter on Pakistan

United States members of Congress delivered a letter urging United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...

Updated 19 May, 2023 11:32am

Pakistan

Pakistan has ability to deal with domestic challenges: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday responded to the countries expressing concerns over the country’s prevailing...

Updated 19 May, 2023 09:04am

World

US lawmakers invite South Korean president to address Congress

WASHINGTON: US congressional leaders on Thursday invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address Congress on...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 08:04pm

World

TikTok CEO grilled by US lawmakers over ‘dangerous’ content

US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 09:49pm

World

US lawmakers met Fed, FDIC to discuss Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

US lawmakers met with the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday to discuss the...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 01:37pm

World

US to approve Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskiy visit

WASHINGTON/KYIV: US lawmakers were expected to approve a $45 billion aid package for Ukraine on Friday, as President...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 07:07pm

World

US lawmakers authorize $800 million more for Ukraine in defence bill

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers agreed to provide Ukraine at least $800 million in additional security assistance next year...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:01am

World

US lawmakers question Saudi arms sales as Biden mulls OPEC response

WASHINGTON: Democratic members of the US Congress called for a sharp reduction in military sales to Saudi Arabia, as...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 12:58am

World

Key US lawmakers offer guarded hope for gun reform

WASHINGTON: Key US lawmakers expressed guarded optimism Sunday that the shocking school shooting in Texas might lead...

Published 30 May, 2022 07:13am

World

US set to approve $40bn for Ukraine, warning of long war ahead

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were set to begin debate Tuesday on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

World

US lawmakers vote to end normal trade ties with Russia

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to suspend Russia’s “most favored nation” trade...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

World

US lawmakers advance budget with $14bn for Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers signed off on almost $14 billion in aid for war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday as part of a ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 01:37pm

World

US lawmakers advance China competition bill

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Friday to greenlight a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at jumpstarting high-tech...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

World

US lawmakers mull computer chips, China competition bill

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were studying proposals Wednesday to jumpstart high-tech research and manufacturing, boost...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:00pm

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 averts credit default with 11th-hour debt limit hike

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted to raise the federal debt limit on Wednesday, eliminating the threat of a disastrous...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Business & Finance

US lawmakers say Facebook cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON: A group of U.S. lawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

Technology

Kids may be red line in Facebook regulation fight: experts

WASHINGTON: Facebook's previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance, but experts said Wednesday the...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 11:07am

World

Whistleblower urges regulation to tackle Facebook ‘crisis’

WASHINGTON: A Facebook whistleblower told US lawmakers Tuesday that the social media giant fuels division, harms...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am

World

'Unmitigated disaster' - Republicans pick at Biden's defense of Afghan pullout

"It will go down in history as one of the greatest failures of American leadership," Rogers says

Published 30 Sep, 2021 01:04am

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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