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Time magazine names President-elect Trump ‘Person of the Year’

WASHINGTON: Time magazine on Thursday named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump its “Person of the Year,” citing his...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:45pm

World

Donald Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to ‘fight’

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 04:52pm

World

‘Worry’ in Ukraine at Trump victory at critical moment in war

KYIV, (Ukraine): Donald Trump’s victory in US presidential elections has sparked anxiety on the streets of Kyiv ...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:58am

Pakistan

PM, IK congratulate Trump

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump, the US president-elect, on his...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

World

Senior Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to end war in Lebanon, Axios reports

US President Joe Biden’s senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk will arrive in Israel on Thursday to try to...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:05am

US-Pak ties vital for regional stability, security: Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that the relationship with Pakistan remained vital for regional...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 08:54am

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

World

Prosecution lays out ‘criminal conspiracy’ in historic Trump trial

NEW YORK: Donald Trump engaged in a multi-layered conspiracy of fraud, lies and cover-ups, prosecutors said as...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Opinion

‘Frosty’ exchanges

Perhaps it is appropriate that these lines are being written on April Fool’s Day. What lends this credence is the...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Business & Finance

Biden expresses opposition: Nippon Steel intends to pursue US Steel deal

TOKYO: Nippon Steel intends to pursue its proposed acquisition of US Steel and wants its “deep roots” in the...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

World

Biden to host Turkey’s Erdogan at White House on May 9

ANKARA/WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is set to host Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on May 9 in the Turkish...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:38am

Pakistan

Biden says commits support to PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: United States President Joe Biden has addressed a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying the US...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

World

Special counsel grilled over report that questioned Biden’s memory

WASHINGTON: The special counsel who investigated Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents defended his...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

World

Biden, 81, has annual medical exam with election looming

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday underwent his last yearly medical examination before November’s...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

World

Trump hit with $354.9m penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case

NEW YORK: Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth dupe...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

World

Biden says Iran-Pakistan clash shows Iran is not ‘well-liked’ in region

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the clashes between Iran and Pakistan this week show that...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 10:36pm

World

Donald Trump attends rape defamation case in New York

NEW YORK: Donald Trump went straight from his victory in the Republican Iowa caucuses to a New York courtroom...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:03pm

World

Republican US presidential contest kicks off in frigid Iowa, testing Trump

DES MOINES (United States): Voters kick off the US Republican presidential nomination race Monday with caucuses in...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

World

Biden: US does not support Taiwan’s ‘independence’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan,...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 03:13am

World

US starts targeting banks that help Russian war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will impose sanctions on foreign banks that support Russia’s war in...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am

World

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands Gaza ceasefire

GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Pressure intensified on Israel on Tuesday as US President Joe Biden warned it...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

World

Israeli PM tells cabinet hostage deal is ‘right decision’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet Tuesday that accepting a deal for the...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Gaza truce, hostages release: Netanyahu, Hamas chief indicate deal

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The leader of Hamas said on Tuesday a truce deal with Israel was close and Prime Minister...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 08:59am

Business & Finance

Investors pump over $600m into defence funds

WASHINGTON: Investors piled into exchange-traded funds tracking defence companies since October in anticipation of...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

World

Xi tells US firms China ready to be partner and friend

SAN FRANCISCO: China is ready to be a partner and friend of the United States, and there is plenty of room for...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

World

Biden, Xi agree to ease tensions

WOODSIDE, (United States): US President Joe Biden hailed his “most constructive” talks with Chinese President Xi...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds Gaza

GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 08:58am

World

US sanctions two tanker owners for carrying Russian oil above price cap

WASHINGTON: The US on Thursday imposed the first sanctions on owners of tankers carrying Russian oil above the G7...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

World

20 US Democrats express concerns about possible Israel-Saudi deal

WASHINGTON: Twenty Democratic US senators expressed support on Wednesday for a potential Israeli-Saudi normalization...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

World

Top House Republican orders Biden impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party’s hard right, gave the...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

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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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