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Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

WASHINGTON: Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:45am

World

Lawsuit alleges U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza

WASHINGTON: Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:40am

World

Biden to travel to Rome in January to meet with Pope Francis

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Rome in January to meet with Pope Francis and Italian Prime...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:33am

Business & Finance

Fed may cut rates in last meeting of Biden era

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending rate on...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

World

US officials say most Northeast drone sightings are actually manned aircraft

WASHINGTON: Officials from the White House, FBI and DHS Saturday stressed that most of the recent reported drone...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:50pm

World

Donald Trump picks Richard Grenell as envoy for special missions

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he was picking Richard Grenell, his former intelligence...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:50am

World

Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary’ Syrian situation, talking to regional leaders, White House says

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his team are monitoring the “extraordinary events in Syria” are in touch with...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 10:32am

World

Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement

Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

Business & Finance

World Bank wins pledges for $100bn replenishment of fund for poorest countries

WASHINGTON: Donor countries have pledged a record $100 billion three-year replenishment of the World Bank’s fund for...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:48am

World

Israeli aggression increases in central Gaza, strikes kill 17 people

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 17 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:51pm

World

Biden to launch Gaza ceasefire drive right away: adviser

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will launch a renewed drive Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:34am

Markets

Oil prices climb 1% to two-week high as Ukraine war intensifies

Oil prices climbed about 1% to a two-week high on Friday as the intensifying war in Ukraine this week boosted the...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 12:35am

World

US Senate rejects bids to block military sales to Israel

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block three resolutions that would have halted the...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:03am

World

South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country’s contribution to the World...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:32pm

World

Poorest countries: Biden pledges record $4bn to World Bank fund

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion US contribution to the World Bank’s International...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

Technology

TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion, after it recently approached investors...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:59am

Sherry criticises ‘letter of US Congress members’

ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the letter sent by US Congress members to President Biden, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 01:00pm

World

Triumphant Trump returns to White House to meet Biden

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will make a triumphant return to the White House to meet President Joe Biden Wednesday, in...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:34pm

World

Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting on Mideast wars

RIYADH: Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon,...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 12:25pm

World

Indonesia’s new leader heads to China as five-nation tour begins

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new president headed to China for a state visit on Friday, starting a five-nation tour that...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:04pm

World

The seven states that will decide the US presidency

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 12:27pm

World

US hiring slowest since Biden took office

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

World

US, Russia on ‘brink’ of direct conflict, Lavrov warns

ANKARA: The United States and Russia are very close to engaging in “direct military conflict,” Russian Foreign...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

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

World

North Korea’s foreign minister leaves for Russia amid troop dispatch

SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, is on her way to Moscow, state media KCNA and Russian officials...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 10:40am

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

Markets

Oil prices gain, recouping some of last week’s 7% loss

Brent crude futures up 58 cents, or 0.79%, at $73.63 a barrel

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:21pm

World

Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 11:17am

World

Netanyahu, Biden agree to work for hostage release after Sinwar death: Israel PM

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden agreed to jointly work for the...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 01:11am

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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