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US, Britain unveil sanctions against Russia’s energy sector

WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, including...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

Opinion

Will Trudeau come back?

The handsome, serene, ever-smiling, and dashing Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, finally succumbed to the...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 07:50am

World

‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders’

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s prime minister insisted Tuesday that Greenland’s future should be decided by its...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Opinion

Easy money bane or boom?

While finishing up my Masters programme in the USA, I received an interesting letter from the bank which said:...

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Business & Finance

US trade deficit widens on imports jump

WASHINGTON: The US trade gap widened in November according to government data released Tuesday, as imports rose...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

World

US to end curbs on Indian N-entities to boost energy ties

NEW DELHI: The US government is in the process of removing restrictions on Indian nuclear entities, National ...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

World

Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold

WASHINGTON: A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions in ...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

World

Modi gifted a precious stone to US First Lady

KARACHI: US First Lady Jill Biden received a diamond worth $20,000 as a gift from Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 06:30am

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US and foreign leaders praise Jimmy Carter’s legacy

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden led US presidents and other world leaders in paying tribute to Jimmy Carter, who died aged ...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

‘Betrayed but not derailed’

This is apropos an op-ed “Betrayed but not derailed” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Dr Saulat...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

Opinion

Betrayed but not derailed

“The British are entitled always to mistrust other people”, AJP Taylor once wrote “but others are not entitled...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:23am

Pakistan

Military court verdicts: FO cautiously rejects criticism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday that the military courts’ verdicts have been made under a law enacted by the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

‘Sentencing of civilians’: After EU and UK, US says it is deeply concerned

ISLAMABAD: After the UK and European Union (EU)’s reactions, the United States has said that it was deeply...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:25am

Editorials

US and its double standards

EDITORIAL: Months after sanctioning three Chinese companies, including a research institute, accusing them of...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:49am

World

Iran protests US arrest of nationals over tech export

TEHRAN: Tehran has formally protested the arrests of two Iranians in Italy and the United States accused of...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

Missile capabilities: Pakistan dismisses US concerns

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected the concerns raised by the United States regarding the alleged perceived...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:51am

World

US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt

WASHINGTON: The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:11am

World

US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:36pm

World

US charges ‘Chinese agent’ over political influence

LOS ANGELES: China’s ruling Communist Party used an agent in California to influence state politics, US prosecutors...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:01pm

World

US announces $200m additional aid for Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Thursday announced $200 million of new funding for the humanitarian crisis in...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

US imposes more sanctions over missile programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States has announced additional sanctions on entities contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Pakistan

Karachi visit: US envoy seeks to reinforce trade-investment partnership

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited Karachi, reaffirming the United States’ commitment to...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

World

US considers ban on China’s TP-Link over national security concerns, WSJ reports

US authorities are considering a ban on China’s TP-Link Technology Co over potential national security concerns...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:09pm

Business & Finance

Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100bn US investment

PALM BEACH (Florida): President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Opinion

Netanyahu mulling ending Gaza genocide?

There are reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is mulling ending the genocide in Gaza that has...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 08:01am

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

Significant breakthrough: US FAA likely to resume flight operations

KARACHI: Pakistan’s aviation sector is poised for a significant breakthrough as discussions progress with the US...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:12am

Pak delegation visit US to secure Aafia Siddiqui’s release

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 15	278.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 15	278.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 15	157.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 15	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 15	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 14	5,842.91
Nasdaq / Jan 14	19,044.39
Dow Jones / Jan 14	42,518.28
India Sensex / Jan 15	76,746.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 15	38,379.49
Hang Seng / Jan 15	19,223.49
FTSE 100 / Jan 15	8,250.76
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 15	20,345.48

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 14	18,785
Petrol/Litre / Jan 15	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 15	77.93
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 15	2,681.51
Diesel/Litre / Jan 15	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.67 ▲ 1.00 (17.64%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5 ▲ 0.50 (11.11%)
Service Textile / Jan 15 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 15 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.65 ▲ 1.06 (10.01%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 15 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	60.96 ▲ 5.54 (10.00%)
BF Biosciences / Jan 15 BF Biosciences Limited(BFBIO)	231.30 ▲ 21.03 (10.00%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 15 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	14.74 ▲ 1.34 (10.00%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 15 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Ind. / Jan 15 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.60 ▼ -13.34 (-9.96%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 15 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	13.50 ▼ -1.49 (-9.94%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 15 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	34 ▼ -3.39 (-9.07%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.07 ▼ -0.30 (-8.90%)
United Brands / Jan 15 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	21.03 ▼ -2.05 (-8.88%)
Sana Ind / Jan 15 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	30.50 ▼ -2.93 (-8.76%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 15 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.85 ▼ -0.94 (-8.71%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 15 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	29.10 ▼ -2.65 (-8.35%)
Diamond Ind. / Jan 15 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	18.23 ▼ -1.59 (-8.02%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	68,146,464 ▲ 0.02
Pak Refinery / Jan 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,632,089 ▲ 1.60
Cnergyico PK / Jan 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	43,068,457 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	33,447,471 ▼ -0.07
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,612,532 ▲ 2.51
Sui South Gas / Jan 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,679,632 ▼ -1.17
Hascol Petrol / Jan 15 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,398,810 ▼ -0.28
Telecard Limited / Jan 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	19,836,175 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	17,696,558 ▼ -0.32

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