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US threatens to withdraw from Ukraine talks if no progress

European powers seeking a seat at the table since US President Donald Trump’s shock decision to open talks with Russia to end three-year-old war

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:36pm

World

With his promises of peace unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump may find Iran just as tough

WASHINGTON: With his campaign promises unfulfilled to quickly bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine, US President Donald...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 11:11am

World

Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days

LA MALBAIE, CANADA: The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, US Secretary of...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 09:48pm

World

US and Israel look to Africa to resettle Palestinians from Gaza

The US and Israel have contacted officials from Sudan, Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland to discuss...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 04:33pm

World

US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce cost-cutting records

A U.S. judge has ordered Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to turn over a variety of records and...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:31pm

World

Kremlin says there’s ‘nothing’ for Russia in US ceasefire idea for Ukraine

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide said on Thursday a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:24pm

Markets

Ontario imposes 25% surcharge on electricity exports to US

OTTAWA: The Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to New York state,...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 09:45pm

World

US job growth picks up in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

WASHINGTON: U.S. job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 07:30pm

World

Trump says he sent letter to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 11:09pm

World

Trump-Zelenskiy clash divides US Republicans, dims aid prospects

WASHINGTON: An angry White House clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump divided the...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 03:32pm

World

Zelenskiy says Ukraine should be heard, not forgotten

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday it was “very important” that Ukraine’s plight was...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 03:15pm

World

European allies rally behind Ukraine after White House row

LONDON: Ukraine’s European allies, set to gather in London on Sunday, rallied behind President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 05:00pm

World

Top US diplomat calls on Zelensky to apologize for clash with Trump

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Friday for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to apologize for...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 12:46pm

World

US goods trade deficit widens sharply in January

WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in January, most likely as businesses front-loaded...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:55pm

World

Trump wants to deport some foreign students. These activists want to help

President Donald Trump signed executive orders in January targeting foreigners who espoused hateful ideology and...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 05:36pm

Business & Finance

US auto safety agency laid off 4% of staff, spokesperson says

WASHINGTON: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4% of its staff as part of a government-wide...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 09:02pm

World

Some US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him

WASHINGTON: U.S. government workers who have been buffeted by President Donald Trump’s chaotic return to power face...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:37pm

World

Ukraine, US in ‘final stages’ of agreeing minerals deal, Kyiv says

Ukraine and the United States are in the final stages of negotiating a minerals deal considered central to ending...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:24pm

World

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 10:35am

World

Trump says trade deal with China ‘possible’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was “possible” with China – a key...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 05:34pm

World

Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE: Costa Rica’s government received its first group of mostly Asian migrants deported from the United States...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 05:26pm

World

US says military exercises with Philippines ‘purely defensive’, for force readiness

BEIJING: U.S.-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, “purely defensive” and intended to maintain force...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 02:16pm

World

Pentagon prepares potential cuts for Elon Musk’s DOGE, WSJ reports

Some parts of the U.S. military are preparing lists of weapons programs they have long wanted to cancel in a bid to...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 04:35pm

World

US weekly jobless claims decline amid stable labor market

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased last week,...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 06:50pm

World

Trump, Modi plan joint press conference on Thursday

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a press conference on...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 10:49am

World

UAE’s ambassador to Washington says US Gaza approach ‘difficult’

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Wednesday that the US...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:06pm

World

US, Britain have not signed Paris AI summit declaration

PARIS: The United States and the United Kingdom have not signed the Paris AI Summit’s declaration entitled...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:34pm

World

Kremlin says there is nothing new to report on discussions around Ukraine with the US

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that there was nothing new to report on discussions around...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 05:31pm

World

US judge pauses plan to put USAID workers on leave

WASHINGTON: A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily allowed roughly 2,700 U.S. Agency for International Development...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:03pm

World

Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:02pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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