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Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah

Updated 21 Jun, 2026 08:10pm

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 30 people on Saturday in eastern and southern Lebanon

Los Angeles mayor declares emergency over warehouse fire

Published 21 Jun, 2026 09:25am

The fire started on ⁠Wednesday in the city’s historic Boyle Heights neighborhood near downtown

US VP Vance departs Washington for Iran talks in Switzerland

Published 21 Jun, 2026 03:49am

I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on, Vance

Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:36pm

The Iran war has cost around $25 billion, a Pentagon official says

US vice president cancels trip for peace talks with Iran

Published 19 Jun, 2026 11:08am

US officials said this week they would hold a formal signing ceremony for the US-Iran agreement ‌in Geneva

US military says three killed in its strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:00am

The US military's strikes on such vessels have killed more than ‌200 ⁠people since September

Trump defends Iran deal from critics he calls 'fools'

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 10:53pm

US, Iran signed a peace deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

US and Iran presidents sign ceasefire agreement, but Trump says he could still resume attacks

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:14pm

The memo had been signed digitally on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf

Fed holds rates steady

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday and policymakers expect a hike...

Trump says 'nobody' attacked Iran girls' school 'on purpose'

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:13am

The strike on February 28, the first day of the conflict, killed more than 175 children and teachers

Trump says he had good meeting with India's Modi, working on trade deals

Published 17 Jun, 2026 08:14pm

US president says he will be going to India sometime in future

Alleged plot to attack White House fight night thwarted: FBI

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

WASHINGTON: US law enforcement on Tuesday said it had foiled an alleged plot to attack the White House during a...

US Supreme Court rejects Tata challenge to $168 million award in trade secrets case

Published 17 Jun, 2026 12:43am

Tata had appealed after a lower court upheld a judge’s decision to set the award at $56 million in compensatory damages

US-Iran deal to be signed in Switzerland on Friday: Bern

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 10:37pm

Signing scheduled for Friday, June 19

Trump says Iran deal is 'all signed', details remain unclear

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 08:00am

The deal's all signed, Trump said after he arrived in France for a summit of the G7

US B-52 bomber crashes in California: Air Force base

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 01:44am

A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards

US officials says Iran pact signed, Hormuz traffic will rise significantly

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 11:22pm

MoU signed by Trump, JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf

Trump says ships carrying oil are moving out of Strait of Hormuz

Published 15 Jun, 2026 07:06pm

'Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz,' US President writes

Vance says strait of Hormuz to be open toll-free in long term

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 07:01pm

Iran’s foreign minister and House speaker will represent Iran at the signing in Switzerland on Friday

Trump insists Iran deal 'hours' away, despite Israeli strike on Beirut

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 11:40pm

Trump has pledged that the agreement will be signed Sunday

US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:47am

Trump wrote on Truth Social that after a framework deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies that Iran has blocked, would immediately be 'open to all'

Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed today, opening Hormuz

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said a long-awaited deal to end the war in the Middle East is scheduled to be...

Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, Hormuz to open afterwards

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 11:29pm

Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing.

Trump's name removal from Kennedy Center pushed to Saturday due to thunderstorms

Published 13 Jun, 2026 10:46am

A federal judge in Washington declines a request to temporarily pause an order to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center

Trump bristles over memorandum text that appears to favour Iran

Published 12 Jun, 2026 08:50pm

Iran demands that Israel end its aggression against Hezbollah

SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire

Published 12 Jun, 2026 04:29pm

Musk has managed to retain a loyal following despite his stratospheric net worth ‌and without the folksy persona

Iran says no final decision made on deal that Trump hopes could be signed soon

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 02:50pm

The deal, if confirmed, would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet

Trump tells he'd like to take Iran's Kharg Island

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:14pm

'There will be more bombing tonight. It will be bigger - bigger, more powerful,' US President says

US says it disables third oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:30pm

CENTCOM acts against the Guinea-Bissau-flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempts to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman

Hegseth: US to bomb 'key facilities' in Iran on Wednesday

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:40am

Hegseth said Iran had been given a chance to make a deal but had not taken it

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	161.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.69

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 19	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,250.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	10,363.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	24,985.82
France CAC40 / Jun 19	8,421.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	77.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	4,155.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 19 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.34 ▲ 0.73 (11.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	40.57 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Avanceon Ltd / Jun 19 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	38.39 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 19 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	120.97 ▲ 11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15.72 ▼ -1.75 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.90 ▼ -2.3 (-9.91%)
Sally Textile / Jun 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.57 ▼ -1.32 (-8.31%)
ICC Industries / Jun 19 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.37 ▼ -1.04 (-7.76%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 19 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.11 ▼ -2.77 (-7.31%)
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.24 ▼ -0.8 (-7.25%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	32.28 ▼ -2.45 (-7.05%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	39.78 ▼ -2.94 (-6.88%)
Quice Food / Jun 19 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.18 ▼ -2.46 (-6.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.83 ▼ -0.81 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	87,347,852 ▲ 0.69
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	80,623,569 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	47,045,284 ▼ -1.75
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,168,331 ▼ -0.85
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,155,810 ▼ -0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,689,766 ▼ -0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,520,392 ▼ -0.02
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,177,846 ▼ -0.25
Saif Power Ltd. / Jun 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	28,289,747 ▲ 0.69
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,842,938 ▼ -1.95

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