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Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says

WASHINGTON: Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 08:14am

USA

Truck ramming kills 10 New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, injures dozens

NEW ORLEANS: A man “hellbent” on “carnage” slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans...

Updated 01 Jan, 2025 08:41pm

USA

US imposes sanctions on entities in Iran, Russia over election interference

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 10:58pm

USA

Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses, leaving island in the dark

Puerto Ricans were without electricity early on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

USA

US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in ‘major incident’

WASHINGTON: Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department’s computer security guardrails...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 08:36am

USA

Jimmy Carter funeral service to be held at Washington National Cathedral on Jan 9

A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at the age of 100 on Sunday, will be held at the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Europe

Biden announces $2.5 billion in fresh military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on Monday...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

Europe

US disburses $3.4 billion in budget aid for Ukraine, Yellen says

WASHINGTON: The United States has sent $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine, giving the war-torn country...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:15pm

USA

Jimmy Carter’s life ‘measured not by words, but by his deeds’: Biden

SAINT CROIX: Jimmy Carter “lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds,” President Joe Biden said on Sunday...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 01:06pm

USA

Some Americans in Panama reject Trump’s canal threat

AGUA CLARA (Panama): For dozens of US tourists watching a cargo ship pass along the Panama Canal, Donald Trump’s...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

USA

Donald Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:35am

USA

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:12am

USA

Biden signs 50 bills into law, makes bald eagle the country’s official bird

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Tuesday that include making the bald eagle the country’s...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:55pm

USA

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 09:55pm

USA

American Airlines resumes flights after Christmas Eve ground stop

WASHINGTON: American Airlines resumed flights Tuesday after a technical issue forced the world’s largest carrier to...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:48pm

USA

Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores on Christmas Eve, union says

A strike at Starbucks’ US stores will expand to over 300 stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expected to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:51pm

USA

Former US president Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever

WASHINGTON: Bill Clinton, the former US president who has faced a series of health issues over the years, was...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:27pm

USA

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava

LOS ANGELES: One of the world’s most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:21pm

USA

US military says it conducts airstrike in Syria, killing two ISIS operatives

WASHINGTON: The US military said on Monday it conducted an airstrike in Syria that killed two Islamic State...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:32am

USA

Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:13am

USA

Starbucks workers expand strike in US cities, including New York

Starbucks, workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:46am

USA

Trump vows to rename Denali as Mount McKinley

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives’ name for North...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:41am

USA

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal

WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:37am

USA

At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities

SAO PAULO: At least nine people died when a small plane crashed on Sunday morning in Gramado, in southern Brazil,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 09:24pm

USA

Donald Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal

WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 08:58pm

USA

US fighter shot down in ‘apparent case of friendly fire’ over Red Sea

WASHINGTON: The US military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early on...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:45pm

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US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns

WASHINGTON: The US Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retirement payments to some...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:35am

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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

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US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 10:53am

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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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,881.63
India Sensex / Jan 1	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,772.57
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Jan 1	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	72.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	241,773.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,633.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	68.74
Petrol/Litre / Jan 2	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 2 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.47 ▲ 1.00 (11.81%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jan 2 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.35 ▲ 0.60 (10.43%)
Hinopak Motor / Jan 2 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	525.86 ▲ 47.81 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 2 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	182.15 ▲ 16.56 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 2 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	159.56 ▲ 14.51 (10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 2 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	181.37 ▲ 16.48 (9.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 2 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	25.45 ▲ 2.31 (9.98%)
First IBL Mod. / Jan 2 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3.29 ▲ 0.29 (9.67%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 2 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28 ▲ 2.43 (9.50%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3 ▼ -0.69 (-18.70%)
Imperial Limited / Jan 2 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.02 ▼ -1.98 (-9.90%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	35 ▼ -3.62 (-9.37%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 2 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.02 ▼ -1.19 (-9.01%)
Mandviwala / Jan 2 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.26 ▼ -1.13 (-6.50%)
F. Nat.Equities / Jan 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4.09 ▼ -0.28 (-6.41%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jan 2 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.22 ▼ -0.72 (-6.03%)
Gammon Pak / Jan 2 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	41.31 ▼ -2.32 (-5.32%)
Sitara Chemical / Jan 2 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	299.10 ▼ -15.13 (-4.81%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	71,999,946 ▲ 0.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,831,962 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Jan 2 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	45,412,470 ▲ 0.09
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,276,943 ▲ 0.07
Aisha Steel Mill / Jan 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	33,731,868 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,701,123 ▼ -0.09
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	32,771,830 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	30,596,690 ▲ 0.07
Pak Elektron / Jan 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	25,573,938 ▲ 0.28

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