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Trump’s team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say

WASHINGTON: Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:43am

USA

Republicans pick John Thune as new US Senate leader

WASHINGTON: The Republicans in the US Senate picked John Thune as the chamber’s new leader Wednesday as lawmakers...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:02am

USA

Biden, Xi to meet in Peru on Saturday: US official

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Saturday at the APEC summit in Peru,...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:07am

USA

Trump meets Biden at White House to discuss power transfer

Presidential inauguration to be held on January 20

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:55pm

USA

IMF urged to cash in on gold price to help poor countries hit by climate change

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund should sell 4% of its gold to help offer debt relief to low income...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:16pm

USA

Blinken calls on Israel for ‘extended pauses’ in Gaza war

BRUSSELS: US top diplomat Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Israel to implement “real and extended pauses” in...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

USA

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

USA

Trump names Elon Musk to role leading government efficiency drive

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government,...

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:54pm

USA

Trump confirms China hawk Waltz as national security advisor

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed his pick of Mike Waltz, a former US special forces officer and a noted...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

USA

Trump hush money judge delays ruling on immunity following election win

NEW YORK: The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has put off ruling on whether the...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 12:14am

USA

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next secretary of the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 05:16pm

USA

Pentagon leaker Teixeira faces sentencing, US seeks 17-year prison term

BOSTON: Prosecutors will urge a US judge on Tuesday to sentence Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:34pm

USA

Donald Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Donald Trump is expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:55am

USA

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:36am

USA

Trump names New York Rep. Elise Stefanik US ambassador to UN: US media

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said he has offered Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik the job of US...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 11:56am

USA

Donald Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all seven battleground states, Edison Research says

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, Edison Research projected on Saturday,...

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 09:11pm

USA

Trump says Haley, Pompeo will not join second administration

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 11:53am

USA

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case

OTTAWA: Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 10:57am

USA

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control after taking Senate

WASHINGTON: Republicans on Saturday were close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical...

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 11:39am

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Maryland election boards received bomb threats, officials say

WASHINGTON: Several Maryland boards of elections received bomb threats on Friday night, state authorities said,...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 10:40am

USA

Republicans widen Senate majority, on track to win House

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Republicans were projected to pick up another US Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 11:02am

USA

Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff

WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 10:54am

USA

During second Trump presidency: Press freedom must be staunchly defended: CPJ

NEW YORK: Following the results of the 2024 US presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:27am

USA

Fed cuts rates, notes labor market easing and solid economic growth

Slashes benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to target range of 4.5% to 4.75%

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:20am

USA

Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down temperature’ after Trump win

Addresses US nation after Trump’s decisive election win
Says will ensure peaceful transition of power on January 20, 2025

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 10:53pm

USA

Biden set to address nation after Trump’s decisive US election win

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden was set to address the nation on Thursday after a stinging election defeat for...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:03pm

USA

Fed to cut rates, but with a new landscape to decipher after Trump win

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to reduce its benchmark policy rate by a quarter of a percentage...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:02pm

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Donald Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to ‘fight’

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 04:52pm

USA

What Trump’s 2024 election win means for Asian companies

Donald Trump has been elected US president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 11:45am

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‘Comeback king’ Trump stuns US media

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump was hailed as the “comeback king” in the US media on Wednesday after ...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	8,030.33
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	19,003.11
France CAC40 / Nov 13	7,216.83
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 14 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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