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Trump heralds ‘breakthrough’ deal with UK

LONDON/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a...

Published 09 May, 2025 06:02am

World

UK dismisses idea that British workers being sold out in India trade deal

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday dismissed the idea that he had sold out British workers by...

Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am

World

Vance sees ‘good chance’ of a US-UK deal, criticises Zelenskiyy

LONDON: There is a good chance that the United States and Britain will strike a “great agreement” on trade due to...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 12:13pm

World

UK readies to protect industry as US tariffs upend global order: Starmer

LONDON: The “world as we knew it” is over, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as the world braced for...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:27pm

World

UK expects to be hit by US tariffs this week, PM’s spokesman says

LONDON: Britain expects to be hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to impose global tariffs this week and the...

Published 31 Mar, 2025 06:09pm

World

UK PM Starmer says Trump has a point on European defence commitment, NY Times reports

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said US President Donald Trump has a point that European countries must bear a...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 01:08pm

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UK’s Starmer says ‘coalition of willing’ expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that Western allies other than the U.S. were stepping...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 11:50pm

World

Starmer to host coalition call as he says Putin ‘not serious about peace’

LONDON: UK premier Keir Starmer will prod fellow leaders Saturday to sign up to a coalition willing to protect any...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 10:34am

World

UK’s Starmer tells Trump he hopes Saudi talks will end pause of US aid, intelligence to Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday he hoped talks in Saudi...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 09:29pm

World

Trump halts all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, White House official says

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 12:58pm

World

UK, European leaders join forces to draft Ukraine peace plan to take to US

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 05:00pm

World

‘Coalition of the willing’ to present Ukraine peace plan to US: Starmer

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:47am

World

Kyiv’s allies embrace Zelensky at crisis talks

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday warned that European security faces a once-in-a-generation moment ...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

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UK’s Starmer says Europe needs a security guarantee from the US

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European nations needed a security guarantee, or...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 02:28pm

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UK’s Starmer tries to revive hope for Ukraine peace at summit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try to revive hope for peace in Ukraine at a meeting with Volodymyr...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 12:39pm

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Trump and Zelensky clash in Oval Office shouting match

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 11:20pm

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Trump says talks on Ukraine advanced, Russia ‘acting well’

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that talks with Russia and Ukraine on a peace deal are...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 12:32am

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Macron says Trump ‘can restart useful dialogue’ with Putin

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he will host another meeting on Ukraine after the...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 01:41am

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Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, says PM Tusk

WARSAW: Poland will not send troops to Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, as he set off for an...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:00pm

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UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

LONDON/PARIS: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the first European leader to say he is ready to put...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:00pm

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UK’s Starmer readies order to raise defence spending, Sunday Times reports

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to overrule his finance minister Rachel Reeves and order more...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 03:29pm

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UK PM Starmer tells Canada’s Trudeau he welcomes global conversation on trade

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in a call on Wednesday that...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 11:19pm

World

Danish PM visits UK counterpart amid Greenland tensions

COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was due on Tuesday to meet UK counterpart Keir Starmer, as she...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 01:53pm

World

UK PM Starmer to travel to Ukraine to sign new treaty

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine to sign a new 100-year...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 10:39am

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UK anti-corruption minister resigns over ties to ousted Bangladesh PM

LONDON: The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday after...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:15pm

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UK aims to boost home-schooling safety after Sara’s murder

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called for better safeguards for home-schooled children and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

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UK farmers stage tractor protest over new inheritance tax

LONDON: British farmers lined up tractors outside parliament in London on Wednesday, in protest over the...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

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UK leader Starmer heads to Gulf to talk trade, Mideast

LONDON: Britain’s leader Keir Starmer makes his first trip to the Gulf as prime minister from Sunday, seeking to...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

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British Prime Minister Starmer to visit Cyprus on Tuesday, Cyprus says

NICOSIA: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a regional tour, the island’s...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 12:15pm

World

Britain, Qatar to sign agreement on financial services

LONDON: Britain and Qatar will sign a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to promote cooperation in financial...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 12:28pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21
Petrol/Litre / May 16	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 16	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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