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Iran, US to resume nuclear talks amid clashing red lines

DUBAI: Top Iranian and US negotiators will resume talks on Sunday to address disputes over Tehran’s nuclear...

Published 11 May, 2025 11:11am

Iran, US discuss nuclear deal in third round of talks

MUSCAT: The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third...

Published 27 Apr, 2025 05:46am

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Putin ready for Ukraine talks ‘without preconditions’: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, President Vladimir Putin told US...

Published 26 Apr, 2025 08:04pm

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Iran FM Araghchi in Oman ahead of nuclear talks with US

MUSCAT: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepared for fresh nuclear talks with the United States in Oman on...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 11:21pm

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Iran top diplomat in China to discuss nuclear talks

BEIJING: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was visiting China on Wednesday for consultations ahead of a new...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 03:33pm

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Trump envoy heads to Moscow for more Ukraine peace talks with Putin

MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Moscow this week for a new round of talks...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 01:28am

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US envoy to visit Moscow as US pushes for ceasefire

MOSCOW: US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia this week, a Kremlin aide said Tuesday, as US President...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 08:07pm

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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

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Marco Rubio, Witkoff head to Paris to discuss Ukraine, Iran with Europeans

WASHINGTON: Two of President Donald Trump’s top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:08am

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Trump envoy says Iran must ‘eliminate’ enrichment program

WASHINGTON: Iran must completely halt its uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal, US envoy Steve Witkoff...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 11:59pm

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Trump envoy says verification ‘key point’ in Iran talks

WASHINGTON: Any nuclear deal between the United States and Iran will hinge on verification of Tehran’s enrichment...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 01:47pm

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World leaders slam deadly Russian strike on Ukraine

SUMY: World leaders condemned a Russian missile strike on Ukraine on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks in months,...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 02:03pm

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Iran says talks with US to focus solely on nuke issue, lifting sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend would remain...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

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Trump envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia, RIA cites Kremlin

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia, the RIA state news agency...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 01:54pm

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiyy says he wants America to be strong, vows to counter Russian narratives

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Wednesday that he wanted the United States and Kyiv’s other Western...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:45am

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US talks with Russia begin in Saudi Arabia eyeing a Black Sea ceasefire

RIYADH: US and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday aimed at making progress towards a broad...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 01:58pm

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Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli airstrike at a hospital in Gaza on Sunday killed five people, including a Hamas...

Updated 24 Mar, 2025 07:58pm

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Putin not a ‘bad guy,’ Trump envoy says

WASHINGTON: White House envoy Steve Witkoff has praised Vladimir Putin in glowing terms as trustworthy and said the...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 11:10pm

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Trump envoy says US trying to win Iran’s trust

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said the US president was trying to head off armed...

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 04:24pm

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US envoy predicts Ukraine ceasefire in ‘couple of weeks’

WASHINGTON: US envoy Steve Witkoff said technical discussions on a possible deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war will...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:48pm

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Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes but no full Ukraine ceasefire

WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:17am

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Israeli strikes kill over 400 in Gaza, say Palestinians, ceasefire on brink

Two-month ceasefire collapses with renewed Israeli aggression in Gaza

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 07:36pm

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Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 10:10am

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Russia on Witkoff visit: Russia-US contacts are quite intensive

MOSCOW: Contacts between Russia and the United States are now quite intensive, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:04pm

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Trump envoy Witkoff plans Moscow visit this week to meet Putin

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans a visit to Moscow to meet Russian...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 08:18am

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Volodymyr Zelenskiyy in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks

JEDDAH: President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of talks between...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 01:50pm

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US discussions with Hamas were recent, Trump envoy says

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said that direct U.S. discussions with Hamas were...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 12:33am

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Trump warns Hamas as US holds unprecedented talks for Gaza hostages

WASHINGTON: The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with Hamas on securing...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 08:04am

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In shock announcement, Trump says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it...

Updated 05 Feb, 2025 09:50pm

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Trump’s Middle East envoy meets Netanyahu on Saturday amid ceasefire push

JERUSALEM: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:39pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	282
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	281.75
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	143.89
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.34
Euro to USD / May 21	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5,940.46
Nasdaq / May 20	19,142.71
Dow Jones / May 20	42,677.24
India Sensex / May 21	81,537.89
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	37,298.98
Hang Seng / May 21	23,796.63
FTSE 100 / May 21	8,781.18
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	24,049.38
France CAC40 / May 21	7,915.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 20	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	293,895
Petrol/Litre / May 21	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	62.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	3,313.39
Diesel/Litre / May 21	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	65.93

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / May 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.29 ▲ 0.22 (20.56%)
Khalid Siraj / May 21 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▲ 1 (13.33%)
Apna Microfin. / May 21 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	8.79 ▲ 1 (12.84%)
Parmount Sp. / May 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.4 (12.12%)
Sally Textile / May 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.10 ▲ 0.95 (11.66%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	11.28 ▲ 1.03 (10.05%)
AKD Securities / May 21 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	21.51 ▲ 1.96 (10.03%)
Frontier Ceram / May 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	35.48 ▲ 3.23 (10.02%)
IGI Life Ins / May 21 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	17.24 ▲ 1.57 (10.02%)
SPEL Ltd / May 21 SPEL Limited(SPEL)	43.43 ▲ 3.95 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.12 ▼ -0.99 (-12.21%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	35.53 ▼ -3.95 (-10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / May 21 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	40.05 ▼ -4.45 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 21 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16.12 ▼ -1.66 (-9.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / May 21 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.52 ▼ -0.74 (-8.96%)
Shadman Cotton / May 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	29.55 ▼ -2.35 (-7.37%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	52.43 ▼ -3.82 (-6.79%)
Sardar Chemical / May 21 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	30.12 ▼ -2.18 (-6.75%)
Noon Sugar / May 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	80.51 ▼ -5.05 (-5.9%)
Quetta Textile / May 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	13.60 ▼ -0.82 (-5.69%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	85,333,462 ▲ 0.29
Kohinoor Spining / May 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	31,576,106 ▲ 0.41
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,563,555 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,190,866 ▲ 0.21
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	22,826,231 ▲ 1.92
Gul Ahmed / May 21 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	13,414,758 ▲ 1.03
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 21 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,679,688 ▼ -1.49
Waves Home Appliances / May 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11,412,456 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / May 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,247,899 ▲ 0.44
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	9,942,452 ▼ -0.06

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