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Beyond the ceasefire: Pakistan’s path forward

A ceasefire, brokered by the Trump administration, is now in place, marking a significant shift in the ...

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:27am

World

White House national security adviser Waltz being forced out

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four...

Published 02 May, 2025 06:12am

Pakistan

US urges India, Pakistan to de-escalate tensions

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged India and Pakistan to work with each other to de-escalate...

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

Markets

Pakistan may buy more cotton, soybean from US to appease Trump: report

Pakistan is likely to buy more cotton and soybean from the United States (US) in an attempt to halve its bilateral...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 07:13pm

World

Trump administration sued over tariffs in US Court of International Trade

A legal advocacy group on Monday asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump’s...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 11:40am

Editorials

Erratic policy

EDITORIAL: After abruptly freezing through an executive order all foreign assistance under the US Agency for...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 06:01am

World

US-funded Arabic network ends broadcasts

WASHINGTON: Alhurra, the Arabic-language network created by the US government after the Iraq invasion, said Saturday...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

Opinion

The global trade war

The USA, under the new Trump Administration, has unilaterally imposed tariffs on all imports into the country. The...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:14am

Opinion

Trump tariffs – a threat to our exports

The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:13am

Markets

Trump’s tariff: Pakistan officials in ‘continuous contact’ with US authorities, says Commerce minister

Authorities yet to reveal strategy to deal with 29% reciprocal tariff on Pakistani goods to United States

Updated 07 Apr, 2025 11:49pm

World

Over 50 nations want to start trade talks with US after tariffs, Trump officials say

US President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers seek to portray tariffs as savvy repositioning of US in global trade order

Published 06 Apr, 2025 10:27pm

World

Trump defiant on tariffs

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on the sweeping tariffs he unleashed on countries...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

World

Hundreds of protesters turn out in European cities against Trump

FRANKFURT/BERLIN: Hundreds of people protested in European cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump and...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

World

Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans Friday to effectively close the US...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

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US suspends financial contributions to WTO, trade

GENEVA: The United States has paused contributions to the World Trade Organization, three trade sources told ...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:47am

World

Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants

• Venezuela denies deportees’ gang affiliation

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:41am

World

Trump admin reinstating almost 25,000 fired workers

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration in court filings has for the first time acknowledged that it fired nearly...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:36am

World

Trump administration deports Venezuelans despite court order, says judge has no authority

The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the U.S. despite a court order...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:18pm

World

US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts, sparking backlash

WASHINGTON: The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency,...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 10:33am

Opinion

A requiem for USAID

The USAID tap has run dry, and its disbandment has sent tremors around the globe. The freeloaders in the developing...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:56am

Pakistan

Anti-terror co-op reaffirmed: Dar receives phone call from US NSA Waltz

ISLAMABAD: In a major development since Trump Administration took the reins in the United States, Islamabad and the...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Business & Finance

US cuts overseas aid contracts by more than 90pc

WASHINGTON: The United States has slashed its multi-year aid contracts by 92 percent, as it sought around $60...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

World

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday it was placing all personnel at the foreign...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 08:07am

World

US State Department orders pause on media subscriptions

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday it has ordered a pause on all of its media subscriptions as ...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Pakistan

US chargé d’ affaires vows support to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The recently appointed US chargé d’affaires Natalie A Baker on Tuesday said the new Trump...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Opinion

Trump’s hammer falls on transgender rights—II

The Biden administration (2021–2025) introduced transgender military service rights, strengthened Title IX...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 07:04am

World

US Democrats call for whistleblowers to rein in Musk

WASHINGTON: Democrats announced a new platform for US whistleblowers Monday as they launched the latest front in...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

Editorials

Freezing of US aid

EDITORIAL: Among the plethora of controversial decisions taken by the Trump Administration since January 20, few ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 07:09am

World

Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

World

Trump pauses Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada talks continue

No breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:38pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5,659.91
India Sensex / May 9	79,454.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Nasdaq / May 9	17,928.92
Hang Seng / May 9	22,867.74
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,554.80
Dow Jones / May 9	41,249.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,499.32
France CAC40 / May 9	7,743.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	61.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	300,840
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,324.98
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 12	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 12	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / May 12 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3 ▲ 0.63 (26.58%)
Media Times Ltd / May 12 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.89 ▲ 0.38 (25.17%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 12 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.49 ▲ 0.44 (21.46%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / May 12 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	3.64 ▲ 0.64 (21.33%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / May 12 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.35 ▲ 0.58 (20.94%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.68 ▲ 0.78 (20%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 12 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	5.85 ▲ 0.97 (19.88%)
Chenab Ltd / May 12 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	5.93 ▲ 0.92 (18.36%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 12 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	5.20 ▲ 0.78 (17.65%)
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.67 ▲ 0.68 (17.04%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / May 12 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	45.32 ▼ -5.04 (-10.01%)
First Fid. Leasing / May 12 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	1.83 ▼ -0.16 (-8.04%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / May 12 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	54 ▼ -1.93 (-3.45%)
OLP Fin. Services / May 12 OLP Financial Services Pakistan Limited(OLPL)	37 ▼ -0.59 (-1.57%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.11 ▼ -0.46 (-1.08%)
Mirpurkhas Sugar / May 12 Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Limited(MIRKS)	27.30 ▲ 0 (0%)
Bank of Khyber / May 12 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	14.66 ▲ 0 (0%)
Service Textile / May 12 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.97 ▲ 0 (0%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 12 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	69.88 ▲ 0 (0%)
Supernet Tech. / May 12 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	780.01 ▲ 0.01 (0%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,557,660 ▲ 0.14
K-Electric Ltd. / May 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	11,080,039 ▲ 0.46
B.O.Punjab / May 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,462,806 ▲ 0.87
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	6,507,546 ▼ -0.46
Power Cement / May 12 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	5,787,640 ▲ 1.04
Cnergyico PK / May 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,564,158 ▲ 0.78
Pak Int.Bulk / May 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	4,224,281 ▲ 0.96
Pak Elektron / May 12 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	2,887,302 ▲ 3.8
Big Bird Foods / May 12 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	2,766,522 ▲ 4.44
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	2,732,599 ▲ 0.68

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