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Pompeo says letting Iran arms embargo expire is 'nuts'

Opposition from UN Security Council veto powers China and Russia is expected to block a resolution to extend the blockade beyond October.

Published 14 Aug, 2020 07:38pm

World

Pompeo in Prague at start of central Europe visit

On Tuesday, Pompeo will join his Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek on a trip to Plzen (Pilsen) to pay tribute to US troops that liberated the western Czech city in 1945.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 04:48pm

World

Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong

China will rethink its position on Hong Kong.
I'm not optimistic given what we saw this morning.
what we've seen over the past week that they're going to change what they're doing.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 01:20am

World

Pompeo offers help in call to Lebanon PM

Pompeo voiced our steadfast commitment to assist the Lebanese people as they cope with the aftermath of this terrifying event.

Published 06 Aug, 2020 02:09am

World

Pompeo in call with Lebanese PM reaffirms US commitment to assist after blast

After a massive warehouse blast killed 135 people and injured thousands.
Around 5,000 people were injured in Tuesday's explosion at Beirut port, which investigators blamed on negligence.

Published 05 Aug, 2020 11:38pm

World

Pompeo offers US help to Lebanon after 'horrible tragedy'

Pompeo said our team in Beirut has reported to me the extensive damage to a city.

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:03am

World

Pompeo vows to protect Hong Kong activists sought abroad

One of them, Samuel Chu, head of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council, wrote on Twitter that he has been a US citizen for 25 years.

Published 04 Aug, 2020 09:05pm

World

Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process

A Feb 29 US-Taliban agreement for a US troop withdrawal called for Kabul to free up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

Published 04 Aug, 2020 02:45am

World

Pompeo warns of UN sanctions if Iran arms ban ends

US previously said it has the authority to "snap back" UN economic sanctions that were lifted as part of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Published 31 Jul, 2020 04:19am

World

Pompeo: US will do what it can to ensure Nord Stream 2 pipeline does not threaten Europe

"We'll do everything we can to make sure that that pipeline doesn't threaten Europe," Pompeo said while testifying publicly at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

Published 30 Jul, 2020 07:55pm

World

China says Pompeo's speech filled with ideological bias

Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, told a daily news conference in Beijing that China urged the United States to discard the "cold war mentality".

Published 24 Jul, 2020 06:12pm

World

Pompeo calls for 'free world' to triumph over China's 'new tyranny'

This week we closed down China's consulate in Houston because it was a hub of spying and IP theft, Pompeo said.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 04:41am

World

WHO chief rejects Pompeo charges as 'untrue' and 'unacceptable'

"When push came to shove, when it really mattered most", people died "because of the deal that was made", Tedros said.

Updated 24 Jul, 2020 03:53am

World

WHO chief says comments questioning his independence 'untrue and unacceptable'

He also said the WHO was seeing intense transmission of the coronavirus in relatively few countries.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 09:43pm

World

US calls on India to reduce dependence on China

Nuclear-armed neighbours China and India, the world's two most populous nations, also have long had a prickly relationship.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 01:35am

World

Pompeo urges India to reduce dependence on China

India had a chance to move "supply chains away from China and reduce its reliance on Chinese companies in areas like telecommunications.
"India is in this position because it has earned the trust of many nations around the world, including the United States," Pompeo said.

Published 22 Jul, 2020 11:24pm

WHO handling of pandemic led to 'dead Britons': Pompeo

"When push came to shove, when it really mattered most", people died "because of the deal that was made", he said.

Published 22 Jul, 2020 06:13pm

World

China consulate threatened 'intellectual property', says US

Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus was elaborating on the incident that has strained already tense relations between the two world powers, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Denmark.

Published 22 Jul, 2020 04:48pm

World

Pompeo meets UK PM in heat of China standoff

Washington argues that the Chinese Community Party can force Huawei to either intercept UK data or shut down the British network in times of war.

Published 21 Jul, 2020 06:47pm

World

Pompeo to discuss tackling China with PM Johnson after Huawei ban

"The UK made this important decision to protect its national security interests, just as countries around the world are doing," it said.

Published 21 Jul, 2020 04:26pm

World

Pompeo arrives in UK to discuss China, 5G and Brexit

Pompeo, who did not speak to reporters on the plane, was due to be greeted by US Ambassador Woody Johnson shortly after landing.
While in London, Secretary Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss global priorities.

Published 21 Jul, 2020 12:02am

World

Pompeo says US to impose visa curbs on Huawei over rights

Pompeo also said telecommunications companies around the world "should consider themselves on notice" that if they do business with Huawei, "they are doing business with human rights abusers."
"Certain Huawei employees provide material support to the CCP regime that commits human rights abuses."

Published 15 Jul, 2020 08:57pm

World

Trump only wants North Korea summit if real progress possible: Pompeo

Pompeo also told a livestreamed interview with The Hill that the North Koreans had "chosen at this point time not to engage in a way that can lead to a potential solution."
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, said last week that another summit between him and Trump was unlikely this year.

Published 15 Jul, 2020 08:50pm

Pompeo urges 'free and fair' Hong Kong vote after China warning

The Liaison Office, which represents China's government in the semi-autonomous city, called the primary "a serious provocation against the current election system."

Published 15 Jul, 2020 01:00am

Pompeo says Beijing claims in South China Sea 'unlawful'

"We are making clear: Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them," Pompeo said in a statement.

Published 14 Jul, 2020 01:19am

Technology

TikTok's ad launch faces challenges from US ban threat, hoaxes

The new self-service ad platform, which lets companies purchase ads without needing to speak with a sales team.
The trust issues are there because it's a new app," said an executive at a major ad agency.

Published 08 Jul, 2020 05:55pm

World

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok

Pompeo’s remarks also come amid increasing U.S.-China tensions over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak and China’s actions in Hong Kong.

Published 07 Jul, 2020 11:11am

World

Pompeo welcomes India's ban on Chinese apps including TikTok

Modi's government on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat and Weibo as relations deteriorate in the wake of a brutal border clash.

Published 01 Jul, 2020 09:01pm

World

Pompeo to UN: Ending Iran embargo would risk Mideast stability

The United States is adamant about prolonging the ban on conventional arms sales to its adversary which expires in October.

Published 30 Jun, 2020 09:54pm

World

Pompeo eyes resolution in coming weeks on Sudan terror listing

Once the deal is complete, she said she expected the United States to move ahead with the delisting of Sudan "as soon as possible."

Published 24 Jun, 2020 09:46pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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