Will President Trump be good or bad for Pakistan?

Views range from 'nobody knows' to 'expect muscle-flexing'. DAWN.COMUPDATED 6 minutes ago Not one to mince words, in 2012, an angry Trump had tweeted: “When will Pakistan apologize to us for providing safe sanctuary to Osama Bin Laden for 6 years?! Some "ally."” The candidate also seems to have a soft spot for India. Just last month, he attended an elaborate...

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India's Hindu Sena celebrates Trump victory

A far-right Hindu group which has been one of Donald Trump's most avid overseas cheerleaders began celebrating in New Delhi Wednesday as the Republican pulled off a shock US presidential election victory. Vishnu Gupta, chief of the ultra-nationalist 'Hindu Sena' outfit, said supporters had taken to the streets to bang traditional drums even before Trump claimed victory...

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Stocks slide, ATMs run dry after India rupee shock

Cash machines ran dry and stocks tumbled in India Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation in a dramatic blitz on tax evasion. In a televised address to the nation late Tuesday, the Indian premier announced the notes would no longer be legal tender from midnight in order “to break the grip of corruption...

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Markets in free fall as Trump moves into lead

Markets went into free fall Wednesday and the Mexican peso tanked as Donald Trump appeared to be moving into the lead in the race for the White House. Safe haven assets rallied as investors went running for cover, with the yen and gold rushing higher. Trump, Clinton locked in tight battle for key states Initial confidence that market favourite Hillary Clinton would...

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Trump's surprise wins in crucial US states rattle world markets

Republican Donald Trump scored a series of surprising wins in battleground states including Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, opening a path to the White House for the political outsider and rattling world markets counting on a win by Democrat Hillary Clinton. With investors worried a Trump victory could cause economic and global uncertainty, the US dollar sank and stock...

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These #ElectionNight tweets are proof that the world is coming to an end

Folks, it was nice knowing you all. If the US Presidential debates seemed promising with Hillary taking over the Oval Office, it now seems that we were wrong... shakes head SO wrong. As the 2016 Presidential Election draws to a close, we're on the verge of a panic attack. No joke. But we're not the only ones stirring in our seats biting our nails furiously,...

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