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Visa made mandatory for Afghan drivers

ISLAMABAD: The government made visa mandatory for drivers of commercial vehicles at Torkham border. Visa for entry...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 09:40am

World

Taliban balk at UNSC plan for special Afghan envoy

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) plan for a...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

Pakistan

IK criticises policy on illegal Afghan immigrants

ISLAMABAD: The jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday strongly criticised the caretaker government for...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

Afghan team likely to arrive soon for security talks: minister

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that a high-level Afghan delegation is expected to arrive ...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

World

Taliban take off air Radio Free Europe's Afghan service

WASHINGTON: The Taliban on Thursday removed from the airwaves US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's ...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 12:14am

World

US discusses 'potential' resettlement with Afghans in UAE

ABU DHABI: US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:14pm

Pakistan

Pakistan values its partnership with US, wants enhanced economic ties: PM Imran

Reiterates that a deeper partnership between the two countries is beneficial for the region’s peace and prosperity

Updated 12 Dec, 2021 04:24pm

Pakistan

China turns down participation in Afghan moot hosted by India

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says it is inconvenient for China to attend meeting due to scheduling reasons
Development comes after Pakistan had already refused invitation to attend regional NSAs' meetup on Afghanistan

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:39pm

Pakistan

Afghanistan's economic turmoil becoming catastrophic: Fawad

Information minister says Pakistan will send wheat and rice shipments to help mitigate some of the crisis in neighbouring country

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:40pm

World

Iran says Afghan govt ‘not inclusive’

TEHRAN: Iran charged Monday that the Taliban’s interim government announced last week in neighbouring Afghanistan...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

Hazaras say they feel less threatened since Taliban seized power on Aug 15

KABUL: Hundreds of Hazara worshippers overflowed from a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday,...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

No individual, group will be allowed to blackmail the state: Army chief

If any enemy wants to fight us, it will find us ready at every moment and on every front, says Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa

Published 07 Sep, 2021 12:35am

World

With no evacuation flights, Afghans weigh risky overland trips to borders

WASHINGTON: As the last US troops prepared to leave Afghanistan, Hussain, a US passport holder who worked with the ...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 12:27pm

World

Afghan 'tragedy' shows EU needs geopolitical muscle

BRUSSELS: The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the chaotic international evacuation effort shows that Europe needs ...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

Facing sharp criticism on Afghanistan, Biden to speak on evacuations

Biden is counting on cooperation from the Taliban, the militant group that the United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan

Published 20 Aug, 2021 08:09pm

World

Taliban move to restart Kabul amid wave of caution

Declare general amnesty for all govt officials, urge them to return to work
Some shops also reopen as traffic police come back on the streets, while its officials plan a first diplomatic meeting -- with the Russian ambassador

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 04:38pm

World

Former interior minister seen heading interim Afghan administration: diplomatic sources

Ali Ahmad Jalali, a US-based academic, is seen as a potentially acceptable compromise figure to oversee the transition of power

Updated 15 Aug, 2021 10:39pm

World

At least 12 killed as bus carrying migrants crashes in Turkey

The identities of those killed in the accident were not immediately clear

Published 11 Jul, 2021 01:46pm

Families flee as Taliban seize key Kandahar district

KANDAHAR: The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar after fierce night-time...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Opinion

The Afghan NSA’s diatribe

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is likely to keep Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib’s...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

World

Taliban declares three-day ceasefire for Eid celebration

“But if the enemy conducts any assault or attack against you during these days, stand ready to robustly protect and defend yourselves and your territory,” the statement said.

Published 10 May, 2021 09:38am

Pakistan

Soldier injured in terrorist attack on Pak-Afghan border

"Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Bajaur district," ISPR said.
On May 5, four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were martyred while six others were injured after terrorists opened fire on them during a fencing activity at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Published 08 May, 2021 10:57am

Iran-Afghan pedestrian movement banned

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Sunday reviewed its border management protocols to ...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

World

Afghan delegation to arrive in Islamabad today

A delegation comprised of President Ashraf Ghani's Special Envoy Umer Daudzai are en-route to Islamabad.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 12:07pm

World

Afghanistan peace talks under threat as major Taliban spring offensive takes shape

“Taliban violence is much higher than historical norms,” Miller told Reuters. “It just doesn’t create the conditions to move forward in what is hopefully a historic turning point for Afghanistan.”

Published 19 Feb, 2021 12:14pm

World

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup

A US official says the military was expecting formal orders in the coming days to go down to about 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by early next year from around 4,500 currently

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:10am

Khalilzad condemns Kabul University attack, urges Taliban, Afghan govt to reach a political settlement

He said this attack is not an opportunity for the Afghan government and the Taliban to score points against each other.

Updated 03 Nov, 2020 10:30am

Markets

Former Afghan PM Hekmatyar condemns Indian atrocities in IIOJK

He said India should learn a lesson from the defeat of the Soviet Union and NATO in Afghanistan.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 01:08pm

World

At least 11 women killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate in Afghanistan

The stampede occurred in a stadium where thousands had gathered to secure visas from the consulate.

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 02:10pm

World

'Any peace settlement acceptable to Afghans, will have the support of India,' says Abdullah Abdullah

India is in favor of an 'independent, democratic, sovereign and peaceful Afghanistan, where no terrorists can operate', Abdullah said.

Updated 08 Oct, 2020 11:16am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.69 ▲ 0.99 (17.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.85 ▲ 0.74 (10.41%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.70 ▲ 0.61 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	58.50 ▼ -6.50 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.20 ▼ -3.15 (-9.74%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.08
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.22
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.18
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.15
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.07
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.24
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -1.58
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.07

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