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Seven dead in Afghan capital bus explosion: police

KABUL: Seven people died and 20 others were injured in a bus explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police ...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 10:42pm

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Blast kills two in predominantly Shia Kabul neighbourhood

KABUL: Two people died and nine others were injured in an explosion at a commercial centre in the Afghan capital on...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 12:15am

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Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am

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Death toll of bombing near Afghan ministry rises to 10: UN

KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital this week has risen to...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 02:13pm

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Brother and sister’s future separated after Taliban university ban

KABUL: Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university –...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 01:22pm

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Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying Taliban employees, injures seven

KABUL: A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning,...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:50pm

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Suicide blast kills 19 at education centre in Afghan capital

KABUL: A suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital killed 19 people as students prepared for exams...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 11:08am

One killed as gunmen storm Sikh temple in Afghan capital

KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least one member of the...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

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Afghan flights delayed as snow blankets Kabul airport

KABUL: Flights to and from the Afghan capital were delayed or cancelled Thursday after the city was blanketed by...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 12:12pm

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Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed in Tuesday's attack on Kabul's main military hospital, according to a health ministry official who did not want to be named

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:21pm

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Taliban say IS cell destroyed after mosque attack

KABUL: The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Taliban hold victory rally; five killed in blast

KABUL: Taliban supporters and senior figures held their first mass rally near Kabul on Sunday, but the show of...

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 09:49am

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Taliban fighters hit the fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

QARGHAH: "This is Afghanistan!" a Taliban fighter shouts on a pirate ship ride at a fairground in western Kabul, as...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 12:25pm

Over 26,000 US, NATO forces’ personnel: Around 450 planes land, take off

Military and special commercial planes have been using Islamabad airport as a stopover before leaving for their respective countries

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 09:55am

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Rising prices, shuttered banks add to misery for Kabul

KABUL: A week after the Taliban's lightning seizure of Kabul, growing numbers of people in the Afghan capital are...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

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Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital

Published 17 Aug, 2021 11:02am

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US troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations

3,000 US troops to arrive in Kabul by Sunday
Kandahar, Herat fall to rapid Taliban advance
Pentagon fears insurgent move on capital within days

Published 14 Aug, 2021 12:57pm

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Most US troops to arrive in Kabul by end of weekend: Pentagon

The first Marines have arrived at Kabul's international airport as part of a mission ordered a day earlier by President Joe Biden as the Taliban makes sweeping gains following his withdrawal of US troops.

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:42pm

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Germany to cut Kabul embassy staff to 'absolute minimum'

"We will reduce personnel of the German embassy in Kabul in the coming days to the operative absolute minimum," he told reporters. "We will send a crisis support team to Kabul to help us boost security precautions" during the evacuation.

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:31pm

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Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace, Taliban deny responsibility

KABUL: Rockets hit the Afghan capital on Tuesday, landing near the presidential palace during prayers for the Muslim...

Updated 20 Jul, 2021 09:33pm

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Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban fighters in fresh clashes

"The towns and cities the Taliban have targeted are of strategic importance given their proximity to Kabul as some are on supply roads to the capital," said Kabul-based security analyst Bari Arez.
"The setbacks suffered by Afghan forces also indicate that they had not expected such Taliban offensives so soon" after the US military started the final withdrawal, he added.

Published 25 May, 2021 10:12am

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Pakistan will not support the return of Afghan Taliban to power, says Ashraf Ghani

“Pakistan’s army, in utter clarity, announced that the revival of Islamic Emirate is not in Pakistan’s national interest,” Ghani said.
Concerns are growing about the Afghan military's ability to defend the capital and other areas under its control without the support of the international troops. Over the last few days, the Taliban have overrun a major military base and also captured a strategic district close to Kabul.

Published 13 May, 2021 10:03pm

At least two killed, five hurt in powerful Kabul blast

KABUL: At least two people were killed after a bomb struck a police vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said...

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

Five killed in multiple Kabul bomb attacks

KABUL: Three explosions rocked Kabul Saturday morning, killing at least five people and injuring two others,...

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 05:11pm

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Two killed as multiple bombs rock Afghan capital

Afghan and US officials have blamed the Taliban for the wave of violence, but the group has denied the charges.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 01:10pm

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Two killed as bombs rock Afghan capital

Separately, a police vehicle was targeted north of Kabul in Parwan province, but the blast caused no casualties, police said.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 02:56pm

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Two policemen killed as four bombs rock Kabul

KABUL: Two policemen were killed and at least five other people wounded as four separate bombs exploded in Kabul on...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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