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Audit fails to win US backing for release of Afghan central bank funds

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: A US-funded audit of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 09:56am

World

Russia, six Afghanistan’s neighbours including Pakistan set up club to discuss road to peace

TASHKENT: Russia and six nations bordering Afghanistan have set up a club to discuss ways to achieve long-term peace...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 05:51pm

Editorials

Afghan supreme leader’s new orders

EDITORIAL: When the Afghan Taliban swept to power in August of last year, in his very first press conference their...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

World

Afghan central bank gets fresh banknotes after US helps clear payment

A Polish firm has delivered Afghani banknotes to Kabul this week after the United States paved the way for the...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 06:34pm

World

US commits to Afghan asset talks despite frustration with Taliban

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 11:36am

World

International economists ask Biden to release Afghan central bank funds

ISLAMABAD: More than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington and...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

World

Taliban call for release of frozen funds after deadly earthquake

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration called on international governments on Saturday to roll back sanctions...

Updated 26 Jun, 2022 09:47am

Business & Finance

Afghan central bank says US plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

KABUL: Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in...

Updated 12 Feb, 2022 10:35pm

Pakistan

Pakistan underscores need for unfreezing Afghan central bank’s assets

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has strongly called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial reserves, estimated at $9.5...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Western diplomats seek urgent aid for Afghanistan

OSLO: Western diplomats said on Thursday they would expand their Afghan relief operations while continuing to...

Updated 28 Jan, 2022 09:50am

World

Taliban say Oslo talks with West will 'transform atmosphere of war'

KABUL: The Taliban's first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 03:19pm

World

Afghan babies succumb to hunger as winter descends

HEART: When six-week-old Zubair arrives at a clinic for malnourished children in Afghanistan, doctors initially give...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 10:41am

World

Taliban appeal to US Congress to release Afghan assets

Say economic turmoil at home could lead to trouble abroad

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 08:44pm

World

Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily

KABUL: As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August ...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on reserves

CAIRO: Taliban representatives asked the United States to lift a ban on Afghan central bank reserves at a meeting...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

World

Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on central bank reserves

Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also says Washington would offer Afghans coronavirus vaccines

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

World

World should send pledged aid to Afghans: UNHCR

UN refugee agency says lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis
Remarks come as billions of dollars in central bank assets held abroad have also been frozen, putting pressure on the banking system

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:02pm

World

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

The emergency funding could see US dollar bills flown into Kabul for distribution via banks in payments of less than $200 directly to the poor

Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:16pm

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: The Afghan central bank ran down most of its US dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:17am

World

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell: document

The confidential, two-page brief, written early this month by senior international economic officials says country's severe cash shortage began before the Taliban took control of Kabul

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 07:47pm

World

Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: Afghanistan's banks are running out of dollars, and may have to close their doors to customers...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:34pm

World

Taliban seize $12.4 million from former top Afghan officials

The central bank says the money and gold had been kept in officials' houses, although it did not yet know for what purpose

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:16pm

World

UN seeks $600 million in Afghanistan's 'most perilous hour'

US pledges $64mn, China and Pakistan already sending aid

Published 13 Sep, 2021 07:30pm

World

Former Afghan central bank chief warns of 'difficult economic situation'

Ahmady, who fled the country just after Kabul fell to the Taliban in mid-August, says international sanctions that block aid funding and restrict access to $9 billion in reserves also could create a shortage of domestic currency

Published 10 Sep, 2021 10:08pm

World

US has no plans to release billions in Afghan assets, Treasury says

Much of the Afghan central bank's $10 billion in assets are parked overseas

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 08:13pm

Russia demands US release Afghan central bank reserves

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday called on the United States to release Afghan central bank reserves that Washington blocked...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 03:56am

Biden admin freezes billions in Afghan reserves

KABUL: The United States has frozen Afghan central bank reserves in US accounts, depriving the Taliban of billions ...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 03:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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