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Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade

KABUL: Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to...

Published about 10 hours ago

World

Information on Sirajuddin Haqqani: Taliban say US has lifted $10m reward

KABUL: The United States has lifted a $10 million reward offer for information leading to the arrest of a major...

Published 2 days ago

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan holds talks in Kabul to strengthen bilateral ties

Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Muhammad Sadiq Khan, arrived in Kabul on a visit aimed at...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 10:01pm

World

American citizen freed by Taliban

DOHA/KABUL: The Taliban on Thursday freed an American citizen detained in Afghanistan for over two years following...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:49am

World

US delegation meets Taliban govt in Kabul: Afghan official

KABUL: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a rare meeting Thursday with US officials in Kabul, where...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 07:43pm

Opinion

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am

Pakistan

Ten militants killed in intelligence-based operation in Khyber district: ISPR

Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of Bagh, Khyber District, on the...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 11:09pm

World

UK urged to help elderly British couple detained by Taliban

LONDON: A British couple in their 70s who ran education programmes in Afghanistan have been detained by the Taliban...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:49pm

Editorials

Pakistan needs real action

EDITORIAL: The latest UN report on terrorism in the region – the 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

World

Taliban hands management of Afghan hotel to German firm

KABUL: A luxury Afghanistan hotel that saw several bloody attacks during the 20-year insurgency is now being managed...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 07:58pm

World

UN says shooting incident at Kabul compound killed one

ISLAMABAD: Gunshots fired by a member of the Taliban’s security forces at the United Nations’ largest compound...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:51pm

Pakistan

Old India, Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

NEW DELHI: Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 03:57pm

Pakistan

Pakistan voices alarm over US arms in Afghanistan, links them to cross-border terrorism

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Tuesday that the presence of sophisticated American weaponry in Afghanistan, left...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

World

Afghan Taliban govt calls for aid not to be politicised

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Wednesday said humanitarian aid should not be politicised, saying around...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:32pm

World

Afghan Taliban leader dismisses foreign ‘threats’ after ICC warrant

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s supreme leader has said the Taliban will not be intimidated by “threats” in a speech...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 07:04pm

World

Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees: UN

DUSHANBE: Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees, the UN refugee agency has told AFP, after the reclusive...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 07:38pm

World

Afghan Taliban supporters rally against ICC arrest warrant requests

GHAZNI: Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal...

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 06:57pm

World

US may put ‘very big bounty’ on Afghan Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says

Newly appointed Secretary of State says the bounty could be bigger than the one placed on [Osama] Bin Laden by Washington

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:23pm

World

Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as ‘politically motivated’

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 05:00pm

FO denies Kabul’s allegations of supporting ISIS

ISLAMABAD: Terming the accusations baseless, the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday dismissed Afghanistan’s false...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39am

Pakistan

Security forces kill 6 terrorists in Balochistan’s Zhob district: ISPR

Security forces killed six terrorists in Balochistan’s Zhob district as they were trying to infiltrate into the...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:33pm

World

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two...

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 08:06pm

World

Chinese mine worker killed in north Afghanistan attack

KABUL: A Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, police said Wednesday, where the Taliban...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:20pm

World

Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US

KABUL: The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

World

Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate

WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

World

Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open

KABUL: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 04:52pm

Pakistan

22 militants killed in intelligence-based operations in Tirah valley: ISPR

Security forces have killed twenty-two militants and injured eighteen Khawrij in Intelligence-Based Operations...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 10:45pm

World

Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting

KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign office said they saw India as a “significant regional and economic partner” after...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:04pm

Pakistan

Country should engage with Kandahar-based Taliban leadership, suggest experts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should engage with the Taliban leadership based in Kandahar, the actual seat of power in...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Opinion

New century, new Great Game?

The fact that Pakistan’s intelligence chief went on a rare visit to Tajikistan in the last days of 2024 means...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 07:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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