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Britain’s Afghan probe investigating UK special forces

LONDON: Britain’s defence minister on Wednesday said allegations of unlawful killings in Afghanistan being examined...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:16pm

World

A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

WASHINGTON: As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago,...

Published 10 Aug, 2022 07:23pm

World

Biden hosts Australian, Indian, Japanese leaders for Quad summit

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday deepens his bid to cement US leadership of the Indo-Pacific against a...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

World

Afghanistan a wake-up call for Europe on defence, leadership

"EU member states have to build the single market for finance and also they need to reach a political agreement on the banking union, in order to have more funds for new technologies," Le Maire says

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 09:11pm

World

Taliban says it has surrounded Afghan resistance fighters, calls for peace

Taliban leader calls on the rebels to put down their weapons

Published 01 Sep, 2021 05:42pm

World

US military begins withdrawal from Kabul airport

President Joe Biden sent thousands of troops to the airport as the Taliban swept through Afghanistan earlier this month to help evacuate American citizens

Published 28 Aug, 2021 10:02pm

World

Taliban asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport, Turkish officials say

The Taliban have made a request for technical support in running Kabul airport
Ensuring the safety of workers without the Turkish Armed Forces is a risky job
It's going to be a critical lifeline for the humanitarian action in Afghanistan

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 09:09pm

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

We will not allow terrorists to threaten us, NATO tells Taliban

"We have the capabilities to strike terrorist groups from a distance if we see that terrorist groups again try to establish themselves and plan, organise attacks against NATO allies and their countries"

Published 20 Aug, 2021 07:54pm

World

UK says US pullout from Afghanistan a 'mistake'

"I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those type of people"
The 600 British troops being sent to Afghanistan to help with repatriation is close to the 750 Britain had in the country before the withdrawal

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 07:55pm

World

Germany rejects calls for troops to return to Afghanistan

Germany had the second largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, losing more troops in combat in Kunduz than anywhere else since World War Two

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:41pm

World

Russia offered US use of Central Asia bases for Afghan intel: report

Russian president proposed at June 16 talks with Biden that they coordinate on Afghanistan and put Russia's bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to 'practical use'

Published 17 Jul, 2021 08:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan can support peace process, but cannot dictate to us: Afghan Taliban spokesman

Says Taliban want brotherly relations with Pakistan
Wants India to remain impartial in Afghanistan
Rejects idea of any group using Afghan soil against any country

Published 12 Jul, 2021 04:32pm

World

Australia says last troops withdrawn from Afghanistan

Australia announced in April that it would remove its remaining troops by September in line with the US decision to end its military operations in the war-torn country

Published 11 Jul, 2021 11:04am

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 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.51 ▲ 1.32 (10.01%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	630 ▼ -70.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
Service Textile / Dec 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	11.21 ▼ -0.97 (-7.96%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	14.99 ▼ -1.26 (-7.75%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.51 ▼ -0.88 (-7.73%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	152 ▼ -11.37 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.64
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.11
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.05
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 1.76
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.22
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.45

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