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New US review says 2021 Kabul attack not preventable

WASHINGTON: A 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul that killed scores of people – among them 13 American troops – could not...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 05:59pm

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US, Britain launch strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen

WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the...

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 07:44pm

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US vows ‘consequential’ response to deadly drone strike in Jordan

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday vowed a “very consequential response” to a drone attack on a base in ...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

World

US advises citizens not to travel to Iraq after recent attacks on US personnel

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Sunday US citizens should not travel to Iraq after recent attacks on...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

World

Sweden eyes closer US defence ties as NATO talks drag on

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said Monday it had launched talks with the United States about deepening defence collaboration as...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:14pm

World

Indonesia, US begin ‘Super Garuda Shield’ military exercise

JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesian and American troops began a two-week joint military exercise on Monday that...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 11:46am

World

NATO sends reinforcements and US puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:19am

Biden picks career diplomat for top posting in Pakistan

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden plans to nominate Donald Blome, currently ambassador to Tunisia, as his top...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:53am

World

'Painful moment' as Dutch halt Kabul evacuation flights

THE HAGUE: The Dutch government said it would stop evacuation flights from Kabul on Thursday in what it acknowledged...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

US soldiers kill two armed men at Kabul airport: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US soldiers killed two armed men at Kabul’s airport Monday after a top Pentagon general met with the...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:29am

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Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Two rockets were fired early Thursday at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, ...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Drone attacks Iraq base hosting US troops: coalition

BAGHDAD: A drone attack has been carried out on a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan that hosts American troops,...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 02:38am

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

Afghan troops struggle to replace Americans at key base

The sprawling military complex was at one point home to tens of thousands of US and allied soldiers

Published 06 Jul, 2021 09:44am

World

Rocket targets Iraq base hosting US troops

BAGHDAD: A rocket on Sunday targeted an Iraqi air base hosting American troops, a security source told AFP, the...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Pentagon chief says removal of all contractors from Afghanistan under way

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the process of removing all contractors from...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

World

Top US envoy Blinken in Afghanistan for troop withdrawal talks

The Pentagon has around 2,500 troops in Afghanistan from a high of over 100,000.
Thousands more serve as part of a 9,600-strong NATO force, which will withdraw at the same time.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 04:41pm

World

Biden warns US may miss deadline to exit Afghanistan

Biden also took a direct swipe at Trump's Afghanistan policy, saying it "was not a very solidly negotiated deal" that the then-president oversaw.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:17pm

World

First US troops vaccinated in South Korea as country reports record coronavirus deaths

"We made progress in finding the silent spreaders and preventing the transmission," Chung told a meeting.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 09:21am

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
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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