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Fragile but unbroken, Afghan glassblowers refuse to quit

HEART: Seated in front of a searing furnace, Ghulam Sakhi Saifi teases forth sinews of molten blue glass – the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:10pm

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At least seven killed in attack on clerics in Herat

HERAT, (Afghanistan): At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

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At least seven killed in attack on clerics in Afghanistan’s Herat

HEART: At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shia...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 06:57pm

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Afghanistan earthquakes kill 2,053, Taliban says, as death toll spikes

KABUL: Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the...

Updated 08 Oct, 2023 10:39pm

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Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, the...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 01:15pm

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghanistan

CAIRO: Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a vehicle in the western Afghanistan...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:25pm

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Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five

KABUL: An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:23pm

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Afghan women students rally in Herat after classroom attack

HEART: More than 100 Afghan women students rallied in the western city of Herat on Sunday, protesting against a...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 12:56pm

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US admits killing 12 civilians worldwide in 2021

WASHINGTON: The US military killed 12 civilians in 2021, all in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released...

Published 28 Sep, 2022 11:12am

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Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast

KABUL: A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people...

Updated 02 Sep, 2022 07:34pm

Families in Afghan city dine together after ban lifted

HERAT, (Afghanistan): Restaurants in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat began allowing families to dine out...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

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Taliban stop men and women dining together in western Afghan city

HEART: Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in...

Updated 12 May, 2022 08:27pm

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Afghans protest after videos allegedly show Iranians beating refugees

HEART: Dozens of Afghans chanting “Death to Iran” protested Monday outside Tehran’s consulate in the western city of...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 10:11pm

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Bomb on bus kills seven in western Afghan city: officials

KABUL: A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least seven people in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday,...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 09:42pm

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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

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Turkmenistan officials due in Afghanistan as Taliban back TAPI gas pipeline

KABUL: Officials from Turkmenistan will visit Kabul this week to discuss continuing work on the TAPI pipeline ...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 01:31pm

Taliban hang bodies of four kidnappers

KABUL: The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 02:24am

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Afghan girls return to school in Herat

HEART: Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

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Taliban expose failure of US efforts to build Afghan army

Despite about $89 billion budgeted for training the Afghan army, it took the Taliban little more than a month to brush it aside

Published 15 Aug, 2021 03:58pm

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Taliban near gates of Kabul as embassies prepare for evacuations

Evacuation orders come as the Taliban took control of Kandahar -- the nation's second-biggest city -- in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territories in government hands

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:36pm

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Iran calls for safety of diplomats in Taliban-seized Herat

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign ministry called Friday for security guarantees for its diplomats in Herat, after Taliban...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:34pm

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Taliban detain veteran militia chief Khan in Afghanistan's Herat

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Khan had been detained

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 03:17pm

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Iran asks Taliban to ensure safety of diplomats in Herat

Considering (the) Taliban's dominance over the city of Herat, we draw their serious attention to ensuring the complete safety and health of diplomats and diplomatic facilities

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 12:35pm

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Taliban take Herat as Afghan forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

Herat is home to veteran warlord Ismail Khan

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 09:49pm

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Afghan Taliban move closer to capital after taking Ghazni city

The city -- the 10th provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in a week -- lies along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway, effectively serving as a gateway between the capital and militant strongholds in the south

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 04:48pm

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Afghan forces battling to retake Kunduz as Taliban advance in north

Wallace said his government had asked some NATO allies to keep their troops in Afghanistan once the US troops departed, but failed to garner enough support

Published 09 Aug, 2021 03:17pm

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Russia says Afghan Taliban offensive running out of steam: report

The Taliban lack the resources to take over and hold major cities including the capital, Kabul. Their offensive is gradually running out of steam

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 08:55pm

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'Indiscriminate' Afghan fighting hurting civilians the most, says UN

Afghan officials say 11 radio and four television stations in Helmand's capital city had been seized by the Taliban

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 02:33pm

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Commandos deployed as Afghan forces battle Taliban for control of cities

Fighting has intensified since early May, with the insurgents capitalising on the final stages of the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces after almost 20 years

Published 02 Aug, 2021 12:39pm

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Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults on key cities

After seizing large tracts of rural territory and capturing key border crossings, the Taliban has now started to besiege provincial capitals

Published 01 Aug, 2021 10:37am

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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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