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Attend mosque or be punished, Taliban chief tells public workers

KABUL: Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

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Reclusive Taliban leader makes rare appearance on Eid: govt

KABUL: The Taliban’s hyper-reclusive supreme leader made a rare public appearance Wednesday, an Afghan government...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 01:44pm

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Taliban supreme leader urges Afghans to respect Sharia in Eid message

KABUL: Afghanistan’s supreme leader on Saturday urged Afghans to respect Sharia law and called for good relations...

Updated 06 Apr, 2024 07:31pm

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Thousands of Afghan salons to close as Taliban deadline bites

KABUL: Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 11:21am

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Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban

KABUL: Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 02:33pm

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G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs

KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:33pm

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Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul: UN

KABUL: The founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 01:10pm

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Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am

Pakistan to appeal to Taliban leader over mosque bombing

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will ask the secretive supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to rein in militants in Pakistan...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

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Brother and sister’s future separated after Taliban university ban

KABUL: Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university –...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 01:22pm

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Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban

KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:14pm

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Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of Islamic law

KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme leader has ordered judges to fully implement aspects of Islamic law that include public...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 03:28pm

Afghan clerics vow loyalty to Taliban, but no word on girls’ schooling

KABUL: Thousands of Afghan clerics pledged loyalty to the Taliban Saturday, but ended a three-day meeting without...

Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am

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‘Stop interfering in Afghanistan’, says Taliban leader in rare appearance

KABUL: The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called Friday for the world to stop telling...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

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Thousands gather at all-male meeting to rubber-stamp Taliban rule

KABUL: Thousands of Afghan religious scholars and tribal elders gathered in the capital Thursday for a men-only...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 11:33am

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Women not wearing hijab ‘trying to look like animals,’ say Taliban posters

KANDAHAR: The Taliban’s religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

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Taliban dismiss UN concerns on women's rights in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban on Friday rejected the UN Security Council's call to reverse heavy restrictions imposed on Afghan...

Published 27 May, 2022 03:20pm

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Taliban ‘making women invisible’ in Afghanistan: UN expert

KABUL: The Taliban government’s restrictions on women are aimed at making them “invisible” in Afghan society, ...

Published 27 May, 2022 07:30am

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Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

KABUL: Women presenters on Afghanistan’s leading TV channels went on air Saturday without covering their faces,...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

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Taliban promise ‘good news’ on girls’ education

WASHINGTON: Afghanistan’s interior minister promised “very good news” soon on the return of girls to secondary...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:59am

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Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces

KABUL: About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females...

Updated 10 May, 2022 04:53pm

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Taliban announce women must cover faces in public, say burqa is best

KABUL: The Taliban on Saturday ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group’s...

Published 07 May, 2022 02:58pm

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Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government

KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:31pm

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Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader on Sunday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:17pm

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Taliban dismiss 3,000 members for committing abuses

KABUL: The Taliban have dismissed about 3,000 members accused of abusive practices from its hardline Islamist...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

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Taliban supreme leader tells new govt to uphold Shariah law

KABUL: The Taliban's supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly-appointed government to uphold Shariah law, in his...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 01:03am

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Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in Afghanistan: spokesman

"He is present in Kandahar. He has been living there from the very beginning," said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 10:28am

Taliban offensive: World community for 'urgent end'

KABUL: More than a dozen diplomatic missions in Afghanistan on Monday called for "an urgent end" to the Taliban's...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:15am

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Taliban leader ‘favours political settlement’

DOHA: The Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday said he "strenuously favours" a political...

Published 19 Jul, 2021 06:29am

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Taliban leader 'favours political settlement' to Afghan conflict: statement

Taliban leader says his group remains committed to forging a solution to end the war but slams 'opposition parties' for 'wasting time'

Updated 18 Jul, 2021 01:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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