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IS claims Mastung blast

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Balochistan that martyred three...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 08:46am

Handover of IS terrorist to US as per UN resolutions: FO

ISLAMABAD: Denying the presence of IS training camps inside Pakistan territory, Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:44am

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

World

World ‘safer’ without Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, says Blinken

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

Taliban blame Pakistan after ‘capture of key IS fighters’

KABUL: Taliban authorities captured “key members” of the Islamic State group responsible for recent deadly...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

US pledges new funds at anti-IS coalition gathering

WASHINGTON: The United States, seeking to bolster the global coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group,...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

World

Russia says IS behind deadly Moscow concert hall attack

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday said for the first time that the Islamic State group coordinated the March concert hall...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

World

Russia says it’s hard to believe IS could have launched Moscow attack

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was “extremely hard to...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am

Opinion

Massacre in Russia

The toll of the horrendous terrorist attack on March 23, 2024 at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow’s northern suburb...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:43am

World

Death toll of IS-claimed Kabul blast rises to 5

KABUL: The death toll from an attack on a bus in western Kabul claimed by the Islamic State group rose from two to...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

Pakistan

Govt speeds up Afghans’ repatriation

PESHAWAR: Pakistan opened more border centres on Friday to speed up the return of tens of thousands of undocumented...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Afghan spillover

EDITORIAL: Islamabad understands the UN’s (United Nation’s) concerns about TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Editorials

Bajaur bombing

EDITORIAL: In one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks on Sunday at least 55 people have died thus far and more than...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

‘Afghan citizens’ helping suicide bombers: PM

ISLAMABAD: Militants behind a spate of suicide attacks in Pakistan were being helped by “Afghan citizens” across the...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

IS claims responsibility for Bajaur blast that killed 54

KHAR: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide bomb blast in Bajaur that killed at least...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Syria payments: American families of IS victims sue cement maker Lafarge

ZURICH: Relations of a US aid worker and American soldiers - all killed or injured by Islamic State and Al-Nusra...

Updated 29 Jul, 2023 09:33am

World

US SC backs Big Tech over terror claims

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Twitter and Google on Thursday, saying the social media giants...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

The MbS reset

The Arab press hasn’t buzzed like this since al Qaeda (AQ) hijacked the so-called Arab Spring in Libya and Syria,...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

World

Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

Afghanistan arrests ‘foreign IS member’ for embassy attack

ISLAMABAD: A foreign member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been arrested in connection with an attack last week...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:25am

Pakistani embassy in Kabul: IS-KP claims responsibility for attack

KABUL: Islamic State -Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2022 09:49am

World

At least 16 killed in Afghan madrassa blast

KABUL: At least 16 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan’s...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 07:03am

World

Top Taliban cleric killed in Kabul suicide blast

KABUL: A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State (IS) was killed Thursday at ...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Bomb blast in Kabul kills eight, injures more than 20

KABUL: A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

World

Bomb kills two in Shia area of Afghan capital

KABUL: A bomb attached to a handcart exploded in Kabul on Friday, police said, killing two people in an area largely...

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 10:11pm

Editorials

Afghanistan ‘remains complex’

EDITORIAL: It seems the Taliban are going to celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

World

IS claims Kabul Sikh temple attack

KABUL: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed one...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

World

IS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: Islamic state on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers in ...

Published 15 May, 2022 06:43am

World

IS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers...

Published 14 May, 2022 08:42pm

Opinion

‘A new wave of terror in Afghanistan’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “A new wave of terror in Afghanistan”. The newspaper has argued,...

Published 08 May, 2022 05:25am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Apr 29 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.30 ▲ 0.98 (10.52%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,969.39 ▲ 360.85 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 29 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	189.22 ▲ 17.2 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 29 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	47.80 ▲ 4.22 (9.68%)
Cresent Jute / Apr 29 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	3.49 ▲ 0.29 (9.06%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 29 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.30 ▲ 0.85 (8.99%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.09 ▲ 0.58 (8.91%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 29 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27 ▲ 2.1 (8.43%)
Ideal Spinning / Apr 29 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	13 ▲ 1 (8.33%)
Shadab Textile / Apr 29 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	26.90 ▲ 2 (8.03%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	48.05 ▼ -4.94 (-9.32%)
Kohinoor Power / Apr 29 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.65 ▼ -0.57 (-9.16%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 29 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	185 ▼ -18.58 (-9.13%)
Supernet Tech. / Apr 29 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	690 ▼ -61.83 (-8.22%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 29 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	268.49 ▼ -23.62 (-8.09%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 29 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	63.25 ▼ -5.52 (-8.03%)
United Brands / Apr 29 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.56 ▼ -1.79 (-8.01%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 29 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	290.22 ▼ -24.77 (-7.86%)
Artistic Denim / Apr 29 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	38 ▼ -3.07 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	3,985,950 ▼ -4.18
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	3,500,824 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Apr 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	2,581,312 ▲ 0.88
Sui North Gas / Apr 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,377,600 ▲ 3.31
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	2,315,782 ▲ 1.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	2,156,056 ▲ 0.02
D.G.K.Cement / Apr 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	1,947,075 ▲ 3.59
B.O.Punjab / Apr 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	1,793,271 ▼ -0.05
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,779,759 ▼ -0.03
Hascol Petrol / Apr 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,697,017 ▲ 0.24

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