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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

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

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

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

World

Taliban arrest IS ‘mastermind’ of Afghan mosque attack

KABUL: Taliban forces have arrested a suspected Islamic State militant who allegedly planned a bomb attack that...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

World

Israel mourns four killed in attack by IS sympathizer

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel prepared to hold funerals Wednesday for four people killed in an attack by a convicted...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

IS claims blast that martyred seven troops in Sibi

QUETTA: Seven paramilitary troops were martyred by a blast Tuesday near a site in Sibi where the president had...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	155.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 16	5,937.34
Nasdaq / Jan 16	19,338.29
Dow Jones / Jan 16	43,153.13
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,671.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,567.81
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,477.94
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,852.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 16	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 16	241,941
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	79.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,713.02
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.05
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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