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Senior Taliban figure arrives in Kabul after decades in US detention

KABUL: A senior Taliban figure, Haji Bashir Noorzai, has been released after decades of detention by the United...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 11:53am

World

Taliban arrest Afghan professor after social media criticism

KABUL: A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban's regime has been arrested in ...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 02:38pm

Taliban chief orders fighters not to ‘punish’ ex-regime members

KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader has ordered fighters not to punish members of Afghanistan’s former regime ...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 04:04am

World

Taliban chief orders fighters not to 'punish' former regime members

KABUL: The Taliban's supreme leader has ordered fighters not to punish members of Afghanistan's former regime for...

Updated 30 Dec, 2021 02:11pm

World

Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport

It was not immediately clear how the victims died
US officials at the airport not immediately available for a comment

Published 16 Aug, 2021 02:17pm

World

Taliban declare 'war is over' as president and diplomats flee Kabul

Spokesman for its political office says form of the new regime in Afghanistan would be made clear soon, adding the Taliban did not want to live in isolation and called for peaceful international relations

Updated 16 Aug, 2021 12:21pm

World

Taliban promise 'safe environment' for diplomats, aid workers in Afghanistan

Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem told AFP. "We will provide a safe environment for their activities.

Updated 25 May, 2021 01:59pm

Opinion

US announcement of pullout from Afghanistan undermines chances of peace

US President Joe Biden’s announced pullout of troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 has jeopardised Washington’s...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

World

Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan with total pullout

Biden said the United States had "accomplished" its limited original mission of crushing the international militants groups behind the 9/11 attacks and that with every passing year the rationale for staying was "increasingly unclear."

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 12:19am

Editorials

Ghani’s peace roadmap

EDITORIAL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani intends to present a three-phase peace roadmap to a proposed meeting in...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

US-Taliban deal: Afghan officials welcome Biden review plan

KABUL: Top Afghan officials on Saturday welcomed the Biden administration's decision to review a landmark US deal...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

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