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Pak Afghan border

Engagement, not estrangement

EDITORIAL: Diplomacy is often the art of the possible, but in Pakistan’s case, when it comes to Afghanistan, it is...

Published about 21 hours ago

Pakistan

Naqvi praises KP Police for foiling Lakki Marwat attack

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday praised the bravery and swift action of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police for...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 10:22pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan holds talks in Kabul to strengthen bilateral ties

Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Muhammad Sadiq Khan, arrived in Kabul on a visit aimed at...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 10:01pm

World

Pakistan, Afghanistan open main border crossing, closed for nearly a month

Torkham border crossing is artery for travel, trade between two countries

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 10:04pm

Traders suffer losses as Torkham border remains closed

ISLAMABAD: Trade worth more than $10 million has been affected as the Pak-Afghan border at Torkham remained closed...

Updated 02 Mar, 2025 09:33am

Pakistan

Pak-Afghan border: Bid to smuggle arms, ammunition foiled

ISLAMABAD: Security Forces foiled major foreign-made weapons and ammunition smuggling attempt at Pak-Afghan border....

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Russia calls for ‘restraint’ from Pakistan, Taliban

MOSCOW: The spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern over the escalating...

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 02:43pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz urges Afghan govt to act against TTP; calls it a red line

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday asked the Afghan government once again to act against the TTP carrying out...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:48pm

Opinion

Pak-Afghan tensions: need for urgent dialogue

Arguably, for Pakistan, dealing with Pakistani Taliban is a walk on the eggshells. But, from the country’s...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Aerial strike in Afghanistan: FO clarifies IBO against terrorists in border areas

ISLAMABAD: With reference to an aerial strike conducted late Tuesday night in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Four terrorists killed near Pak-Afghan border

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists near the...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

Pakistan

Zardari pays tribute to security forces

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for successfully foiling an infiltration...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

Pakistan

16 soldiers martyred in South Waziristan attack: ISPR

Eight terrorists also killed in ensuing fire exchange, the military's media wing says

Published 21 Dec, 2024 10:59pm

Pakistan

11 terrorists killed in separate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations: ISPR

Security forces killed 11 terrorists in three separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 10:48pm

Non-availability of life-saving drugs adds to Kurram’s woes

ISLAMABAD: Authorities said that the humanitarian crisis in the restive Kurram district continues to worsen as four...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:37am

Pakistan

‘Currency smugglers take advantage of no counter of declaration at border’

LAHORE: Currency smugglers are taking advantage of the absence of a counter of declaration and facility of...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:50am

Pakistan

Afghan envoy calls on foreign minister Ishaq Dar

Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:42pm

Pakistan

Infiltration attempt from Afghan border thwarted

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists near...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Editorials

Smuggling at Afghan border

EDITORIAL: The 86 percent year-on-year drop in Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) in September shows how much this ...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:41am

Editorials

Resistance to polio vaccination

EDITORIAL: Despite regular immunisation campaigns polio remains a persistent challenge for Pakistan. So far this...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:09am

Opinion

Border trade in Balochistan

Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area, plays a crucial role in the country’s border trade....

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Pakistan

Security forces detect movement of 3 terrorists

ISLAMABAD: Security forces on Monday detected the movement of three terrorists attempting to infiltrate the...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:01am

Editorials

Chaman under focus

EDITORIAL: Luckily, the situation in the Chaman border town has returned to normal. Hundreds of people had been...

Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghan forces continue exchange of heavy fire

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghan security forces continued to exchange heavy fire on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border ...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Seven terrorists killed as security forces foil infiltration bid from Afghanistan

Military’s media wing says interim Afghan government is expected to fulfill its obligations and deny the use of its soil by terrorists against Pakistan

Published 17 Apr, 2024 09:23pm

Pakistan

Army chief spends Eid day with troops on Pak-Afghan border

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir spent the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr with troops deployed along the...

Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:35am

Business & Finance

PAJCCI discusses Afghan border closure issue with KP CM

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Justice Syed Arshad Hussain Shah (retd) has assured all...

Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am

Business & Finance

Goods-laden trucks: officials, businessmen reach agreement

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community and officials concerned on Thursday agreed over expediting crossover of...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Pakistan

Two Pakistanis martyred by Afghan guard

ISLAMABAD: An Afghan sentry employed at Friend Ship Gate of Chaman border crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Child among two dead in Afghan forces' ‘unprovoked’ firing at Chaman border: ISPR

Afghan authorities have been approached to inquire about the reason for such irresponsible and reckless act, the military's media wing says

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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