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27 terrorists killed in Balochistan intelligence-based operation: ISPR

Military's media wing says multiple hideouts, along with caches of arms, ammunition, and explosives, destroyed during operation

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 10:24pm

Pakistan

Pakistan strongly rejects Afghanistan’s ‘baseless allegations’ of training Daesh militants

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif urges interim Afghan authorities to fulfil their commitments to international community by dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and not shift blame

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:59pm

Pakistan

FO expresses concern over Indian extraterritorial killings in Pakistan

Foreign Office on Thursday expressed concerns over Indian extraterritorial and extrajudicial killings inside...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 06:59pm

Opinion

The complicated web we weave

A former Afghan journalist I once ran into in China – one who gave up a comfortable life in the Gulf to return to...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Pakistan

Sadiq briefs PM over Afghan’s visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s special representative on Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq Khan on Monday called on Prime Minister...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

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

Afghan Taliban target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes: Afghan defence ministry

The development comes days after Pakistani jets targeted TTP insurgent hideouts inside Afghanistan with an aerial bombardment

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 08:57pm

Pakistan

Take ‘decisive action’ against TTP, PM asks Afghan govt

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday reiterated his call for Afghan government to take decisive actions...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

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

Pakistan conducted anti-terrorist operation in border area ‘based on authentic intelligence’: FO

FO says Pakistan remains engaged with Afghan authorities on all priority issues

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:26pm

Pakistan

US no longer values Pakistan due to Afghanistan: Maleeha

ISLAMABAD: Dr Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the United States, stated that Pakistan’s...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to defuse prevailing tension

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to defuse prevailing tension, strengthen bilateral relations and...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Pakistan

Normalising ties: Afghan Chargé d’Affairs calls on Dar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are set to normalise bilateral relations after a long stalemate, as Chargé...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 07:26am

Pakistan

Security forces kill three militants in North Waziristan

Security forces have killed three militants trying to infiltrate through the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Hassan...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 10:24pm

Sports

Under-19 tri-series: Pakistan to take on Afghanistan in final today

LAHORE: Pakistan is all set to take on Afghanistan in the final of the Under-19 tri-series at the ICC Cricket ...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:33am

Business & Finance

PAJCCI concerned at decline in exports to Afghanistan, CIS

KARACHI: Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) President Junaid Makda has expressed...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Business & Finance

PAJCCI welcomes agreements with-Afghan delegates

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) has welcomed agreements reached during recently...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Pakistan

Pakistan rules out talks with TTP

Pakistan ruled out on Thursday talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that it expects the Afghan...

Updated 04 Apr, 2024 07:39pm

Finalisation of APTTA likely in two months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to streamline bilateral and transit trade as well as to finalise the...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 02:21pm

Pak-Afghan PTA likely to be finalised

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to finalise Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during the visit of...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 08:49am

Pakistan

Engagement with foreign media stressed: Austrian envoy stresses importance of creating positive perception

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Austria to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Andrea Wicke stressed the importance of building a...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Pakistan

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations

Torkham border closure came after Islamabad imposed tighter controls requiring drivers from both sides to have visas and passports

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 10:55pm

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

Pakistan

UK issues travel advisory for KP areas

ISLAMABAD: The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on Thursday, advised all British...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan has no intention of holding talks with TTP: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says Afghan authorities should ensure the elimination of terrorist hideouts

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:47pm

Business & Finance

PAJCCI concerned at deadlock in Pak-Afghan transit, bilateral trade

KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Junaid Makda,...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

FM Jilani says US-Pakistan relationship gaining momentum

During a meeting with US Ambassador Donald Blome, foreign minister highlights both sides should build on recent discussions

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:02pm

Pakistan

From economic to political mayhem, Pakistan hopes for a better 2024

The year 2023 has undoubtedly been a challenging one for Pakistan, as the nation grappled with a multitude of issues...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 12:01pm

Pakistan

Need for building bridges between Afghanistan, Pakistan stressed

ISLAMABAD: The need for building bridges between Afghanistan and Pakistan has never been as great as it is today as...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Pakistan

Protest against border visa policy in Chaman enters 49th day

ISLAMABAD: A massive sit-in protest against the government’s recent decision mandating a valid passport and visa...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

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	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
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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