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Special envoy apprises FO of Kabul visit details

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq has returned to Islamabad...

Updated a day ago

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

Editorials

A step toward stability

EDITORIAL: The reopening of the Torkham border crossing marks a significant step toward de-escalation and normalcy...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Opinion

Fence is the best defence

Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:36am

Pakistan

Torkham border reopened after 27 days

ISLAMABAD: In a positive development, Pak-Afghan crossing point at Torkham was reopened on Wednesday evening for...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

Opinion

The continuing polio challenge

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries that still have the polio virus. Pakistan in spite of...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:31am

Business & Finance

Pakistani, Afghan traders call for restoring trade

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan traders urged Islamabad and Kabul to sort out peaceful solution to all issues by holding table...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan border clashes ease, thousands seek shelter

PESHAWAR: Overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces at the main border crossing between the...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 11:06pm

Pakistan

Afghan CG, KP CM discuss trade, regional peace

PESHAWAR: Peshawar-based Afghan Consul General Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir called on Chief Minister of Khyber...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 07:37am

Centre urged to approve TORs: KP seeking to hold talks with Afghan govt

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Dr...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 02:45pm

Pakistan

Twin cities: ‘All Afghans except those holding valid visas must leave by 28th’

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that ...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Pakistan

Pakistan, EU agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation in Brussels Dialogue: FO

Discussions, part of broader 2019 Strategic Engagement Plan, focus on regional, global security challenges

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 10:59pm

Pakistan

Afghanistan alleges Pakistan carrying out mass expulsion of refugees

ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees are facing arrests and harassment in Pakistan as part of a mass expulsion campaign,...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

‘Mistreatment’ of refugees: FO rejects Afghan govt’s assertions

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday categorically rejected the assertions made by acting Afghan Chargé d’Affaires...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects Afghan diplomat’s accusations over migrant treatment amid deportation row

Foreign Office says the real test for Afghan authorities lies in protecting the rights of returnees

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 10:43pm

Shifting Afghan refugees: Minister urges UN agencies to fulfil commitment

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and States and Frontier Regions Amir Muqam on Sunday...

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 09:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan demands action against Majeed Brigade, TTP in Afghanistan

NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for global action against militants such as Daesh, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Pakistan

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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