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Pakistan and Afghanistan

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

Pakistan

Afghan border trade resumes after Pakistan suspends new visa rule

PESHAWAR: Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan was back to normal on Wednesday, officials in both...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:46pm

Opinion

‘Polio again’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Polio again” carried by the newspaper a week ago. The newspaper...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

Pakistan seeks ‘orderly departure’ of illegal immigrants: FO spokesperson

It could start with people with criminal records, says Mumtaz Zahra Baloch

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 11:15pm

Markets

Afghanistan’s currency emerges as world’s best performer this quarter: report

Ruling Taliban have unleashed series of measures to keep afghani in stronghold

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 09:47pm

Business & Finance

Chief Collector Customs vows full support to business community

PESHAWAR: The newly appointed Chief Collector Customs KP, Saeed Akram held a meeting with business community...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Business & Finance

LCCI chief apprised of challenges facing carpet sector: Need for streamlining processes for seamless movement of goods to Afghanistan underscored

LAHORE: A delegation representing the Carpet Industry, led by Mian Attiq Ur Rehman EC member LCCI met with President...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

Speakers suggest steps aimed at enhancing Pak-Afghan trade

PESHAWAR: Noted speakers at a seminar pointed out obstacles in the way bilateral trade between Pakistan and...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Business & Finance

KP businessmen invited in trade exhibition in Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: Senior diplomats of Afghan Consulate in Peshawar invited the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa businessmen to participate...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects Afghan FM’s dialogue with TTP proposal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday rejected the Afghanistan acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s request to...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Pakistan

Afghan interim FM Amir Khan Muttaqi urges Pakistan, TTP to hold talks

Says challenges faced by Pakistan and Afghanistan are largely the same

Updated 08 May, 2023 09:41pm

Pakistan

Wild poliovirus in southern KP: Ulema pledge support to polio eradication efforts

LAHORE: Most of Pakistan is polio-free but there is still wild poliovirus circulating in parts of the country,...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Sports

Shadab hopeful of good results in T20 series against Afghanistan

LAHORE: All-rounder Shadab Khan, who has been named skipper for Pakistan for a three-T20I series against ...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

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
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

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%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8 ▲ 0.89 (12.52%)
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%)
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%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-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%)
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 ▼ -0.11
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.63
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.37
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.02
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.15
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.58
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.21
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.19
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	31,906,451 ▲ 1.01

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