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US delegation meets Taliban govt in Kabul: Afghan official

KABUL: Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a rare meeting Thursday with US officials in Kabul, where...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 07:43pm

World

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:42pm

World

UK urged to help elderly British couple detained by Taliban

LONDON: A British couple in their 70s who ran education programmes in Afghanistan have been detained by the Taliban...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:49pm

World

Japan urges visiting Taliban official to respect human rights

TOKYO: Japan urged the Taliban government to respect human rights during a rare diplomatic meeting with a senior...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

World

Taliban team visits Japan in rare trip outside region

KABUL: A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

World

Taliban suspend ‘Radio Begum’ operations

NEW YORK: Taliban intelligence agents raided the Kabul station of Radio Begum on Tuesday, February 4, suspended...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

World

Taliban hands management of Afghan hotel to German firm

KABUL: A luxury Afghanistan hotel that saw several bloody attacks during the 20-year insurgency is now being managed...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 07:58pm

World

UN says shooting incident at Kabul compound killed one

ISLAMABAD: Gunshots fired by a member of the Taliban’s security forces at the United Nations’ largest compound...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:51pm

Pakistan

Old India, Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

NEW DELHI: Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 03:57pm

World

Afghan Taliban govt calls for aid not to be politicised

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Wednesday said humanitarian aid should not be politicised, saying around...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:32pm

World

Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees: UN

DUSHANBE: Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees, the UN refugee agency has told AFP, after the reclusive...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 07:38pm

World

Afghan Taliban supporters rally against ICC arrest warrant requests

GHAZNI: Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal...

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 06:57pm

World

Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as ‘politically motivated’

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 05:00pm

World

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two...

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 08:06pm

World

China lodges protest with Afghanistan over mine worker killing

BEIJING: China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:24pm

World

Chinese mine worker killed in north Afghanistan attack

KABUL: A Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, police said Wednesday, where the Taliban...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:20pm

World

Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate

WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

World

Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open

KABUL: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 04:52pm

Opinion

Responding to the challenge of terrorism

Abdul Basit Alvi Following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, the situation has grown more complex, with...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Pakistan

Malala tells Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in Pakistan Saturday,...

Updated 11 Jan, 2025 04:28pm

Life & Style

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ summit

ISLAMABAD: Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted by Pakistan,...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:16pm

World

Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting

KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign office said they saw India as a “significant regional and economic partner” after...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:04pm

World

US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:42pm

World

UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan’s governing Taliban authorities must reverse...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 05:07pm

World

Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas

KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

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

World

Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman claims

Islamabad accuses Kabul's Taliban authorities of harboring militant fighters, allowing them to strike on Pakistani soil with impunity

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:14pm

World

Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria’s new leadership

MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament passed a law that would allow for the suspension of bans on groups that Moscow has...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:02pm

Border attacks increased 70pc after arrival of Taliban in Kabul, moot told

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Special Envoy on Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani has revealed that there has been...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:34am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

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%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Pak Tobacco / Mar 26 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,322.26 ▲ 120.21 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 26 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63 ▲ 5.71 (9.97%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 26 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	42.36 ▼ -4.64 (-9.87%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.70 ▼ -6.28 (-9.82%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	165.36 ▼ -16.58 (-9.11%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.34 ▼ -0.79 (-8.65%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Mar 26 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	10.50 ▼ -0.82 (-7.24%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 26 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9.20 ▼ -0.66 (-6.69%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.60 ▼ -0.41 (-5.85%)
Packages Ltd. / Mar 26 Packages Limited(PKGS)	550 ▼ -33.92 (-5.81%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,534,658 ▲ 1.8
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.89
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,116,601 ▲ 1.17
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.09
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	8,838,908 ▲ 4.93
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.54
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.15

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