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Sharifullah, suspect in Kabul airport blast, appears in US court

ALEXANDRIA: The suspect who allegedly helped carry out the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 04:10pm

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

Islamic State group claims suicide bombing of Afghan bank

KABUL: The Islamic State group claimed Wednesday a suicide bombing of a bank in north Afghanistan which killed five...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:53am

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

World

Taliban govt-run corporation takes over Kabul Serena hotel

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government took over management of Kabul’s famed Serena hotel on Saturday, a hotel...

Published 02 Feb, 2025 02:58am

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

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

Russia takes step towards recognising Taliban govt

MOSCOW: Russia moved a step closer towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday as ...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

World

Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline

ISLIM CHESHMA: Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 05:17pm

World

Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans

HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm

World

Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control

FRANKFURT: Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time since...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 05:33pm

Life & Style

Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices

KABUL: An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:51pm

World

Afghanistan’s Taliban govt says morality law will be ‘gently’ enforced

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced “gently”,...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 06:49pm

World

In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban...

Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:32pm

World

Taliban praises ‘spirit of cooperation’ of UN talks

KABUL: The Taliban government praised on Wednesday the “spirit of cooperation” towards Afghanistan in UN-led talks...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:19pm

World

Taliban discussed prisoner exchange with US: Afghan govt

KABUL: Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 05:29pm

World

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions

DOHA: Taliban authorities said Monday they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 05:14pm

World

Taliban govt officials begin meetings

DOHA: Representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

World

4 killed, including 3 foreigners, in Afghanistan shooting: government

KABUL: Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central...

Published 17 May, 2024 10:28pm

World

More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN

LAQAYI: More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United...

Published 11 May, 2024 03:05pm

Editorials

Troubled ties with Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: While tensions have been rising between Pakistan and its western neighbour over the TTP sanctuaries ...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

World

Afghan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running

KABUL: Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on Wednesday, the education ministry said, with girls...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:47am

Pakistan

Fighting halted on Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Taliban govt

KABUL: Fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani air strikes sparked skirmishes, a...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 08:38pm

World

Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha

DOHA: National and regional special envoys to Afghanistan are to convene in Doha Sunday in the second UN meeting of...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:20pm

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

World

Afghanistan’s Taliban government slams lack of invite to COP28

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Thursday condemned a decision not to invite its representatives to the...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 07:23pm

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

Pakistan

Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Wednesday urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 01:37pm

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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