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The current state of Pak-US relationship

It's indeed a matter of great satisfaction that Pakistan

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 05:17am

Taliban say US drones must stop entering Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday warned of consequences if the United States did not stop flying drones over Afghan...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:17am

Taliban urge US to show ‘heart’

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 02:36am

World

Blinken says Taliban promise to let Afghans out amid flight concerns

DOHA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had recommitted to letting Afghans leave, ...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 04:06am

Editorials

A 'Marshall Plan' for Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: The government of Pakistan is right to suggest a "Marshall Plan" for Afghanistan because the country is...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:26am

Biden wants exit to end US global cop role

WASHINGTON: “America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 03:37am

Rebels hold out in Afghan valley

KABUL: Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud battled in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley on...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:30am

World

NATO chief vows will not 'forget' Afghans left behind

BRUSSELS: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Kabul airport must be kept open and vowed not to...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Need stressed to help forestall outbreak of Afghan civil war

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan should not become a battleground for domestic, regional, and international forces as there is...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 02:11am

UN warns of up to 500,000 Afghan DPs by year end

GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:46am

Taliban have asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport?

ANKARA: The Taliban have asked Turkey for technical help to run Kabul airport after the departure of foreign forces...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 02:45am

Taliban warn of 'consequences' as US ramps up evacuation

KABUL: The Taliban warned Monday there would be "consequences" if the United States and its allies try to remain in...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 03:08am

World

EU must take in Afghans under ‘immediate threat’: official

BRUSSELS: EU countries must take in Afghans under ‘immediate threat’, especially women and girls, the European...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

World

Taliban say burqa not mandatory for women, hijab is

DOHA: The Taliban gave the first indication on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

World

US must protect Afghan journalists as Taliban take power

NEW YORK: The United States must do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the country falls under the...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

NATO envoys to hold Afghan crisis talks today

BRUSSELS: NATO envoys will hold emergency talks on Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan as Western powers ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 03:17am

World

More US soldiers arrive in Kabul to evacuate civilians

WASHINGTON: A new wave of US military personnel tasked with ensuring the safe evacuation of American embassy...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

World

Canada to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees targeted by Taliban

OTTAWA: Canada said Friday it will take in up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, including women leaders, government workers...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

World

Taliban close in on Kabul as US ramps up Afghan evacuations

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban tightened their territorial stranglehold around Kabul on Saturday, as refugees from the...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

UK nationals told to leave Afghanistan immediately

LONDON: Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to the “worsening...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Pakistan

Pakistan will never allow its soil to destabilize Afghanistan: Munir Akram

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan has strongly deplored allegations made by Afghan and Indian diplomats that...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Taliban close border crossing with Pakistan

KABUL/QUETTA: The Taliban closed a key border crossing with Pakistan on Friday, saying no one would be allowed...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan

Important to keep borders open to potential refugee inflow: US State Dept

Spokesperson Ned Price says US does not intend to single out any one particular country as destination for refugees
Statement comes amid Pakistan's stance that it cannot host anymore Afghanistan refugees

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 01:27pm

Turkey pushes back at US plan to resettle Afghans

ISTANBUL: Ankara has criticised a US plan to use third countries such as Turkey to resettle thousands of Afghans who...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 03:04am

Pakistan, US NSAs discuss Afghan situation

WASHINGTON: National Security Advisers (NSAs) of Pakistan and the United States have agreed to “sustain the...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:47am

Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for US

WASHINGTON: Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:06am

Double tax and bandits on Pak-Afghan trade route

CHAMAN: The Taliban's capture of a key Afghan-Pakistan border post has sent trucking costs soaring, with insurgents...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 03:58am

World

‘We lost’: Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted

GARDEN GROVE (Calif.): Jason Lilley was a special operations forces Marine Raider who fought in multiple battles in...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

Opinion

'The Afghan conundrum'

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "The Afghan conundrum" carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer,...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Pak-Afghan soil will not be used against any country: Qureshi

Says the next couple of weeks and months are very important for the Afghan peace process
Urges Afghan leadership to find political solution to the conflict

Updated 16 Jun, 2021 04:43pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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