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Heavy shelling, explosions spark fear along Pakistan, Afghanistan border

Published 04 Mar, 2026 05:55pm

Fighting along the 2,600-km (1,615-mile) border has ebbed and flowed over the week-long conflict

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban forces clash

Published 01 Mar, 2026 02:08am

KABUL: Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban military entered its third day on Saturday, following...

China, Afghanistan hold talks on mining, Belt and Road participation

Published 20 Aug, 2025 07:34pm

KABUL: China told Afghanistan on Wednesday that Beijing was keen on exploring and mining minerals in Afghanistan and...

Smartphones banned from schools in Afghan Taliban’s heartland

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:59pm

AFGHANISTAN: A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force,...

Visa made mandatory for Afghan drivers

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The government made visa mandatory for drivers of commercial vehicles at Torkham border. Visa for entry...

Taliban balk at UNSC plan for special Afghan envoy

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) plan for a...

IK criticises policy on illegal Afghan immigrants

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday strongly criticised the caretaker government for...

Afghan team likely to arrive soon for security talks: minister

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that a high-level Afghan delegation is expected to arrive ...

Taliban take off air Radio Free Europe's Afghan service

Published 02 Dec, 2022 12:14am

WASHINGTON: The Taliban on Thursday removed from the airwaves US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's ...

US discusses 'potential' resettlement with Afghans in UAE

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:14pm

ABU DHABI: US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and...

Pakistan values its partnership with US, wants enhanced economic ties: PM Imran

Updated 12 Dec, 2021 04:24pm

Reiterates that a deeper partnership between the two countries is beneficial for the region’s peace and prosperity

China turns down participation in Afghan moot hosted by India

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:39pm

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says it is inconvenient for China to attend meeting due to scheduling reasons
Development comes after Pakistan had already refused invitation to attend regional NSAs' meetup on Afghanistan

Afghanistan's economic turmoil becoming catastrophic: Fawad

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:40pm

Information minister says Pakistan will send wheat and rice shipments to help mitigate some of the crisis in neighbouring country

Iran says Afghan govt ‘not inclusive’

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

TEHRAN: Iran charged Monday that the Taliban’s interim government announced last week in neighbouring Afghanistan...

Hazaras say they feel less threatened since Taliban seized power on Aug 15

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

KABUL: Hundreds of Hazara worshippers overflowed from a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday,...

No individual, group will be allowed to blackmail the state: Army chief

Published 07 Sep, 2021 12:35am

If any enemy wants to fight us, it will find us ready at every moment and on every front, says Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa

With no evacuation flights, Afghans weigh risky overland trips to borders

Published 01 Sep, 2021 12:27pm

WASHINGTON: As the last US troops prepared to leave Afghanistan, Hussain, a US passport holder who worked with the ...

Afghan 'tragedy' shows EU needs geopolitical muscle

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

BRUSSELS: The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the chaotic international evacuation effort shows that Europe needs ...

Facing sharp criticism on Afghanistan, Biden to speak on evacuations

Published 20 Aug, 2021 08:09pm

Biden is counting on cooperation from the Taliban, the militant group that the United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan

Taliban move to restart Kabul amid wave of caution

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 04:38pm

Declare general amnesty for all govt officials, urge them to return to work
Some shops also reopen as traffic police come back on the streets, while its officials plan a first diplomatic meeting -- with the Russian ambassador

Former interior minister seen heading interim Afghan administration: diplomatic sources

Updated 15 Aug, 2021 10:39pm

Ali Ahmad Jalali, a US-based academic, is seen as a potentially acceptable compromise figure to oversee the transition of power

At least 12 killed as bus carrying migrants crashes in Turkey

Published 11 Jul, 2021 01:46pm

The identities of those killed in the accident were not immediately clear

“But if the enemy conducts any assault or attack against you during these days, stand ready to robustly protect and defend yourselves and your territory,” the statement said.

Soldier injured in terrorist attack on Pak-Afghan border

Published 08 May, 2021 10:57am

"Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Bajaur district," ISPR said.
On May 5, four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were martyred while six others were injured after terrorists opened fire on them during a fencing activity at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Iran-Afghan pedestrian movement banned

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Sunday reviewed its border management protocols to ...

Afghan delegation to arrive in Islamabad today

Published 24 Feb, 2021 12:07pm

A delegation comprised of President Ashraf Ghani's Special Envoy Umer Daudzai are en-route to Islamabad.

Afghanistan peace talks under threat as major Taliban spring offensive takes shape

Published 19 Feb, 2021 12:14pm

“Taliban violence is much higher than historical norms,” Miller told Reuters. “It just doesn’t create the conditions to move forward in what is hopefully a historic turning point for Afghanistan.”

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:10am

A US official says the military was expecting formal orders in the coming days to go down to about 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by early next year from around 4,500 currently

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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