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Seven dead in Afghan capital bus explosion: police

KABUL: Seven people died and 20 others were injured in a bus explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police ...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 10:42pm

World

Blast kills two in predominantly Shia Kabul neighbourhood

KABUL: Two people died and nine others were injured in an explosion at a commercial centre in the Afghan capital on...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 12:15am

World

Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am

World

Death toll of bombing near Afghan ministry rises to 10: UN

KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital this week has risen to...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 02:13pm

World

Brother and sister’s future separated after Taliban university ban

KABUL: Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university –...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 01:22pm

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Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying Taliban employees, injures seven

KABUL: A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning,...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:50pm

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Suicide blast kills 19 at education centre in Afghan capital

KABUL: A suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital killed 19 people as students prepared for exams...

Updated 30 Sep, 2022 11:08am

One killed as gunmen storm Sikh temple in Afghan capital

KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least one member of the...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

World

Afghan flights delayed as snow blankets Kabul airport

KABUL: Flights to and from the Afghan capital were delayed or cancelled Thursday after the city was blanketed by...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 12:12pm

World

Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed in Tuesday's attack on Kabul's main military hospital, according to a health ministry official who did not want to be named

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:21pm

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Taliban say IS cell destroyed after mosque attack

KABUL: The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Taliban hold victory rally; five killed in blast

KABUL: Taliban supporters and senior figures held their first mass rally near Kabul on Sunday, but the show of...

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 09:49am

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Taliban fighters hit the fairground as Afghans fear for freedoms

QARGHAH: "This is Afghanistan!" a Taliban fighter shouts on a pirate ship ride at a fairground in western Kabul, as...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 12:25pm

Over 26,000 US, NATO forces’ personnel: Around 450 planes land, take off

Military and special commercial planes have been using Islamabad airport as a stopover before leaving for their respective countries

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 09:55am

World

Rising prices, shuttered banks add to misery for Kabul

KABUL: A week after the Taliban's lightning seizure of Kabul, growing numbers of people in the Afghan capital are...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

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Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital

Published 17 Aug, 2021 11:02am

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US troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations

3,000 US troops to arrive in Kabul by Sunday
Kandahar, Herat fall to rapid Taliban advance
Pentagon fears insurgent move on capital within days

Published 14 Aug, 2021 12:57pm

World

Most US troops to arrive in Kabul by end of weekend: Pentagon

The first Marines have arrived at Kabul's international airport as part of a mission ordered a day earlier by President Joe Biden as the Taliban makes sweeping gains following his withdrawal of US troops.

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:42pm

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Germany to cut Kabul embassy staff to 'absolute minimum'

"We will reduce personnel of the German embassy in Kabul in the coming days to the operative absolute minimum," he told reporters. "We will send a crisis support team to Kabul to help us boost security precautions" during the evacuation.

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:31pm

World

Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace, Taliban deny responsibility

KABUL: Rockets hit the Afghan capital on Tuesday, landing near the presidential palace during prayers for the Muslim...

Updated 20 Jul, 2021 09:33pm

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Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban fighters in fresh clashes

"The towns and cities the Taliban have targeted are of strategic importance given their proximity to Kabul as some are on supply roads to the capital," said Kabul-based security analyst Bari Arez.
"The setbacks suffered by Afghan forces also indicate that they had not expected such Taliban offensives so soon" after the US military started the final withdrawal, he added.

Published 25 May, 2021 10:12am

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Pakistan will not support the return of Afghan Taliban to power, says Ashraf Ghani

“Pakistan’s army, in utter clarity, announced that the revival of Islamic Emirate is not in Pakistan’s national interest,” Ghani said.
Concerns are growing about the Afghan military's ability to defend the capital and other areas under its control without the support of the international troops. Over the last few days, the Taliban have overrun a major military base and also captured a strategic district close to Kabul.

Published 13 May, 2021 10:03pm

At least two killed, five hurt in powerful Kabul blast

KABUL: At least two people were killed after a bomb struck a police vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said...

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

Five killed in multiple Kabul bomb attacks

KABUL: Three explosions rocked Kabul Saturday morning, killing at least five people and injuring two others,...

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 05:11pm

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Two killed as multiple bombs rock Afghan capital

Afghan and US officials have blamed the Taliban for the wave of violence, but the group has denied the charges.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 01:10pm

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Two killed as bombs rock Afghan capital

Separately, a police vehicle was targeted north of Kabul in Parwan province, but the blast caused no casualties, police said.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 02:56pm

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Two policemen killed as four bombs rock Kabul

KABUL: Two policemen were killed and at least five other people wounded as four separate bombs exploded in Kabul on...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.35 ▲ 1.00 (42.55%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 11 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.49 ▲ 1.00 (13.35%)
Treet Corp. (R) / Dec 11 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	4.40 ▲ 0.48 (12.24%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 11 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	9.35 ▲ 1.00 (11.98%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.66 ▲ 0.47 (11.22%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 11 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.48 ▲ 0.42 (8.30%)
AEL Textile / Dec 11 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	26.50 ▲ 1.85 (7.51%)
Burshane LPG / Dec 11 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	22.47 ▲ 1.57 (7.51%)
Ghandhara Tyre / Dec 11 Ghandhara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited(GTYR)	44.69 ▲ 3.12 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.93 ▼ -0.81 (-14.11%)
Next Capital / Dec 11 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6 ▼ -0.60 (-9.09%)
LSE Ventures / Dec 11 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	5 ▼ -0.49 (-8.93%)
Asim Textile / Dec 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.50 ▼ -0.98 (-7.85%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 11 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	74.02 ▼ -6.00 (-7.50%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 11 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	14.80 ▼ -1.20 (-7.50%)
Sunrays Textile / Dec 11 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	111 ▼ -9.00 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	47.05 ▼ -3.37 (-6.68%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.36 ▼ -0.44 (-6.47%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.17
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.34
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.47
Askari Bank / Dec 11 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	54,061,000 ▲ 0.56
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.12
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,826,000 ▲ 0.43
Pak Refinery / Dec 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	32,905,152 ▼ -1.21
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.01

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32791.80
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16156.22
FTSE 100 / Dec 11	7549.32
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 11	16771.35
France CAC40 / Dec 11	7538.69

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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