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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

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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
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 11 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	3.25 ▲ 0.24 (7.97%)
Bal. Wheel / Aug 11 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	73.10 ▲ 5.10 (7.50%)
AKD Securities / Aug 11 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	37.00 ▲ 2.49 (7.22%)
Punjab Oil / Aug 11 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	184.00 ▲ 11.10 (6.42%)
Hussain Industries / Aug 11 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	24.00 ▲ 1.43 (6.34%)
Cyan Limited / Aug 11 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	33.00 ▲ 1.89 (6.08%)
Quice Food / Aug 11 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	3.95 ▲ 0.21 (5.61%)
National Bank / Aug 11 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	31.50 ▲ 1.45 (4.83%)
Balochistan Glass / Aug 11 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	10.23 ▲ 0.39 (3.96%)
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 11 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	20.10 ▲ 0.73 (3.77%)

Stock	Price
Otsuka Pakistan / Aug 11 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	187.00 ▲ -14.95 (-7.40%)
Sapphire Textile / Aug 11 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	876.00 ▲ -68.00 (-7.20%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 11 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	39.00 ▲ -3.00 (-7.14%)
Waves Home Appliances / Aug 11 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WHALE)	14.31 ▲ -0.96 (-6.29%)
Supernet Ltd. / Aug 11 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	13.50 ▲ -0.70 (-4.93%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Aug 11 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.90 ▲ -0.04 (-4.26%)
Media Times Ltd / Aug 11 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.90 ▲ -0.07 (-3.55%)
Fazal Cloth / Aug 11 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	225.02 ▲ -7.98 (-3.42%)
Kohinoor Energy / Aug 11 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	36.84 ▲ -1.02 (-2.69%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Aug 11 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	3.65 ▲ -0.10 (-2.67%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,998,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	3,434,642 ▼ 0.00
Balochistan Glass / Aug 11 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	2,346,000 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Aug 11 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	1,557,372 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Aug 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,284,421 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1,209,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Aug 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,198,822 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Aug 11 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	986,674 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Aug 11 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	971,506 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	844,714 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 10	222.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 10	221.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	132.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.94
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.03
UK LIBOR % / Aug 10	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 10	4210.24
India Sensex / Aug 10	58817.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	27819.33
Nasdaq / Aug 10	12854.80
Hang Seng / Aug 10	19610.84
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	7507.11
Dow Jones / Aug 10	33309.51
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	13700.93
France CAC40 / Aug 10	6523.44

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	91.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 10	17235.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 10	128500.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	1790.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	100.94

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