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Afghan economy

Pakistan calls for reviving Afghan economy on priority basis

Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:16am

NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for steps to end the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, saying the...

Afghanistan raises coal prices as exports to neighbouring Pakistan boom

Published 06 Jul, 2022 10:21pm

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has more than doubled prices for coal, the finance ministry said on...

Taliban's large gathering ends with calls for international recognition

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 08:50pm

KABUL: A Taliban-run gathering of thousands of male religious and ethnic leaders ended on Saturday by asking foreign...

Hina Rabbani Khar calls for easing sanctions on Afghanistan

Published 30 Jun, 2022 12:12pm

BERLIN: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar called for an easing of Western sanctions against...

Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air

Published 19 May, 2022 07:51pm

KABUL: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on...

Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban orders to cover up

Published 11 May, 2022 09:13pm

KABUL: Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of...

US asset freezes worsen Afghan women's suffering: UN experts

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 05:48pm

GENEVA: The United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering of women in...

Outlook for Afghan economy ‘dire’ as household incomes shrink: WB

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

WASHINGTON: The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in...

Outlook for Afghan economy 'dire' as household incomes shrink: World Bank

Published 13 Apr, 2022 07:36pm

The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in the last four...

UN chief urges donors to halt Afghan economy ‘death spiral’

Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:53pm

LONDON: Afghanistan’s economy risks falling into a “death spiral” without urgent aid, with some Afghans already...

Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process

Published 10 Feb, 2022 09:03pm

DUBAI: Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a Gulf facility where they have been housed since fleeing...

Ex-government workers mine for salvation in Afghan mountains

Published 28 Jan, 2022 11:29am

MIKENI: In the bone-splitting chill of the Afghan mountains, Mohammad Israr Muradi digs through coarse earth ...

UNSC adopts resolution to ease Afghan aid

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:49am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help...

Afghans face ‘avalanche of hunger and destitution’: UN agency

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:51pm

GENEVA: Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan's increasingly dire...

Afghan currency slides sharply as economic crisis bites

Updated 13 Dec, 2021 08:11pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's growing economic crisis deepened on Wednesday as the afghani currency fell to the hitherto...

Afghanistan's food crisis a 'legacy' of previous government: Taliban

Published 15 Nov, 2021 08:05pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's food crisis is a "legacy" of the previous government, the Taliban deputy health minister said...

As a test case, UN bypasses Taliban to pay Afghan health workers

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:00pm

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500 health workers across...

Cabinet decides to increase gas tariff for captive power

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 11:51am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has said that the federal cabinet has decided ...

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

Afghan economy collapsing

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Afghanistan is running out of money fast, its currency is in a tail-spin and prices across the board are going...

Taliban say failure to recognise their government could have global effects

Published 30 Oct, 2021 10:13pm

If unrecognition continues, Afghan problems continue, it is the problem of the region and could turn into a problem for the world: spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid

Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 05:43pm

DUBAI: Afghanistan is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiralling the country into a new political...

UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:11pm

UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground

Taliban warn US, EU of refugees if Afghan sanctions continue

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 01:58pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's new Taliban government has warned US and European envoys that continued attempts to pressure...

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:16pm

The emergency funding could see US dollar bills flown into Kabul for distribution via banks in payments of less than $200 directly to the poor

Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves

Ahmady, who fled the country just after Kabul fell to the Taliban in mid-August, says international sanctions that block aid funding and restrict access to $9 billion in reserves also could create a shortage of domestic currency

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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