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

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

Published 15 Nov, 2021 08:05pm

World

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

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

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:00pm

Cabinet decides to increase gas tariff for captive power

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

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 11:51am

Pakistan

Afghanistan's economic turmoil becoming catastrophic: Fawad

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

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 08:40pm

Opinion

Afghan economy collapsing

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

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

World

Taliban say failure to recognise their government could have global effects

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

Published 30 Oct, 2021 10:13pm

World

Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns

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

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 05:43pm

World

UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy

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

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:11pm

World

Taliban warn US, EU of refugees if Afghan sanctions continue

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

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 01:58pm

World

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

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

Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:16pm

World

Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves

Hundreds of people protested in Kabul on Friday, demanding that the United States release billions of dollars in...

Updated 24 Sep, 2021 09:51pm

Opinion

A plethora of issues

Although Afghanistan currently looms large in the plethora of issues facing the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI)...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am

World

Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: Afghanistan's banks are running out of dollars, and may have to close their doors to customers...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:34pm

World

Former Afghan central bank chief warns of 'difficult economic situation'

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

Published 10 Sep, 2021 10:08pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	20.97 ▲ 1.46 (7.48%)
Millat Tractors / Dec 2 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	899.00 ▲ 3.40 (0.38%)
Pak.Int.Cont.. / Dec 2 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	155.35 ▲ 0.20 (0.13%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	77.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	722.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	126.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Dec 2 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	35.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Artistic Denim / Dec 2 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	71.30 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ados Pakistan / Dec 2 Ados Pakistan Limited(ADOS)	15.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agha Steel Ind. / Dec 2 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	24.71 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 2 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	5.35 ▲ -1.00 (-15.75%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 2 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.57 ▲ -0.67 (-10.74%)
Pak Mod. / Dec 2 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.60 ▲ -0.30 (-10.34%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	4.25 ▲ -0.48 (-10.15%)
Pak Gulf Leasin / Dec 2 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ -0.65 (-9.77%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▲ -0.37 (-8.67%)
Javedan Corp. / Dec 2 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	49.23 ▲ -3.99 (-7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Dec 2 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	185.00 ▲ -15.00 (-7.50%)
National Refinery / Dec 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	263.67 ▲ -21.37 (-7.50%)
Prud Mod.1st / Dec 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.85 ▲ -0.15 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf / Dec 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,273,674 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Dec 2 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	10,828,276 ▼ 0.00
G3 Tech. / Dec 2 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	9,921,000 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	8,799,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 2 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,317,649 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,141,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Dec 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	6,420,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,270,000 ▼ 0.00
Power Cement / Dec 2 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	5,039,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Dec 2 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	4,548,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	175.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	175.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	112.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.33
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4567.00
India Sensex / Dec 1	57684.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	27935.62
Nasdaq / Dec 1	15254.05
Hang Seng / Dec 1	23658.92
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7168.68
Dow Jones / Dec 1	34021.94
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	15472.67
France CAC40 / Dec 1	6881.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Dec 1	65.50
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Dec 1	17680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Dec 1	101700.00
Gold Spot / Dec 1	1779.16
Cotton / Dec 1	104.19

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