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Punjab repatriates over 138,000 illegal Afghans

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

LAHORE: The Foreign Nationals Security Cell of the Home Department Punjab continues its effective operations as part...

Senate body concerned at possession of CNICs by some Afghans

Published 27 Mar, 2026 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control raised concerns that some Afghan...

Pakistan resumes operations at Torkham border

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan resumed operations at the Torkham border on Thursday after a 31-day suspension, initiating the...

Punjab Police continue evacuation of illegal foreign nationals

Published 07 Dec, 2025 02:38am

LAHORE: Punjab police’s operation to evacuate illegal foreign nationals from across the province is continuing...

Attack on soldiers: US halts issuing visas on Afghan passports

Published 30 Nov, 2025 05:06am

WASHINGTON: The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials, as President Donald Trump hardens his...

Germany offers to pay Afghans to drop relocation plans

Published 05 Nov, 2025 08:32pm

BERLIN: Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to enter Europe’s...

Afghans marrying Pakistani women: SC suspends PHC’s citizenship ruling

Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court suspended a verdict of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) wherein it was construed that...

Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure, reports newspaper

Published 26 Aug, 2025 01:08pm

BERLIN: Germany is set to end its months-long halt on the entry of vulnerable Afghan nationals it had pledged to...

Rights groups sue German ministers over deportation of Afghans from Pakistan

Published 15 Aug, 2025 05:59pm

BERLIN: Advocacy groups filed a criminal case against Germany’s foreign and interior ministerson Friday, accusing...

PoR card holders: Govt decides not to extend stay of Afghan refugees: interior minister

Updated 20 Jul, 2025 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided not to extend the stay of Afghan refugees holding Proof of...

Dar, Muttaqi talk on phone: Steps to ease trade, travel for Afghan nationals hailed

Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: Acting Foreign Minister (FM) of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi has appreciated Pakistan’s proactive ...

Pakistan expels over 80,000 Afghans in push ahead of April 30 deadline, adviser says

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:22pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expelled over 80,000 Afghan nationals since the end of March, a senior official said on...

Pakistan expels thousands of Afghan nationals in fresh drive, says UNHCR

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:47pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expelled more than 8,000 Afghan nationals in the past week in a fresh repatriation drive...

Twin cities: ‘All Afghans except those holding valid visas must leave by 28th’

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that ...

Afghan terrorist killed in security forces’ operation in Datta Khel

Published 09 Feb, 2025 02:43am

ISLAMABAD: Security forces successfully eliminated an Afghan national involved in terrorist activities inside...

Afghan nationals: UNHCR, IOM voice concern over relocation plan

Published 06 Feb, 2025 03:16am

ISLAMABAD: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have expressed...

2.9m Afghan nationals residing, Senate panel told

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) was informed on Friday that...

Afghan national involved in terrorism killed, body handed to Kabul: ISPR

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:36pm

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan,...

Aid to boat tragedy victims directed: Dar orders smooth relocation of Afghan nationals

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:03am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a high-level meeting, on Saturday,...

Passports of 4,700 nationals imprisoned in UAE blocked

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has taken a stern stance against its citizens involved in criminal activities...

FO denies report

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday denied authenticity in the report circulating on social media about...

Suspects in consulate attack not handed over to Pakistan: FO

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:31pm

The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday dismissed reports circulating on social media that Germany had handed over...

2.9m Afghan nationals living in Pakistan: SAFRON

Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions was informed that approximately 2.9 million...

Resettlement of Afghans in US: Top US diplomat arrives

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative on Afghanistan Tom West arrived here on a two-day visit Thursday...

Protest against border visa policy in Chaman enters 49th day

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: A massive sit-in protest against the government’s recent decision mandating a valid passport and visa...

Afghans found involved in terrorist attacks: PM

Updated 09 Nov, 2023 04:07pm

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said Pakistan witnessed a 60 percent increase in terror...

Illegal immigrants

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:56am

EDITORIAL: Human rights outfits and aid agencies who are up in arms about the government’s decision to expel all...

Farhatullah, others move SC challenging certain govt steps against Afghans

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to restrain the Federation from detaining, forcefully deporting or...

Thousands of Afghans forcibly returned from Pakistan, claims Kabul

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 08:36am

KABUL: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have been forcibly returned to their country since November 1 “in...

Over 165,000 Afghans leave country

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

TORKHAM: More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people ...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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