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Transparency in PIA privatisation stressed: Validity of Afghan refugees’ POR cards extended

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the extension in validity of proof of registration (POR) cards of Afghan...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 02:34pm

Pakistan

Afghan refugees: UNHCR Commissioner briefed on teaching skills

LAHORE: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Damla Bayuktaskin...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

‘Schofer’s Karachi visit bolsters Pakistan-US ties’

KARACHI: The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the United States Mission in Pakistan Andrew Schofer reinforced U.S....

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Pakistan

Female Afghan refugees: HEC invites applications for DAAD-funded master’s degree scholarship

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has invited applications for the German Academic Exchange...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

World

Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM

KABUL: More than 500,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 10:22pm

Opinion

Maulana tries, and fails

For what it’s worth, Fazlur Rahman’s trip to Kabul has left me five hundred rupees richer. I bet with a...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am

Pakistan

US official completes two-day visit

US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West held talks with Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership on the security threat posed by banned TTP

Updated 10 Dec, 2023 09:36am

Pakistan

Imran’s statement on Afghan refugees an attempt to gain ‘sympathy of Afghan govt’: info minister

Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi said on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan’s statement...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 06:52pm

Pakistan

Resettlement of Afghans in US: Top US diplomat arrives

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

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

British HC meets Fazl

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott, Thursday, called on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

PHC eases rules for Afghan refugees marrying Pakistanis

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday relaxed the rules for Afghan refugees who have married Pakistani men...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Pakistan

Afghans who worked with Washington: US says wants to accelerate visa processing

ISLAMABAD: The United States has conveyed to Pakistan that it is actively exploring all possible options to...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Opinion

From forced migration to forced repatriation

The caretaker government on 26 September 2023 issued the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’. According to the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 04:13am

Pakistan

UN agency urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter

ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency on Wednesday urged Pakistan to halt deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Ashrafi highlights reason behind expulsion of illegal Afghans

ISLAMABAD: Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and the Pakistani Diaspora in Middle...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees: UNHCR, PPAF join hands to improve livelihoods

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has embarked upon the distribution of productive livelihood ...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

No crackdown on Afghan immigrants launched: Bugti

ISLAMABAD: On the heels of the reports suggesting a blanket crackdown, against the Afghan refugees, on part of the...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

World

Pakistan opens new border crossings to expedite Afghans’ repatriation

Many Afghans have opted to go home voluntarily to avoid deportation

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:25pm

Life & Style

Angelina Jolie censures forced Afghan exodus from Pakistan

Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie said she was “saddened” by the sudden removal of over a million...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 01:50pm

Editorials

Afghan Taliban and the TTP problem

EDITORIAL: As the deportation of unregistered Afghan refugees goes on the Kabul government has been criticising...

Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am

Editorials

Illegal immigrants

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

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan urged to help protect at-risk Afghans

ISLAMABAD: Western embassies and the United Nations are urging Pakistan to incorporate into its plan to deport...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

FO’s befitting response

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has responded to the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

Pakistan

33,000 illegal immigrants identified via mapping to be deported: minister

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 10:58pm

Pakistan

Afghan refugees: First special flight departs for UK

ISLAMABAD: The first chartered flight departed from Islamabad International Airport to the United Kingdom (UK) to...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

Special flights to commence this week: 3,000 Afghans who aided coalition forces to be relocated to UK

KARACHI: Special flights will be commenced from Islamabad this week to relocate nearly 3,000 Afghan refugees to the...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 08:41am

Pakistan

Deadline for expulsion of illegal refugees won’t be extended: minister

Caretaker Punjab Information Minister Amir Mir reiterated on Friday that the deadline for illegal refugees to leave...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 10:25pm

Pakistan

Repatriation of Afghan refugees via Chaman border continues

CHAMAN: Repatriation of Afghan refugees via Chaman-Spin Boltak border to their country Afghanistan continued on...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Pakistan

Afghan refugees possessing ‘papers’ can stay temporarily

ISLAMABAD: The government has allowed Afghan refugees who have valid Proof of Registration (POR) cards and Afghan...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Refugee deadline

EDITORIAL: It seems the UN (United Nations) opposes forced repatriation of Afghan refugees not just in principle but...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	155.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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