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US to continue Afghan evacuations over coming weeks: Pentagon

"We're going to work really hard in the coming weeks to get as many of them out of the country as we can."

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 05:21pm

World

Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul

A photograph showing the Afghan civilians - some clutching luggage, others bottle-feeding infants - on the C-17 cargo aircraft has gone viral on social media
The C-17 Globemaster III can carry 134 passengers, including 54 on side seats and 80 on pallets on the floor

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 05:04pm

World

Factbox: What to watch for as the Taliban inch closer to Kabul

US officials have said the insurgents could make a move within days on the city, whose population of 5 million people has been swollen with thousands fleeing other parts of the country

Updated 14 Aug, 2021 07:48pm

World

Qatar urges Taliban to cease fire at meeting in Doha

The foreign minister urged the Taliban at the meeting to let up the escalation and to cease fire

Updated 14 Aug, 2021 08:52pm

World

Update: Afghan cities taken over or contested by Taliban

Taliban insurgents have made rapid advances across Afghanistan in recent months as US and other foreign forces...

Published 14 Aug, 2021 04:25pm

World

NATO says to support Afghan govt 'as much as possible'

NATO Allies are deeply concerned about the high levels of violence caused by the Taliban's offensive, including attacks on civilians, targeted killings, and reports of other serious human rights abuses

Published 13 Aug, 2021 09:35pm

World

NATO envoys to hold urgent meeting on Afghanistan

"It is about determining who does what, when, and how, and what support is given for this."
Leading NATO powers the US and Britain have ordered the deployment of thousands of troops to Afghanistan to evacuate their citizens

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:56pm

Pakistan

IMF ‘carefully watching’ Afghanistan, too soon to predict spillover to Pakistan

Taliban tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:38pm

World

Taliban could isolate Kabul in 30 days, take over in 90: US intelligence

Taliban fighters have taken control of eight provincial capitals in six days, a pace that has surprised US officials

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 06:04pm

Editorials

The ‘big potential’ in tourism

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan has been right all along that we have missed a great opportunity to properly ...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Editorials

Afghan war endgame, or not quite?

EDITORIAL: It’s not very long now before it will become clear whether the long Afghan war will quietly fizzle out...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Taliban warn Afghan neighbours against allowing US bases

A flurry of diplomatic calls between the US and Pakistan in recent days has fuelled speculation the Pentagon is scouting for new bases to use against the Taliban.
However, Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied the rumors saying, "no such proposal is expected."

Updated 26 May, 2021 05:32pm

BR Research

So long, Uncle Sam!

America is ready to leave Afghanistan. Joe Biden’s solemn speech earlier on Wednesday announced a complete...

Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:30am

Editorials

Pakistan-Russia relations

EDITORIAL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's successful visit to Pakistan was perhaps one of Islamabad's...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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