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Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

GLASGOW: When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:02am

Life & Style

Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices

KABUL: An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:51pm

Sports

Afghan refugee athlete disqualified for slogan on cape

PARIS: Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:54pm

World

Taliban told to ‘include women’ in public life at UN talks

DOHA: Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am

World

Afghan women stage rare, private protests on International Women’s Day

KABUL: Small groups of Afghan women on Friday staged rare demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 05:57pm

World

Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha

DOHA: National and regional special envoys to Afghanistan are to convene in Doha Sunday in the second UN meeting of...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:20pm

World

Afghan women detained over improper hijab: Taliban official

KABUL: A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am

World

‘Alone’: Afghan women fault West for lack of support

PARIS: Afghan activist Rita Safi has harsh words for western governments she said have failed to deliver on promises...

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 06:57am

World

‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth

KHOST: Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 11:01am

Pakistan

Pakistani vocational school helps Afghan women refugees build businesses

PESHAWAR: In a small workshop in the bustling northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a dozen Afghan women sit...

Updated 28 Sep, 2023 12:38pm

World

Dozens of Afghan women blocked from departing for studies in UAE

KABUL: Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

World

Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban

KABUL: Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 11:30am

World

Art therapy offers relief to Afghan women struggling with mental health

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year old Khushi draws a self-portrait - a figure enveloped by a...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 02:22pm

World

US delegation presses Taliban at Doha meeting on women’s rights

WASHINGTON: US officials denounced the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan – particularly for women...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 01:48pm

World

Afghan Taliban order women’s beauty parlours to shut

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 06:25pm

World

Budget for Afghanistan aid plan revised down to $3.2 billion

The United Nations and humanitarian agencies have revised the budget for Afghanistan’s aid plan for 2023 to $3.2...

Updated 05 Jun, 2023 06:23pm

World

Afghan foreign minister to woo neighbours on rare visit

ISLAMABAD: The foreign minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, which is not recognised by any other nation,...

Published 06 May, 2023 03:05pm

World

UN chief says international community worried about stability of Afghanistan

DOHA: The international community is worried about the stability of Afghanistan, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio...

Published 02 May, 2023 06:26pm

World

Taliban authorities warn UN over Afghanistan talks exclusion

DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres held a second day of talks with world powers Tuesday on how to deal with...

Published 02 May, 2023 05:53pm

World

UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban

DOHA: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks that open Monday on how to handle the...

Updated 01 May, 2023 07:26pm

World

G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs

KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:33pm

World

China ‘concerned’ about impact of Afghan policies on women’s rights

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country is “concerned” about the impact of recent policies...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 11:12am

World

UN chief demands Taliban revoke ban on world body's women staff

KABUL: Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 12:08am

World

UN says Afghan women staff blocked from work by Taliban order

UNITED NATIONS: The Taliban have extended a ban on women working for NGOs to the United Nations' mission throughout...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 12:13am

World

UN staff in eastern Afghan province stopped from reporting to work

KABUL: The United Nations’ Mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that female staff in the eastern province of...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 08:43pm

World

Taliban’s persecution of women could be ‘crime against humanity’: UN report

GENEVA: The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity,...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:21pm

Life & Style

Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: In a chilly classroom in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 02:28pm

Pakistan

Afghan women’s rights: US SRA starts tri-nation trip

ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West has started his tri-nation ...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

World

UN highlights ‘huge step backwards’ for women following Afghanistan trip

UNITED NATIONS: Apparent exemptions granted by the Taliban to harsh restrictions placed on Afghan women are not...

Published 22 Jan, 2023 03:08am

World

Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan,...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 07:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 4	277.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 4	277.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 4	146.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 4	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 4	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 4	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 4	5,699.94
India Sensex / Oct 4	83,142.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 4	38,635.62
Nasdaq / Oct 4	17,918.47
Hang Seng / Oct 4	22,498.44
FTSE 100 / Oct 4	8,262.02
Dow Jones / Oct 4	42,011.59
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 4	19,041.60

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 4	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 4	73.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 4	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 4	237,572.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 4	2,665.49
Diesel/Litre / Oct 4	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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