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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

Editorials

Kabul: Yet another anti-women action

EDITORIAL: Obsessed with the idea of controlling women the Afghan Taliban have been putting all sort of restrictions...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am

World

UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' restrictions on women

GENEVA: The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:04pm

World

Fifth aid group suspends Afghan work after Taliban ban on women staff

LONDON: Christian Aid on Monday became the fifth foreign aid group to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 08:32pm

World

Three foreign NGOs stop Afghanistan operations

KABUL: Three foreign aid groups, including Save the Children, announced on Sunday they were suspending their...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:49am

Taliban ban women from working in national, international NGOs

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from...

Updated 25 Dec, 2022 10:02am

World

Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their decision barring women from...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 06:53am

Pakistan

For sake of regional peace, engagement with Afghanistan to continue: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan believed in peaceful neighbourhood and reiterated that it...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

World

Armed guards stop women entering universities after Taliban ban

KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:44am

Pakistan

Higher education of Afghan women: Decision dismays Bilawal but he still wants Taliban engagement

WASHINGTON: The foreign minister on Tuesday voiced disappointment over the Taliban’s ban on university education...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.25 ▲ 0.29 (14.80%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 28 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	30.64 ▲ 2.14 (7.51%)
Shakarganj / Nov 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	37.95 ▲ 2.65 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gulf Leasing / Nov 28 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7 ▼ -0.81 (-10.37%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.55 ▼ -0.64 (-10.34%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.81 ▼ -0.07 (-7.95%)
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Indus Dyeing / Nov 28 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	154.16 ▼ -12.49 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Nov 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	225.01 ▼ -14.98 (-6.24%)
Sana Ind / Nov 28 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	26.16 ▼ -1.59 (-5.73%)
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	4 ▼ -0.24 (-5.66%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	45,670,478 ▲ 0.07
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	23,897,143 ▼ -0.08
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.24
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,059,995 ▲ 0.14
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 1.81
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.63
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.06
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.05

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	148.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 27	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 27	4550.43
Nasdaq / Nov 27	14241.02
Dow Jones / Nov 27	35333.47
India Sensex / Nov 28	65983.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33370.40
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17485.79
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7442.27
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15941.55
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7237.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 27	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 27	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	74.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2015.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.06

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