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Afghanistan

NATO pushes own defences as Afghanistan lessons weighed

BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers on Thursday pushed to bolster the alliance's defences, as they weighed the...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 07:05pm

World

UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy

UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground

Published 21 Oct, 2021 05:11pm

Pakistan

Qureshi holds 'result-oriented' talks during visit to Kabul

Foreign minister meets Taliban leadership, says Pakistan is committed to helping the Afghan people in this moment of need
Says number of projects including TAPI pipeline were also discussed

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 08:20pm

Sports

Rashid Khan eyes World Cup glory not wedding bells

DUBAI: Rashid Khan insists his mind is occupied by the World Cup and not wedding bells as the leg-spin wizard looks...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 09:58am

World

Kremlin says Taliban must meet expectations on rights

MOSCOW: The Taliban must live up to international “expectations” on human rights if they want to be recognised ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

World

Afghanistan-wide polio vaccination starts next month: UN

KABUL: Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

NSAs meeting on Afghanistan: India invites Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received an invitation from India to attend a next month meeting of the regional countries'...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

Malala sends letter to Taliban

KABUL: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban as a schoolgirl, has urged...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

US says won't join Afghanistan talks announced by Russia

WASHINGTON: The United States said it will not join talks on Afghanistan announced for this Tuesday by Russia that...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

World

Russia-led bloc holds large-scale drills near Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE: A Russia-led post-Soviet security bloc started its largest military drills near the Tajik-Afghan border in...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 03:07pm

World

Afghanistan-wide polio vaccination starts next month: UN

KABUL: Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 02:57pm

Pakistan

USD smuggling probe under way, says Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Sunday said that four to five money exchange companies are being...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

World

Taliban pledge to step up security as Shia victims buried in Afghanistan

KABUL: Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques as hundreds of people gathered on Saturday to...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

World

IS claims deadly suicide attack on mosque in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 04:33pm

World

IS fighters massing in Afghanistan: Putin: Moscow to host US, China, Pakistan for Afghanistan talks

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said hundreds of fighters loyal to the Islamic State militant...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am

World

At least 41 dead, scores injured in Kandahar mosque blast

Suicide bomber blew himself up inside the mosque, says local Taliban official
There has not yet been any claim of responsibility for the attack in Kandahar

Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:12pm

World

Kabul orphanage struggles to feed its children as cash runs low

KABUL: Ahmad Khalil Mayan, programme director at a large Kabul orphanage, says he is cutting back on the amount of...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 02:09pm

Aggeler meets Maryam, Shehbaz

LAHORE: US Chargé d'affairs Angela P Aggeler separately met PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and Vice President ...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 02:57am

Pakistan

PIA suspends Afghan operations citing Taliban interference

Taliban had earlier warned PIA and Afghan carrier Kam Air that their Afghan operations risked being blocked unless they agreed to cut ticket prices

Published 14 Oct, 2021 03:40pm

World

Taliban warn US, EU of refugees if Afghan sanctions continue

KABUL: Afghanistan’s new Taliban government has warned US and European envoys that continued attempts to pressure...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

World

Macron hosts Tajik leader for talks on Afghanistan

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Tajikistan’s leader for rare talks on Wednesday, vowing to help the...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Peace, stability in Afghanistan: Pakistan, Iran have a direct stake: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday emphasizing continued close coordination between Pakistan and Iran,...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 03:08am

World

EU announces 1-bn-euro aid package for Afghanistan

BRUSSELS: The EU on Tuesday pledged a one-billion-euro ($1.2-billion) aid package for Afghanistan, "to avert a major...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 05:10pm

World

Second Afghan refugee flight headed for Spain

MADRID: A second planeload of Afghan refugees was expected to arrive in Spain Tuesday from Pakistan, a government...

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 05:10pm

Pakistan

Spain evacuating Afghan employees via Pakistan

MADRID: Spain was on Monday evacuating via Pakistan Afghan helpers left behind when western forces quit Kabul, a...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Opinion

The current state of Pak-US relationship

It's indeed a matter of great satisfaction that Pakistan

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 05:17am

Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan: India's Adani Ports to stop handling containers

BENGALURU: India's largest port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Monday that its terminals...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

Taliban best bet to get rid of ISIS: PM Imran

In an interview with Middle East Eye, Khan reiterates that the world needs to engage with Afghanistan

Updated 11 Oct, 2021 03:25pm

Pakistan

Pakistan had no role in Afghanistan regime-change: President Alvi

In interview with Khaleej Times, Alvi says there is no room for a 'cold war kind of situation' in Afghanistan

Updated 11 Oct, 2021 01:05pm

World

US says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'

State Department spokesman Ned Price says the two sides also discussed 'the United States' provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the Afghan people'

Published 11 Oct, 2021 10:53am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Oct 22 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.00 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
1st Dawood / Oct 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.35 ▲ 0.18 (8.29%)
Dynea Pak / Oct 22 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	241.87 ▲ 16.87 (7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Oct 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	410.56 ▲ 28.64 (7.50%)
Thal LTD / Oct 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	401.72 ▲ 28.02 (7.50%)
Buxly / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	115.37 ▲ 8.04 (7.49%)
Pak Int Cont. / Oct 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	171.25 ▲ 11.94 (7.49%)
Leiner Gelatine / Oct 22 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	20.55 ▲ 1.43 (7.48%)
Philip Morris / Oct 22 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	833.00 ▲ 58.00 (7.48%)
Image Pakistan / Oct 22 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	18.89 ▲ 1.31 (7.45%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Oct 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	896.00 ▲ -224.41 (-20.03%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Oct 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.29 ▲ -1.00 (-18.90%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 22 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.88 ▲ -1.00 (-17.01%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.33 ▲ -0.56 (-14.40%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	10.25 ▲ -1.00 (-8.89%)
Wyeth Pakistan / Oct 22 Wyeth Pakistan Limited(WYETH)	1558.63 ▲ -126.37 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Oct 22 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	83.00 ▲ -6.72 (-7.49%)
Apna Microfin.Bank / Oct 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.30 ▲ -1.56 (-7.48%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Oct 22 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	18.06 ▲ -1.46 (-7.48%)
J. K. Spinning / Oct 22 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	41.61 ▲ -3.35 (-7.45%)

Stock	Volume
Bank of Punjab / Oct 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,568,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,961,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,424,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,691,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	19,102,115 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Oct 22 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	15,879,000 ▼ 0.00
Service Fab. / Oct 22 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	14,936,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,000,841 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Oct 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	7,395,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,611,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	173.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	173.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	114.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 20	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	4486.46
India Sensex / Oct 20	61765.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 20	29025.46
Nasdaq / Oct 20	15021.81
Hang Seng / Oct 20	25409.75
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	7203.33
Dow Jones / Oct 20	35258.61
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	15474.47
France CAC40 / Oct 20	6673.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 20	83.87
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 20	14680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 20	97700.00
Gold Spot / Oct 20	1781.95
Cotton / Oct 20	110.73

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