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Afghanistan

Strong quake jolts parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

KABUL: A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:00am

Sports

Rashid to lead strong Afghanistan squad for Pakistan series

KABUL: Wily spinner Rashid Khan will lead a strong 17-man Afghanistan squad in the Twenty20 international series...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:45pm

World

Afghanistan school year starts but no classes held

KABUL: Afghanistan’s schools reopened Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 01:49pm

World

Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans

KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has been forced to cut rations to 4 million Afghans this month, it said in a...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:14pm

20 years after US Iraq invasion, Senate acts to end war authorisation

WASHINGTON: Almost exactly 20 years after US forces invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, the US Senate...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:16am

UN grants one-year extension to Afghanistan mission

UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council on Thursday renewed the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:10am

World

Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am

World

Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

World

Blast in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province kills one, injures 5

KABUL: A blast hit the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Saturday, police said, killing one person...

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 06:45pm

World

Afghanistan coffers swell as Taliban taxman collects

TORKHAM: A dusty logjam of trucks inches across a rut in the mountains splitting Pakistan and Afghanistan, teeming...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:59am

BR Research

Permanent pariah?

Be careful what you wish for! Pakistan’s economy and security seem to have suffered in the aftermath of the...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 07:24am

Viral disease in cows: Pakistan hesitant to import beef from Afghanistan: MoC

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said Wednesday that Pakistan is reluctant to import cow meat from Afghanistan...

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:50am

World

Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world’, says UN mission

KABUL: Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights,...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 02:17pm

Pakistan

Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan soon: Khawaja Asif

Both sides will discuss issues including regional security and counter-terrorism measures

Updated 07 Mar, 2023 06:41pm

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

World

Afghan universities reopen but women still barred

KABUL: Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 12:17pm

Afghan Taliban reluctant to rein in TTP

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s interim government has expressed its reluctance to go against the outlawed...

Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:10am

Pakistan

Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck

Former Pakistan women’s hockey player Shahida Raza was among at least 67 people killed on the weekend in a migrant...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:18pm

Pakistan

Pak envoy in Kabul decides to step down

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s special representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq (retired) has decided to...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Pakistan

Mohammad Sadiq resigns as Pakistan’s special representative to Afghanistan

Says grateful to the premier and stakeholders for their wholehearted support

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:27pm

Pakistan

Over two dozen Pakistanis drowned in Italy migrant shipwreck: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said over two dozen Pakistanis were believed to be among 59...

Updated 27 Feb, 2023 07:01pm

World

Russia in firing line of top UN rights meet

GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 11:30am

New hope for CASA-1000 as Taliban govt decides to honour previous pact

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Taliban regime has decided to honour all pacts related to Central Asia-South...

Updated 27 Feb, 2023 08:42am

Pakistan

Trade resumes after key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan reopens

JALALABAD: Trucks carrying food and pharmaceuticals crossed through a key border crossing between Pakistan and...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:19pm

Pakistan

Asif, Blome discuss regional security

ISLAMABAD: The Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, emphasised the importance of stable and prosperous Afghanistan for ...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:11am

Opinion

Watch thy neighbours–II

Pakistan has India to its east, Afghanistan to its northwest and Iran to its west while China borders the country in...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 06:58am

Pakistan

Defence minister, ISI chief hold talks with Afghan govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conveyed a “clear message” and its “deep concerns” to the interim Afghan...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

World

Taliban demand US return $3.5bn in Afghan assets after court ruling

KABUL: Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:57pm

World

Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Pakistan, Russia, Iran

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 06:57pm

Pakistan

Pakistani delegation reaches Kabul to discuss ‘security-related matters’

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is leading the delegation

Updated 22 Feb, 2023 05:23pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Mar 22 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.70 ▲ 0.48 (39.34%)
Punjab Mod / Mar 22 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.55 ▲ 0.14 (9.93%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 22 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	227.90 ▲ 15.90 (7.50%)
Towellers Ltd. / Mar 22 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	219.35 ▲ 15.30 (7.50%)
Shakarganj / Mar 22 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	31.17 ▲ 2.17 (7.48%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 22 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	54.80 ▲ 3.78 (7.41%)
Hinopak Motor / Mar 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	219.45 ▲ 15.05 (7.36%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Mar 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	29.25 ▲ 1.90 (6.95%)
Data Textile / Mar 22 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3.66 ▲ 0.22 (6.40%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 22 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.37 ▲ 0.11 (4.87%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 22 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.62 ▼ -0.54 (-17.09%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.90 ▼ -0.51 (-14.96%)
Kohinoor Power / Mar 22 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.62 ▼ -0.37 (-9.27%)
Escorts Bank / Mar 22 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	3.16 ▼ -0.32 (-9.20%)
Samba Bank / Mar 22 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7 ▼ -0.60 (-7.89%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 22 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.27 ▼ -0.19 (-7.72%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Mar 22 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	12 ▼ -0.98 (-7.55%)
S.S.Oil / Mar 22 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	99.30 ▼ -8.05 (-7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Mar 22 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	201.17 ▼ -16.26 (-7.48%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 22 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.75 ▼ -1.27 (-7.46%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	15,596,000 ▲ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,046,419 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▼ -0.06
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▼ -0.14
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▼ -0.04
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.01
TPL Properties / Mar 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,391,678 ▼ -0.05
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,311,148 ▲ 0.20
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,273,685 ▲ 0.22
Loads Limited / Mar 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	4,188,000 ▼ -0.16

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	283.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 22	132.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 22	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 22	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91
India Sensex / Mar 22	58196.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 22	27459.77
Hang Seng / Mar 22	19685.51

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 22	69.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 22	1940.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 22	77.98

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