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Civilians flee fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley

KABUL: Scores of civilians have fled fighting in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley after an insurgent group launched an...

Updated 14 May, 2022 08:34pm

World

Taliban’s first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit

KABUL: Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this financial year, the country’s...

Published 14 May, 2022 06:47pm

World

Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit, hoping to raise $4.4 billion

LONDON: Britain said on Tuesday it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 05:09pm

World

Afghan smugglers hike prices, expand networks after Taliban takeover

LONDON: As a female prosecutor in Afghanistan, Shafiqa Sae knew she had to flee for her life when the Taliban seized...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 07:07pm

World

Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process

DUBAI: Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a Gulf facility where they have been housed since fleeing...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 09:03pm

World

WHO chief, Taliban discuss 'dire' Afghan health crisis

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he had met with the Taliban's health minister for...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 07:35pm

World

Uzbekistan to help fix Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif airport

TASHKENT: Uzbekistan has sent technicians to the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan to repair its ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 06:27pm

World

Afghans face ‘avalanche of hunger and destitution’: UN agency

GENEVA: Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan's increasingly dire...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:51pm

Markets

Afghan currency slides sharply as economic crisis bites

KABUL: Afghanistan's growing economic crisis deepened on Wednesday as the afghani currency fell to the hitherto...

Updated 13 Dec, 2021 08:11pm

World

Taliban say failure to recognise their government could have global effects

If unrecognition continues, Afghan problems continue, it is the problem of the region and could turn into a problem for the world: spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid

Published 30 Oct, 2021 10:13pm

World

China will not be the first to recognise Taliban government, scholar says

Will only do so in concerted move with Pakistan, Russia and Iran, says expert familiar with China's foreign policy consideration

Published 27 Oct, 2021 06:03pm

World

Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns

DUBAI: Afghanistan is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiralling the country into a new political...

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 05:43pm

World

Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks

DOHA: The Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime during their first face-to-face talks...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 09:55pm

World

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

The emergency funding could see US dollar bills flown into Kabul for distribution via banks in payments of less than $200 directly to the poor

Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:16pm

World

UN rights body agrees to establish investigator on Afghanistan

Vote on the resolution brought by the European Union was 28 states in favour with five against - including China, Pakistan and Russia - and 14 abstentions at the 47-member state forum

Updated 07 Oct, 2021 09:23pm

World

Children dying of malnutrition in Afghanistan

Hundreds of children are at risk of starvation in central parts of the country

Published 02 Oct, 2021 07:59pm

World

Displaced Afghans in Kabul return home to the north

KABUL: Thousands of internally displaced Afghans living at a temporary camp in Kabul have started their journey home...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 06:13pm

World

Crossing into Pakistan: Escape hopes dashed for thousands of Afghans

Attempts to get across have been stopped by the Taliban

Published 30 Sep, 2021 06:51pm

World

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell: document

The confidential, two-page brief, written early this month by senior international economic officials says country's severe cash shortage began before the Taliban took control of Kabul

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 07:47pm

World

EU pushes for UN rights rapporteur to monitor Afghanistan

GENEVA: The European Union is urging the UN Human Rights Council to appoint a special rapporteur for Afghanistan,...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 09:38pm

World

Security blocs led by Russia, China meet on Afghanistan

Two regional security blocs led by Moscow and Beijing are holding summits in the capital of ex-Soviet Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Updated 15 Sep, 2021 07:58pm

World

Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: Afghanistan's banks are running out of dollars, and may have to close their doors to customers...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:34pm

World

Former Afghan central bank chief warns of 'difficult economic situation'

Ahmady, who fled the country just after Kabul fell to the Taliban in mid-August, says international sanctions that block aid funding and restrict access to $9 billion in reserves also could create a shortage of domestic currency

Published 10 Sep, 2021 10:08pm

World

Russia to supply weapons to Afghanistan's neighbours

The orders come as countries in the ex-Soviet region, where Moscow holds military bases, have raised concerns over the militant group sweeping to power

Published 26 Aug, 2021 02:09pm

World

Russia flies nationals out of Afghanistan on Putin's orders

Evacuating more than 500 people from Afghanistan, including Russians and citizens of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine
The Russian government plans to request flights out of Afghanistan in September for Afghan students who are planning to study in Russia

Published 25 Aug, 2021 07:54pm

World

Taliban name acting head of central bank as economic turmoil grows

Haji Mohammad Idris named as acting governor of the central bank to help bring order to a war-crippled economy

Published 23 Aug, 2021 05:25pm

World

Indonesia moves Afghan diplomatic mission to Pakistan, evacuates dozens

Temporarily, the diplomatic mission in Kabul will be done from Islamabad

Published 21 Aug, 2021 07:36pm

World

Afghanistan GDP may slump 20% after Taliban takeover: Fitch Solutions

Basu, head of Asia Country Risk at Fitch Solutions, says foreign grants and aid, a major source of Afghanistan's funding, will dry up significantly this year if not beyond

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 08:21pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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