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A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

WASHINGTON: As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago,...

Published 10 Aug, 2022 07:23pm

World

Biden hosts Australian, Indian, Japanese leaders for Quad summit

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday deepens his bid to cement US leadership of the Indo-Pacific against a...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

World

Afghanistan a wake-up call for Europe on defence, leadership

"EU member states have to build the single market for finance and also they need to reach a political agreement on the banking union, in order to have more funds for new technologies," Le Maire says

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 09:11pm

World

Taliban says it has surrounded Afghan resistance fighters, calls for peace

Taliban leader calls on the rebels to put down their weapons

Published 01 Sep, 2021 05:42pm

World

US military begins withdrawal from Kabul airport

President Joe Biden sent thousands of troops to the airport as the Taliban swept through Afghanistan earlier this month to help evacuate American citizens

Published 28 Aug, 2021 10:02pm

World

Taliban asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport, Turkish officials say

The Taliban have made a request for technical support in running Kabul airport
Ensuring the safety of workers without the Turkish Armed Forces is a risky job
It's going to be a critical lifeline for the humanitarian action in Afghanistan

Updated 25 Aug, 2021 09:09pm

World

Facing sharp criticism on Afghanistan, Biden to speak on evacuations

Biden is counting on cooperation from the Taliban, the militant group that the United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan

Published 20 Aug, 2021 08:09pm

World

We will not allow terrorists to threaten us, NATO tells Taliban

"We have the capabilities to strike terrorist groups from a distance if we see that terrorist groups again try to establish themselves and plan, organise attacks against NATO allies and their countries"

Published 20 Aug, 2021 07:54pm

World

UK says US pullout from Afghanistan a 'mistake'

"I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those type of people"
The 600 British troops being sent to Afghanistan to help with repatriation is close to the 750 Britain had in the country before the withdrawal

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 07:55pm

World

Germany rejects calls for troops to return to Afghanistan

Germany had the second largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, losing more troops in combat in Kunduz than anywhere else since World War Two

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:41pm

World

Russia offered US use of Central Asia bases for Afghan intel: report

Russian president proposed at June 16 talks with Biden that they coordinate on Afghanistan and put Russia's bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to 'practical use'

Published 17 Jul, 2021 08:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan can support peace process, but cannot dictate to us: Afghan Taliban spokesman

Says Taliban want brotherly relations with Pakistan
Wants India to remain impartial in Afghanistan
Rejects idea of any group using Afghan soil against any country

Published 12 Jul, 2021 04:32pm

World

Australia says last troops withdrawn from Afghanistan

Australia announced in April that it would remove its remaining troops by September in line with the US decision to end its military operations in the war-torn country

Published 11 Jul, 2021 11:04am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	377 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	353.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.29 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	377 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	353.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 1 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.29 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,426,966 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Feb 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,194,870 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Feb 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,748,506 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Feb 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,561,607 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Feb 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,779,500 ▼ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	4,506,916 ▼ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4,253,000 ▼ 0.00
Hub Power Co. / Feb 1 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	4,097,554 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Feb 1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	3,973,183 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 1 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	3,960,296 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	270
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	268
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	130.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 31	4.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 31	4076.60
India Sensex / Jan 31	59549.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	27327.11
Nasdaq / Jan 31	11584.55
Hang Seng / Jan 31	21842.33
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	7771.70
Dow Jones / Jan 31	34086.04
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	15128.27
France CAC40 / Jan 31	7082.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	79.08
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	20735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	172754
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	1928.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	86.22

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