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More visas for Afghans who helped US included in spending bill

WASHINGTON: A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 07:03am

World

Hundreds of war-displaced Afghans return east

KABUL: Hundreds of internally displaced Afghans who had taken refuge in the capital left for their homes in the...

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

World

Biden to grant temporary deportation relief to Afghans in US

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

World

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

BERLIN: Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:12pm

World

US discusses ‘potential’ resettlement with Afghans in UAE

ABU DHABI: US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

Pakistan

SAARC Chamber praises Pakistan, Iran generosity towards Afghans

ISLAMABAD: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sunday said Pakistan and Iran have shown unforgettable generosity...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

Pakistan

Pakistan underscores need for unfreezing Afghan central bank’s assets

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has strongly called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial reserves, estimated at $9.5...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

World

Afghanistan's hunger and poverty crisis in numbers

Millions of Afghans are at risk of famine as one of the country's worst droughts in decades is compounded by an...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:24am

World

Afghanistan's tumultuous year and uncertain future

KABUL: Few nations endured as tumultuous a year as Afghanistan in 2021, and the country's woes are far from over as ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:46am

World

Turkey, Qatar vow joint push to reopen Kabul airport

DOHA: Turkey and Qatar on Monday raised the possibility of jointly operating Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Pakistan

Pakistan allows use of Afghan trucks for transportation of wheat from India

Pakistan has decided to allow the use of Afghan trucks for the transportation of wheat and medicines offered by ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 06:24pm

World

US strike that killed 10 Afghans did not violate law of war, claims Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

World

Hundreds throng passport office in Afghan capital

KABUL: Hundreds of Afghans flocked to the passport office in Kabul on Wednesday, just a day after news that it would...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 03:07pm

World

Italy says Taliban govt cannot be recognized, but Afghans must be helped

ROME: Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

World

Afghan police return to work at airport

KABUL: Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

World

With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border

More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Kabul in the US-led airlift after the Taliban seized the city in mid-August, but tens of thousands of Afghans at risk remained behind

Published 01 Sep, 2021 01:41pm

World

US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage

Islamic State (ISIS) said one of its suicide bombers targeted "translators and collaborators with the American army"

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 01:28pm

World

France to end Kabul evacuation operation Friday: PM

A source close to the government added that the date had been imposed on France by the plan of the United States, which is providing security at the airport, to pull out by August 31

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 03:50pm

World

Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts

WASHINGTON: Two members of the US House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:53pm

World

EU increases humanitarian aid for Afghans to over 200mn euros

This humanitarian aid will come on top of member states' contributions to help the people of Afghanistan

Published 24 Aug, 2021 01:39pm

World

US ramps up Kabul evacuation efforts as August 31 deadline looms

Over 10,000 people were evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the 12 hours up until 3:00 pm Monday

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:37am

World

Taliban blame US for airport chaos as Afghans face 'impossible' race to flee

KABUL: The Taliban on Sunday blamed the United States for the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans and...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

'Save our families': Afghans demonstrate in Paris

PARIS: Hundreds of people including many Afghanis demonstrated in Paris on Sunday to demand the "immediate...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

Australia won't be able to help all Afghans who helped its military, PM says

Australia said on Monday it would send 250 military personnel to Kabul to evacuate it citizens and an unspecified number of Afghans who had been given visas after working with Australia

Published 17 Aug, 2021 12:00pm

World

Kabul airport mobbed as Afghans make a desperate dash to exit

Dramatic footage posted on social media showed a scene of chaos on the runway, with civilians frantically clambering up an already overcrowded and buckling set of airstairs

Updated 16 Aug, 2021 12:52pm

World

New Zealand's Ardern implores Taliban to uphold human rights

Taliban fighters took control of the presidential palace in Kabul late on Sunday as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:42am

World

US troops fire in air to scatter Afghan civilians at Kabul airport

The crowd was out of control, the official told Reuters by phone, The firing was only done to defuse the chaos

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:22am

World

Swiss suspend deportations to Afghanistan amid security concerns

The State Secretariat for Migration suspends repatriations to Afghanistan until further notice due to the changed situation in the country, the agency said on Twitter

Published 12 Aug, 2021 12:55pm

Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for US

WASHINGTON: Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:06am

World

First flight of Afghan interpreters fleeing Taliban arrives in US

The US Congress on Thursday unanimously passed a measure that provides $1.1 billion to fund the resettlement of Afghans who supported the US mission

Published 30 Jul, 2021 03:15pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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