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Taliban govt says Afghans in Qatar can return 'with full confidence'

Published 25 Apr, 2026 05:41pm

KABUL: The Taliban government said on Saturday that Afghans who fled to Qatar, fearing reprisals over their...

US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo, group says

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:09pm

DAKAR: The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have...

Taliban regime not legitimate representatives of Afghans: FO

Updated 18 Oct, 2025 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have entered into...

Germany close to deal with Taliban on Afghan deportations: govt

Published 11 Oct, 2025 09:33pm

BERLIN: Germany may be close to finalising a deal with the Taliban government in Afghanistan for more regular...

UNHCR seeks exemption for certain categories of Afghans

Updated 09 Oct, 2025 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday called on Pakistan to allow certain categories of...

More Afghans arrive in Germany after limbo in Pakistan

Published 25 Sep, 2025 05:59am

BERLIN: A new group of Afghans who had been promised refuge in Germany arrived in the country on Wednesday, the...

A million more Afghans could be sent back from Iran, Red Cross warns

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:20pm

GENEVA: The Red Cross said on Tuesday it is bracing for another 1 million people to be sent back from Iran to...

Deadline fast approaching: Efforts to deport approx 0.8m illegal Afghans geared-up

Published 26 Mar, 2025 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has geared-up its efforts to deport approximately 800,000 undocumented and illegal Afghan...

Around 50 Afghan children sent back, says Landi Kotal PS SHO

Published 25 Mar, 2025 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Local police and administration said on Monday that around 50 arrested Afghan children, who had illegally...

Fugitive Afghans convicted of people smuggling held in UK

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:16pm

LONDON: Three Afghan men convicted in Belgium over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been...

Afghans can’t live in capital without NOC: Naqvi

Published 28 Nov, 2024 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership’s claim...

Probe urged into reported killing of Afghan migrants on Iran border

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

PARIS: Amnesty International and UN special rapporteurs on Thursday called for a transparent probe into reports that...

Repatriation of Afghan refugees

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

EDITORIAL: Although the UNHCR supports the return of Afghan refugees to their country, the issue comes up now and...

Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control

Published 30 Aug, 2024 05:33pm

FRANKFURT: Germany said Friday it had deported Afghan criminals back to their home country for the first time since...

No visa-free entry for Indians, Afghans, Cabinet told

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has informed the Cabinet that Indian and Afghan nationals are not included in...

44,000 Afghans still awaiting US, foreign resettlement

Published 12 Jul, 2024 07:27am

ISLAMABAD: At least 44,000 Afghans approved for relocation to Western nations following the Taliban’s return to...

Afghans and Tajiks mix in rare but vital border bazaar

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

KALAI-KHUMB, (Tajikistan): For Afghans living under Taliban rule, a Saturday market is a rare chance to cross the...

At least 60 Afghans killed by weeks of intense snow, rain

Published 13 Mar, 2024 05:34pm

KABUL: At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, the...

Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 10:22pm

KABUL: More than 500,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants...

Millions of Afghans go hungry as winter cold bites

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:09pm

PUL-E ALAM: Khurma had to borrow her neighbour’s shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being...

Pakistan-deported Afghans waiting for US resettlement

Updated 26 Dec, 2023 09:30pm

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s deportation drive has repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the...

Afghans marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

KABUL: Fifty couples married Monday in a joint ceremony in the Afghan capital — a growing practice to reduce the...

Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am

KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for...

Toll-free helpline launched for Afghan DPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

PESHAWAR: Blue Veins, a non-governmental organization with the support of the International Organization for...

Resettlement of Afghans in US: Top US diplomat arrives

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative on Afghanistan Tom West arrived here on a two-day visit Thursday...

Afghans who worked with Washington: US says wants to accelerate visa processing

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

ISLAMABAD: The United States has conveyed to Pakistan that it is actively exploring all possible options to...

Supreme Court seeks govt reply on plea against expulsion of Afghans, says petitioner

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:20pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court began hearings on Friday on a petition by rights activists seeking to halt...

Suicide bombing carried out by Afghan national: army

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Army said on Monday that an Afghan national carried out a suicide bombing on a military convoy, martyring...

Border trade halts after Pakistan imposes restrictions on Afghans

Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:29pm

PESHAWAR: Trade was halted Tuesday at border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Islamabad imposed...

Afghans driven from Pakistan rebuilding lives from ‘zero’

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:30pm

TORKHAM: Rocked gently on his mother’s knees, a fly on his nose, a baby sleeps fitfully in a tent in a barren border...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,373.20
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,616.22
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,199.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	91.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,326.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	77.61
Petrol/Litre / Jun 9	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 9	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.76 ▲ 1 (12.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.03 ▲ 1 (12.45%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.33 ▲ 1 (10.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	14.73 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.49 ▼ -564.34 (-90.32%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.42 ▼ -0.98 (-11.67%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.85 ▼ -3.15 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	176.66 ▼ -19.18 (-9.79%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.65 ▼ -8.17 (-9.52%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.57 ▼ -2.46 (-8.78%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37 ▼ -3.49 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.48 ▼ -1.64 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,567,709 ▲ 1
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	42,410,725 ▲ 0.74
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,156,618 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,010,462 ▲ 0.06
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,234,491 ▲ 3.04
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	20,895,260 ▼ -0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,707,751 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,529,844 ▲ 0.58
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,239,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,782,746 ▲ 1.67

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