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Bangladesh arrests ex-soldier after attack plot threat

Published 17 May, 2026 05:08am

DHAKA: Bangladesh anti-terrorism police are questioning an ex-soldier, arrested after a manhunt that began last...

Mali’s defence minister reported dead in major weekend assault

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

BAMAKO: Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack by al Qaeda-linked group JNIM on his residence at...

Oil tanker hijacked off Somalia: maritime agency

Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am

ADDIS ABABA: An oil tanker has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia and taken into its territorial waters, the...

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

PARIS: A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary...

Pakistan’s soil is sacred, president tells Parliament

Updated 03 Mar, 2026 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: Amid protests by opposition members during the joint sitting of Parliament, President Asif Ali Zardari on...

UN Security Council extends Taliban sanctions monitoring mandate for 12 months

Published 13 Feb, 2026 01:02pm

Pakistan seriously concerned by presence of terrorist groups on Afghan soil, says envoy

Pakistan urges UNSC to swiftly designate ‘foreign-funded’ BLA as terrorist group

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:56pm

Envoy Asim says global community must address contemporary terrorist threat through “collective response”

Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled

Published 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am

*Official celebrations are planned for the central Umayyad Square in Damascus, which has already been packed with jubilant gatherings ahead of December 8

Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

Published 09 Nov, 2025 12:32pm

The interim leader met Trump for the first time in Riyadh during the US president's regional tour in May

Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

Published 21 Sep, 2025 10:44am

The withdrawal of American forces in 2021 led to a takeover of US bases, and the toppling of the US-backed government in Kabul, by the Taliban movement

Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

Published 20 Jul, 2025 12:17pm

SWEIDA: Fighting in Syria’s Sweida “halted” on Sunday, the government said, after the southern city was recaptured...

Syria troops quit Druze heartland province after deadly clashes: monitor

Published 17 Jul, 2025 12:55pm

SWEIDA: Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the whole of Sweida province after days of sectarian bloodshed...

US strikes on Yemen kill Al-Qaeda members

Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am

DUBAI: The number of Al-Qaeda members killed in strikes on southern Yemen blamed on the United States increased to...

Trump meets Syrian president, says he is looking into normalising ties

Updated 14 May, 2025 11:04pm

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a surprise US...

Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, SITE reports

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 11:33pm

COTONOU: Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the...

TTP’s ‘global’ threat

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

EDITORIAL: For years, Pakistan has sounded the alarm about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), emphasising its...

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Turkiye will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:59am

ANKARA: Turkiye will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address...

TTP and al-Qaeda

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

EDITORIAL: The international community ignores Pakistan’s warning that TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) could...

EU sending envoy to talk to Syria’s new leaders

Published 16 Dec, 2024 02:31pm

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc’s envoy to Syria was going to Damascus to talk to...

G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges ‘rule of law’

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:43am

DAMASCUS: G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has...

Continuing turmoil in the Middle East

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:19am

EDITORIAL: Western and Middle Eastern capitals and commentators alike taking comfort in the fall of the Assad regime...

China calls for ‘political solution’ to restore stability in Syria

Published 09 Dec, 2024 01:02pm

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Monday called for a “political solution” to be found in Syria as soon as...

With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Published 09 Dec, 2024 11:18am

DAMASCUS: Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and...

Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended

Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.42 ▲ 0.99 (13.32%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 4 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	72.62 ▲ 6.6 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jun 4 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,707.26 ▲ 155.21 (10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 4 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	21.16 ▲ 1.92 (9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.65 ▲ 2.87 (9.64%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,960 ▼ -204.61 (-9.45%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	21.61 ▼ -1.96 (-8.32%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	77 ▼ -5.48 (-6.64%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.40 ▼ -2.48 (-4.97%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 4 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	68.51 ▼ -2.97 (-4.16%)
Data Agro / Jun 4 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	78.65 ▼ -3.09 (-3.78%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	6.46 ▼ -0.25 (-3.73%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 4 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66 ▼ -2.38 (-3.48%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.63 ▼ -0.76 (-3.25%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	38,705,412 ▲ 0.26
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	11,799,182 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	10,472,356 ▲ 2.22
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,713,949 ▲ 0.53
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,337,296 ▲ 0.15
Telecard Limited / Jun 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7,079,269 ▲ 0.42
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,075,807 ▲ 0.39
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	6,667,983 ▲ 1.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,416,558 ▲ 0.43
Interloop Ltd. / Jun 4 Interloop Limited(ILP)	4,071,661 ▲ 1.67

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