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PM asks US to 'pull itself together' or face collapse of Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday asked the United States to "pull itself together" or face the ...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

World

US to stay in Syria, says top Kurdish politician

LONDON: A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

Civil war: the Democratic infighting threatening Biden’s legacy

Eight months after Joe Biden swept to victory on a pledge to make America more livable, equitable and...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

Afghanistan: PM spells out for world 'two stark choices'

Imran Khan addresses Meeting of the Heads of Delegations of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:07am

Pakistan suggests inviting Afghanistan to regional forum

FM Qureshi chairs a virtual meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbours

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 09:30am

World

UN calls for end to violence in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

Afghan situation: Senate panel for joint sitting of parliament to devise best way forward

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Defence Committee Monday asked the government to take the Parliament into confidence by...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Opinion

The ‘peace’ mantra

Pakistan’s leaders, civilian and military, have been piping the ‘peace in Afghanistan’ tune for some time now,...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

‘Troika Plus’ to discuss Afghanistan in Doha

KABUL: Troika Plus meeting comprising Afghanistan’s key players, Pakistan, Russia, the United States, and China is...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 03:44am

'US has really messed it up in Afghanistan': PM

NEW YORK: Amid deteriorating Afghan security situation, Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasized on Tuesday that the ...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 03:43am

Syria’s Assad takes oath

DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad took the oath of office for a fourth term in war-ravaged Syria Saturday, after...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 02:34am

Opinion

China's model of state governance

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) describing it as an alternative to...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Pakistan

Situation in Afghanistan is bad and out of Pakistan's control: Moeed Yusuf

National Security Advisor says region's peace is conditional on peace in Afghanistan
While briefing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Yusuf stresses that United Nations Refugee Agency needs to establish camps for Afghan refugees

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 07:44pm

World

Six months later, Biden calls for 'courage' in investigating Capitol attack

Biden called on "people of goodwill and courage" to investigate the riot and its origins and urged Democrats, Republicans and independents to work together

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:26pm

Opinion

Scenarios for Afghanistan with foreign troops all but gone

With the United States military presence in Afghanistan effectively over, the country faces an uncertain future with...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Pakistan

US is leaving Afghanistan without settling Afghan issue: Dr Moeed Yusuf

Says Pakistan wants a peaceful environment with neighboring countries

Published 04 Jul, 2021 10:22am

World

Brussels eyes extra 5.7bn euros for Syrian refugees

Under the European Commission plan, 3.5 billion euros would be provided to Turkey from 2021 to 2024 and the remaining 2.2 billion would go mainly to Lebanon and Jordan.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 05:51pm

World

US marks slavery’s end on new ‘Juneteenth’ national holiday

NEW YORK: With marches, music and speeches, Americans on Saturday celebrated “Juneteenth”, the newly declared...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister

Gulf states downgraded or shut missions in Damascus in 2012 over attacks by the government on protests at the start of the conflict.

Updated 30 May, 2021 08:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan understands it will face grave consequences in case of civil war in Afghanistan: Khalilzad

US envoy says Pakistan's leaders have emphasized publicly and to US officials that they do not support a military takeover by the Taliban
Keeping US forces in Afghanistan did not make sense as the conflict could not be solved by continued fighting: Khalilzad

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 10:59am

World

Chad President Idriss Deby killed on frontline, son to take over

Chad's President Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed on the frontline against rebels in the north.
Deby's son, Mahamat Kaka, was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 06:27pm

Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to stay engaged in peace process

ABU DHABI: Pakistan on Monday urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

World

Syria to hold presidential vote on May 26: speaker

Assad, who took power following the death of his father Hafez in 2000, has not yet officially announced that he will stand for re-election.

Published 18 Apr, 2021 05:07pm

Business & Finance

Freefalling Lebanon currency hits new low

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s currency hit a new low against the dollar on the black market Tuesday, continuing its freefall ...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 10:34am

World

Thousands rally in Syria’s Idlib to mark 10 years since uprising

IDLIB, (Syria): Thousands took to the streets in Syria’s last major rebel bastion of Idlib Monday to mark 10 years...

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:38am

World

Biden halts US support for offensive military operations in Yemen

Biden says that the war has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe and this war has to end
US will continue to support and help Saudi Arabia defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity

Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:07am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Merit Packaging (R) / Oct 28 Merit Packaging Limited (R)(MERITR2)	2.01 ▲ 1.00 (99.01%)
Buxly / Oct 28 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	165.63 ▲ 11.56 (7.50%)
Dewan Farooque Motors / Oct 28 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6.60 ▲ 0.24 (3.77%)
Pak. Int. Airlines (A) / Oct 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (A)(PIAA)	4.35 ▲ 0.14 (3.33%)
Fauji Cement / Oct 28 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18.43 ▲ 0.53 (2.96%)
Sakrand Sugar / Oct 28 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.73 ▲ 0.25 (2.64%)
Pioneer Cement / Oct 28 Pioneer Cement Limited(PIOC)	88.90 ▲ 2.06 (2.37%)
Dewan Cem. / Oct 28 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	8.39 ▲ 0.19 (2.32%)
Hi-Tech Lubricants / Oct 28 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	54.26 ▲ 0.88 (1.65%)
Maple Leaf / Oct 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	36.00 ▲ 0.56 (1.58%)

Stock	Price
Dolmen City REIT / Oct 28 Dolmen City REIT(DCR)	11.57 ▲ -0.33 (-2.77%)
Merit Packaging / Oct 28 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	12.82 ▲ -0.17 (-1.31%)
IGI Holdings / Oct 28 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	165.51 ▲ -1.61 (-0.96%)
Engro Polymer (Pref) / Oct 28 Engro Polymer (Preference)(EPCLPS)	10.90 ▲ -0.10 (-0.91%)
Bal. Glass / Oct 28 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	9.95 ▲ -0.05 (-0.50%)
Avanceon Ltd / Oct 28 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	111.99 ▲ -0.40 (-0.36%)
Int. Ind. / Oct 28 International Industries Limited(INIL)	176.00 ▲ -0.31 (-0.18%)
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 28 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	84.01 ▲ -0.14 (-0.17%)
Hum Network / Oct 28 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	6.75 ▲ -0.01 (-0.15%)
Fauji Fert. / Oct 28 Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited(FFC)	102.01 ▲ -0.11 (-0.11%)

Stock	Volume
Merit Packaging (R) / Oct 28 Merit Packaging Limited (R)(MERITR2)	2,849,500 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Oct 28 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	30,500 ▼ 0.00
Dewan Farooque Motors / Oct 28 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	27,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Oct 28 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	19,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	16,700 ▼ 0.00
Pioneer Cement / Oct 28 Pioneer Cement Limited(PIOC)	15,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 28 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	11,500 ▼ 0.00
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Glass / Oct 28 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	8,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Fert. / Oct 28 Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited(FFC)	5,060 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 27	172.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 27	172.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 27	113.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 27	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 27	1.37
Euro to USD / Oct 27	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 27	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 27	4551.68
India Sensex / Oct 27	61350.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 27	29098.24
Nasdaq / Oct 27	15235.84
Hang Seng / Oct 27	25628.74
FTSE 100 / Oct 27	7253.27
Dow Jones / Oct 27	35490.69
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 27	15705.81
France CAC40 / Oct 27	6753.52