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IS claims Mastung blast

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Balochistan that martyred three...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 08:46am

Handover of IS terrorist to US as per UN resolutions: FO

ISLAMABAD: Denying the presence of IS training camps inside Pakistan territory, Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:44am

FO denies Kabul’s allegations of supporting ISIS

ISLAMABAD: Terming the accusations baseless, the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday dismissed Afghanistan’s false...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39am

World

World ‘safer’ without Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, says Blinken

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

Taliban blame Pakistan after ‘capture of key IS fighters’

KABUL: Taliban authorities captured “key members” of the Islamic State group responsible for recent deadly...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

World

US pledges new funds at anti-IS coalition gathering

WASHINGTON: The United States, seeking to bolster the global coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group,...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

World

Russia says IS behind deadly Moscow concert hall attack

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday said for the first time that the Islamic State group coordinated the March concert hall...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

World

Russia says it’s hard to believe IS could have launched Moscow attack

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was “extremely hard to...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am

Opinion

Massacre in Russia

The toll of the horrendous terrorist attack on March 23, 2024 at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow’s northern suburb...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:43am

World

Death toll of IS-claimed Kabul blast rises to 5

KABUL: The death toll from an attack on a bus in western Kabul claimed by the Islamic State group rose from two to...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

Pakistan

Govt speeds up Afghans’ repatriation

PESHAWAR: Pakistan opened more border centres on Friday to speed up the return of tens of thousands of undocumented...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Afghan spillover

EDITORIAL: Islamabad understands the UN’s (United Nation’s) concerns about TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Editorials

Bajaur bombing

EDITORIAL: In one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks on Sunday at least 55 people have died thus far and more than...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

‘Afghan citizens’ helping suicide bombers: PM

ISLAMABAD: Militants behind a spate of suicide attacks in Pakistan were being helped by “Afghan citizens” across the...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

IS claims responsibility for Bajaur blast that killed 54

KHAR: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide bomb blast in Bajaur that killed at least...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Syria payments: American families of IS victims sue cement maker Lafarge

ZURICH: Relations of a US aid worker and American soldiers - all killed or injured by Islamic State and Al-Nusra...

Updated 29 Jul, 2023 09:33am

World

US SC backs Big Tech over terror claims

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Twitter and Google on Thursday, saying the social media giants...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

The MbS reset

The Arab press hasn’t buzzed like this since al Qaeda (AQ) hijacked the so-called Arab Spring in Libya and Syria,...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

World

Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

Afghanistan arrests ‘foreign IS member’ for embassy attack

ISLAMABAD: A foreign member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been arrested in connection with an attack last week...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:25am

Pakistani embassy in Kabul: IS-KP claims responsibility for attack

KABUL: Islamic State -Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2022 09:49am

World

At least 16 killed in Afghan madrassa blast

KABUL: At least 16 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan’s...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 07:03am

World

Top Taliban cleric killed in Kabul suicide blast

KABUL: A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State (IS) was killed Thursday at ...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Bomb blast in Kabul kills eight, injures more than 20

KABUL: A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight...

Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am

World

Bomb kills two in Shia area of Afghan capital

KABUL: A bomb attached to a handcart exploded in Kabul on Friday, police said, killing two people in an area largely...

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 10:11pm

Editorials

Afghanistan ‘remains complex’

EDITORIAL: It seems the Taliban are going to celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

World

IS claims Kabul Sikh temple attack

KABUL: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed one...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

World

IS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: Islamic state on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers in ...

Published 15 May, 2022 06:43am

World

IS claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai

CAIRO: Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that killed five Egyptian soldiers...

Published 14 May, 2022 08:42pm

Opinion

‘A new wave of terror in Afghanistan’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “A new wave of terror in Afghanistan”. The newspaper has argued,...

Published 08 May, 2022 05:25am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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