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Blast in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province kills one, injures 5

KABUL: A blast hit the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Saturday, police said, killing one person...

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 06:45pm

World

Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan

KABUL: Taliban forces killed a top Islamic State commander who allegedly planned attacks against diplomatic missions...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 05:55pm

World

Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Pakistan, Russia, Iran

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 06:57pm

World

Death toll of bombing near Afghan ministry rises to 10: UN

KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital this week has risen to...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 02:13pm

Markets

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 02:30pm

World

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack

The militant...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:58pm

US forces kill two IS ‘officials’ in Syria raid

BEIRUT: US forces killed two Islamic State group “officials” in an overnight raid in eastern Syria, US Central...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:41am

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

World

At least 19 killed, 24 wounded in north Afghanistan blast

KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's...

Updated 30 Nov, 2022 10:49pm

World

Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish groups in Syria, Iraq

ISTANBUL: Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against Kurdish militant bases across ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2022 11:43am

World

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghanistan

CAIRO: Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a vehicle in the western Afghanistan...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:25pm

World

Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five

KABUL: An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:23pm

World

Fifteen dead in attack on Shia shrine in Iran

TEHRAN: At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shia Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 12:09pm

World

Taliban kill six IS members in raid in Afghan capital

KABUL: Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital,...

Published 22 Oct, 2022 11:53am

World

UN raises Kabul classroom bombing death toll to 35 as women protest ‘genocide’

KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said Saturday, as Shia...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 04:21pm

World

Blast near Kabul mosque after Friday prayers kills at least four people

KABUL: At least four people were killed and 10 injured by a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital which struck...

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 05:41pm

World

Saudi blast suspect kills self with suicide belt

RIYADH: A suspect in a deadly 2015 Islamic State group attack on a Saudi mosque blew himself up while being arrested...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 08:27pm

US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief: Pentagon

Maher al-Agal was killed while riding a motorcycle near Jindayris in Syria

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the...

Published 12 Jul, 2022 09:37pm

World

Blast hits car in Afghan capital, killing two

KABUL: At least two people were killed when a blast hit a car in the Afghan capital on Sunday, officials said, the...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 09:58pm

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

World

IS claims bus bombing in Afghan capital

KABUL: The Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a passenger bus that killed one woman...

Updated 01 May, 2022 02:01pm

World

Blast tears through mosque in northern Afghan city Kunduz, killing 33

KABUL: A blast tore through a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, killing 33...

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 09:33pm

World

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Northern Afghanistan

CAIRO: Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday,...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:58pm

World

Islamic state confirms death of its leader, names new chief

CAIRO: Islamic State confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi on Thursday and announced...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 10:16pm

World

Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

JALAWLA: Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 12:48pm

World

Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break

AMMAN: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by US troops tightened their siege of a prison ...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:45pm

World

11 soldiers killed in Iraq by IS militants: authorities

BAGHDAD: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State group against their base in...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 01:45pm

World

Seven UN peacekeepers killed in central Mali explosion

BAMAKO: An explosion on Wednesday in central Mali killed seven United Nations peacekeepers and seriously wounded...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 09:33pm

World

Pentagon orders new probe into Syria airstrike investigated by NYT

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon launched a fresh probe Monday into a 2019 airstrike that killed civilians in Syria, two...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 11:22am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / Mar 22 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.52 ▲ 0.18 (13.43%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.88 ▲ 0.88 (11.00%)
Balochistan Glass / Mar 22 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	13.30 ▲ 1.00 (8.13%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	257.53 ▲ 17.96 (7.50%)
Allied Rent. / Mar 22 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	27.83 ▲ 1.94 (7.49%)
Khairpur / Mar 22 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	61.69 ▲ 4.30 (7.49%)
Metro Steel / Mar 22 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	27.55 ▲ 1.92 (7.49%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 22 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	18.43 ▲ 1.28 (7.46%)
John&Philips / Mar 22 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	38.95 ▲ 2.44 (6.68%)
Ismail Ind. / Mar 22 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	487.74 ▲ 29.55 (6.45%)

Stock	Price
Jubile Life InsXD / Mar 22 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	116 ▼ -25.68 (-18.13%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	3.76 ▼ -0.64 (-14.55%)
Dewan Textile / Mar 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	2.01 ▼ -0.32 (-13.73%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	7.05 ▼ -0.95 (-11.88%)
Habib Metropol. / Mar 22 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	31.68 ▼ -4.04 (-11.31%)
Bankislami Pak. / Mar 22 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	10 ▼ -1.23 (-10.95%)
F.Treet Manuf / Mar 22 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	7.10 ▼ -0.75 (-9.55%)
B.O.Punjab / Mar 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	4.07 ▼ -0.36 (-8.13%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 22 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	11.55 ▼ -0.96 (-7.67%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Mar 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	5.65 ▼ -0.46 (-7.53%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	25,054,065 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,643,395 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,140,985 ▼ -0.12
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	9,688,020 ▲ 0.18
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 22 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,626,500 ▼ -0.06
Dewan Motors / Mar 22 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,524,000 ▼ -0.28
Bankislami Pak. / Mar 22 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	5,405,500 ▼ -1.23
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,708,036 ▲ 0.10
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	285.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	283.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	131.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Mar 20	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 20	3951.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 20	26945.67
Nasdaq / Mar 20	11675.54
Dow Jones / Mar 20	32244.58
India Sensex / Mar 21	58074.68
Hang Seng / Mar 21	19128.12
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7481.91
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15117.14
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.90

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 20	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 20	177726
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	67.15
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	1982.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	77.62

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