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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

World

Taliban to purge 'people of bad character' from ranks

KABUL/PESHAWAR: The Taliban have formed a commission to purge "people of bad character" from their ranks to protect...

Updated 23 Nov, 2021 08:03pm

World

US blacklists financial facilitator for Afghan affiliate of Islamic State

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an individual it accused of acting as a financial...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 09:32pm

World

Taliban launch operation against IS in southern Afghanistan

Response comes after increase in attacks in recent weeks

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 04:43pm

World

At least six killed as blast hits Kabul: residents, official

KABUL: A magnetic bomb attached to a minivan exploded in a heavily Shia area of the Afghan capital Kabul on ...

Updated 13 Nov, 2021 08:26pm

World

At least 19 killed, 50 injured in attack on Kabul military hospital

KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday,...

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 05:15pm

World

Islamic State in Afghanistan could be able to attack US in six months: Pentagon official

Assesses it has the intention to do so

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 09:34pm

World

Taliban pledge to step up security as Shia victims buried in Afghanistan

KABUL: Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques as hundreds of people gathered on Saturday to...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

World

IS claims deadly suicide attack on mosque in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 04:33pm

World

Taliban to meet EU officials on Tuesday: acting minister

DOHA: A Taliban delegation will meet European Union representatives in Doha on Tuesday, acting foreign minister Amir...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 09:52pm

World

Taliban say US drones must stop entering Afghanistan, warn of consequences

The Taliban on Wednesday warned of consequences if the United States did not stop flying drones over Afghan ...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 12:55pm

World

Islamic State attack kills 10 policemen near Iraq's Kirkuk

KIRKUK: Islamic State militants killed 10 Iraqi policemen and wounded four during an overnight attack on a guard ...

Published 05 Sep, 2021 05:01pm

World

Threat to Kabul airport remains 'real' and 'specific': Pentagon

Spokesman says the evacuation operation at the airport, currently controlled by thousands of US troops, is on high alert after the Islamic State-Khorasan launched five rockets at the operation earlier Monday

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 09:54pm

World

IS claims rocket attack on Kabul airport: statement

BEIRUT: The Islamic State-Khorasan group claimed a rocket attack Monday on the airport in Afghanistan's capital....

Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:31pm

World

US strikes Islamic State 'planner' in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul attack

US Central Command says the strike took place in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul and bordering Pakistan
Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties, says a US military statement

Updated 28 Aug, 2021 12:16pm

Pakistan

Afghanistan's UN ambassador calls on Pakistan for joint efforts against terrorism

In United Nations Security Council meeting, Isaczai says both countries should establish joint monitoring and verification mechanism to make the fight against terrorism effective

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:40pm

Opinion

The spectre of IS

The spectre of so-called Islamic State (IS) is far from over is a fact that has found its best expression from what...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Editorials

Anti-IS coalition

EDITORIAL: The Islamic State (IS) that had once captured huge territories in Iraq and Syria amidst the conflicts in...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

World

US presses allies to bring back IS fighters

"This situation is simply untenable. It just can't persist indefinitely," Blinken said.

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:59pm

Technology

Cyberattacks: Bigger, smarter, faster

Estonia blamed Moscow, with which it was mired in a diplomatic conflict, but the Kremlin denied the charge.

Published 25 May, 2021 09:58am

World

Islamic State remains 'potent' force in Afghanistan, says US envoy

The group first emerged in Afghanistan in 2014 as NATO combat troops withdrew from the country and handed over responsibility to domestic security forces.

Updated 19 May, 2021 05:24pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / May 20 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.16 (14.81%)
Paramount Mod / May 20 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Service Textile / May 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.90 ▲ 0.90 (9.00%)
Ruby Tex. / May 20 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.00 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / May 20 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.85 ▲ 0.86 (7.83%)
First Imrooz Mod. / May 20 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	134.38 ▲ 9.37 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / May 20 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	55.04 ▲ 3.84 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 20 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1004.55 ▲ 70.05 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / May 20 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	77.07 ▲ -12.49 (-13.95%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 20 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.32 ▲ -0.42 (-8.86%)
Trust Mod. / May 20 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Crescent Cotton / May 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.25 ▲ -3.75 (-7.50%)
Gatron Ind. / May 20 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	415.10 ▲ -33.65 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 20 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	61.86 ▲ -5.01 (-7.49%)
Frontier Ceram / May 20 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	29.60 ▲ -2.39 (-7.47%)
S.G.Power / May 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.45 ▲ -0.35 (-7.29%)
Imperial Limited / May 20 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.95 ▲ -1.06 (-7.06%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.99 ▲ -0.22 (-6.85%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Glo Hol / May 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	15,051,376 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,323,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	13,067,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,576,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,536 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 20 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	6,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 20 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,435,098 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 20 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	5,808,622 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 20 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,229,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	5,056,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	199.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	198.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	128.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.23
Euro to USD / May 19	1.05
UK LIBOR % / May 19	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	3923.68
India Sensex / May 19	54208.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	26205.29
Nasdaq / May 19	11418.16
Hang Seng / May 19	20041.14
FTSE 100 / May 19	7438.09
Dow Jones / May 19	31490.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	14007.76
France CAC40 / May 19	6352.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 19	110.10
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 19	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 19	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 19	1815.89
Cotton / May 19	128.99

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