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Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul: UN

KABUL: The founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 01:10pm

World

Blast near Afghan foreign ministry kills 6, hurts several

KABUL: At least six civilians were killed by a suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, near a security...

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 04:43pm

World

Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

KABUL: Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 11:00am

World

Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas

KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am

Editorials

Breakthrough in Kabul?

EDITORIAL: The proof of the pudding will lie in the eating, no doubt, even as a high-level Pakistani delegation...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Pakistan

Pak envoy in Kabul decides to step down

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s special representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq (retired) has decided to...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am

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

Business & Finance

Release of stuck-up trucks: Kabul urged to open Torkham border crossing immediately

PESHAWAR: The community of traders here on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over thousands of stranded export ...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Pakistan

Terrorist activities in Pakistan: Govt to send delegation to Kabul

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to send a high-level delegation to Kabul to convey Pakistan’s ‘concerns’...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:09am

World

UN aid chief raises women’s rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital

KABUL: The United Nations’ aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women’s education and work...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:58am

World

Gunmen shoot dead ‘fearless’ Afghan woman ex-lawmaker

KABUL: Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 07:28am

BR Research

Between a rock and a hard place

Be careful what you wish for! The Taliban’s victorious Kabul return (rather a walkover) back in August 2021 was...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 07:58am

Several killed, wounded in blast near Kabul military airfield

KABUL: An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people ...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Editorials

Kabul: Yet another anti-women action

EDITORIAL: Obsessed with the idea of controlling women the Afghan Taliban have been putting all sort of restrictions...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am

Editorials

Kabul: crackdown on women’s education

EDITORIAL: Although after seizing control of Afghanistan nearly a year-and-half ago the Taliban had promised a more...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

World

Brother and sister’s future separated after Taliban university ban

KABUL: Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university –...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 01:22pm

World

Death toll from Afghan oil tanker fire rises to 31

KABUL: The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Afghanistan’s high-altitude Salang Pass tunnel has risen to 31, an...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 05:46pm

World

12 killed as oil tanker catches fire in Afghanistan's Salang pass

CHARIKAR: An oil tanker overturned and caught fire in Afghanistan's high-altitude Salang pass, killing 12 people and...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 04:05pm

World

Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack

BEIJING: Five Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 01:28pm

Pakistan

Islamabad asks Kabul to ensure deadly firing incident doesn’t happen again

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan condemned the unprovoked and indiscriminate firing on the civilian population in Chaman by ...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:22am

World

Three killed in attack on China hotel in Kabul

KABUL: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

Attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals ends, three assailants killed

KABUL: At least three attackers were killed by security forces in Afghanistan on Monday after armed men opened fire...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:14pm

World

Bold new landmark puts world at centre of Afghan capital

KABUL: Afghanistan’s capital has a bold new landmark that puts it at the centre of the world – or rather the world...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 03:19pm

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

Pakistan

Pakistan 'confident' perpetrators of Kabul attack will be brought to justice

The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday said it was in “active contact” with Afghan authorities regarding the...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 08:51pm

BR Research

Disquiet on western front

Since the Afghan Taliban’s return to Kabul in August 2021, a marked increase in terrorism incidents, especially in...

Updated 05 Dec, 2022 10:37am

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

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia condemns attack on Pakistani embassy in Kabul

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday strongly condemned the armed attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 10:39pm

Two militants killed in attack on Afghan politician’s HQ

KABUL: Two suicide bombers disguised as burqa-clad women were killed as they tried to storm the headquarters of an...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 07:15am

Pakistan

‘Sustained action against terror’: Assurances received from Kabul, says FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Friday that the government of Pakistan has received assurances of sustained action...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.42 ▲ 0.62 (16.32%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 29 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 29 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.24 ▲ 0.15 (13.76%)
Invest Bank / Mar 29 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.19 ▲ 0.10 (9.17%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	43.32 ▲ 3.02 (7.49%)
Khairpur / Mar 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	67.61 ▲ 4.71 (7.49%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.22 ▲ 1.06 (7.49%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Mar 29 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.87 ▲ 1.87 (7.48%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 29 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	304 ▲ 20.89 (7.38%)
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 29 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	119 ▲ 8.00 (7.21%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.91 ▼ -0.99 (-20.20%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.20 ▼ -0.20 (-14.29%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▼ -0.29 (-11.89%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 29 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.61 ▼ -0.19 (-10.56%)
U.D.L.Modaraba / Mar 29 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	4.71 ▼ -0.49 (-9.42%)
Media Times Ltd / Mar 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.82 ▼ -0.16 (-8.08%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	4.07 ▼ -0.34 (-7.71%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.03 ▼ -0.33 (-7.57%)
Metro Steel / Mar 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	27.39 ▼ -2.22 (-7.50%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Mar 29 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	57.77 ▼ -4.68 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,781,500 ▼ -0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,342,048 ▼ -0.02
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 29 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,635,500 ▼ -2.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,999,500 ▼ -0.17
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 29 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,772 ▼ -0.92
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 29 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▲ 8.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,048,000 ▼ -0.07
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,769,542 ▼ -0.02
Habib Bank / Mar 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	3,527,993 ▼ -1.26
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	3,430,473 ▼ -0.07

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 29	284
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 29	283.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 29	131.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 29	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 29	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 29	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 28	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	3971.27
Nasdaq / Mar 28	11716.08
Dow Jones / Mar 28	32394.25
India Sensex / Mar 29	57772.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 29	27883.78
Hang Seng / Mar 29	20191.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 29	7506.30
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 29	15242.54
France CAC40 / Mar 29	7139.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 28	175411
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 29	73.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 29	1966.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 29	82

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