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Blasts and gunfire at Sikh temple in Afghan capital

KABUL: Gunmen stormed a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Saturday, lobbing at least one grenade and wounding two...

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 01:09pm

Minibus bomb attack kills four in Kabul

KABUL: A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least four people and injured several others in the Afghan capital on...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

World

Former Afghan minister returns to Kabul at Taliban invitation

KABUL: A former Afghan minister, who fled as the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, returned on Wednesday,...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:02am

World

Ghani unlikely to have fled Kabul with millions in cash: US watchdog

WASHINGTON: Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani almost certainly did not flee Kabul as it fell to the Taliban with...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 07:39am

World

Former president Ashraf Ghani unlikely to have fled Kabul with millions: US watchdog

Although SIGAR found that some cash was taken from the grounds of the palace and loaded onto these helicopters, evidence indicates that this number did not exceed $1 million and may have been closer in value to $500,000, says report

Published 07 Jun, 2022 01:26pm

Pakistan

TTP extends ceasefire until ‘next announcement’

ISLAMABAD: The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced a fresh breakthrough in the ongoing peace...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:31am

Pakistan

Two-day peace talks between TTP, tribal elders likely to conclude today

ISLAMABAD: The two-day peace talks between the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the tribal elders...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 07:18am

Indian officials meet Taliban in Kabul

NEW DELHI: A team of Indian officials met the acting Taliban foreign minister of Afghanistan on Thursday to discuss...

Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:38am

World

Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports: officials

DOHA: Negotiations between the Taliban and a Qatar-Turkey consortium for operating Afghanistan’s five airports,...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 04:04pm

Editorials

Kabul must rein in TTP terrorists

EDITORIAL: Pakistan on Sunday asked the Afghan Taliban government to secure the Pak-Afghan border regions and take...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

Pakistan

Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns the three terrorist attacks in Kabul which resulted in the loss of precious...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

World

Blast in Afghan capital kills one, wounds dozens

KABUL: A blast hit the money exchange hub in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens,...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 09:19pm

World

Taliban vow to address 'all concerns' of China as Wang visits

Wang and Muttaqi discuss commencing work in Afghanistan's mines sector

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 06:59pm

World

Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen

KABUL: The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened,...

Updated 23 Mar, 2022 03:56pm

Markets

Crypto provides fix for some in crisis-hit Afghanistan

HERAT: In the middle of a bazaar in western Afghanistan, Arezo Akrimi takes out her smartphone and, after a few taps...

Updated 21 Mar, 2022 09:43am

World

End of war brings relief, and despair, to Afghan women

CHARIKAR: The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August brought an end to 20 years of fighting -- and relief for...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 10:48am

World

Biden rejects reported military criticism of Afghan exit

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday flatly rejected reports that the US military is sharply critical of his...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 09:48am

BR Research

Between a rock and a hard place

With the economy facing considerable headwinds, the last thing Pakistan needs is a deterioration in security...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 08:33am

Five soldiers martyred in attack from Afghanistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Militants firing from inside Afghanistan martyred at least five Pakistani soldiers at a border ...

Updated 07 Feb, 2022 09:14am

Pregnant woman denied re-entry to New Zealand offered refuge by Taliban

WELLINGTON: A pregnant New Zealand journalist denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 04:56am

World

Taliban detain dozens trying to 'illegally' leave Afghanistan by air

KABUL: Dozens of people were stopped from "illegally" leaving Afghanistan by air on Monday, a top Taliban official...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:46pm

Pakistan

Govt set to allow export of 14 items to Kabul

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to allow export of those 14 items whose major raw materials/components are...

Updated 21 Jan, 2022 11:23am

World

Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens

KABUL: In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the Afghan...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 08:25pm

Taliban fighters pepper spray women protesters?

KABUL: Taliban forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan’s capital...

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 09:39am

World

Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family

KABUL: An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 02:51pm

World

Taliban order shop owners to behead mannequins

KABUL: The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut off the heads of mannequins, insisting the...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

World

Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor into Kabul canal

KABUL: A team of Afghan intelligence agents poured around 3,000 litres of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the ...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 10:45am

Pakistan

First consignment of 1800MT wheat from Pakistan reaches Afghanistan

The first consignment of 1800 metric tonnes of wheat as humanitarian assistance from Pakistan reached Afghanistan on...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 10:00pm

World

Taliban chief orders fighters not to 'punish' former regime members

KABUL: The Taliban's supreme leader has ordered fighters not to punish members of Afghanistan's former regime for...

Updated 30 Dec, 2021 02:11pm

Suicide bomber shot dead as Taliban fighters gather for passports

KABUL: A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead Thursday outside Kabul’s main passport office, police said, as...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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