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CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday: report

The Washington Post, citing US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says Burns met Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:25pm

BR Research

Eat humble pie

Things unfolding in Afghanistan over the past ten days are a forecaster’s nightmare. The Twitter sphere is abuzz...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 07:40am

World

US orders commercial planes to help move Afghanistan evacuees

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday ordered six commercial airlines to help transport people after their...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

Rising prices, shuttered banks add to misery for Kabul

KABUL: A week after the Taliban's lightning seizure of Kabul, growing numbers of people in the Afghan capital are...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Pakistan

PIA trying to evacuate foreign nationals at the earliest: CEO

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arshad Malik said on Sunday that the...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Opinion

Afghanistan: PIA deserves praise

It is heartening to note that country's national air carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

US orders American airlines to aid Afghan evacuation

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday enlisted several major American airlines in its chaotic evacuation of tens ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:17pm

World

Seven people killed in crowd near Kabul airport: UK ministry of defence

LONDON: Seven people in crowds near Kabul airport were killed amid chaos as thousands of people gathered trying to...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 02:34pm

World

Viral footage of US Marine aiding baby captures Kabul chaos

WASHINGTON: A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall at Kabul's...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Opinion

UN secretary general's controversial remarks

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has unnecessarily lowered his stature through his seemingly off the cuff...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

EU chief appeals to members: take in Afghan refugees

MADRID: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday appealed to European Union states to take in Afghan refugees flown...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 03:47am

Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul for talks to set up government

KABUL: Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks on establishing a new...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 03:30am

World

Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul for talks to set up government

Other senior Taliban leaders seen in the capital in recent days include Khalil Haqqani

Updated 21 Aug, 2021 01:38pm

World

Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of Afghanistan reprisals

Say the group planned to ready a new model for governing Afghanistan within the next few weeks

Updated 21 Aug, 2021 07:39pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The fall of Kabul

"I have been watching the coverage of the fall of Kabul..." "Right, but it ain't a coup you know - I mean it isn't...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

World

UAE to temporarily host 5,000 evacuated Afghans en route elsewhere

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country on ...

Published 20 Aug, 2021 11:48pm

World

NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts

Thousands of people, desperate to flee the country, continued to throng the airport, the official who declined to be identified told Reuters

Published 20 Aug, 2021 09:55am

World

Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan: report

The Taliban have been conducting 'targeted door-to-door visits' of people who worked with US and NATO forces, according to a confidential document by the UN's threat assessment consultants

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 09:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan meets Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah

Mansoor Ahmad Khan reiterates Islamabad's commitment to peace in Afghanistan

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 10:59pm

World

Taliban fight trust deficit with PR blitz

KABUL: Smiling and waving at journalists, posing for selfies in the streets and even sitting down for a TV interview...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 02:39pm

World

Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule

The new regime's fighters took control of the city on Sunday after a lightning offensive that saw the former government's provincial strongholds around the country topple like dominoes in a matter of days

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 02:42pm

World

Dutch airlift jet leaves Kabul without any Dutch nationals

THE HAGUE: The first Dutch evacuation flight since the Taliban takeover left Kabul without a single Dutch or Afghan...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

Opinion

China sifts opportunity from ashes of US Afghan project?

China’s overtures to the Taliban indicate a bid to extract maximum benefit from the dramatic collapse of the US...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

Pakistan

World

Taliban met ex-Afghan leader Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah

Abdullah had led the government's peace council during failed talks between the warring sides in Qatar.

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 12:05am

World

Former Afghan president Ghani says supports Taliban-Karzai talks

Statement comes after UAE's announcement that it has welcomed Ghani and his family on 'humanitarian grounds'

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 11:55pm

World

Relieved to be in Canada, an Afghan refugee weeps for Kabul

Since then, he has often said to himself how "lucky" he is to have the opportunity to start anew in Canada, but "weeps" for those left behind

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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