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Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader

KABUL: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group...

Updated 25 Aug, 2022 04:00pm

World

Taliban say investigating US claim of killing Zawahiri

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are investigating a US "claim" that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US ...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 11:47am

Editorials

Ayman al-Zawahiri

EDITORIAL: One of the world’s most hunted terrorists with a $25 million bounty on his head, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 06:44am

World

Bin Laden family donated £1mn to Prince Charles charity: report

LONDON: Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, accepted a £1 million ($1.19 million, 1.21 million euro)...

Updated 31 Jul, 2022 03:49pm

World

Isolating the Taliban: How young landmine victims may be collateral damage

QAFAS KALAY: A group of Afghan children were grazing sheep in fields near the village of Bolak Wandi in eastern...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:59am

Opinion

US plans to keep Al-Qaeda in check in Afghanistan with air strikes

The Pentagon plans to rely on air strikes to prevent a resurgence of Al-Qaeda now that US troops have left...

Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:45am

World

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims and survivors of 9/11

"My visit to the site of the World Trade Center in 2010 is held fast in my memory," Elizabeth says

Published 11 Sep, 2021 01:47pm

US marks 9/11’s 20th anniversary

NEW YORK: Americans mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday with troops finally gone from Afghanistan, but...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 04:32am

Opinion

Afghanistan under the global spotlight

Afghanistan is said to be a reality that is neither apparent to senses nor obvious to the intelligence. This...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

World

Taliban grapple with Afghan economy in chaos, humanitarian crisis

KABUL: Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

World

With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border

More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Kabul in the US-led airlift after the Taliban seized the city in mid-August, but tens of thousands of Afghans at risk remained behind

Published 01 Sep, 2021 01:41pm

World

US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage

Islamic State (ISIS) said one of its suicide bombers targeted "translators and collaborators with the American army"

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 01:28pm

World

Timeline: Key dates in Afghanistan since 2001

KABUL: With the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan, here is a recap of landmark events in the war-torn country...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 09:49am

Editorials

The Afghan mess

EDITORIAL: Events in Afghanistan are moving at such speed that anything written or said runs the risk of being...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

World

Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago

On a trip to Kabul in January 2009, shortly before he was sworn in as vice president, Biden had warned Afghanistan's then-President Hamid Karzai that he could lose Washington's support

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 10:42am

World

Timeline: US intervention in Afghanistan

KABUL: The United States descended on Afghanistan and its Taliban government in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks...

Updated 06 Jul, 2021 12:34pm

World

Ex CIA chief Brennan on getting Bin Laden: high doubts, high risk

One of the two helicopters had crash-landed, and a backup would have to fly in.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 10:36am

Pakistan

PDM no threat to govt, says PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – the 11 opposition...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Osama Bin Laden supported, funded Nawaz Sharif, reveals Abida Hussain

Osama used to extend financial assistance to Nawaz Sharif, says former envoy
Abida says intelligence agencies used to spy on her in the US, but she was not involved in any suspicious activity which could be used against her by the intel officials
As the nuclear programme was under the purview of the president, most of my conversation used to be with Ishaq Khan and not the prime minister (Nawaz): Abida

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

Pakistan

Osama Bin Laden supported, funded Nawaz Sharif: Abida Hussain

She said the US administration including the diplomats, senators and congressmen used to advise Pakistan against the execution of nuclear program.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 08:22pm

Pakistan

PPP, PML-N have trapped in foreign funding case: Faisal Javed

He said The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was aimed at protecting employment of media persons.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:18am

World

US reinstates Sudan's sovereign immunity, authorizes funds to help pay debt

The bill also appropriates an additional $150 million for Sudan's settlement payment, in order to redistribute the funds in a way the bill's sponsors say is more equitable.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 11:01am

Former president Zardari called killing of Osama bin Laden "Good News", reveals Barack Obama

Former American president says despite realizing the fact that the operation violated the sovereignty of Pakistan, he instructed the US Army to strike al-Qaeda leader in Abbottabad

Published 18 Nov, 2020 04:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

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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