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Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The strike...

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 09:13am

Opinion

US in uphill battle to challenge Russia in Black Sea

On the day that two Russian fighter jets suddenly scrambled to intercept a US bomber refuelling mid-air near Crimea,...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am

World

Biden says he's concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 01:40am

World

CIA steps up spying contest with China with new unit

WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency announced Thursday a new China-focused unit that underscored its view...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

Some Afghan evacuees leaving military bases in US before resettlement

Something unexpected is happening at US military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am

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

US defence secretary tells Congress: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise’

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army’s sudden collapse...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 04:01am

World

Afghan army collapse 'took us all by surprise,' US defense secretary

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army's sudden collapse caught...

Updated 28 Sep, 2021 10:49pm

US successfully flight tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon

WASHINGTON: The United States has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 04:12am

World

CIA removes Vienna station chief over handling of Havana syndrome cases

WASHINGTON: The CIA removed its Vienna, Austria station chief recently amid criticism the person did not take...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

World

Pentagon says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians in 'tragic mistake'

US General Frank McKenzie says Pentagon is considering reparations for the civilians killed
A spokesman for Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers, Zabihullah Mujahid, had said at the time that strike had killed seven people

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 09:51am

World

Pentagon chief still hopes to meet Saudi crown prince: spokesman

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who traveled to the Gulf last week but did not visit Saudi Arabia,...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 08:37am

World

On 9/11, the deadliest attacks in US history

NEW YORK: Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States that left nearly 3,000 people...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 10:07am

Opinion

The American deep state

Like a volcano, Afghanistan is on the boil again. Wrong. Volcanoes have a long period of dormancy – 20, 40, 50...

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

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

US warns of more terror attacks at Kabul airport

KABUL: Suicide bomb threats hung over the final phase of the US military's airlift operation from Kabul Sunday, with...

Updated 29 Aug, 2021 02:08pm

US says two ‘high profile’ IS targets dead in Afghanistan strike

WASHINGTON: A US air strike in Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed two...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:17am

Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military

WASHINGTON: A senior Pentagon official held talks with the Chinese military for the first time since President Joe...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:06am

World

US military begins withdrawal from Kabul airport

President Joe Biden sent thousands of troops to the airport as the Taliban swept through Afghanistan earlier this month to help evacuate American citizens

Published 28 Aug, 2021 10:02pm

US on alert for more Kabul attacks

KABUL: US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 04:33am

World

US warns 'credible threats' to Kabul airlift after IS attack

KABUL: The high-risk Kabul airlift operation to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies still faced "specific, credible...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:37am

World

Taliban 'not in charge' of any Kabul airport operations: Pentagon

"They are not in charge of any of the gates, are not in charge any of the airport operations. That is still under US military control," said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby

Updated 28 Aug, 2021 01:55am

World

Pentagon says Kabul attack carried out by one suicide bomber

WASHINGTON: A deadly attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday was carried out by a single suicide bomber at...

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 09:06pm

World

Biden warns Kabul airport attackers: 'We will hunt you down'

Biden spoke hours after the blasts killed at least a dozen American troops and scores of civilians, the worst day of casualties for U.S. forces there in a decade

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 03:34pm

World

Another huge blast heard in Kabul, Taliban say it was not an attack

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahadid, however, tweeted that it was a controlled explosion by US forces destroying equipment at the airport and Kabul residents should not worry

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 02:35am

World

France in talks with Taliban over evacuations from Afghanistan

Macron said France's ambassador in Afghanistan would not remain in the country for security reasons and would operate from Paris, adding French special forces were at Kabul airport

Published 26 Aug, 2021 09:27pm

World

Death toll from Kabul airport blasts 'between 13 and 20': Taliban spokesman

At least four US military personnel also among those killed: sources
Attacks come after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 11:05pm

World

Pentagon makes Pfizer vaccine mandatory after FDA approval

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered all active-duty service members to be vaccinated with the...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Biden tells G7: US on pace to complete Afghan pullout by Aug 31

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Tuesday that the United States is on pace to complete the US...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

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Stock	Price
Buxly / Oct 26 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	133.00 ▲ 8.98 (7.24%)
Kohinoor Sp. / Oct 26 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.42 ▲ 0.21 (4.99%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Oct 26 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.90 ▲ 0.92 (3.68%)
Fauji Cement / Oct 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19.10 ▲ 0.66 (3.58%)
Kot Addu / Oct 26 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	27.25 ▲ 0.62 (2.33%)
Hum Network / Oct 26 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	6.78 ▲ 0.11 (1.65%)
Pak Elektron / Oct 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26.49 ▲ 0.37 (1.42%)
Service Fab. / Oct 26 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	10.82 ▲ 0.15 (1.41%)
Searle Co. / Oct 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	232.00 ▲ 3.03 (1.32%)
Byco Petroleum / Oct 26 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	7.29 ▲ 0.07 (0.97%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine. N.V. (R) / Oct 26 Azgard Nine (Non-Voting).(R) (ANLNVR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Azgard Nine(R) / Oct 26 Azgard Nine Limited. (R)(ANLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Al-Shaheer Corp.(R) / Oct 26 Al-Shaheer Corporation Limited.(R)(ASCR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Escorts Inv.Bank (R) / Oct 26 Escorts Investment Bank Limited (R)(ESBLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Fauji Fert. Bin (R) / Oct 26 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited (R)(FFBLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Ghani Glass (R) / Oct 26 Ghani Glass Limited (R)(GHGLR2)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Hascol Petroleum (R) / Oct 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited (R)(HASCOLR1)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
IGI Life Ins. (R) / Oct 26 IGI Life Insurance Limited (R)(IGILR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Sazgar Engineering (R) / Oct 26 Sazgar Engineering Works Ltd. (R) (SAZEWR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
786 Investments / Oct 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	0.00 ▲ -7.00 (-100.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hum Network / Oct 26 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	11,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 26 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Oct 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,000 ▼ 0.00
Buxly / Oct 26 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	2,500 ▼ 0.00
Searle Co. / Oct 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	2,000 ▼ 0.00
Bank of Punjab / Oct 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	1,500 ▼ 0.00
Amreli Steels / Oct 26 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Avanceon Ltd / Oct 26 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Engro Fertilizers / Oct 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Oct 26 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	1,000 ▼ 0.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 23	174.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 23	174.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	113.50
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 23	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 23	4544.90
India Sensex / Oct 23	60821.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	28804.85
Nasdaq / Oct 23	15090.20
Hang Seng / Oct 23	26126.93
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	7204.55
Dow Jones / Oct 23	35677.02
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	15542.98
France CAC40 / Oct 23	6733.69

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 23	83.76
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 23	14880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 23	99450.00
Gold Spot / Oct 23	1792.65
Cotton / Oct 23	108.26

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