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Russia backs plans for Afghanistan interim government with the Taliban

On Friday, Russia announced that it backed the Taliban's integration into the future interim government in Afghanistan, as global powers escalated their efforts to secure a long-awaited peace deal.
The Russian Foreign Ministry's comments came as the United States prepares for the fast-approaching May deadline for troop withdrawal, ending its nearly two decades of military involvement in the war-torn country.

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 05:46pm

World

Russia says foiled 'terror' attack in North Caucasus

The FSB said later that month it foiled an attack planned by a Dagestan cell loyal to the Islamic State group.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 04:52pm

World

Russia says Twitter not removing 'banned' information

The communications watchdog reiterated that the measures only affect posts with photo, video and graphics.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 04:48pm

World

Russia to host Afghanistan meet ‘to advance inter-Afghan talks’

Russia aims to hold a conference later this month on Afghanistan in Moscow, marking an attempt by Moscow to raise its profile in the Afghan peace efforts.
Qatar, which is hosting intra-Afghan peace talks, has been invited to the Moscow meeting as an honoured guest.

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 04:45pm

World

Russia and China plan joint lunar space station

Moscow and Washington are collaborating in the space sector -- one of the few areas of cooperation left between the Cold War rivals.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 08:12pm

World

Russia urges US, Iran to coordinate return to nuclear deal

Tehran meanwhile demands Washington take the first step by scrapping the sanctions.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

Norway may block Rolls-Royce sale of Bergen Engines to Russian buyer

The Norwegian justice ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 12:19pm

World

Russia reports 10,253 new coronavirus cases, 379 deaths

The government's coronavirus taskforce said 379 people had died, bringing the official death toll to 89,473.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

Markets

Oil prices surge as OPEC+ extends output cuts into April

Analysts are reviewing their price forecasts to reflect the continued supply restraint by OPEC+ as well as US shale producers, who are holding back spending in order to boost returns to investors.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 11:10am

Business & Finance

Russia's Sberbank posts 2020 profit, pushes tech ambitions

Sberbank has nearly 100 million customers, mostly in Russia but also in several former Soviet and eastern European countries.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 04:56pm

World

Russia says new Western sanctions 'absolutely unacceptable'

The new sanctions target several individuals within Russia's security sector, including Federal Security Service (FSB) head Alexander Bortnikov.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:35pm

World

U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee approves Burns to lead CIA

Warner said he hoped the full Senate “will move to confirm Ambassador Burns without any unnecessary delay.”
“After meeting with Ambassador Burns, I believe he understands the nature of the Chinese threat and the others facing our nation,” the committee’s top Republican, Senator Marco Rubio, said in a statement.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 02:27pm

Sports

Wawrinka dumped out of Rotterdam ATP, Rublev advances

The in-form Russian will face former world number one Andy Murray in the second round.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 11:32am

World

US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning: report

They demanded his "immediate release" from a Russian penal colony, where he was transferred last week from a Moscow prison.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:40am

World

Over 60% of Russians don't want Sputnik V vaccine: Reuters poll

Nearly two thirds of Russians are not willing to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, and about the same number believe the new coronavirus was created artificially as a biological weapon, an independent pollster said on Monday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:45pm

World

US, Russia warships dock in strategic Sudan port

In December, Russia announced signing a 25-year agreement to build a naval base in Port Sudan, part of Moscow's latest push into Africa as it seeks to renew its geopolitical clout.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 05:44pm

Business & Finance

Russia factory activity growth near two-year peak in Feb

The sharpest jump in employment in two years supported the headline figure even as exports continued to fall.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:37pm

World

Russia launches its first Arctic monitoring satellite

Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter later that communication with the satellite had been established.

Published 28 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

Russia reports 11,359 new coronavirus cases, 379 deaths

The coronavirus crisis centre said that 379 more deaths of coronavirus patients.

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 04:59pm

World

Ukraine takes Russia to Europe rights court over 'targeted assassinations'

Ukraine argues that they constitute an infringement of the right to life, which is protected by the Convention on Human Rights, to which Russia is a signatory.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 04:53pm

World

EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over crackdown

The EU has already hit Russia with waves of sanctions over the 2014 annexation of Crimea and Moscow's fuelling of the war in Ukraine.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 05:22pm

World

Swede charged with spying for Russia

The Russian diplomat was briefly detained but released on account of his diplomatic immunity.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 05:20pm

World

EU set to agree sanctions over Russia, Myanmar crackdowns

The bloc in October slapped six officials on a blacklist over the poisoning of Navalny with Novichok, a nerve agent.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:58am

World

Russia reports 12,742 new coronavirus cases, 417 deaths

Authorities also reported another 417 deaths, raising the official toll to 83,293.

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

World

EU likely to approve sanctions over Russia crackdown

His sentencing sparked nationwide protests that saw baton-wielding security forces detain thousands.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 10:49am

Pakistan

Aman 2021: Pakistan Navy conducts joint exercises with Russian, Sri Lankan naval forces

DGPR said that the exercises were held in the north Arabian Sea.
The exercise was attended by the aerial assets of the Pakistan Navy and Air Force.

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 03:36pm

Business & Finance

Russia's Gazprom Neft 2020 net profit falls 71% on weak oil demand and prices

Revenue fell 20% to 2 trillion roubles while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped 42% to 415.4 billion roubles, the company said.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 02:54pm

Markets

Russian rouble slips as external risks linger; stocks edges higher

Russian stock indexes edged up after a sharp drop in the previous session.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:07pm

Markets

Woodside aims to seal LNG plant stake sale ahead of $11bn gas project go-ahead

However Chief Executive Peter Coleman said on Thursday there was no concern with Lukoil becoming a partner through a takeover of FAR, as FAR's stake in the Senegal project was below the 33% equity threshold for US sanctions.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:20pm

World

Russia detains 19 suspected Islamists in coordinated raids

It told Russian news agencies the detainees were charged with organising and participating in activities within an extremist group.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 05:12pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Feb 1 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	7.08 ▲ 1.00 (16.45%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Feb 1 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.85 ▲ 0.55 (12.79%)
Gammon Pak / Feb 1 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	6 ▲ 0.54 (9.89%)
Ashfaq Textile / Feb 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	10.39 ▲ 0.89 (9.37%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 1 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	11.72 ▲ 1.00 (9.33%)
Sindh Modaraba / Feb 1 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	7.60 ▲ 0.60 (8.57%)
Next Capital / Feb 1 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	5.15 ▲ 0.39 (8.19%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
OLP Modaraba / Feb 1 OLP Modaraba Limited(OLPM)	13.50 ▲ 0.98 (7.83%)
Pak Engineering / Feb 1 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	302.70 ▲ 21.11 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / Feb 1 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.33 ▲ -0.17 (-11.33%)
Kohinoor Power / Feb 1 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.70 ▲ -0.42 (-10.19%)
Sakrand Sugar / Feb 1 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.74 ▲ -0.84 (-7.94%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Feb 1 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	207.76 ▲ -16.84 (-7.50%)
Pakistan Services / Feb 1 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	2095.13 ▲ -169.87 (-7.50%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 1 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	45.79 ▲ -3.71 (-7.49%)
EFG Hermes Pak / Feb 1 EFG Hermes Pakistan Limited(EFGH)	12.49 ▲ -1.01 (-7.48%)
Dadex Eternit / Feb 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	35.20 ▲ -2.78 (-7.32%)
Faran Sugar / Feb 1 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	54.51 ▲ -4.24 (-7.22%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13 ▲ -1.00 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,426,966 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Feb 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,194,870 ▲ -0.63
Pak Refinery / Feb 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,748,506 ▼ 0.07
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	7,437,500 ▼ 0.30
Gul Ahmed / Feb 1 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	7,432,897 ▼ 1.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Feb 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,561,607 ▼ 0.44
Habib Bank / Feb 1 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	4,945,651 ▼ 0.31
Fauji Cement / Feb 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,779,500 ▼ 0.02
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	4,506,916 ▲ -0.23
Hub Power Co. / Feb 1 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	4,097,554 ▼ 0.24

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 1	271
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 1	269.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 1	130.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 1	1.23
Euro to USD / Feb 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 31	4.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 31	4076.60
Nasdaq / Jan 31	11584.55
Dow Jones / Jan 31	34086.04
India Sensex / Feb 1	59963.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 1	27345.74
Hang Seng / Feb 1	22072.18
FTSE 100 / Feb 1	7780.98
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 1	15120.54
France CAC40 / Feb 1	7085.19

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	20735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	172754
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 1	79.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 1	1925.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 1	86.58

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