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Taliban shut down Afghan human rights body

KABUL: Taliban authorities on Tuesday said they have dissolved Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission as...

Published 17 May, 2022 06:06pm

World

Afghan money exchangers on strike after licence fee hike

KABUL: Thousands of money exchangers shut shop across Afghanistan on Sunday after Taliban authorities imposed a ...

Updated 15 May, 2022 10:46pm

World

Taliban stop men and women dining together in western Afghan city

HEART: Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in...

Updated 12 May, 2022 08:27pm

World

EU says Taliban ‘not listening’ to Afghans with girls’ school ban

KABUL: The Taliban shutdown of girls’ education shows the Taliban are not listening to the Afghan people and poses a...

Published 12 May, 2022 06:14pm

Pakistan

Minister spells out govt’s approach to Afghans entering Pakistan illegally

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Senator Talha Mahmood on Tuesday said that...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

World

Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces

KABUL: About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females...

Updated 10 May, 2022 04:53pm

World

Taliban order for women to cover faces ‘unconscionable,’ says US official

WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday a Taliban decree that ordered...

Published 08 May, 2022 09:53pm

Opinion

‘A new wave of terror in Afghanistan’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “A new wave of terror in Afghanistan”. The newspaper has argued,...

Published 08 May, 2022 05:25am

World

Taliban announce women must cover faces in public, say burqa is best

KABUL: The Taliban on Saturday ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group’s...

Published 07 May, 2022 02:58pm

World

Afghan leader hails 'security' in rare appearance to mark Eid

KANDAHAR: Afghanistan’s supreme leader appeared publicly for only the second time in six years on Sunday, telling...

Updated 01 May, 2022 06:17pm

Editorials

A new wave of terror in Afghanistan

EDITORIAL: The Afghan capital, Kabul, continues to suffer bomb blasts by terrorists that have rocked the country...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

World

Second bombing in two days in Kabul on eve of Eid ul-Fitr holiday

KABUL: A bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul on Saturday killed at least one person, officials said, in the...

Published 01 May, 2022 01:49am

World

Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports

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

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:23am

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

World

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government

KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:31pm

World

Taliban arrest IS ‘mastermind’ of Afghan mosque attack

KABUL: Taliban forces have arrested a suspected Islamic State militant who allegedly planned a bomb attack that...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

World

Mosque blast kills 33 in Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, (Afghanistan): A blast ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan killing 33...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

World

Taliban arrest IS 'mastermind' of Afghan mosque attack: police

KABUL: Taliban forces have arrested a suspected Islamic State militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at ...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 02:56pm

World

Taliban order TikTok, PUBG ban in entertainment crackdown

KABUL: The Taliban ordered a ban against video-sharing app TikTok and the survival-shooter PlayerUnknown’s...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

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

World

Taliban intelligence forces detain, beat journalist Jalili in Kabul

NEW YORK: The Taliban must immediately investigate the detention and alleged abuse in custody of Afghan journalist...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Perspectives

A requiem for Afghanistan

Afghanistan has been under Taliban control since August 2021 after two decades of war, which has left the country...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 07:39pm

World

Girls’ education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls’ education shows the movement’s ultra-conservatives retain tight control...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

World

Girls' education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls' education shows the movement's ultra-conservatives retain tight control of...

Updated 15 Apr, 2022 01:52pm

Editorials

The Afghan heroin

EDITORIAL: As of now, nothing could be harder for the Taliban than banning cultivation of poppy, a harvest that is...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am

World

Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban’s supreme leader on Sunday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:17pm

Editorials

Afghan Taliban 2.0.

EDITORIAL: Seven months after Taliban takeover of Kabul, girls’ secondary schools were opened on Wednesday, but...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 05:41am

World

Russia accredits Taliban envoy, voices concern about hardliners

Russia has accredited a diplomat from the Taliban to engage with the new Afghan government but remains concerned...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 12:39pm

Editorials

Taliban’s push to the past

EDITORIAL: No beard, no work: Taliban ordered government employees on Monday. A day before they off-loaded from a...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

Taliban ban Afghan women flying alone

KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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