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UN warns of looming 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Afghanistan

GENEVA: The United Nations warned Tuesday that low supplies of food aid were threatening to plunge war-ravaged...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

World

Afghan 'tragedy' shows EU needs geopolitical muscle: Borrell

BRUSSELS: The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the chaotic international evacuation effort shows that Europe needs ...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

PIA evacuates 1,460 people from Kabul

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has evacuated 1460 passengers mostly 'foreign nationals' from Kabul...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

World

UN rights boss says she has credible reports of Taliban executions

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that she had received credible reports of serious violations by ...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

World

Afghanistan's media enters the unknown under Taliban rule

KABUL: Scores of journalists are among the tens of thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan following the...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

Senator Salvini, Pak envoy discuss Afghanistan situation

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the second largest party in both houses of the Italian Parliament - which is part of the ruling...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

Kabul's economic challenges

Perhaps out of pique or anger for what has seemed as an ignominious defeat suffered at the hands of the ramshackle...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Editorials

Taliban rejection of troop withdrawal delay

EDITORIAL: The unexpected and abrupt fall of Kabul to the Taliban caused a power vacuum creating conditions that ...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

CIA chief met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden sent CIA Director William Burns to meet Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:30am

World

Putin says Russia will not deploy its armed forces in Afghanistan

"It goes without saying that we do not plan to interfere in Afghanistan's domestic affairs let alone deploy our armed forces in a conflict"

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:10pm

Pakistan

TTP in disarray after funding from India stopped: Fawad

Information Minister says Taliban has assured that Afghan soil will not be used by the TTP against Pakistan

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 11:34pm

World

Pentagon says no change in plan to complete Afghan evacuation by Aug. 31

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Tuesday there had been no change so far in its plan to meet President Joe Biden's...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 08:41pm

World

Taliban ask US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans

Spokesman says Americans were taking "Afghan experts" such as engineers out of the country

Published 24 Aug, 2021 07:24pm

World

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

World

Taliban's treatment of women will mark 'red line': UN rights chief

Speaking before an emergency session on Afghanistan, Michelle Bachelet urges the Taliban to honour commitments to respect the rights of women and girls

Published 24 Aug, 2021 02:01pm

World

US ramps up Afghan evacuations after Taliban warn of 'red line'

Joe Biden is under increasing pressure to extend an August 31 deadline to pull out American forces

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:29am

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 VP Harris vows 'enduring engagement' in Asia

SINGAPORE: Vice President Kamala Harris vowed "enduring engagement" in Asia on Monday, offering reassurances of...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

World

Moscow-led bloc 'concerned' Taliban yet to form govt

MOSCOW: A Moscow-led security bloc said Monday it was concerned that the Taliban had not yet started forming a...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

World

Canada's Trudeau leaves door open to Taliban sanctions as G7 meet looms

MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open to sanctions on the Taliban Monday, noting that...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Pakistan

JI chief steps up criticism of PTI govt for promoting ‘culture of loot’

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the prime minister has failed to honour his commitment to end...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Pakistan

Pakistani envoy rejects US lawmaker’s claim

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, has disputed a claim by a US lawmaker...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Opinion

Anti-Taliban resistance

As the full impact and import of the US-led west’s departure from Afghanistan unfolds, there is no dearth of...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Opinion

Taliban's Kabul takeover

Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is seen to be actively engaged with his counterparts in the region and beyond,...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Editorials

World

G7 need to talk about extending evacuations deadline from Kabul, Germany says

G7 leaders will also discuss how to improve access for evacuees to Kabul airport, Maas told reporters in Berlin, adding Germany has been looking at options for keeping the airport running beyond Aug 31 for days.

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 11:46pm

World

Moscow-led bloc 'concerned' Taliban yet to form govt

MOSCOW: A Moscow-led security bloc said Monday it was concerned that the Taliban had not yet started forming a...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:16pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
India Sensex / Apr 23	73738.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8044.81
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	18137.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	83.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2323.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	81.72
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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