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Biden says will continue to supply 'defensive' weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States would continue to supply "defensive" weapons...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 12:53am

World

Taliban stage show of strength with parade after protests

MAYMANA: Taliban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 02:19pm

World

Rocket hits military base near Baghdad airport, no casualties

BAGHDAD: A Katyusha rocket hit an Iraqi military base hosting US forces near Baghdad's international airport on...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:55pm

World

Drone attack on US base foiled, Iraqi security sources say

BAGHDAD: Two armed drones were shot down on Monday as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting US forces near...

Updated 03 Jan, 2022 04:51pm

World

US, West condemn reported 'summary killings' of ex-security forces

Want Taliban to ensure announced amnesty is enforced and 'upheld across the country and throughout their ranks'

Updated 05 Dec, 2021 10:03pm

US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:45am

World

US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:13am

World

Gulf states in first joint naval exercise with Israel: US

MANAMA: The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are holding their first joint naval exercise with Israel, a year after...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

World

US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad steps down

Khalilzad will be replaced by his deputy, Tom West, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 08:42am

World

Afghanistan to start issuing passports again after months of delays

KABUL: Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, a senior official said, following...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 03:48pm

World

ICC's new prosecutor wants to focus on Taliban, IS-K in Afghan probe

Will 'deprioritise' alleged war crimes by US forces

Published 27 Sep, 2021 06:00pm

Modi irked by PM’s plea for world support to Taliban

Khan, a longstanding critic of the 20-year US war ended by Biden, blamed imprecise US drone strikes for the flareup of extremism inside Pakistan and pointed to Islamabad’s cooperation with US forces

Updated 26 Sep, 2021 11:50am

World

Qatar flight with Afghans, Americans, Europeans leaves Kabul, official says

DUBAI: A fourth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since US forces withdrew last month...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 09:04pm

China, Russia urge Taliban to keep security promises

DUSHANBE: Russia and China's leaders on Friday urged the new Taliban government in Afghanistan to remain peaceful to...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:28am

World

Kabul airport: Qatar won't take 'responsibility' without Taliban deal

DOHA: Qatar warned Tuesday it would not take responsibility for Kabul airport without "clear" agreements with all...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:20am

Life & Style

'Just shoot me': Afghan star recalls surreal Kabul escape

Aryana, who brags of 1.4 million Instagram followers and is often likened to US megastar Kim Kardashian, had drawn the religious conservatives' ire for her women's rights activism

Updated 11 Sep, 2021 03:05pm

World

Afghanistan risks ‘generational catastrophe’ on education: UN

PARIS: Afghanistan risks backsliding on nearly two decades of schooling gains for children, especially girls, as the...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

Taliban fire in air to scatter protesters

Kabul: Taliban gunmen fired in the air on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the Afghan capital Kabul, witnesses said....

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 10:01am

BR Research

Great expectations

Nearly twenty years after the US-allied invasion of Afghanistan, the South Asia-Central Asia region is facing a new...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 07:35am

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

Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan as Taliban celebrate

For America, Biden argued, the only choice in Afghanistan was "leaving or escalating"

Published 01 Sep, 2021 02:34am

Pakistan

2021: Country records 60 terrorism-related attacks with around 120 casualties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was subjected to 60 terrorism-related attacks this year with around 120 casualties and a slight...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

Opinion

'As You Like It'

This timeless quotation from a famous Shakespearean play has been taken literally by residents of this world. The...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:57am

US strikes at IS militants in Kabul as withdrawal nears end

KABUL: A US drone strike on Sunday hit a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to attack Kabul airport as US...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 05:11am

World

US in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban say ready to take over airport

Taliban rulers are prepared to take control of the airport, said an official from the movement that has swept cross Afghanistan, crushing the US-backed government

Published 29 Aug, 2021 02:21pm

Opinion

Future of Kabul airport subject of intense negotiations

Who will ultimately run the airport in Kabul after US forces leave? That question — a vital one for ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

World

Russia wants CSTO security alliance to boost cooperation over Afghanistan

“We're in close contact with CSTO members over Afghanistan ... That's why our interaction within CSTO should be strengthened” Shoigu says

Published 28 Aug, 2021 06:21pm

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

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / May 26 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.65 ▲ 0.95 (35.19%)
Premier Ins. / May 26 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	4.75 ▲ 1.00 (26.67%)
SME Leasing Ltd / May 26 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.45 ▲ 0.40 (19.51%)
Gammon Pak / May 26 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	6.66 ▲ 1.00 (17.67%)
Ghazi Fabrics / May 26 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	6.30 ▲ 0.80 (14.55%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / May 26 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.85 ▲ 0.69 (13.37%)
Chakwal Spinning / May 26 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.00 ▲ 0.20 (11.11%)
Shaheen Ins. / May 26 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.55 ▲ 0.35 (10.94%)
Next Capital / May 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6.60 ▲ 0.58 (9.63%)
P.T.C.L. / May 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	8.20 ▲ 0.72 (9.63%)

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / May 26 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.70 ▲ -0.19 (-10.05%)
Trust Mod. / May 26 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.51 ▲ -0.15 (-9.04%)
Huffaz Seamless / May 26 Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries Limited(HSPI)	10.21 ▲ -1.00 (-8.92%)
Samin Textile / May 26 Samin Textiles Limited(SMTM)	4.50 ▲ -0.44 (-8.91%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.38 ▲ -0.80 (-8.71%)
First Pak Mod. / May 26 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.40 ▲ -0.21 (-8.05%)
K.S.B.Pumps / May 26 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	110.90 ▲ -8.99 (-7.50%)
Shams Textile / May 26 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	55.43 ▲ -4.49 (-7.49%)
Bal. Wheel / May 26 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	78.64 ▲ -6.36 (-7.48%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.69 ▲ -0.70 (-7.45%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,627,163 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	18,498,907 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	16,940,915 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / May 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,746,759 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	15,285,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,928,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 26 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	12,009,000 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	11,620,000 ▼ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	11,356,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / May 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,913,103 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 25	201.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 25	201.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 25	127.41
USD to Swiss Franc / May 25	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / May 25	1.26
Euro to USD / May 25	1.07
UK LIBOR % / May 25	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 25	3978.73
India Sensex / May 25	53749.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 25	26653.80
Nasdaq / May 25	11434.74
Hang Seng / May 25	19952.81
FTSE 100 / May 25	7522.75
Dow Jones / May 25	32120.28
Germany DAX 30 / May 25	14007.93
France CAC40 / May 25	6298.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 25	110.44
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 25	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 25	120700.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 25	1849.73
Cotton US¢/pound / May 25	122.20

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