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Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of their return to power, celebrating their...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 02:10pm

World

UN to hold talks with Taliban officials over women staff ban

KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will hold talks Wednesday with Taliban officials in Kabul “to seek...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 10:54am

World

Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan

KABUL: Taliban forces killed a top Islamic State commander who allegedly planned attacks against diplomatic missions...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 05:55pm

Editorials

Crunch time for violent extremists

EDITORIAL: Talks with the TTP terrorists having reached logical conclusion –- failure — the fight against ...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 02:30pm

Pakistan

Afghan govt terms Pakistan warning ‘regrettable’

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s interim government has “regretted” the government of Pakistan’s warning...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

World

Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, senior officials attend

KABUL: The Taliban administration on Wednesday put to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan, its...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:22pm

Pakistan

Afghanistan arrests ‘foreign IS member’ for embassy attack

ISLAMABAD: A foreign member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been arrested in connection with an attack last week...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:25am

Pakistan reopens Afghan crossing

Southwestern crossing was reopened after dialogue between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban officials on Sunday

Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:37am

Editorials

The al-Zawahiri debate

EDITORIAL: A month on, the Taliban leadership is still beset with confusion, or so it pretends: it’s unsure ...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am

World

Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180: Taliban

KABUL: Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 11:07pm

World

Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader

KABUL: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group...

Updated 25 Aug, 2022 04:00pm

Editorials

Talks with TTP

EDITORIAL: In what looked like a case of one step forward and two steps back, talks between Pakistan and the ...

Published 29 May, 2022 05:50am

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

Opinion

The Afghans are so ungrateful for everything we do

That the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has been displaying rude and disrespectful behaviour towards Pakistan is a...

Updated 19 Apr, 2022 06:14am

Taliban govt issues ‘warning’

Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban interim government on Saturday warned Pakistan of “bad consequences” in case of any...

Updated 17 Apr, 2022 08:09pm

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

World

Taliban row back comments saying Afghans barred from leaving

KABUL: The Taliban's chief spokesman on Tuesday rowed back comments he made suggesting Afghans would be barred from...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:39pm

World

Taliban restrict Afghans going abroad, raises concern from US and UK

KABUL: The Taliban administration's announcement that it would restrict Afghans from leaving the country under...

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 03:40pm

World

Taliban say no more evacuations until life improves for Afghans abroad

KABUL: The Taliban will not allow any more Afghans to be evacuated until the situation improves abroad for those who...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:35am

World

No more evacuations until situation improves for Afghans abroad: Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban will not allow any more evacuations of Afghans until the situation improves abroad for those who...

Published 27 Feb, 2022 08:06pm

World

'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Taliban

KABUL: One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into a small...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:59am

World

Afghanistan's Taliban told they can't take their guns to the funfair

KABUL: Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 02:39pm

World

Taliban and Afghan civil society members begin Oslo talks: Norway

OSLO: The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan began talks Sunday with...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 05:49pm

World

Taliban say Oslo talks with West will 'transform atmosphere of war'

KABUL: The Taliban's first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 03:19pm

Editorials

Afghan Taliban and women’s rights

EDITORIAL: Despite promising to respect women’s rights the Afghan Taliban have taken steps to deny them even basic...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Washington must listen to UN and release Afghan funds: Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban on Friday urged Washington to heed a call by the United Nations chief to unlock Afghan funds...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

World

Washington must listen to UN and release Afghan funds: Taliban

KABUL: The Taliban on Friday urged Washington to heed a call by the United Nations chief to unlock Afghan funds...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 04:33pm

World

Taliban arrest Afghan professor after social media criticism

KABUL: A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban’s hardline regime has been...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

UNSC adopts resolution to ease Afghan aid

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help...

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	60,699,742 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,001,237 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 4 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	9,902,658 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,538,353 ▲ 0.00
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 4 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	6,620,348 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	6,049,235 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,287,550 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,971,746 ▲ 0.00
Shell Pakistan / Oct 4 Shell Pakistan Limited(SHEL)	4,181,253 ▲ 0.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Oct 4 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	3,645,729 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 3	286.04
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 3	285.64
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 3	149.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Oct 3	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Sep 28	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 2	4288.39
Nasdaq / Oct 2	13307.77
Dow Jones / Oct 2	33433.35
India Sensex / Oct 3	65512.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	31237.94
Hang Seng / Oct 3	17295.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	7509.27
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	15210.01
France CAC40 / Oct 3	7048.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	173610
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	88.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	1827.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	87.52

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