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Indian farmers aim for nationwide protests against reforms on Monday

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers opposed to reforms they say threaten their livelihoods aim to renew their push against the...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:45am

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Evacuations as Cyclone Gulab bears down on eastern India

KOLKATA: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in three Indian states ahead of a cyclone expected to smash...

Updated 26 Sep, 2021 05:02pm

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China's Xi warns of 'grim' situation with Taiwan

TAIPEI: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday, urging...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 05:01pm

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Iran hails teen hero who died after saving women in fire

TEHRAN: Iran paid tribute Saturday to a teenager who died of severe burns after having rescued two women neighbours...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

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On a dusty Kabul field, Afghans fight for glory

The informal gatherings attract big partisan crowds, with fans cheering for their favourites -- usually someone from their home district -- and jeering those they want to see lose

Published 26 Sep, 2021 01:09pm

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India's Odisha, Andhra Pradesh states brace for cyclonic storm

NEW DELHI: A deep depression over India's Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm that is ...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

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Taliban hang bodies of four men in Herat city

KABUL: The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 06:36pm

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India to export 8 million Covid-19 jabs in October

NEW DELHI: India will export eight million coronavirus vaccine jabs by the end of October after ending its ban on...

Updated 25 Sep, 2021 02:23pm

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S.Korea daily COVID-19 cases top 3,000 for first time after holiday

SEOUL: South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases topped 3,000 for the first time on Saturday as an outbreak fuelled by...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 10:08am

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Hazara farmers say Taliban have ordered them off their lands

KABUL: Residents of a Hazara-dominated farming community in central Afghanistan say they have been ordered out of...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

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Afghan minister orders crackdown on abuses

PESHAWAR: The Taliban's new defence minister has issued a rebuke over misconduct by some commanders and fighters...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

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Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves

Hundreds of people protested in Kabul on Friday, demanding that the United States release billions of dollars in...

Updated 24 Sep, 2021 09:51pm

South Asia

Iran still committed to nuclear talks

"We are not seeking to quit the negotiating table," Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tells
"We will certainly pursue a negotiation that serves the rights and interests of our nation."

Published 24 Sep, 2021 06:42pm

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Indian man on bail must wash women's clothes for six months

PATNA: An Indian man accused of attempted rape has been given bail on condition that he wash and iron the clothes of...

Updated 23 Sep, 2021 06:37pm

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Bangladesh authorities charge 3 journalists under Digital Security Act

NEW YORK: Bangladesh authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalists Kabir Kishore, Tasneem ...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am

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India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years

NEW DELHI: India and United Arab Emirates plan to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by...

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 08:38pm

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UN releases emergency funds to save Afghan health system from collapse

GENEVA: The United Nations aid chief said Wednesday he had released $45 million in emergency funds to help prevent...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:56pm

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Taliban say girls to return to school 'as soon as possible'

KABUL: The Taliban said on Tuesday Afghan girls will be allowed to return to school "as soon as possible", after...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

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Taliban expand economic team as Afghan crisis deepens

Afghanistan's Taliban government bolstered its economic team on Tuesday, naming a commerce minister and two deputies...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 08:34pm

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India seizes $2.7bn Afghan heroin haul amid Kabul takeover chaos

AHMEDABAD: Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 03:57pm

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India to restart COVID vaccine exports to COVAX, neighbours

Exports to resume in October-December quarter, says minister
Sales to both COVAX and bilaterally

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:22pm

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi has 'no comment' on call for war against junta

YANGON: Toppled Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has "no comment" on a declaration of war against the junta by a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 04:44pm

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Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women ministry

KABUL: About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was ...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

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Boxer-turned-politician: Philippines' Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022

Eight-division world champion and beloved national hero makes announcement weeks after losing what could be his last professional fight against Cuban Yordenis Ugas in Las Vegas

Updated 19 Sep, 2021 11:19pm

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India reports 30,773 new COVID cases as it seeks to welcome back tourists

The death toll rose by 309 to 444,838

Published 19 Sep, 2021 04:21pm

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Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait

"Girls study in the morning and boys in the afternoon," the teacher says. "Male teachers teach boys and female teachers teach girls."

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 09:15pm

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Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race

"It will provoke other powers to also act more aggressively in the region, especially in the South China Sea," PMO says

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 05:22pm

South Asia

Three blasts kill at least two in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

The hardline group stormed to power in mid-August, ousting the government and promising to restore security to the violence-wracked country

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 04:02pm

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UN envoy of ousted Afghan government asks to keep New York seat

It is not immediately clear if the Taliban would put forward their own envoy to the United Nations

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 06:14pm

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Taliban replace women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country's women's ministry with those for the Taliban's...

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 08:03pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Sep 27 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.19 ▲ 0.93 (17.68%)
First Prud Mod. / Sep 27 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.48 ▲ 0.33 (15.35%)
Ist Paramount / Sep 27 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	6.50 ▲ 0.86 (15.25%)
First Fid. Leas. / Sep 27 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	4.50 ▲ 0.48 (11.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Sep 27 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	10.00 ▲ 1.00 (11.11%)
Hala Enterpries / Sep 27 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.17 ▲ 0.76 (8.08%)
Maqbool Tex. / Sep 27 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	38.16 ▲ 2.66 (7.49%)
Idrees Tex. / Sep 27 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.72 ▲ 1.02 (7.45%)
Janana D Mal / Sep 27 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	93.00 ▲ 6.21 (7.16%)
Sazgar Engg. / Sep 27 Sazgar Engineering Works Limited(SAZEW)	143.89 ▲ 9.47 (7.05%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Sep 27 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.00 ▲ -0.74 (-19.79%)
Premier Ins. / Sep 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.03 ▲ -0.91 (-15.32%)
Sally Tex. / Sep 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.53 ▲ -0.97 (-14.92%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Sep 27 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	2.20 ▲ -0.25 (-10.20%)
Bilal Fibres / Sep 27 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	3.56 ▲ -0.33 (-8.48%)
Media Times / Sep 27 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.27 ▲ -0.19 (-7.72%)
Buxly / Sep 27 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	226.98 ▲ -18.40 (-7.50%)
Hussain Ind. / Sep 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	33.20 ▲ -2.69 (-7.50%)
Unilever Foods / Sep 27 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	20165.00 ▲ -1635.00 (-7.50%)
Artistic Den. / Sep 27 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	88.06 ▲ -7.13 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Byco Petroleum / Sep 27 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	13,225,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Sep 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,910,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 27 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	4,464,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Sep 27 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,256,921 ▼ 0.00
Bank Alfalah / Sep 27 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	3,598,004 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / Sep 27 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	2,017,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 27 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	1,742,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Sep 27 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	1,568,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	1,510,500 ▼ 0.00
Pakistan Refinery / Sep 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,486,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	169.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	169.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	110.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 25	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 25	4455.48
India Sensex / Sep 25	60048.47
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	30248.81
Nasdaq / Sep 25	15047.70
Hang Seng / Sep 25	24192.16
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	7051.48
Dow Jones / Sep 25	34798.00
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	15531.75
France CAC40 / Sep 25	6638.46

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 25	73.98
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 25	12880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 25	96600.00
Gold Spot / Sep 25	1750.42
Cotton / Sep 25	95.99

South Asia

Indian farmers aim for nationwide protests against reforms on Monday

Evacuations as Cyclone Gulab bears down on eastern India

China's Xi warns of 'grim' situation with Taiwan

Iran hails teen hero who died after saving women in fire

On a dusty Kabul field, Afghans fight for glory

India's Odisha, Andhra Pradesh states brace for cyclonic storm

Taliban hang bodies of four men in Herat city

India to export 8 million Covid-19 jabs in October

S.Korea daily COVID-19 cases top 3,000 for first time after holiday

Hazara farmers say Taliban have ordered them off their lands

Afghan minister orders crackdown on abuses

Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves

Iran still committed to nuclear talks

Indian man on bail must wash women's clothes for six months

Bangladesh authorities charge 3 journalists under Digital Security Act

India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years

UN releases emergency funds to save Afghan health system from collapse

Taliban say girls to return to school 'as soon as possible'

Taliban expand economic team as Afghan crisis deepens

India seizes $2.7bn Afghan heroin haul amid Kabul takeover chaos

India to restart COVID vaccine exports to COVAX, neighbours

Myanmar's Suu Kyi has 'no comment' on call for war against junta

Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women ministry

Boxer-turned-politician: Philippines' Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022

India reports 30,773 new COVID cases as it seeks to welcome back tourists

Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait

Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race

Three blasts kill at least two in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

UN envoy of ousted Afghan government asks to keep New York seat

Taliban replace women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

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