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34 million Afghans in poverty under Taliban rule: UN

KABUL: The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:01pm

World

G7 urges reversal of Taliban ban on Afghan women in UN, NGOs

KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:33pm

Editorials

An ‘appalling choice’

EDITORIAL: Helping people in crisis situations, perhaps, has never been as hard for the UN as it is in the...

Updated 18 Apr, 2023 06:48am

World

China ‘concerned’ about impact of Afghan policies on women’s rights

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country is “concerned” about the impact of recent policies...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 11:12am

World

Biden report on Afghanistan blames Trump for degraded US operations

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of after-action reports on the U.S.'...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 11:37pm

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

Editorials

Need to secure the western border

EDITORIAL: Four soldiers were martyred at the Pak-Iran border in the Kech district of Balochistan last Saturday when...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

World

UN says Afghan women staff blocked from work by Taliban order

UNITED NATIONS: The Taliban have extended a ban on women working for NGOs to the United Nations' mission throughout...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 12:13am

Pakistan

Fire ruins warehouse complex at Dasu hydropower project

One police official says electrical fault suspected cause of the fire

Published 04 Apr, 2023 12:18pm

World

Taliban governor of Afghan province killed in blast: police

KABUL: The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday, police...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 01:40pm

World

Afghanistan coffers swell as Taliban taxman collects

TORKHAM: A dusty logjam of trucks inches across a rut in the mountains splitting Pakistan and Afghanistan, teeming...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:59am

BR Research

Permanent pariah?

Be careful what you wish for! Pakistan’s economy and security seem to have suffered in the aftermath of the...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 07:24am

World

Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world’, says UN mission

KABUL: Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights,...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 02:17pm

World

Taliban’s persecution of women could be ‘crime against humanity’: UN report

GENEVA: The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity,...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:21pm

World

Afghan universities reopen but women still barred

KABUL: Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 12:17pm

Trade resumes after key border crossing reopens

Around 1,400 trucks on the Pakistan side still waiting to cross into Afghanistan, an official says

Updated 26 Feb, 2023 04:29pm

World

Taliban demand US return $3.5bn in Afghan assets after court ruling

KABUL: Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:57pm

World

Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Pakistan, Russia, Iran

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 06:57pm

World

US judge rules 9/11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank funds

NEW YORK: The families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:44am

World

Taliban plans to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones

KABUL: The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special...

Updated 19 Feb, 2023 08:35pm

TTP warns of more attacks against LEAs

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four...

Updated 19 Feb, 2023 09:33am

World

Taliban raid office of Tamadon TV in Afghanistan

NEW YORK: The Taliban must allow Tamadon TV to operate freely and independently and end its campaign of harassment...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Life & Style

Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: In a chilly classroom in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 02:28pm

World

Refugee from Taliban offers virtual tours of her homeland

MILAN: Forced to flee by the Taliban, Fatima Haidari now offers virtual tours of Afghanistan from her new home in...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 11:38am

Pakistan to appeal to Taliban leader over mosque bombing

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will ask the secretive supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to rein in militants in Pakistan...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:13am

World

New US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 12:16pm

Pakistan

Lawmakers demand formation of ‘truth, reconciliation commission’

ISLAMABAD: As a resurrected wave of terrorism has crippled the very socio-political fabric of the country, voices...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

Afghan women’s rights: US SRA starts tri-nation trip

ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West has started his tri-nation ...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

World

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam: Taliban ministry

KABUL: The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 11:28pm

World

UN aid chief asks Taliban for more exemptions to female NGO worker ban

KABUL: The UN aid chief said on Wednesday the humanitarian community was speaking with Taliban officials to try and...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
India Sensex / May 17	73946.83
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Hang Seng / May 17	19525.75
FTSE 100 / May 17	8430.62
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18692.83

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Diesel/Litre / May 17	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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