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EU hails ceasefire in eastern DR Congo

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 11:10pm

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Militia in eastern DR Congo kill four Chinese nationals: local sources

BUNIA: At least four Chinese nationals were killed on Wednesday morning in an attack on a mining site in the...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 11:18pm

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African Union ‘strongly condemns’ DR Congo coup bid

NAIROBI: The head of the African Union Commission said he was following events in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Published 20 May, 2024 12:23pm

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DR Congo thwarts Kinshasa ‘coup attempt’: army

KINSHASA: The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi...

Published 19 May, 2024 05:13pm

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Militia kills 15 in eastern DR Congo: local sources

BUNIA: Militia fighters killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Ituri province, local...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:03pm

Sports

Morocco coach admits to AFCON blunders after DR Congo draw

KORHOGO: Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he blundered as his team drew 1-1 in an Africa Cup of Nations Group F...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 11:17am

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Seven children dead in fire at DR Congo camp for mudslide victims

BUKAVU (DR Congo): A fire that broke out at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo for hundreds of families that...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:55am

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ADF rebels kill 12 in eastern DR Congo: local sources

BUNIA: ADF rebels killed at least 12 villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, local sources told...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 12:00am

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More than 20 DR Congo political party activists killed

LUBUMBASHI (DR Congo): More than 20 political activists have been killed in the city of Lubumbashi in southeastern...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

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UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo: UN

KINSHASA: A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 10:38pm

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At least 20 dead in new DR Congo massacre

BUNIA, (DR Congo): At least 20 people have been killed in a new massacre in DR Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, ...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 06:38am

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More than a dozen civilians killed in DR Congo massacre

BENI, (DR Congo): More than 12 civilians were killed by members of a notorious rebel group in eastern Democratic...

Published 29 May, 2022 05:50am

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DRCongo leader seeks review of mining deals with China

KINSHASA: DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Business & Finance

Dollar dominance back on agenda in DR Congo

KINSHASA: DR Congo has revived a long-standing dream of promoting the national currency and sidelining the dollar to...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

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Goma airport reopens two weeks after volcanic eruption

GOMA, (DR Congo): The international airport in DR Congo's Goma reopened Saturday, two weeks after a devastating...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

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11 dead in fresh violence in eastern DR Congo

The Kivu Security Tracker said 12 people had been executed.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:13pm

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Wounded from anti-UN protests flood DR Congo hospitals

As of April 14, medical teams in Beni were treating 51 people wounded by weapons, including "nine new cases linked to the recent demonstrations," it said.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 05:50pm

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Violence in DR Congo's Goma kills 10, protests banned: official

He also signed orders banning "all public protests" in the province and closing off a commune in Goma and a neighbouring territory.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:47pm

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33 killed in DR Congo crackdown on rebels

The 27 slain members of the CODECO militia include "one of its major commanders, Malo-Maki," Lieutenant Jules Ngongo said.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 09:30pm

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30 dead in clashes between troops and militia in east DR Congo

More than 120 armed groups are active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, many of them the legacy of regional wars in the 1990s.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 08:35pm

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15 massacred in east DR Congo, ADF militia suspected

Twelve bodies were found, at least four of whom were women, and some had been beheaded, he said.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 04:42pm

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Militia raids in eastern DR Congo kill 10 civilians: army

Local officials confirmed the two attacks, adding that houses were also burned in the violence.

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 07:42pm

World

Hutu rebels accuse DRC, Rwanda over Italian's killing

The Italian government confirmed the death and said an Italian policeman, Vittorio Iacovacci, and a driver it did not identify, had also died.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:00pm

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Ebola toll hits 4 in DR Congo as people 'resist' health measures

Syalita said one person died Friday and another on Saturday, while the two others died at the beginning of the month.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 07:14pm

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2,000 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo in 2020: UN

More than 88,000 displaced people reside in 22 UN-supported sites in the area.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 07:11pm

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DR Congo militia kills at least 12 in new attack

At least eight men and four women "had their throats savagely slit in their fields by these ADF terrorists," said Roger Masimango.

Published 07 Feb, 2021 06:22pm

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DR Congo accused of 'violating right to life' of rights activist

The HRC called on Kinshasa to investigate the murder "in a prompt, effective and transparent manner and to provide his family with adequate compensation."

Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:21pm

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Six dead, 19 missing in Congo River barge sinking

Rivers and waterways are widely used for travel in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the absence of paved roads and railways.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 04:43pm

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At least six DR Congo park rangers killed in attack

Mukisya said six rangers were killed and another was seriously injured in the attack.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 08:11pm

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China cancels $28m of DR Congo debt to help virus fight

Wang also offered a further $15 million to support wider development efforts.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:41pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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