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Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, SITE reports

COTONOU: Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the...

Updated about 18 hours ago

Africa

At least 143 dead in DR Congo boat fire

KINSHASA: At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized...

Published 2 days ago

Africa

IMF and Ghana agree programme review that will unlock $370mn

ACCRA: Ghana and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of its $3...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 06:35pm

Europe

EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference

LONDON: The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, ahead of a conference in London...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 04:32pm

Africa

Mauritius economy seen growing 3% this year, IMF says

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius’ economy is expected to grow 3% this year, down from 4.7% last year, the International...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 02:09pm

Africa

Madagascar risks losing 60,000 textile jobs to U.S. tariffs, official says

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar could lose around 60,000 textile sector jobs because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 47%...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 03:10pm

Africa

16 killed in northwest Nigeria as villagers battle militants

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria): Sixteen people were killed during a clash between local security forces and suspected Lakurawa...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Africa

Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria’s Plateau state

LAGOS: Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 03:49pm

Africa

South Africa not planning to retaliate over Trump’s tariffs

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:09pm

Africa

Trump slaps tiny African kingdom with highest tariff of all

The tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho has been hit with a 50% reciprocal trade tariff by U.S. President...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 06:23pm

Africa

Three Chinese nationals missing off Ghana after suspected piracy kidnapping, Ghana army says

ACCRA: Three Chinese nationals were missing from Ghanaian waters and believed to have been kidnapped after a...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 09:52am

Africa

S Africa’s land reform rises from ‘the ashes of dispossession’

MALELANE (South Africa): Hectares upon hectares of luxuriant orchards cover the land from which Bernard Shabangu’s...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:23am

Africa

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army said it recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces and surrounded the...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:49am

Africa

Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds: monitor

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 02:04pm

Africa

IMF has received a formal request for a new Kenya financing programme

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund has received a formal request for a new programme from Kenyan authorities...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:42am

Africa

Fitch thinks South Africa will struggle to stabilise debt as projected in budget

JOHANNESBURG: Fitch ratings agency said on Friday that it thought South Africa’s government would struggle to...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 04:40pm

Europe

EU unveils 4.7bn-euro investment package for South Africa

CAPE TOWN: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday plans to have billions of euros pumped into investments...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:49pm

Africa

South Africa bus crash kills 12, dozens hurt

EKURHULENI: A bus overturned in an area of Johannesburg near South Africa’s main airport early Tuesday, killing at...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:31pm

Africa

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strand drugs in warehouse

NAIROBI: The health clinic where Alice Okwirry collects her HIV medication in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 01:55pm

MENA

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

KAMPALA: A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said,...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 12:19pm

Africa

Blasts kill 11 at rally in eastern Congo

BUKAVU (Congo): Explosions killed 11 people and wounded 65 at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Congo city...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Africa

Former African leaders launch debt relief drive for poor nations

CAPE TOWN: The high debt saddling the world’s poorest countries needs an urgent reset to avoid multiple crises,...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Africa

G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:17am

Africa

Wide power cuts in S Africa in new electricity failure

JOHANNESBURG: Power was abruptly cut to large parts of South Africa Sunday and the national energy provider...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:23am

Africa

Sudan’s RSF, allies sign charter for rival govt

NAIROBI: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies have agreed to form a parallel government, they...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:23am

Africa

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients, health minister says

KAMPALA: Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 10:35am

Africa

At least 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault

PORT SUDAN (Sudan): Sudanese paramilitaries killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, a...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate marginally lower in fourth quarter

PRETORIA: South Africa’s official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 06:12pm

Africa

Cairo building collapse kills 10: state media

CAIRO: A building collapse in the Egyptian capital killed 10 people and injured eight more on Monday, with several...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:05pm

Africa

Egypt’s President Sisi to not attend any White House talks if Gaza displacement on agenda, Egyptian sources say

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not travel to Washington for talks at the White House if the...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 04:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 21	280.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 21	280.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 21	140.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 21	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
India Sensex / Apr 21	21,395.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 21	34,356.93
Hang Seng / Apr 21	79,442.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Petrol/Litre / Apr 21	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 21	63.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 21	3,389.31
Diesel/Litre / Apr 21	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 21	67.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Quice Food / Apr 21 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Apr 21 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.16 ▲ 0.94 (10.2%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.79 ▲ 1.53 (10.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Crescent Steel / Apr 21 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	128.69 ▲ 11.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.73 ▲ 2.52 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 21 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	36.29 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Apr 21 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	184.40 ▲ 16.76 (10%)
Nagina Cot. / Apr 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	54.98 ▲ 5 (10%)
National Silk / Apr 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	35.20 ▲ 3.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Reinsurance / Apr 21 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	13.45 ▼ -2.45 (-15.41%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	61.41 ▼ -6.54 (-9.62%)
Samba Bank / Apr 21 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.07 ▼ -0.9 (-9.03%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 21 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	21.51 ▼ -1.76 (-7.56%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Apr 21 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	32.93 ▼ -2.64 (-7.42%)
Bela Auto / Apr 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	151.60 ▼ -12.05 (-7.36%)
UDL International / Apr 21 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.80 ▼ -0.62 (-7.36%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 21 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	112.52 ▼ -8.89 (-7.32%)
Kohinoor Mills / Apr 21 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	30.93 ▼ -2.44 (-7.31%)
Next Capital / Apr 21 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.36 ▼ -0.58 (-7.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	103,028,410 ▲ 0.01
Power Cement / Apr 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	62,587,267 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Apr 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	42,587,808 ▲ 0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,216,804 ▲ 0.9
Sui North Gas / Apr 21 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	28,845,690 ▲ 10.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	27,776,861 ▲ 0.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	25,090,099 ▲ 3.93
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,630,998 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,655,133 ▲ 1.29
Fauji Cement / Apr 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,149,277 ▲ 0.34

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