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India, Nigeria renew ties as Modi visits

ABUJA: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu met to renew what they called the...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:43pm

Africa

Mpox vaccination shortage delays Kinshasa’s drive against outbreak

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:31am

Africa

South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN

NAIROBI: Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm

Africa

Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 150

MAJIYA: An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 10:37pm

Africa

Niger ups flood toll to 339 dead, more than 1 million affected

NIAMEY: Torrential rains in Niger have left 339 people dead and more than 1.1 million displaced since June, state...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:33am

Africa

Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push

NAIROBI: Kenya’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Africa

At least 60 dead in Nigeria boat accident, official says

MAIDUGURI: At least 60 people were killed after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

Africa

16 dead, scores missing in Nigeria boat capsizing

KANO: At least 16 people have died and scores are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of passengers capsized in...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 12:24am

Africa

Mpox vaccine rollout faces challenges in east DR Congo

KAMITUGA: Mpox epicentre DR Congo is less than a week away from the start of a vaccination campaign, but the rollout...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 12:17pm

Africa

Kenya says it has given India’s Adani group contract to build power lines

NAIROBI: Kenya has awarded a public-private partnership concession to build power transmission lines to India’s...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 06:50pm

South Asia

Kenya court halts Adani airport deal

NAIROBI: Kenya’s High Court has halted a controversial deal for Indian firm Adani to take over the country’s main...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 07:49pm

Africa

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 52: official

LAGOS: A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria’s...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 03:48pm

Africa

Morocco flooding

OUARZAZATE, (Morocco): Moroccan authorities on Sunday said four people died and 14 were missing in flooding caused ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Africa

At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion

MAIDUGURI: At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 11:09pm

Africa

Algeria’s president Tebboune wins second term with 95pc of vote

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday’s...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Africa

Fire breaks out at another Kenyan school after 17 die in inferno

NAIROBI: A fire broke out at a girls boarding school in a town in central Kenya late on Saturday, leaving at least...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42pm

Africa

Kenya school fire kills at least 17 children

NAIROBI: At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 12:25pm

Asia

Xi hosts two dozen African leaders at China’s biggest summit in years

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders at a banquet in Beijing on...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 05:21pm

MENA

Egypt’s Sisi in Turkiye in first visit for 12 years as relations thaw

ANKARA: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 04:59pm

Africa

Ugandan opposition leader 'shot in the leg by police': statement

NAIROBI: Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a key opponent of authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:46pm

Europe

Egypt’s Sisi in Turkiye on Wednesday to seal mended ties

ISTANBUL: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 09:24pm

Africa

DR Congo government says 129 killed in attempted prison break

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 11:32am

Africa

African leaders in Beijing eyeing big loans and investment

BEIJING: African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure ...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

Africa

Dozens killed in attack in Burkina Faso: sources

ABIDJAN: Civilians are among the dozens of people killed in an attack by militants in Burkina Faso, local and...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:45am

Africa

Tunisia president replaces key ministers in sweeping reshuffle: presidency

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday replaced without explanation various ministers, including from ...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:17pm

Energy

Niger resumes oil exports via Benin after suspension

COTONOU: Landlocked Niger has resumed crude oil exports via Benin after a dispute between the countries halted the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Africa

Mpox killed 548 people in DR Congo since start of 2024

DR CONGO: An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year,...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Africa

Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in for fourth term

KIGALI: Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:16am

Africa

Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 13

KAMPALA: The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, police...

Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:19pm

Africa

Kenya police clear pockets of protesters in capital with tear gas

NAIROBI: Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:48pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,917.11
India Sensex / Jan 1	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Jan 1	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Jan 1	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	19,004.78

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,655.46
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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