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‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:43pm

World

Raiders kill at least 15 worshippers at Burkina church

OUAGADOUGOU: At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Sports

Ivory Coast stun AFCON holders Senegal, Cape Verde into quarter-finals

ABIDJAN: Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:06pm

World

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS regional bloc

NIAMEY/BAMAKO: Three West African junta-led states Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said on Sunday they are immediately...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Sports

Angola beat Burkina Faso to top AFCON group

YAMOUSSOUKRO: Angola are through to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations as winners of their group after goals...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 01:22pm

World

Five Burkina Faso police officers, 40 ‘terrorists’ die in clashes

OUAGADOUGOU: Five Burkinabe police officers have died in an attack in the centre-east of Burkina Faso, with at least...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 07:01am

World

Six Niger soldiers, 10 suspected militants killed in fighting

NIAMEY: Six Niger soldiers and 10 “terrorists” were killed on Sunday during fighting in the west of the country,...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 11:38am

World

Curfews imposed to help Burkina Faso fight militants

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 05:49pm

World

11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after militant attack, Burkina Faso says

OUAGADOUGOU: Eleven soldiers died and around 50 civilians were missing after a suspected militant attack in Burkina...

Published 28 Sep, 2022 11:09am

World

Heavily armed militants break 60 inmates from Burkina Faso prison

OUAGADOUGOU: Militants freed around 60 prisoners during an attack on a jail in northwest Burkina Faso overnight,...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

World

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 21, wound dozens

BAMAKO/OUAGADOUGOU: Fifteen soldiers and six civilians were killed on Sunday in attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso,...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

World

Security Council has 'concern' over Burkina, won't say 'coup'

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council expressed "serious concern" Wednesday over Burkina Faso's "unconstitutional...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:17am

World

Coups, Covid and row over Israel test African leaders at summit

ADDIS ABABA: Leaders gathered at an African Union (AU) summit called on Saturday for the continent to have a bigger...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

World

Burkina Faso troops announce military takeover on state TV

OUAGADOUGOU: Soldiers in Burkina Faso announced over state television Monday that they had seized power in the West...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 11:05pm

World

Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital

OUAGADOUGOU: Heavy gunfire could be heard from the main military camp in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou early on...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:49pm

World

Death toll in Burkina militants attack rises to 80

OUAGADOUGOU: A militants attack in Burkina Faso against a convoy of soldiers escorting civilians left 80 people ...

Published 20 Aug, 2021 09:53am

World

Forty-seven killed in Burkina Faso militant attack

The attack was the latest bloodshed in an area plagued by militants violence

Published 19 Aug, 2021 12:13pm

World

Attack in Burkina Faso kills at least 12 soldiers, sources say

On Saturday, a special army unit killed two prominent militants in the same region, according to the Communications Ministry

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:58am

World

US star Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Burkina Faso

He pointed to the June 4-5 attack on the northeast village of Solhan where gunmen killed at least 132 people, according to the Burkinabe authorities.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 09:40am

World

'Terrorists' killed in ambush on patrol in Burkina Faso

The rest of the armed group was "routed" in the ambush. The three injured soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment, the source said.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:39am

World

Security Council condemns Burkina Faso attack

It struggles to be effective as the force is under-supplied, especially in the air, according to its leader General Namata Gazama.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:34am

World

Thousands of women and children flee Burkina Faso massacre

But, he cautioned, "what this dramatic event shows us is that military actions are not enough... if countries don't reconquer their own territory."

Published 09 Jun, 2021 11:11am

World

At least 114 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015

OUAGADOUGOU: Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 114 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

World

Oxford-developed Malaria vaccine hailed as potential medical breakthrough

A malaria vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, has proved to be 77% effective in early trials; being seen as a potential major breakthrough in the fight against the disease.
On the basis of these results, larger trials will now be carried out in nearly 5000 children between the ages of five months and three years, across four African states.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 04:03pm

World

Five civilian volunteers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso ambush

More than 100 have been killed in combat since January 2020.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

World

World Bank to invest $5bn in 11 African countries

World Bank Group President David Malpass said the investment would help improve livelihoods as those countries recovered from the outbreak and dealt with the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change through 2025.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:54pm

World

Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister

Ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum, who finished in first, expressed his condolences on Sunday to the victims.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:00am

World

Niger stages historic elections despite militant attacks

On Monday, seven troops and 11 suspected militant died in an ambush in the southwestern region of Tillaberi, the government said on Thursday.

Published 27 Dec, 2020 10:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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