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Mali hit by new wave of coordinated rebel attacks

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

BAMAKO: Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking...

Al Qaeda-linked militants claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13

Published 19 Jun, 2026 08:20am

The Niamey airport and military airbase are in the same complex, with the base situated opposite the civilian terminal

Mali expects grains output to rise

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

BAMAKO: Mali’s grain output is expected to rise to 11.9 million metric tons in the 2026/27 season, from 11.5 million...

Relief for hosts Morocco as they start Cup of Nations with win

Published 22 Dec, 2025 02:20pm

Rain dampened the atmosphere and a nervy start, including a wasted penalty opportunity, reflected the intense pressure on the home team

Barrick Mining considers splitting into two entities, potential sale of Reko Diq under consideration: sources

Updated 15 Nov, 2025 10:29pm

Split could also include the outright sale of Reko Diq mine

Mali shuts Barrick Gold’s Bamako office over alleged non-payment of taxes

Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am

DAKAR: Malian authorities have shut the Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s office in the capital Bamako over the ...

Mali shuts Barrick Gold’s Bamako office over alleged non-payment of taxes

Published 15 Apr, 2025 09:39pm

DAKAR: Malian authorities have shut the Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s office in the capital Bamako over the alleged...

Over 40 people killed in Mali mine collapse

Published 16 Feb, 2025 03:26pm

BAMAKO: Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on...

Niger ministry says 39 killed in attacks near Burkina Faso

Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

NIAMEY: Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with...

Mali drone strikes kill at least 21 in northern town

Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am

BAMAKO: At least 21 people, including 11 children, were killed by drone strikes on Sunday on the town of Tinzaouaten...

At least 22 killed in artisanal mine collapse in Mali

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

BAMAKO: At least 22 artisanal gold miners died in southern Mali on Saturday after the shaft they were working in...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS regional bloc

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

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

Death toll from Mali gold mine accident rises to over 70

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

BAMAKO: The death toll from last week’s accident at an artisanal gold mine in southwest Mali has risen to more ...

German priest abducted in Mali in 2022 freed: officials

Published 26 Nov, 2023 11:26pm

BAMAKO: A German Catholic priest widely thought to have been abducted after going missing in Mali in late 2022 has...

Malians vote in referendum paving the way to elections

Published 18 Jun, 2023 10:12am

BAMAKO: Malians will vote on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the ruling military junta and...

Putin discusses food and fuel supplies in call with Malian leader

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed possibly supplying food, fertilisers and fuel to Mali in a phone...

UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine blast

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

BAMAKO: A UN peacekeeper was killed by a mine Sunday in restive northern Mali as he was participating in a patrol,...

Armed men kill at least 20 civilians in Mali

Published 20 Jun, 2022 01:01am

DAKAR: Raiders in Mali have killed at least 20 civilians in attacks on villages near the northern town of Gao, while...

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 21, wound dozens

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

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

Russia takes lead at UN in crises around the world

Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:34am

UNITED NATIONS: Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali -- and that is...

Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:49pm

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

French official says 300-400 Russian mercenaries operate in Mali

Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:31pm

PARIS: From 300 to 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in central Mali, a senior French armed forces ministry...

West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis in key summit

Published 09 Jan, 2022 10:12am

ACCRA: West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali's political crisis, with the military junta ...

Africa duty-free trade programme: US cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea

Updated 03 Jan, 2022 09:49am

WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade programme,...

Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

BAMAKO: Mali’s government has denied the presence of Russian mercenaries in the West African country after 15...

Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries

Published 25 Dec, 2021 01:27pm

BAMAKO: Mali's government has denied any deployment of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group following charges ...

Mali says Chad to send 1,000 additional troops as France backs off

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

BAMAKO: Mali’s foreign affairs ministry said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional soldiers to Mali to...

West African bloc imposes sanctions on Mali leaders over stalled vote

Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:20am

ACCRA: West Africa's main political and economic bloc imposed sanctions on Sunday against Mali's transitional ...

FATF puts Turkey, Mali and Jordan on ‘grey list’

Published 22 Oct, 2021 03:17am

ISTANBUL: An international watchdog downgraded Turkey, Mali and Jordan to a so-called grey list on Thursday for...

Suspected ‘jihadists’ kill 51 villagers in Mali, 12 troops in Burkina

Published 10 Aug, 2021 02:36am

BAMAKO: Suspected jihadists massacred 51 civilians in northern Mali and killed 12 troops in an ambush in ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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