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South Sudan

Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

MONGBWALU (DR Congo): Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of...

WHO warns of Ebola outbreak’s scale and speed

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

KINSHASA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday voiced concern about the “scale and speed” of an Ebola outbreak...

Pakistan, Ethiopia to explore trilateral maritime alliance involving Djibouti

Published 10 Apr, 2026 07:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Ethiopia have agreed to explore the establishment of a trilateral maritime alliance,...

169 killed in South Sudan massacre

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

JUBA: At least 169 people have been killed and buried in a mass grave in northern South Sudan, two local officials...

Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million people by end of next year, aid group says

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:38am

GENEVA: Some 6.7 million additional people are expected to be newly displaced around the world by the end of next...

UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers

Published 19 Aug, 2024 12:11pm

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday condemned the “unacceptable” level of violence becoming commonplace...

UN refugee agency says record 117mn people forcibly displaced in 2023

Published 13 Jun, 2024 10:57am

GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record...

Fragile South Sudan risks turmoil over oil disruption: experts

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:47am

JUBA: Oil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and political turmoil over the shutdown of a key pipeline in...

South Sudan gunmen kill 15 people in ambush

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

JUBA: Fifteen people, including a regional commissioner, died when their convoy was ambushed in South Sudan’s...

Attackers shoot 15 dead in South Sudan, including local commissioner, says official

Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:24pm

JUBA: Unidentified youths have shot dead 15 people in South Sudan’s Pibor region, a senior official said on...

Attack in area claimed by Sudan, South Sudan, leaves 32 dead

Published 20 Nov, 2023 02:08pm

JUBA: A spate of attacks in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has left 32 people dead...

Security Council renews UN South Sudan mission for one year

Published 16 Mar, 2023 10:24am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to extend for another year its mission in South Sudan, the...

Pope urges end to ethnic hatred at open-air mass in Sudan

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:49am

JUBA: Pope Francis appealed Sunday to the people of South Sudan to lay down their “weapons of hatred” at an...

South Sudan violence kills 27 the day before pope’s visit

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:51am

JUBA: Twenty-seven people were killed in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state on Thursday when violence broke out...

South Sudan rivals agree key military provision of peace pact

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

JUBA: In a major breakthrough, South Sudan’s rival leaders sealed an agreement Sunday on a key military provision...

380,000 affected by heavy flooding in South Sudan: UN

Updated 31 Aug, 2021 09:14pm

JUBA: Heavy flooding has affected about 380,000 people in South Sudan, with overflowing rivers submerging homes and...

South Sudan launches first oil licensing round

Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am

CAPE TOWN: South Sudan on Wednesday officially launched its first oil licensing auction with five blocks on offer,...

UN extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday extended for one year the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan ...

12 killed in contested border region: S.Sudan official

Published 17 May, 2021 06:00pm

The attack took place early Sunday at a village some 64 kilometres (40 miles) east of the main town in Abyei.

UN report warns South Sudan at risk of return to 'large-scale conflict'

Published 27 Apr, 2021 10:58am

As a result, the people of South Sudan "are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2021 than ever before," the report said.

IMF releases $174.2 million to South Sudan for urgent balance of payments needs

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:56am

It expected the economy would contract 4.2% in the 2020/21 fiscal year, it added.

South Sudan receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccines

Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:46pm

The jabs arrived with 132,500 syringes and 1,325 boxes for the safe disposal of needles.

At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:50pm

"The plane left to Pieri well, landed well and when it was taking off back to Juba that was when it crashed," Ayii Duang Ayii added.

UN, African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur to end Dec. 31

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:40am

Many Darfuri residents say UNAMID has not effectively protected them, but they fear its withdrawal will leave them more vulnerable and have staged protests in recent weeks.

UN says over 1,000 killed in six months in S.Sudan

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:49pm

Violence has soared in recent months between rival communities, often over cattle raiding which leads to cycles of brutal revenge killings.

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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