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Nine Chinese nationals killed in Central African Republic

BAMBARI: Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:32am

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Top Egyptian and Turkish diplomats hold talks in Cairo amid improving ties

CAIRO: Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday, in...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:39pm

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Blinken on rare Niger trip as Western support dwindles in West Africa

ADDIS ABABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Thursday on a rare trip to Niger, an outpost of Western...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 01:47pm

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Blinken to meet Ethiopia’s Abiy in bid to renew ties

ADDIS ABABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 12:13pm

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IMF sees Senegal 2023 growth lower than expected, lowers 2022 GDP estimate

DAKAR: Growth in Senegal’s economy is expected to accelerate in 2023 but still come in lower than expected, IMF...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 06:11pm

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US VP Harris to visit Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia in push to boost Africa links

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to three African countries this month, a statement said...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:39pm

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Gambian doctors’ fight to ban toxic Indian syrup

BANJUL: Last July, more than 20 children were admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Unit of the Edward Francis Small...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 07:48pm

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UN Security Council team arrives in DR Congo

KINSHASA: A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in DR Congo on Thursday for a three-day visit, the...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 11:31am

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Ghana’s loan programme request to go to IMF executive board by end March: president

ACCRA: Ghana is on course for IMF staff to present the organisation’s executive board with Ghana’s request for a...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 05:42pm

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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

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Nigeria’s Tinubu declared president-elect after disputed election

ABUJA: Nigeria’s electoral commission on Wednesday declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu president-elect after...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 11:47am

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South Africa’s navy stages exercises with China, Russia

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa was on Friday due to embark on a 10-day routine joint military exercise with Russia and...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 05:18pm

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South Africa bus crash kills 20, leaves 68 injured

JOHANNESBURG: A head-on collision between a tour bus and a cash-in-transit van left 20 people dead and 68 injured...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 01:16pm

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

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

Published 03 Feb, 2023 11:51am

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Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in South Africa: police

JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 11:39am

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Blinken arrives in Egypt as Middle East violence erupts

CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he...

Published 29 Jan, 2023 05:21pm

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Tunisians to vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament

TUNIS: Tunisia holds the second round of elections for a toothless parliament on Sunday, with voters preoccupied by...

Published 29 Jan, 2023 10:42am

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Ivory Coast leprosy sufferers fight social exclusion

DUQUESNE-CREMONE: “A week before my mother died, her house was broken into and burned down,” said Mathieu Okoma...

Published 29 Jan, 2023 10:11am

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Ghana’s balance of payments deficit worsens to $3.64bn

ACCRA: Ghana’s balance of payments further deteriorated to a deficit of $3.64 billion in December from a $3.4...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 01:01pm

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Yellen says she discussed Russia sanctions in every stop on Africa tour

EMALAHLENI: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she had discussed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:12pm

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US raid in Somalia kills senior Islamic State figure: US official

WASHINGTON: A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:31am

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Egypt’s Suez Canal nets $8bn in new annual record

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 08:32pm

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Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

BLANTYRE: The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:05pm

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IMF sees broad outline of deal with China on Zambian debt: Georgieva

LUSAKA: The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that it had reached an understanding in...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 05:00pm

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Russia’s Lavrov visits ally South Africa amid Western rivalry

PRETORIA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in South Africa on Monday for talks with one of its most...

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 11:14pm

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Eritrea troops leave historic Tigray city

ADDIS ABABA: Eritrean troops have left the ancient city of Axum in Tigray but remain in two other towns in the...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:51am

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Emotions high as missing Cameroon journalist found dead

YAOUNDÉ: A popular Cameroon radio journalist who had been missing following what a media rights group called an...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:50am

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At least five injured after blast at mayor’s office in Mogadishu -ambulance worker

MOGADISHU: At least five people were injured in a blast on Sunday at the gates of the mayor’s office in Somalia’s...

Updated 22 Jan, 2023 04:30pm

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US, Africa histories ‘intimately connected’ by slavery: Yellen

DAKAR: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday the histories of the United States and Africa were “intimately...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 07:22pm

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Eight dead in Somalia bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab: police

MOGADISHU: Police said Sunday that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab in central...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 02:12pm

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Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Mar 22 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.60 ▲ 0.38 (31.15%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Mar 22 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.79 ▲ 0.09 (12.86%)
Punjab Mod / Mar 22 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.55 ▲ 0.14 (9.93%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 22 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	54.80 ▲ 3.78 (7.41%)
Hinopak Motor / Mar 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	219.45 ▲ 15.05 (7.36%)
Data Textile / Mar 22 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3.66 ▲ 0.22 (6.40%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 22 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	22 ▲ 1.04 (4.96%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 22 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.37 ▲ 0.11 (4.87%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Mar 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3.05 ▲ 0.13 (4.45%)
Mehran Sugar / Mar 22 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	35.95 ▲ 1.45 (4.20%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 22 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.62 ▼ -0.54 (-17.09%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.90 ▼ -0.51 (-14.96%)
Kohinoor Power / Mar 22 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.62 ▼ -0.37 (-9.27%)
Escorts Bank / Mar 22 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	3.16 ▼ -0.32 (-9.20%)
Samba Bank / Mar 22 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7 ▼ -0.60 (-7.89%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 22 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.27 ▼ -0.19 (-7.72%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Mar 22 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	201.17 ▼ -16.26 (-7.48%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 22 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.75 ▼ -1.27 (-7.46%)
JS Global Cap. / Mar 22 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	300.10 ▼ -23.90 (-7.38%)
Sapphire Textile / Mar 22 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	977 ▼ -77.26 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	15,424,500 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,046,419 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▼ -0.07
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▼ -0.17
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▲ 0.03
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.02
TPL Properties / Mar 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,391,678 ▲ 0.02
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,311,148 ▲ 0.22
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,273,685 ▲ 0.17
Loads Limited / Mar 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	4,188,000 ▼ -0.15

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	283.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 22	132.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 22	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 22	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91
India Sensex / Mar 22	58196.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 22	27459.77
Hang Seng / Mar 22	19685.51

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 22	69.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 22	1940.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 22	77.98

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