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More than a million displaced in Somalia floods

MOGADISHU: More than a million people have been displaced in Somalia after the country was hit by severe flooding...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 01:26pm

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Ghana holds key lending rate to keep inflation falling

ACCRA: Ghana’s central bank on Monday held its main interest rate steady at 30% for the second meeting in a row to...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 07:27pm

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Somalia flood toll climbs to 50: disaster agency

MOGADISHU: Flash flooding in Somalia has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 12:27pm

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

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

Published 20 Nov, 2023 02:08pm

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Kenya could lose up to 7.25% of GDP to climate change, World Bank says

NAIROBI: Kenya could lose up to 7.25% of economic output by 2050 if it does not take strong action to adapt to...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 11:46am

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Kenya gets nearly $1bn loan from IMF

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had agreed a $938-million loan for Kenya, which is...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:13pm

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Nigeria inflation rises further in October, upping pressure on new central bank head

ABUJA: Nigerian inflation rose for the tenth month in a row in October, increasing pressure on the new central bank...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:14pm

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Flooding in Somalia displaces 500,000 people

MOGADISHU: Heavy rains that triggered flash flooding in Somalia have caused around half a million people to flee...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 07:05am

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About 20 killed in Cameroon separatist attack

YAOUNDÉ: Separatist rebels killed around 20 people, including women and children, on Monday in an attack on a...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

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South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel to assess its position

PRETORIA: South Africa is recalling diplomats from Israel to assess its relationship with the country amid a rise in...

Published 06 Nov, 2023 06:46pm

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More than 20 killed in Sudan after shell hits market: NGO

WAD MADANI: More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital...

Published 06 Nov, 2023 11:47am

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Nigeria wins multi-billion-dollar damages appeal

LONDON: Nigeria won an appeal on Monday to overturn a multi-billion-dollar damages bill in a long-running ...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

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Tanzania signs deals with DP World to operate Dar es Salaam port berths

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania on Sunday signed agreements with Dubai state-owned ports operator DP World to operate part ...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

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At the gates of Gaza, aid piles up in Egypt

EL-ARISH, EGYPT: Food, medicines, water purifiers, hygiene products and blankets: the aid was piling in Egypt’s...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:07pm

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Protests in Libya over Gaza hospital strike

TRIPOLI: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 12:03pm

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12 Guinean journalists arrested at censorship protest

CONAKRY: Guinean security forces on Monday arrested at least 12 journalists who were demonstrating against...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

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Suicide bombing at mosque kills 7 in Afghanistan

KABUL: A suicide bombing ripped through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least seven...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

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Zambia signs debt deal with creditors: IMF chief

MARRAKESH: Zambia has signed a debt deal with its foreign lenders, the IMF’s chief announced Thursday, providing...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:38pm

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Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary hold

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Monday temporarily suspended a government plan to send police to Haiti on a UN-backed...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

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IMF staff, Ghana agree first review of $3bn programme

ACCRA: The International Monetary Fund and Ghana’s government have reached a staff-level agreement on the first...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 04:46pm

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New UN migration chief to visit Africa on first official trip

GENEVA: The new head of the UN’s migration agency will visit Africa on her first official trip from Sunday to...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 05:15pm

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At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse

CHEGUTU: At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold mine collapsed, an engineer at the site...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:51am

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Heavy rains, flooding kill 8 in South Africa’s Cape Town

CAPE TOWN: Authorities in Cape Town said on Tuesday that eight people, including four children, had died by...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 05:14pm

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Blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot

COTONOU: At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria’s border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 11:49am

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IMF reaches deal with Malawi on $174mn new loan

BLANTYRE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agreement with Malawi for a new loan of about $174...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 05:34pm

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Gulf Cooperation Council countries, US urge Iran to fully cooperate with IAEA

CAIRO: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the US renewed calls for Iran to fully cooperate with the...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 10:50am

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Central Khartoum in flames as war rages across Sudan

WAD MADANI (Sudan): Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army ...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:23am

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Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna

CAIRO: At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:45pm

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Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on

DERNA: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:24am

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UN launches $71 million urgent appeal for Libya flood victims

GENEVA: The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 12:12pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Haseeb Waqas / Dec 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	10.38 ▲ 1.00 (10.66%)
Bela Auto / Dec 1 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	8.79 ▲ 0.81 (10.15%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.70 ▲ 0.21 (8.43%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 1 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.50 ▲ 0.46 (7.62%)
Bannu Woollen / Dec 1 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	30.21 ▲ 2.11 (7.51%)
Chashma / Dec 1 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	65.58 ▲ 4.58 (7.51%)
Crescent Steel / Dec 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	43.53 ▲ 3.04 (7.51%)
IBL HealthCare / Dec 1 IBL HealthCare Limited(IBLHL)	39.95 ▲ 2.79 (7.51%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Dec 1 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	373.27 ▲ 26.04 (7.50%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	245.32 ▲ 17.12 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 1 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.07 ▼ -0.83 (-21.28%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 1 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.43 ▼ -0.17 (-10.63%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 1 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.30 ▼ -0.95 (-10.27%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.06 ▼ -0.94 (-9.40%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.00%)
Ideal Sp. / Dec 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.66 ▼ -1.19 (-7.51%)
AKD Hospitality / Dec 1 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	159.28 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 1 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	317.28 ▼ -25.72 (-7.50%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 1 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	32.99 ▼ -2.67 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Dec 1 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.37 ▼ -1.73 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,052,966 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Dec 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,689,157 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Dec 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,409,231 ▼ -0.13
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	32,650,500 ▲ 1.67
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,751,189 ▼ -0.01
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	30,039,307 ▲ 0.58
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,573,500 ▼ -0.20
The Searle Co. / Dec 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	21,694,598 ▼ -0.38
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,032,000 ▲ 0.07
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	15,482,500 ▲ 0.67

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 29	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 29	4550.58
Nasdaq / Nov 29	14258.49
Dow Jones / Nov 29	35430.42
India Sensex / Nov 30	66809.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7437.50
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16203.24
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7279.08

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 29	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 29	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	78.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2044.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	79.69

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