Africa

Burundi grenade blasts kill at least five, injures 50

The Interior Ministry said on Twitter that "unidentified terrorists" were responsible. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the grenade attacks

Published 22 Sep, 2021 12:32pm

Africa

Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists

KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities said they had foiled an attempted coup on Tuesday, accusing plotters loyal to ousted...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Africa

Algeria's ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84

The former strongman had left office in April 2019 under pressure from the military, following weeks of demonstrations over his bid to run for a fifth term in office

Published 18 Sep, 2021 09:52am

Africa

Twitter ban in Nigeria to end 'very soon', information minister says

"It's just going to be very, very soon, just take my word for that," Lai Mohammed says

Published 15 Sep, 2021 07:52pm

Africa

Tunisia's president says necessary to amend constitution

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced plans to amend the constitution and form a new government months...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 11:44am

Africa

DRCongo leader seeks review of mining deals with China

KINSHASA: DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Africa

S.Africa's Zuma graft trial to be delayed again: prosecutors

JOHANNESBURG: The graft trial of South Africa's Jacob Zuma, scheduled to resume this week, will be delayed by 10...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:12pm

Africa

Libyan dictator's son Saadi Kadhafi freed from jail

TRIPOLI: Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011...

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 06:40pm

Africa

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

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

Updated 31 Aug, 2021 09:14pm

Africa

Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered

We performed on the patient two biological tests which were negative in an interval of 48 hours

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:48am

Africa

Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco

ALGIERS: Algeria cut diplomatic relations with Morocco on Tuesday, citing what it called "hostile actions" by its...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Africa

South Africa jobless rate soars as pandemic bites

Unemployment rates in South Africa have stood at over 20 percent for at least two decades

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 06:32pm

Africa

'Cattle boy' millionaire: Zambia's new president

The veteran opposition politician made six bids for the presidency before finally landing the top job in a landslide

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:26am

Africa

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

Africa

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

Africa

Zambia's opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid

With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had captured a landslide of 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for President Edgar Lungu

Published 16 Aug, 2021 09:59am

Africa

Graft weakens S Africa's spy agency: Ramaphosa after unrest

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's intelligence agency became weakened by corruption under ex-president Jacob Zuma, his...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Africa

Debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls

LUSAKA: Zambians were voting in a general election on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Africa

Zambians to vote in tense polls as economy struggles

LUSAKA: Zambians will decide Thursday whether to re-elect President Edgar Lungu after the country's worst economic...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Africa

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo announces push for new party

Several attempts to bridge the rift following Gbagbo's return failed, and last week the "legal" faction mounted a rearguard action after the former president convened a meeting of the party leadership

Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:20am

Africa

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

Africa

Mozambican, Rwandan forces retake port town from insurgents

JOHANNESBURG: Mozambican and Rwandan security forces have recaptured the port town of Mocimboa da Praia, an...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Africa

Kidnapped Nigeria Chibok girl free after seven years: governor

Over the years, many of the girls were released or found by the military, but more than 100 are still missing, Amnesty International said in April to mark the seven year anniversary of the abduction

Published 08 Aug, 2021 10:50am

Africa

Tunisia 'state of exception' hits halfway with no govt in sight

The influential UGTT trade union confederation has backed Saied but urged him to quickly appoint a "salvation" government

Published 08 Aug, 2021 10:34am

Africa

Egypt's ancient King Khufu's Boat is moved from Giza pyramids to a new home

The aim of the transportation project is to protect and preserve the biggest and oldest organic artifact made of wood in the history of humanity for the future generations

Updated 07 Aug, 2021 09:30pm

Africa

Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military

The Nigerian military first deployed to the area in 2016 and a peace deal with bandits was signed in 2019 but attacks on communities have continued

Published 06 Aug, 2021 03:57pm

Africa

Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela

ADDIS ABABA: Rebels from Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region on Thursday seized Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Africa

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

"The WHO (World Health Organisation) yesterday at a meeting informed us that the actual shipments were less than 13 million." he said. "That's 10% percent of what we were told we would get."

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:32pm

Africa

115 killed in military crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty

Igboho is accused of calling for a separate homeland for Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria following alleged killings of locals by Fulani herders

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:12am

Africa

Tunisia over worst of Covid wave but must speed up jabs: WHO

The health ministry on Monday announced the start of a mobile vaccination campaign in several regions

Published 03 Aug, 2021 10:15am

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Stock	Price
Sally Tex. / Sep 25 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	6.50 ▲ 1.00 (18.18%)
Security Bank / Sep 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.90 ▲ 0.88 (14.62%)
Khurshid Spinng / Sep 25 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	9.09 ▲ 0.95 (11.67%)
Redco Tex. / Sep 25 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	8.19 ▲ 0.69 (9.20%)
Ghazi Fab. / Sep 25 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.29 ▲ 0.78 (9.17%)
Quetta Textile / Sep 25 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	12.05 ▲ 0.96 (8.66%)
First Equity Mod. / Sep 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	8.00 ▲ 0.62 (8.40%)
Kohinoor Power / Sep 25 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.50 ▲ 0.42 (8.27%)
Habib Metro Mod / Sep 25 Habib Metro Modaraba(HMM)	9.40 ▲ 0.68 (7.80%)
Askari Gen. / Sep 25 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	21.50 ▲ 1.50 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gen. Ins. / Sep 25 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.20 ▲ -1.00 (-19.23%)
PICIC Insurance / Sep 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.30 ▲ -0.20 (-13.33%)
First Fid. Leas. / Sep 25 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	4.02 ▲ -0.48 (-10.67%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Sep 25 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	9.00 ▲ -1.00 (-10.00%)
Ist Paramount / Sep 25 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	5.65 ▲ -0.60 (-9.60%)
Hala Enterpries / Sep 25 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	9.41 ▲ -0.98 (-9.43%)
Tri-Star Power / Sep 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.31 ▲ -0.48 (-8.29%)
Bal. Glass / Sep 25 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	11.70 ▲ -1.00 (-7.87%)
AKD Hospitality / Sep 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	342.25 ▲ -27.75 (-7.50%)
Buxly / Sep 25 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	245.38 ▲ -19.89 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Sep 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	39,450,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Sep 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	35,837,386 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	28,682,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	18,773,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,913,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Fert. Bin / Sep 25 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	13,510,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Sep 25 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	12,678,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Sep 25 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	11,617,000 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp. / Sep 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	9,769,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Sep 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,626,615 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	169.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	169.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	110.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 25	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 25	4455.48
India Sensex / Sep 25	60048.47
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	30248.81
Nasdaq / Sep 25	15047.70
Hang Seng / Sep 25	24192.16
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	7051.48
Dow Jones / Sep 25	34798.00
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	15531.75
France CAC40 / Sep 25	6638.46

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 25	73.98
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 25	12880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 25	96600.00
Gold Spot / Sep 25	1750.42
Cotton / Sep 25	95.99

Africa

Burundi grenade blasts kill at least five, injures 50

Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists

Algeria's ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84

Twitter ban in Nigeria to end 'very soon', information minister says

Tunisia's president says necessary to amend constitution

DRCongo leader seeks review of mining deals with China

S.Africa's Zuma graft trial to be delayed again: prosecutors

Libyan dictator's son Saadi Kadhafi freed from jail

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

Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered

Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco

South Africa jobless rate soars as pandemic bites

'Cattle boy' millionaire: Zambia's new president

Death toll in Burkina militants attack rises to 80

Forty-seven killed in Burkina Faso militant attack

Zambia's opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid

Graft weakens S Africa's spy agency: Ramaphosa after unrest

Debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls

Zambians to vote in tense polls as economy struggles

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo announces push for new party

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

Mozambican, Rwandan forces retake port town from insurgents

Kidnapped Nigeria Chibok girl free after seven years: governor

Tunisia 'state of exception' hits halfway with no govt in sight

Egypt's ancient King Khufu's Boat is moved from Giza pyramids to a new home

Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military

Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

115 killed in military crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty

Tunisia over worst of Covid wave but must speed up jabs: WHO

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