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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
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 2 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 2 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 2 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 2 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 2 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 2 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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