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20 killed as powerful cyclone batters Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar): A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar,...

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

Africa

Helicopter crashes in Libya during medical evacuation, killing 3

The aircraft was attempting to evacuate a soldier who had been involved in a road accident in the desert

Published 10 Feb, 2026 05:58pm

Africa

Namibia won’t recognise TotalEnergies, Petrobras deal

WINDHOEK: Namibia will not recognise the purchase of offshore stakes in the Luderitz Basin announced last week by...

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

Africa

Gunmen kill three people, abduct priest in Nigeria

BAUCHI (Nigeria): Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early...

Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am

Africa

Zimbabwe agrees a staff-monitored programme with the IMF

The programme is to consolidate current fiscal and monetary policy reforms

Published 06 Feb, 2026 06:20pm

Africa

Libya probes killing of late ruler Gaddafi’s son

Lawyer who had been representing Seif al-Islam said he was killed by an unidentified four men commando

Published 04 Feb, 2026 06:09pm

Africa

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says

The site is one where locals dig by hand for just a few dollars per day

Published 31 Jan, 2026 07:04am

Africa

Heavy gunfire erupts near Niger capital’s airport before calm returns

The shooting began shortly after midnight, according to residents of a neighbourhood near the airport

Published 29 Jan, 2026 12:02pm

Africa

Sudan gold mine collapse kills 13 miners

KHARTOUM: A partial collapse of a gold mine has killed 13 miners and wounded six others in southern Sudan, the state...

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

Africa

22 Ethiopian migrants killed in lorry crash

ADDIS ABABA: At least 22 Ethiopian migrants were killed and more than 60 injured after a lorry they were travelling...

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

Africa

Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria

LAGOS: Armed gangs have raided a village in a north-central Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were...

Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am

Africa

Nigeria arrests 22 Indian ship crew members in drug bust

The seizure was made on January 2 aboard MV Aruna Hulya which "originated from Marshall Islands, says NDLEA spokesman

Published 04 Jan, 2026 09:28pm

Africa

Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades under tight security

MOGADISHU: Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu — the...

Published 26 Dec, 2025 08:12am

Africa

Helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, aviation authority says

Among the dead were a guide, a doctor, the pilot and two foreign tourists

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:37am

Africa

Black box recovered from Libyan general’s crashed plane

Ali Yerlikaya said at the crash site that the plane’s voice recorder and the flight data recorder had been recovered

Published 24 Dec, 2025 07:58pm

Africa

Gunmen kill 9, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack

Police initially said 10 people were killed but later revised the toll downwards

Updated 21 Dec, 2025 11:27am

Africa

Flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan coastal town

Search and rescue operations continued

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:38pm

Africa

Tunisian police clash with youths in Kairouan after man’s death

Thousands have been protesting for weeks in the southern city of Gabes, demanding the closure of a chemical plant on environmental grounds

Published 14 Dec, 2025 10:20am

Africa

Soldiers on Benin’s national television claim to have seized power

A coup last month in Guinea-Bissau was the ninth in the region since 2020

Published 07 Dec, 2025 03:00pm

Africa

At least 19 people die in Congo boat accident

GOMA (Democratic Republic of Congo): At least 19 people died when heavy winds caused a boat to capsize on Democratic...

Published 30 Nov, 2025 05:38am

Africa

Trump says South Africa won’t get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive

Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20

Published 27 Nov, 2025 11:36am

Africa

Sudan army chief calls on Trump to end country’s war

US and UAE, along with Saudi Arabia and Egypt are currently attempting to broker a truce

Published 26 Nov, 2025 05:00pm

Africa

UN urges Nigeria to take ‘all lawful measures’ to halt kidnappings

At least 402 people, most of them schoolchildren, have been abducted in the states of Niger since 17 November

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:03pm

Africa

Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

Africa

Ethiopian volcano erupts

ADDIS ABABA: A volcano in Ethiopia’s north-eastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years,...

Published 25 Nov, 2025 05:54am

Africa

South Africa’s G20 debt focus to be tested as US takes the chair

South Africa on Sunday handed the G20 presidency over to the United States, completing a run of four major emerging economies

Published 24 Nov, 2025 11:18am

Africa

Daughter of Jacob Zuma accused of recruiting for Russian forces

JOHANNESBURG: South African police are investigating claims that a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma was involved...

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

Africa

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition

We had the entire year of working towards this adoption and the past week has been quite intense, spokesperson said

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 10:57pm

Africa

G20 envoys agree draft leaders’ declaration without US at summit, sources say

JOHANNESBURG: G20 envoys have agreed on a draft leaders’ declaration ahead of this weekend’s summit in Johannesburg...

Published 21 Nov, 2025 07:48pm

Africa

Gunmen kidnap 52 students from Catholic school in Nigeria, local TV reports

A statement from the Niger state government confirmed there had been a kidnapping but said the number of abducted pupils was still being checked

Published 21 Nov, 2025 01:52pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
FTSE 100 / Feb 20	10,686.89
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 20	25,260.69
France CAC40 / Feb 20	8,515.49
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	13.96 ▲ 1.27 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 23 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	563.62 ▲ 51.24 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 23 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	92.88 ▲ 8.44 (10%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	23.56 ▲ 2.14 (9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Feb 23 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	123.45 ▲ 10.93 (9.71%)
Prosperity Weav / Feb 23 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	46 ▲ 4 (9.52%)
Reliance Weaving / Feb 23 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	189.98 ▲ 16.42 (9.46%)
First Treet Manuf / Feb 23 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.19 ▲ 1.48 (9.42%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Feb 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	17.34 ▲ 1.49 (9.4%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 23 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	5.71 ▼ -56.35 (-90.8%)
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	0.42 ▼ -0.1 (-19.23%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 23 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	1.06 ▼ -0.24 (-18.46%)
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 23 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.95 ▼ -0.19 (-16.67%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Feb 23 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	4.94 ▼ -0.8 (-13.94%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Feb 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.50 ▼ -0.71 (-13.63%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	1.56 ▼ -0.23 (-12.85%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Feb 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.10 ▼ -0.29 (-12.13%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Feb 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▼ -0.51 (-11.56%)
Parmount Sp. / Feb 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.76 ▼ -0.73 (-11.25%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,787,827 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,306,734 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Feb 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,190,388 ▼ -3.29
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 23 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,626,294 ▲ 0.07
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	18,507,684 ▼ -0.1
P.T.C.L. / Feb 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,900,425 ▼ -3.2
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 23 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,238,271 ▼ -1.29
National Bank / Feb 23 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,610,557 ▼ -18.84
Cnergyico PK / Feb 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,263,030 ▼ -0.44
Hascol Petrol / Feb 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,452,911 ▼ -1.92

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