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Britain says Omicron spreading at 'phenomenal rate'

LONDON: The Omicron variant of novel coronavirus is spreading at a "phenomenal rate" so people should get an...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 12:28pm

World

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid-19

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and was receiving...

Updated 13 Dec, 2021 10:38am

Markets

Malaysia’s palm oil producers adjust to labour shortages

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil producers are racing to adjust to an acute shortage of workers due to the...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

World

Italy reports 118 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 20,497 new cases

MILAN: Italy reported 118 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 79 the day before, the health ministry said,...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 10:50pm

World

WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poor countries go without

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines for...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Oil down as China developer downgrades add to fears of demand outlook

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Thursday on fears about the economic outlook in the world’s biggest oil importer...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Editorials

A new threat of Covid-19

EDITORIAL: Just as life seemed to be returning to normalcy in most parts of the world, a new and possibly more...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Thursday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,278,777 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:37pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports first 'suspected' Omicron case

Karachi reports first suspected case of the variant in a 57-year-old female

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 10:21pm

Pakistan

176 new cases of Covid-19 detected, no death reported

KARACHI: Fortunately no death stemming from Corona virus reported on Wednesday; however 176 new cases emerged when...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

When Omicron felt good

Nobody will admit it, but you can be sure that the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus made some...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,270,700 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 05:19pm

Markets

Tokyo shares close higher

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday as investors took heart from strong rebounds on Wall Street over hopes...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

Markets

FTSE 100 rises to 3-week highs

LONDON: UK’s FTSE 100 rose to a three-week highs on Tuesday, boosted by mining stocks and positive earnings...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Tuesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,261,473 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Updated 07 Dec, 2021 07:13pm

World

Russia reports first Omicron infections

MOSCOW: Russia has registered its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its nationals...

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 08:31pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Monday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,253,726 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 05:57pm

Pakistan

Pakistan restricts travel from additional countries over Omicron threat

Places the Netherlands, Slovenia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Poland, Ireland, Hungary, and Croatia in category C

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 07:21pm

World

Omicron variant found in almost one-third of US states

WASHINGTON: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of US states, but the Delta version...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

Markets

OPEC+ agrees to go ahead with oil output rise, as US pressure trumps virus scare

OPEC+ agrees to add another 400,000 bpd in January

Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:21pm

World

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, to make shots mandatory

BERLIN: Germany on Thursday imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated as it sought to break a dramatic surge in daily...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:18pm

Pakistan

Pakistan fully vaccinates 33% of its eligible population against Covid-19

NCOC urges citizens to get vaccinated immediately as fears of Omicron variant looms

Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:52am

World

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

JUI vows to challenge ‘one-sided’ legislation in all forums

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Central Executive Committee (CEC), Wednesday, while rejecting the recent...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

Restored Bolan Mail departs from City Station

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways on Wednesday restored 3-up Bolan Mail from Karachi to Quetta. Divisional Superintendent...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Countrywide drive to administer booster jabs launched

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched countrywide drive to administer Covid-19 booster jabs and in first phase healthcare...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:25am

World

EU brings forward Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for younger children to Dec 13

FRANKFURT: The European Union-wide rollout of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine version for five- to ...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 11:38pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,214,847 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 04:45pm

Pakistan

Pakistan allows booster shots for healthcare workers, people over 50 amid new variant fears

NCOC also approves booster shots for immunocompromised people as country moves to curb spread of coronavirus

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 04:42pm

World

India grows fastest among major economies, Omicron risks seen

NEW DELHI: India grew at the fastest pace of any major economy in the July-September quarter but economists said...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	278
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	155.57
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.25
Euro to USD / May 9	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.05
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18498.38
France CAC40 / May 8	8131.41
India Sensex / May 9	72965.17
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	38260.75

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	79.44
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	2318.17
Diesel/Litre / May 9	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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