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Sindh also imposes restrictions as COVID-19’s third wave hits the province

Restrictions will stay in effect till April 15.
Indoor weddings and other ceremonies have been banned.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 01:45pm

Three Islamabad subsectors sealed as COVID-19 cases surge

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat has also tested positive for COVID-19.
No objection certificates issued to all functions, festivals and gatherings have also been withdrawn.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:06am

Seven Punjab cities put under major lockdown

LAHORE: As the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department detected over 1,600 fresh confirmed Covid-19 cases...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Editorials

Not quite back to school

EDITORIAL: It turns out that the decision to reopen all schools, offices and public places full-time was a little...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

World

France to evacuate around 100 Covid patients from Paris

Of the nearly 4,100 Covid patients currently in intensive care nationwide, around 1,100 are in Paris-area hospitals.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 05:34pm

Sports

Five-try Auckland Blues emerge as serious Super contenders

After a forward pass denied Rieko Ioane a try following a length-of-the-field move with his brother Akira Ioane, a Black penalty pushed the Blues out to a 17-3 lead.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 10:41am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 32 deaths in 24 hours amid COVID-19 surge

Fresh fatalities raised the death toll to 13,508 while 2,664 people tested positive for the coronavirus
Umar warned the government might impose another lockdown in parts of the country if there is a continued increase in COVID cases

Published 14 Mar, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

Third wave of Covid-19: Asad Umar hints at imposing another lockdown

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) head Asad...

Updated 14 Mar, 2021 10:29am

Pakistan

COVID-19 surge: Islamabad makes wearing masks mandatory

The Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqat announced that section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been put in place for the implementation of the order.
The rule will remain in place for the next two months, it said.

Updated 13 Mar, 2021 07:29pm

Pakistan

Punjab reimposes COVID-19 restrictions amid fears that a third wave is underway

These restrictions will stay in effect till March 29.
The policy of 50% work from home for both public and private offices has also been enforced.

Published 13 Mar, 2021 03:55pm

World

Mauritius imposes fresh lockdown after 14 local Covid cases

Only essential services will be operational from Wednesday, including the port, airport, hospital services and emergency relief.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

EU eyes more vaccines as US lambasts Russian 'disinformation'

"It is very clear that Russia is up to its old tricks, and in doing so is potentially putting people at risk by spreading disinformation about vaccines that we know to be saving lives every day," a State Department spokesman said.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 05:43pm

Pakistan

Daraz launches ‘Ibtida’

KARACHI: Daraz has announced the launch of “Ibtida” on International Women’s Day with the mission to empower...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:40am

Business & Finance

Sterling strengthens

LONDON: The pound rose on Monday and positioning data showed speculators were the most bullish on the currency in...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:36am

World

England's children go back to school after virus lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "The reopening of schools marks a truly national effort to beat this virus."

Published 08 Mar, 2021 05:16pm

Markets

Weak construction, car industry woes push down German industrial output

Retail sales tumbled more than expected in January as the COVID-19 lockdown and the withdrawal of a temporary cut in sales tax hit consumer spending.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 02:12pm

World

Thousands turn out for Vienna anti-lockdown protest

VIENNA: Thousands turned out Saturday for the latest protest in Vienna against coronavirus restrictions and several...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

World

France extends weekend lockdown to northern region

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of people in northern France went back into lockdown Saturday, while health officials...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Editorials

India’s abominable fall

EDITORIAL: The link between politics and nationalism, especially of the variety prevalent in India, can be extremely...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

World

Pandemic risks undoing gains for women, Merkel warns

Merkel welcomed recent legislation requiring listed German companies to include more women on their executive boards.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 04:39pm

Pakistan

Coronavirus cases rise by 30% in a week after government eases restrictions

Last month, the NCOC eased most of the restrictions, allowing commercial activities, schools, offices and other workplaces to function fully.
1579 cases were reported during the past 24 hours.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 12:39pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 1,579 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

52 more people died from the virus in the last 24 hours.
Pindi and Islamabad reported the highest deaths, new cases since December.

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 10:32am

World

Ukraine PM warns of new lockdown as virus cases surge

Ukraine has recorded over 1.3 million infections and more than 26,000 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 08:44pm

Business & Finance

Russia's Sberbank posts 2020 profit, pushes tech ambitions

Sberbank has nearly 100 million customers, mostly in Russia but also in several former Soviet and eastern European countries.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 04:56pm

Business & Finance

UK sees weaker rebound, hikes tax in budget

LONDON: Britain's economic rebound from "profound damage" caused by coronavirus will be much weaker than expected,...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:33am

World

UK budget to tackle virus fallout, aid recovery

Britain is the worst-hit country in Europe with more than 120,000 Covid deaths and four million cases.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

UK nations plot path out of virus lockdown

LONDON: Northern Ireland on Tuesday became the final UK nation to agree an unwinding of its coronavirus ...

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:37am

Markets

Chicken price surges by Rs8

LAHORE: The price of chicken meat has once again jumped by eight rupees to Rs 339 per kilograms in the provincial...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

Business & Finance

UK factory output grows at slowest since May, consumer lending slides

LONDON: British manufacturers reported their slowest output growth since May last month, hit by Brexit and...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:44am

World

UK hunts for carrier of Brazil Covid strain

Britain has Europe's highest death toll from the Covid pandemic.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 06:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 29	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / May 29	157.06
USD to Swiss Franc / May 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 29	1.28
Euro to USD / May 29	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87
France CAC40 / May 28	8057.80
India Sensex / May 29	74732.81
Tokyo Nikkei / May 29	38556.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 29	80.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 29	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 29	208076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 29	2355.13
Diesel/Litre / May 29	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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