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In India’s surveillance hotspot, facial recognition taken to court

It was lockdown in the Indian city of Hyderabad when activist S.Q. Masood was stopped on the street by police who...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Business & Finance

Sterling’s early gains fizzle as traders hedge bets ahead of BoE meeting

LONDON: The British pound’s early gains evaporated on Monday and it turned lower, away from a 2-1/2 month high, as...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Pakistan

Sindh decides against closing educational institutions

CM Shah chairs meeting of Covid-19 task force, says authorities will regularly survey all public and private hospitals

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 05:42pm

Editorials

‘Hard landing’ for poorer nations

EDITORIAL: The World Bank clearly doesn’t feel that the global economy is ready to shake off the effects of the...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 10:30am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who has already hedged his political bets?

“On Wednesday history was made.” “Right, Boris Johnson was the butt of jokes because he acknowledged and...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Pakistan

Sindh health dept says no notification over Covid restrictions issued

Please be wary of photoshopped images that are spreading fake information during the pandemic, adds department

Published 07 Jan, 2022 02:21pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan logs nearly 1,300 new cases, highest in 3 months

Overall tally since start of pandemic surpasses 1.3 million

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 11:38am

Pakistan

Omicron will spread in Pakistan, warns Asad Umar

NCOC head says citizens should not have the misconception that Omicron would not affect them

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 07:36pm

World

Amid Omicron surge, UK PM Johnson resists another lockdown

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that England could withstand a surge in COVID-19...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:15am

Pakistan

Omicron cases rise to 101 in Karachi as Sindh mulls closing schools

Sindh mulls closing educational institutions in Karachi

Updated 04 Jan, 2022 06:02pm

Pakistan

Follow SOPs, we don't want to impose strict restrictions: Murtaza Wahab

Karachi administrator says Covid-19 infection rate in Karachi has surpassed 6%

Published 03 Jan, 2022 03:06pm

World

China’s Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections

BEIJING: Xian in northwest China reported an increase in daily COVID-19 infections for Friday, and local companies...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Covid outbreak ‘traced’ to arrival of a plane from Pakistan: Chinese officials punished

BEIJING: Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a Covid-19 outbreak led to...

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 09:49am

BR Research

Tackling smog

School days have been restricted to four a week; public is facing breathing difficulties; office attendance is urged...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:01am

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

Markets

Lockdown fears weigh on Dow, S&P 500; Nasdaq hits record high

NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 fell on Friday as fears of fresh lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 in...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

BR Research

Confidence shortage!

The past two years have been full of surprises, of which the pandemic and the chaos it brought to the world is...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 07:25am

BR Research

LSM growth: measured and gradual

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth at 2.25 percent for June 2021 put brakes on the double-digit growth reported...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Sterling on the back foot

LONDON: Sterling slipped on Monday, pulling back further from a one-week high against the dollar hit on Friday as...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

Philippines reimposes virus lockdown in capital

MANILA: The Philippines reimposed Tuesday a virus lockdown in the capital Manila, a day after announcing the lifting...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 05:42pm

BR Research

The LSM surprise

All but four months of FY21 saw the LSM monthly indices at highest ever values. That is surely a first. The LSM...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Independence Day sales dip this year

KARACHI: Despite zeal and fervour amongst the citizens to celebrate the 14th August, traders on Saturday resented a...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

World

Australia's second-largest city extends lockdown

Authorities are pinning their hopes on a fresh vaccination drive, suggesting some restrictions could be eased if enough people get vaccinated in the coming weeks

Published 11 Aug, 2021 09:36am

Pakistan

UAE ambassador, CM Sindh discuss investment avenues

Karachi: Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi met Chief Minister (CM) of Sindh Syed...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 02:39pm

Pakistan

SAU to announce new examinations' schedule today

HYDERABAD: The authorities of Sindh Agriculture University has announced to re- schedule the examinations of...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Schools to remain closed till 19th: Sindh eases Covid restrictions

Karachi: The Sindh Government on Sunday eased the Covid-19 restrictions in Karachi after, as per estimates, 23...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 04:25am

Pakistan

Party stands by business community: Option of 'governor's rule' in Sindh is there: MQM-P

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday supported the business community of Karachi for...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon went on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting at a bus and subway station just outside the...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 01:49am

World

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

Employees in the US Defense Department office complex in the Arlington suburb of Washington were ordered to shelter in place for more than an hour after gunfire erupted in the station

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 11:14pm

Pakistan

UBG urges Sindh CM to withdraw decision of lockdown

KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail and its Secretary General Zafar Bakhtawari have ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	74.42
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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