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Netherlands to require negative COVID tests from air passengers

Passenger flights from these countries were temporarily banned earlier this week after the discovery of a virulent new variant of the virus.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 02:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 4,415 COVID-19 recoveries in 24 hours

So far, 415,352 people have recovered from the virus in Pakistan.
2,142 people also tested positive for coronavirus in last 24 hours.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:53am

World

Thai seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000

The majority of the new cases are workers from Myanmar, who toil on shrimp boats and in processing factories linked to the multi-billion-dollar Thai seafood industry.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 05:32pm

Pakistan

At 40.32%, Abbottabad’s COVID-19 positivity rate highest in the country: NCOC

Hyderabad has 22.12% and Karachi has the third-highest coronavirus positivity rate which is 12.54%.
Punjab reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths after 50 people died in the last 24 hours.

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 01:11pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt failed to control COVID-19 pandemic in province: Imran Qureshi

Qureshi pointed out that the district administration had failed to properly enforce the smart lockdown.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 01:57am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims three more lives in Hyderabad

Out of total COVID-19 active patients, 44 are admitted in LU hospitals Hyderabad and Jasmhoro while rest of them are isolated at their homes, officials added.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:14am

Pakistan

KP govt closes all educational activities at madrassahs

Any violators of the restriction will be penalised under the relevant law.
KP reported 235 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:23am

World

Britain says new virus strain 'out of control'

Johnson announced on Saturday that millions must cancel Christmas plans and stay home because the new strain was spreading far more quickly.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 05:54pm

World

Tougher UK coronavirus curbs may last some time, health minister suggests

Decision taken quickly after evidence of new strain.
Economic impact will be severe, says Hancock.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 05:01pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 17 more lives, infects 1120 others

This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here from CM House on Saturday.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 08:50pm

World

UK discusses action after confirmation new COVID strain spreads more quickly

The government said on Monday that a rise in infections across London and southeast England might be linked to a new, more transmissible variant of the virus.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 07:17pm

World

UK ministers discuss COVID-19 concern amid rise in cases

"Failing to act decisively now, will mean further suffering. We must keep asking ourselves 'are we doing enough, are we acting quickly enough'."

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:16pm

World

See each other by video call this Christmas, Merkel tells Germans

“Women and men stationed far away from home to ensure our security know what it means to have limited contact with loved ones,” Merkel said in her weekly video podcast.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:28pm

World

Sydney to Hobart yacht race cancelled after coronavirus outbreak: official

The 628-nautical mile (1,163-kilometre) bluewater classic was due to start on Boxing Day, but with parts of Sydney being locked down after a new cluster of Covid-19 cases, it was cancelled.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 04:16pm

World

Thailand reports jump in local coronavirus infections linked to shrimp market

The cases started with a 67-year-old woman, who sells shrimp in the market, who was confirmed to have the infection before three of her family also tested positive.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 04:13pm

World

Sydney imposes lockdown on beach suburbs as COVID cluster grows

Australia has avoided the worst of the pandemic due to border closures, lockdowns, widespread testing and social distancing. It has recorded a total of around 28,100 infections.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 03:51pm

Pakistan

More areas in Peshawar to go under lockdown as city’s positivity rate hits 9.3%

A lockdown will be imposed in Bashirabad’s Mohallah Mohalla Aziz Khan, Railway Colony and Falcon Colony Complex from 6pm today.
All shops, excluding those dealing in essential commodities, will stay closed in the areas.

Updated 21 Dec, 2020 11:16am

Business & Finance

UK factories see smaller drop in orders during December

The Confederation of British Industry's monthly manufacturing order book balance rose to -25 from November's -40, the strongest reading in 10 months.

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

World

UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown for England

"Obviously we're hoping very much that we'll be able to avoid anything like that," Johnson told reporters. "But the reality is that the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:03pm

World

Swiss coronavirus cases surpass 400,000, deaths top 6,000

The total number of confirmed cases in Switzerland and neighbouring principality Liechtenstein increased to 403,989, the death toll rose by 120 to 6,003, and 184 new hospitalisations kept pressure on the health care system.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:09pm

World

New virus restrictions threaten Hong Kong's last true junk boat

But the wooden ship has been docked after new measures to stem a fourth wave of the coronavirus were introduced earlier this month, threatening the city's last remaining antique junk.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:06pm

World

New English lockdown can't be ruled out after Christmas, minister suggests

Asked if the whole of England was now headed to towards a national lockdown, Gibb told Sky News: "Nothing is ruled out of course as we tackle this pandemic but the test system is a very effective way... to focus the restrictions."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:05pm

World

Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report

The lockdown will last longer for those who do not get tested for the coronavirus, while those who test negative will be able to come out of lockdown, several outlets reported.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:51pm

World

Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report

The lockdown will last longer for those who do not get tested for the coronavirus, while those who test negative will be able to come out of lockdown.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:09pm

Business & Finance

UK retail sales slide as November lockdown shut non-essential stores

Annual sales growth halved to 2.4pc from 5.8pc, but many economists predicted a rapid recovery in December.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:52pm

Pakistan

3,261 people have recovered from COVID-19 in 24 hours

Pakistan's coronavirus recoveries have jumped to 399,852.
According to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) coronavirus has claimed 1,073 lives in 17 days.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 11:32am

Pakistan

Federal capital records 238 fresh corona cases in last 24 hours

He said so far 35,441 cases were reported from the federal capital while 381 deaths were reported from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:38pm

World

Coronavirus cases in Netherlands jump by record of almost 13,000

The steep increase in infections comes just days after a tough, five-week lockdown was imposed in the Netherlands.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:53pm

Pakistan

Lockdown imposed in Karachi’s district west COVID-19 hotspots

The areas that will be locked down include Manghopir (Bakra Perhi, Sector 14-B, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Sector 10/5 and KDA Sector 6) and Orangi (Saleemabad Sector 11/2 and Shah Wali Ullah Nagar).
The micro smart lockdown will come into effect at midnight tonight will remain in place till 7am on December 31.

Updated 17 Dec, 2020 06:34pm

Pakistan

Seven more areas in Peshawar to go under lockdown as COVID-19 positivity rate reaches 13.34%

Anyone who fails to follow the orders will be booked under Sections 17 and 18 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Epidemic Control and Emergency Relief Act 2020 and/or Section 33 of National Disaster Management Authority Act, 2010.
NCOC said on Thursday that Peshawar has the second highest positivity rate of 13.34 %.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 12:15pm

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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