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Mar 07, 2021 PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Pakistan Published 07 Mar, 2021 02:39pm

COVID-19: Vaccination of people over 60 years to commence from March 10: Umar

  • Planning minister says vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first
  • At least 0.5m doses had been handed over to Pakistan, out of which around 275,000 doses had been administered to health professionals dealing with Covid-19 patients
COVID-19: Vaccination of people over 60 years to commence from March 10: Umar
Currency Rate
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157.18
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157.08
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108.31
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0.93
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1.38
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1.19
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0.08
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50405.32
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13920.69
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5782.65
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66.09
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12200.00
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94564.00
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1698.50
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87.76

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  • Huawei, which has been pushed to the third place after the US ban, is now tied with Apple and Xiaomi, with a 16 percent market share in the Chinese smartphone market.
Published 06 Mar, 2021 03:32pm

BOI paves way for colonization in CPEC's Special Economic Zones

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NEPRA approves additional power supply of 150 MW to KE

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COVID-19: Vaccination of people over 60 years to commence from March 10: Umar

  • Planning minister says vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first
  • At least 0.5m doses had been handed over to Pakistan, out of which around 275,000 doses had been administered to health professionals dealing with Covid-19 patients
Published 07 Mar, 2021 02:39pm

Four children injured in Ubauro explosion

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No sustainable development without justice, crime prevention: Akram

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Published 07 Mar, 2021 12:59pm

PML-N to discuss strategy for long march today

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  • The meeting will review the no-confidence motion against the PM while a plan-of-action on proposals for the long march will be formulated
Published 07 Mar, 2021 11:21am

One killed, 30 injured as Karachi Express derails near Rohri

  • At least 23 injured were brought to Civil Hospital, while 11 of them were discharged after being given first aid
  • Railway officials said the train derailed due to old, rundown tracks, suspending rail traffic on the up-track
Published 07 Mar, 2021 10:07am

Security forces kill eight militants in North Waziristan operations

  • The slain terrorists remained involved in militant activities against security forces, law enforcement agencies and locals of the area since 2009: ISPR
  • Military's media wing says the terrorists were also involved in recruiting terrorists in the area
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