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Popular SnackVideo x Edhi Ramadan fundraising campaign gains more momentum as it raises 500,000 PRP over 7 days

It’s just been a week since the start of the SnackVideo x Edhi fundraising campaign, but it has received...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 12:55pm

World

U.S. CDC probes new death, hospitalisation after J&J vaccine shots - officials

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the death of an Oregon woman and the hospitalisation of another in Texas after receiving Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials said.
The incidents come as advisers to the CDC are set to meet on Friday to consider whether it is safe to resume injections of the single-dose vaccine, while senior health officials prepare for a green light.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 12:01pm

World

Desperate hunt for missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen set to run out

Rescue aircraft and ships scoured the sea north of Bali on Friday as the hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew on board reached a critical phase due to limited supplies of oxygen aboard the 44-year-old vessel.
More navy ships left the Indonesian base of Banyuwangi early on Friday to head to the Bali Sea where contact was lost with the KRI Nanggala-402 on Wednesday during a torpedo drill.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:58am

World

Biden’s climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming

U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit will turn to the issue of technology on Friday, featuring remarks from entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, after Thursday’s Earth Day kickoff sought to rally world ambition to reduce global warming.
The Democratic president, who returned the United States to the pact, announced a new U.S. target on Thursday to reduce its emissions 50%-52% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. Japan and Canada also raised their targets. read more

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:56am

Pakistan

Agreement between govt, TLP fully implemented, says information minister

Minister says a resolution has been tabled in the National Assembly by the government while the workers of banned TLP, who were arrested under the MPO Ordinance 1960, have been released
Protests by the activists of the banned religious party have ended in the country, says Fawad

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 12:21pm

World

Over 100 wounded in clashes with police in Jerusalem: medics

The Palestinian Red Crescent said it had treated at least 105 people, with some 20 of them hospitalised.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:46am

World

13 COVID-19 patients die in India's hospital fire

The incident comes two days after 25 COVID-19 patients on ventilators died in a hospital in Nashik when their oxygen supply was interrupted by a leak in a supply line.
India reported 332,730 new coronavirus cases and 2,263 deaths on Friday.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:44am

Markets

Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of virus state of emergency

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.57 percent or 167.54 points to end at 29,020.63.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:43am

Markets

Dollar wallows as traders reassess taper timing; cryptocurrencies tumble

Bitcoin slumped 4.2% to below $50,000, and briefly touched $48,338. It has fallen every day but two since reaching a record high of $64,895.22 on April 14.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:41am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollar hit by US capital tax doubling plan

New Zealand government bonds eased, sending yields about 2-3 basis points higher across the curve.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:39am

Markets

US oil may edge up to $62.62 before falling

The wave C is expected to resume thereafter.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:37am

Markets

Palm oil poised to break resistance at 4,028 ringgit

On the daily chart, the uptrend looks steady. It is riding on a wave C which is expected to travel into 4,301-4,576 ringgit range.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:36am

Markets

CBOT soybeans may extend gains into $15.56-1/4 to $15.72-1/4 range

The only choice is to follow the trend.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:33am

Markets

Spot gold may drop to $1,763

On the daily chart, a retracement analysis on the fall from $1,875.26 reveals a key resistance at $1,799, around which the rise lost its momentum.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:31am

Markets

Gold heads for weekly rise on subdued US Treasury yields, dollar

Palladium rose 0.1% to $2,839.21 per ounce but was off a record $2,891.50 hit on Thursday.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:29am

Markets

Yuan off 6-week high, investors await global central bank policy signals

China's official PMI is due for release next Friday.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:27am

Markets

China says increased flexibility in yuan can release market pressure

The yuan briefly firmed to its strongest level against the US dollar in nearly six weeks on Thursday as the greenback weakened.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:25am

Markets

Australia shares unchanged as miners, energy stocks offset gains in banks

Troubled wealth manager AMP jumped to the top of the index, advancing 7.6%, after it announced plans of a spin off and re-branding of its unit AMP Capital's private markets business, ending talks with Ares Management to sell the business.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:24am

Markets

Australia shares set to slip at open, NZ edges higher

Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index edged higher in early trade on Friday.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:21am

Markets

Hong Kong shares higher at lunch after US tax hike reports

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.90 percent, or 258.98 points, to 29,014.32 by noon.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:19am

Markets

Asia markets struggle for direction after US tax hike reports

Euro-dollar trades were softer after the European Central Bank kept its massive pandemic-fighting stimulus package in place at a Thursday meeting, as the continent's ailing economies face slow coronavirus recoveries.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:14am

World

Pakistan to shift to 60% clean energy by 2030, according to PM's Climate aide

On Thursday, Pakistan assured the international community that it would shift to 60% clean energy and 30% electric vehicle use by 2030.
Addressing the Leaders Summit in Washington, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam urged developed nations to fulfil their commitment to help others make this transition from carbon-based to clean energy.

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 11:55am

World

Polish judge critical of government spared detention

The disciplinary chamber behind Thursday's decision is itself one of the controversial reforms introduced by the PiS.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:10am

World

The global economic response to climate change: what's the plan?

Here is a rundown of the latest in the global effort to fight climate change:

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:04am

Sports

Jessica Korda stretches lead to three strokes at LPGA LA Open

The 28-year-old American dubbed it "another good day" at Wilshire Country Club, where she followed up a course record-equalling 64 with a largely stress-free, steady round.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:01am

Sports

UEFA weighs Super League revenge and changing Euro host cities

Their setback showed money does not inevitably win in football and some want to make sure that the defeated big clubs fall as hard as possible.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:59am

Sports

Lewandowski back with Bayern on verge of ninth straight league title

"Dortmund are under much more pressure than us."

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:57am

Markets

Hong Kong shares open higher after US tax hike reports

The Hang Seng Index began up 0.15 percent, or 43.11 points, at 28,798.45.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:56am

Technology

SpaceX aiming for Friday morning launch to ISS

"In terms of getting the operations ready, it's always easier the third time you do it," Daniel Forrestel, a NASA launch integration manager, told AFP.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:54am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower on Biden tax hike reports

Toyota was down 1.36 percent at 8,254 yen and Panasonic was off 0.92 percent at 1,343.5 yen.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:52am

World

Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics

Authorities in Osaka have said health facilities there are already overwhelmed, with beds for seriously ill patients running short.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:51am

World

French fishermen prepare to block UK trucks in Brexit protest

The UK had insisted it wanted to take back control of its waters while EU coastal states sought guarantees that their fleets could keep fishing in British waters.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:49am

Sports

Norwegian duo Hovland, Ventura grab share of lead in PGA Tour team event

Australian Cameron Smith, who won the tournament in 2017 in its first incarnation as a team event, drained a 38-foot eagle putt at the par-five second to help him and fellow Aussie Mark Leishman get to 63.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:47am

World

Top Brazil court uphold's 'bias' ruling against Lula judge

Four cases implicating Lula that were heard in the Curitiba court have been transferred to a federal court in the capital Brasilia.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:45am

Sports

Zurich Classic of New Orleans scores

Viktor Hovland/Kris Ventura (NOR/NOR), Brice Garnett/Scott Stallings (USA/USA)

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:44am

Pakistan

After Iran, Qureshi leaves for Turkey to discuss Afghan peace process

The foreign minister will participate in a trilateral meeting to be attended by the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Afghanistan
Qureshi will also hold bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:43am

Sports

Brazil wants Neymar at Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic football tournament begins just 10 days later and is due to finish on August 8, two days after the start of the French Ligue 1 season.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:42am

Technology

Intel tops expectations as chip demand high

Intel has unveiled plans to spend $20 billion building two new plants in Arizona as part of a plan to boost production at home and in Europe.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:40am

World

US sends aircraft to aid in Indonesia submarine search

An oil spill where the submarine was thought to have submerged pointed to possible damage to its fuel tank, and fanned fears of a deadly disaster.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:38am

World

US to send reinforcements to protect withdrawal from Afghanistan

He also said that a key concern was "the ability of the Afghan Air Force to fly" without support.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:36am

World

WHO jab experts want more AZ clot data from outside Europe

SAGE said most clotting cases were reported in Britain and the European Union, with very few cases noted in other countries.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:35am

Sports

WNBA's Jones joins NBA Blazers to guide basketball strategy

Jones worked with the Mystics as a player development assistant coach in 2018 and 2019 before becoming a full-time assistant in December 2019.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:31am

Markets

Talk of more Biden tax hike proposals rattles Wall Street

All three major US indices dropped 0.9 percent.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:29am

Sports

Messi double fires Barcelona to victory over Getafe, Atleti beat Huesca

With Luis Suarez out injured, Correa has filled the void. He scored twice against Eibar on Sunday and put Atletico ahead again after 39 minutes.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:28am

World

Spanish PM condemns death threat against minister

"Today it is me, but if the impunity and media whitewashing of the far-right continues, tomorrow it will be other colleagues."

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:26am

World

Fresh warning from Covid solutions group, one year on

At its launch on April 25 last year, the pandemic was still in its infancy.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:23am

Sports

Atalanta held in Rome as five-goal Napoli crush Lazio to boost Champions League hopes

Napoli took the lead through a Lorenzo Insigne penalty on seven minutes awarded following a VAR review, the first of a brace on the night for the team skipper.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:21am

World

'Deep concern' at UN Security Council over Tigray crisis

African members in turn have favored mediation by the African Union.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:18am

World

Chile Senate approves early pension fund withdrawals

There were also protests in other neighborhoods of the capital and one by staff at the San Antonio port in the Valparaiso region.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:16am

World

3 rockets hit Baghdad airport base housing US troops: security sources

One of the sources said the projectiles hit the section of the airbase occupied by Iraqi troops, who share the base.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:14am

Sports

Vardy strikes as Leicester beat West Brom to boost top-four bid

"This group will sometimes lose games but they are so honest and they want to be better. When you have that it is the dream ticket. It is all you can ask for as a coach."

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:13am

World

Biden doubles US emissions cut target as summit lifts climate hopes

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, another early ally of Biden, boosted ambitions of his energy-exporting country to reductions of 40-45 percent below 2005 levels, compared with an earlier target of 30 percent.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Pakistan

Pakistan receives 0.5m doses of SinoVac from China

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said the latest consignment was procured from China on payment.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:10am

World

UN refugee boss concerned at 'dangerous' Chad situation

Humanitarian agencies often cite upper estimates in the hope of attracting donations for aid programmes they say are woefully under-funded.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Sports

Stalwart French club Bordeaux in survival battle as US backers pull plug

King Street said they had invested 46 million euros ($55 million) since splashing out 100 million euros for the club in 2018.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:06am

Pakistan

NCC mulls a possible lockdown today as national positivity ratio jumps to 10.90%

The NCC meeting has been summoned by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The meeting will discuss imposing further restrictions in cities where the positivity ratio is exceeding 10%.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 09:25am

World

Canada bans passenger flights from India and Pakistan to combat third-wave of COVID-19

On Thursday, the Canadian government announced that it would be temporarily barring passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next 30 days, as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
This decision was enacted by the left-leaning government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after prominent right-leaning politicians criticised Ottawa's lack of response in dealing with the third wave of the pandemic.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 09:11am

BR Research

Interview with Dr. Arshad Ahmad - Vice Chancellor, LUMS

“We have embraced a ‘no-borders’ agenda by incentivizing cross-disciplinary work”. Dr. Arshad Ahmad is the...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:45am

BR Research

Choppy waters

Be careful what you wish for! Pakistanis have been opposed to American presence in the country’s backyard, but now...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

Covid-19 strategy needs shock therapy!

The catastrophic rise of Covid-19 cases in India, and the horrors that are unfolding after the Indian government...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:35am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
HBL Inv.Fund / Apr 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.25 ▲ 0.34 (11.68%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Apr 23 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.58 ▲ 0.16 (11.27%)
A. Shah Ghazi / Apr 23 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.24 ▲ 0.73 (11.21%)
Allied Rental Mod / Apr 23 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	9.65 ▲ 0.95 (10.92%)
Next Capital / Apr 23 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.85 ▲ 0.81 (10.07%)
Khurshid Spinng / Apr 23 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	11.00 ▲ 0.95 (9.45%)
Quetta Textile / Apr 23 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	9.95 ▲ 0.75 (8.15%)
Gatron Ind. / Apr 23 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	478.08 ▲ 33.35 (7.50%)
Glaxo Consumer / Apr 23 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare(GSKCH)	233.70 ▲ 16.30 (7.50%)
Service Tex. / Apr 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.63 ▲ 1.02 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 23 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.55 ▲ -0.64 (-15.27%)
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	1.78 ▲ -0.24 (-11.88%)
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 23 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	12.01 ▲ -1.00 (-7.69%)
Javedan Corp. / Apr 23 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	33.30 ▲ -2.70 (-7.50%)
Pak Suzuki / Apr 23 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited(PSMC)	289.69 ▲ -23.48 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Apr 23 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	85.17 ▲ -6.90 (-7.49%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 23 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	12.96 ▲ -1.05 (-7.49%)
The Organic Meat Co. / Apr 23 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	27.66 ▲ -2.24 (-7.49%)
Colgate-Palm. / Apr 23 Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited(COLG)	2590.01 ▲ -208.99 (-7.47%)
BIPL securities / Apr 23 BIPL Securities Limited(BIPLS)	13.27 ▲ -1.04 (-7.27%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	38,541,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,481,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Apr 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	23,247,861 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Apr 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	9,677,518 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Apr 23 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	7,068,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,328,500 ▼ 0.00
Bal. Glass / Apr 23 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	6,308,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 23 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	5,947,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	5,441,000 ▼ 0.00
Habib Metro / Apr 23 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	4,149,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	153.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	153.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	107.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	4134.98
India Sensex / Apr 22	48080.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	29188.17
Nasdaq / Apr 22	13818.41
Hang Seng / Apr 22	28755.34
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	6938.24
Dow Jones / Apr 22	33815.90
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	15320.52
France CAC40 / Apr 22	6267.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 22	61.43
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 22	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 22	89163.00
Gold Spot / Apr 22	1782.00
Cotton / Apr 22	86.05

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