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PM Shehbaz, Bill Gates discuss polio, flood

Published 14 Dec, 2022 12:44pm

World

‘Challenge’ to maintain world’s focus on global health after COVID-19: Bill Gates

LONDON: Asking the world to prioritise saving lives in the world’s poorest countries is increasingly challenging in...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 10:34am

More polio cases in KP: Special emergency plan afoot to improve anti-polio response: PM

Premier says govt implementing a special emergency plan to improve anti-polio response

Updated 31 Jul, 2022 09:49am

Pakistan

COAS, Bill Gates hold talks on polio, Covid-19 challenges

ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of ...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Bill Gates, Gen Bajwa discuss polio eradication as second case reported

ISPR says Gates appreciated Pakistan's success against coronavirus despite constraint of resources

Updated 30 Apr, 2022 03:01pm

Pakistan

PM, Bill Gates discuss public health, social sector plans

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke on telephone Tuesday with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill &...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz reaffirms govt’s commitment to polio eradication in phone call with Bill Gates

Both leaders discuss ongoing public health and social sector programmes supported by BMGF in Pakistan

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 11:27pm

Editorials

Roadmap for 7th (digital) census

EDITORIAL: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar was justifiably proud as he released...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Bill Gates’ visit: NKATI heaps praise on PM for his approach to global issues

KARACHI: President North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moiz Khan paid tribute to the...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am

Pakistan

President confers ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’ on Gates

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi conferred the Award of “Hilal-e-Pakistan” to Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

Bill Gates hails success against Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Bill Gates on Thursday appreciated Pakistan’s success against Covid-19 despite resources constraints ...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Polio eradication committed: Afghanistan requires international support: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressing Pakistan’s commitment to eradicate polio said that...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 09:26am

Polio eradication quite possible, Gates tells PM

ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Corp co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates visited Pakistan on Thursday, meeting with...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 09:28am

Pakistan

Bill Gates awarded Hilal-e-Pakistan by President Alvi

Microsoft co-founder is on a day-long visit to Islamabad

Updated 17 Feb, 2022 06:13pm

PM ranked 17th ‘most admired man’ in world

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has been inducted into the list of most admired men in the world....

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:44am

Opinion

Posing as satire, misinformation spreads online

Hoaxes spread quickly online, be they about celebrities, politicians or anyone else. But falsehoods labelled as...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

PM Imran urges Bill Gates to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

In telephonic conversation, Pakistan prime minister and Microsoft co-founder also express concern over deteriorating health system in Afghanistan

Updated 06 Oct, 2021 12:57pm

Business & Finance

American Airlines, Microsoft join Gates-backed program to boost clean energy

The initiative aims to boost development of technologies to achieve the target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Published 20 Sep, 2021 11:20am

World

Bill Gates-linked fund buys control of Four Seasons hotels for $2.2bn

NEW YORK: Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ investment fund reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in the ...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

World

Gates offers $1.5bn in climate help if US takes legislative action

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said his climate fund would pour $1.5 billion into...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

PM asks Bill Gates to set up incubation lab in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that he asked Bill Gates if he could set up a Microsoft...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

PM Imran reiterates polio-free Pakistan vision in phone call with Bill Gates

Says polio eradication is a top national priority for the government

Updated 24 Jun, 2021 11:58am

Business & Finance

Buffett resigns as trustee of Gates Foundation

21-year-old foundation has become one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health

Published 23 Jun, 2021 05:29pm

World

Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship

WASHINGTON: Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:35am

Technology

Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship: report

He left his full-time role at Microsoft in 2008.

Updated 17 May, 2021 05:23pm

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 years

WASHINGTON: Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have announced they are divorcing after 27 years of...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:36am

World

Melinda Gates sees US government donating COVID vaccine doses soon

I think the US government is looking at their supply of vaccine and deciding, okay how much should we do through COVAX, how much should we do bilaterally, so I think you're going to start to see some movement there.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has become one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health, and last year committed about $1.75 billion to COVID-19 relief.

Published 04 May, 2021 05:50pm

World

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain intact

In a joint petition for dissolution of marriage, the couple asserted their legal union was "irretrievably broken," but said they had reached agreement on how to divide their marital assets.

Published 04 May, 2021 09:40am

Pakistan

Covid-19, polio & climate change: PM, Bill Gates discuss joint action

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bill Gates discussed next steps on Covid-19 response, polio eradication, ...

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:07am

Pakistan

PM, Bill Gates discuss joint action on COVID-19, polio & climate change

The Prime Minister expressed appreciation for the work of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for fighting poverty, combating COVID-19 pandemic and inequalities around the world.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 07:21pm

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Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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