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Coronavirus Vaccine

Moderna’s new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

Published 08 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a...

China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am

BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6...

BioNTech profits soar in 2021 on global vaccine rollout

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:28pm

FRANKFURT: German vaccine-maker BioNTech on Wednesday reported a multi-billion-euro windfall in 2021 from sales of...

Some 50 Iranian MPs test positive for Covid

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

DUBAI: Some 50 members of Iran’s 290-seat parliament have contracted COVID-19, a senior MP said on Saturday as the...

Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan: Biden administration to give additional $308m

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to donate an extra $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan,...

Australia regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11

Published 05 Dec, 2021 12:16pm

MELBOURNE: Australia's medicine regulator on Sunday provisionally approved the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine for...

Iraq gets 1.2 million doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 01:46pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine through the ...

NCOC approves Chinese vaccines for kids aged 12 and older

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Thursday that its committee of health...

Umar says 40m people fully vaccinated

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:07am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Chairman National Command and Operation Center (NCOC)...

Countrywide data: 1,490 Covid-19 cases detected

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detected 1,490 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours after conducting 52,415 tests at a...

Fake entries of coronavirus vaccine: 16 arrested, 12 cases registered in eight Punjab cities so far

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

LAHORE: While taking action against the officials involved in fake entries of coronavirus vaccine, the Punjab...

Covid-19: Punjab reports 24 more deaths

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

LAHORE: Out of 14666 tests conducted across the province in the last 24 hours; Punjab has reported 24 more ...

Fake Covid vaccination entry under Nawaz’s name

Updated 24 Sep, 2021 01:26pm

LAHORE: A fake coronavirus vaccine entry using former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name was unearthed in the...

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5-11

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am

FRANKFURT: Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine was safe and produced a...

Biden to host leaders of Australia, Japan, India Sept. 24: White House

Published 14 Sep, 2021 01:11am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the "Quad" countries -...

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine

Published 07 Sep, 2021 11:41am

The cost of the deal was not announced, and it is contingent on the vaccine being approved in Japan

Corona positivity rate in Punjab soars to 7.10pc

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

LAHORE: While there is no let up in the spread of coronavirus, the overall positivity rate of virus in Punjab ...

NCOC fixes booster dose charges

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:38am

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Saturday fixed charges for booster dose of coronavirus...

Covid-19: 25 new deaths reported

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

LAHORE: There is no let up in fatalities due to Covid-19, as 25 more deaths were reported in Punjab including 12 in...

Highest toll during fourth wave: 3,669 fresh Covid-19 cases, 72 new deaths countrywide: NCOC

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 3,669 more Covid-19 infections and 72 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours ...

Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

PARIS: Covid vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies. Germany’s...

Govt has not yet approved booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has not approved booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine as yet for the citizens as...

India's gender inequity in vaccinations narrows

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:46pm

The country wants to immunize all its adult population of 944 million by December and has given at least one dose to nearly 40% of them

11 more vaccination centres set up in city: Wahab

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

KARACHI: Spokespe-rson of Sindh Government and Advisor for Law, Environment & Coastal Development Barrister...

Italy reports 16 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 6,513 new cases

Published 31 Jul, 2021 11:37pm

Italy has registered 128,063 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.35 million cases to date.

Turkey's daily COVID-19 cases remain above 22,000, minister urges caution

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 11:16pm

Daily infections have surged in recent weeks from a low of 4,418 on July 4 to 22,291 on Wednesday, but Ankara has said it does not plan to impose restrictions yet. Data on Friday showed a daily death toll of 69 people.

UK to begin global vaccine rollout to Commonwealth, Asian nations

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

LONDON: Britain announced Wednesday it will begin donating millions of coronavirus vaccine doses around the world,...

Pakistan picks up vaccination pace as Covid-19 cases rise

Published 20 Jul, 2021 01:46pm

Country, however, still lags behind global average in inoculation drive
Has also continued to report more than 2,000 daily cases for nearly a week

In a first, Pakistan administers more than 500,000 Covid-19 vaccines in a day

Published 13 Jul, 2021 10:56am

NCOC head Asad Umar vows to increase pace of inoculation
Country reports more than 1,500 daily infections for the seventh consecutive day

EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70pc of adults

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

BRUSSELS: The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 28	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 28	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 28	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 28	7,428.78
Nasdaq / Jul 28	24,876.91
Dow Jones / Jul 28	52,747.32
India Sensex / Jul 29	77,603.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	61,689.86
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25,684.44
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	10,884.40
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	25,391.76
France CAC40 / Jul 29	8,409.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 28	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 28	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 29	335.81
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 29	82.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 29	4,042.26
Diesel/Litre / Jul 29	388.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 29	80.52

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	10.18 ▲ 1 (10.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 29 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.63 ▲ 0.98 (10.16%)
Reliance Ins. / Jul 29 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.37 ▲ 1.22 (10.04%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 29 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	11.08 ▲ 1.01 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 29 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	19.99 ▲ 1.82 (10.02%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 29 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.20 ▲ 2.93 (10.01%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 29 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	68.05 ▲ 6.19 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 29 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.25 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 29 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	25.19 ▲ 2.29 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,203.44 ▼ -133.71 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	29.94 ▼ -3.32 (-9.98%)
National Silk / Jul 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	273.85 ▼ -30.25 (-9.95%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 29 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.39 ▼ -2.47 (-9.55%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 29 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	158.50 ▼ -16.16 (-9.25%)
Chashma / Jul 29 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	90.68 ▼ -8.91 (-8.95%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 29 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	13.62 ▼ -1.18 (-7.97%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 29 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	35.05 ▼ -2.91 (-7.67%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jul 29 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	21.59 ▼ -1.77 (-7.58%)
Pak Engineering / Jul 29 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	695.64 ▼ -54.36 (-7.25%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,656,206 ▼ -0.19
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 29 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	50,224,225 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	48,951,979 ▼ -0.02
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 29 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	40,353,000 ▼ -0.03
TPL Properties / Jul 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	18,561,709 ▲ 0.03
Samba Bank / Jul 29 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	18,512,128 ▲ 1.04
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,349,587 ▼ -1.24
Pak Refinery / Jul 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,486,569 ▼ -1.78
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,771,037 ▼ -0.15
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	12,828,985 ▲ 0.04

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