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Moderna’s new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

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

Published 08 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

World

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

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

Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am

Business & Finance

BioNTech profits soar in 2021 on global vaccine rollout

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

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:28pm

World

Some 50 Iranian MPs test positive for Covid

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

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

World

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

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

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

World

Australia regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11

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

Published 05 Dec, 2021 12:16pm

World

Iraq gets 1.2 million doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine

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

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 01:46pm

Pakistan

NCOC approves Chinese vaccines for kids aged 12 and older

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

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Umar says 40m people fully vaccinated

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

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:07am

Pakistan

Countrywide data: 1,490 Covid-19 cases detected

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

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Punjab reports 24 more deaths

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

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Fake Covid vaccination entry under Nawaz’s name

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

Updated 24 Sep, 2021 01:26pm

World

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

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

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am

World

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

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

Published 14 Sep, 2021 01:11am

World

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine

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

Published 07 Sep, 2021 11:41am

Pakistan

Corona positivity rate in Punjab soars to 7.10pc

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

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

NCOC fixes booster dose charges

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

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Pakistan

Covid-19: 25 new deaths reported

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

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Business & Finance

Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs

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

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

World

India's gender inequity in vaccinations narrows

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

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:46pm

Pakistan

11 more vaccination centres set up in city: Wahab

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

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

World

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

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.

Published 31 Jul, 2021 11:37pm

World

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

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.

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 11:16pm

World

UK to begin global vaccine rollout to Commonwealth, Asian nations

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

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan picks up vaccination pace as Covid-19 cases rise

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

Published 20 Jul, 2021 01:46pm

Pakistan

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

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

Published 13 Jul, 2021 10:56am

World

EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70pc of adults

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

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	155.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.25
Euro to USD / May 7	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
India Sensex / May 7	73511.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38342.76
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
Hang Seng / May 7	18549.73
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2316.80
Cotton US¢/pound / May 7	77.68
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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