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Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on central bank reserves

Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also says Washington would offer Afghans coronavirus vaccines

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

World

UK's Exscientia, Gates Foundation partner to develop variant-resistant COVID-19 drugs

The nine-year-old company uses computer algorithms to design drugs for a range of therapeutic areas from cancer to psychiatry

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 05:56pm

Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3trn

PARIS: The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, a report...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:48am

World

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

We cannot accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines using even more of it, says WHO director general Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 07:06pm

Three sent to jail

KARACHI: A Karachi court has sent three men, arrested for illegally selling coronavirus vaccines, to jail on ...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

White House says Facebook’s steps to stop vaccine misinformation inadequate

WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday continued criticizing Facebook for allowing...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Business & Finance

Trio of US banks post strong profits

NEW YORK: A trio of US banks reported strong profits Wednesday, boosted by the improved credit quality outlook...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

United Airlines unveils record jet order in bet on travel recovery

NEW YORK: United Airlines announced the largest order in its history on Tuesday, unveiling major purchases from...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

World

Covid vaccine access needed 'thoughout world'

"This is not within the competence of the EMA so I can only speak from a personal perspective, where I really believe we need to ensure access, availability and access throughout the world, not just in the countries that have the means to pay for them," EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke said in an interview.

Published 12 Jun, 2021 12:42am

Heads of global bodies issue joint call for vaccine equality

WASHINGTON: World leaders must make a "new commitment" to a more equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines to bring...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

World

South Korea says 1mn doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccines to arrive this week from US

South Korea's food and drug safety ministry granted final approval for the J&J product in April, after signing a deal to import the vaccine for 6 million people, though the date for their shipment has not been finalised.

Published 30 May, 2021 02:01pm

Investment in agri sector to help govt achieve 4.8pc GDP growth: Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says the government has envisaged 4.8 GDP growth in the next fiscal year

Updated 29 May, 2021 02:01pm

World

Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines appear effective against Indian variants: Research

As per lab experiments involving cell cultures, the B.1.617 and B.1.618 variants seem to be partially resistant to the antibodies developed by the vaccination
Researchers say the vaccine's antibodies are a little bit weaker against the variants, but not to an extent that it would have much of an effect on the protective ability of the vaccines

Updated 18 May, 2021 10:26am

France hits 20m milestone in vaccination drive

PARIS: France reached its target of injecting 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines on Saturday, days...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

World

Britain to hold meeting to encourage global COVID vaccine take-up

The event will discuss how to tackle misinformation about vaccines, including the role social media companies can play in stopping the spread of damaging falsehoods.
"We must work collectively to ensure people across the world can reclaim their lives and livelihoods."

Published 15 May, 2021 04:59pm

World

Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers

Regular polling shows Hong Kongers have some of the lowest support ratings for inoculation in the world.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:36am

Markets

Stocks mostly advance but vaccine stocks hit

It now forecasts that Britain's economy will rebound by 7.25 percent this year, compared to a 5.0 percent gain it forecast in February.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:17am

Support grows for vaccine patent waiver as India sees record Covid deaths

WASHINGTON: International support grew Thursday for a US proposal to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:04am

World

G7 talks vaccines after pleas to help poor

Raab stressed the importance of Covax but said there was an additional question of "what we do about surplus domestic supply".

Published 05 May, 2021 11:22am

UK sends 1,000 more ventilators to India as doctors rally

LONDON: The UK said Sunday it was sending an extra 1,000 oxygen ventilators to Covid-struck India, as a group of...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Negligence at airports caused third wave: Bilawal

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday blamed negligence at ...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

World

Colombia greenlights private sector to buy and apply Covid-19 vaccines

On Tuesday, the country reached a new record of deaths (429) for the second day in a row, as a third wave of the pandemic threatens to swamp the hospital system.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:14am

World

Chile vets accused of using dog coronavirus vaccines on people

The first Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Chile months later, in December.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 10:43am

Business & Finance

United Airlines reports another loss, bullish on recovery

Starting in July, the big US airline will offer international service to Dubrovnik, Croatia, Athens, Greece and Reykjavik, Iceland.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 10:20am

Markets

US stocks charge to new records on strong bank profits, retail sales

Germany's gross domestic product will expand by 3.7 percent this year, according to five economic think tanks, revising down more optimistic predictions by one percentage point.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:02am

Markets

US stocks jump on strong retail, labor data

About 15 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6 percent at 33,948.18.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 07:28pm

Rich and poor: WHO slams ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday condemned the chasm between rich and poor nations in accessing...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Yemen receives first coronavirus vaccines: UN

ADEN: War-torn Yemen received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, the UN children’s agency said,...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:09am

World

UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown

"I am hopeful, I don't see anything in the data right now that would cause us to deviate from the roadmap, but we have got to remain humble in the face of nature and we have to be prepared to do whatever it takes to protect the British public,"

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

Emirates says over 85pc of pilots, cabin crew vaccinated against COVID-19

The global take-up of coronavirus vaccines is seen as key to the reopening of borders and lifting social restrictions that have hit travel demand over the past year.
Over 35,000 Emirates employees have taken a vaccine shot, the company said in a statement. Emirates has around 80,000 staff across the group, which includes airport operator dnata.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:07pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
FTSE 100 / Feb 20	10,686.89
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 20	25,260.69
France CAC40 / Feb 20	8,515.49
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	13.96 ▲ 1.27 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 23 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	563.62 ▲ 51.24 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 23 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	92.88 ▲ 8.44 (10%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	23.56 ▲ 2.14 (9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Feb 23 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	123.45 ▲ 10.93 (9.71%)
Prosperity Weav / Feb 23 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	46 ▲ 4 (9.52%)
Reliance Weaving / Feb 23 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	189.98 ▲ 16.42 (9.46%)
First Treet Manuf / Feb 23 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.19 ▲ 1.48 (9.42%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Feb 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	17.34 ▲ 1.49 (9.4%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 23 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	5.71 ▼ -56.35 (-90.8%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 23 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	1.06 ▼ -0.24 (-18.46%)
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	0.43 ▼ -0.09 (-17.31%)
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 23 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.95 ▼ -0.19 (-16.67%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Feb 23 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	4.95 ▼ -0.79 (-13.76%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Feb 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.50 ▼ -0.71 (-13.63%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	1.56 ▼ -0.23 (-12.85%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Feb 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.10 ▼ -0.29 (-12.13%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Feb 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▼ -0.51 (-11.56%)
Parmount Sp. / Feb 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.76 ▼ -0.73 (-11.25%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,787,827 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,569,261 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Feb 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,190,388 ▼ -3.29
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 23 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,626,294 ▲ 0.07
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	18,511,334 ▼ -0.09
P.T.C.L. / Feb 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,900,425 ▼ -3.2
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 23 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,238,271 ▼ -1.29
National Bank / Feb 23 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,610,557 ▼ -18.84
Cnergyico PK / Feb 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,263,030 ▼ -0.44
Hascol Petrol / Feb 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,452,911 ▼ -1.92

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