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Covid-19 crisis: WB projects 9 percent growth in remittances

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has projected nine percent growth in remittances for Pakistan totaling about $24...

Published 01 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Human trial of Chinese vaccine starts in Pakistan

LAHORE: Punjab has reported 185 fresh Covid-19 infections and three more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the...

Published 01 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

EFP vows to promote OSH to combat Post Covid-19 challenges

KARACHI: World faces the toughest challenge after the COVID-19 crisis which reminds us in a cruel way that OSH is...

Published 01 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Pakistan

Two more patients lose lives due to coronavirus, says CM Murad

He added that so far 1,643,450 tests have been conducted which detected 145,815 cases, of them 95 percent or 138, 669 patients have recovered, including 241 overnight.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 11:46pm

Pakistan

NCOC directs to spearhead stringent enforcement of SOPs, public mobilization as COVID surges

The NCOC meeting took a detailed review of epidemic curve chart data, prevailing positivity ratio of COVID-19, micro and smart lockdown imposed, contact tracing and implementation of SOPs.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 11:41pm

Pakistan

Smart lockdown to be imposed in areas where coronavirus cases reported: CM

He informed that out of 104,016 confirmed coronavirus patients 97,431 had been recovered so far.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 11:39pm

Pakistan

Yasmin expresses concern over increasing cases of COVID-19

The increasing number of coronavirus patients during last two weeks was factually a matter of great concern, she said while talking to a private news channel.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 11:20pm

World

England set for another virus lockdown: reports

The measures could come into effect as early as Wednesday and last until December 1.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 06:10pm

World

Slovakia begins mass virus testing in global first

Like other countries, Slovakia has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases although it is below the EU average.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 06:08pm

Sports

World No. 2 Halep tests positive for COVID-19

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19.
"I feel good ... we will get through this together."

Published 31 Oct, 2020 06:07pm

World

Greek PM declares partial coronavirus lockdown

The prime minister said eateries, cafes, clubs, cinemas, museums and gyms in worst-hit areas would close down.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 06:06pm

World

Clashes in Florence as Italy's government eyes new lockdowns

The government has announced that five billion euros will be issued to the worst hit professions, including restaurants, taxi drivers and live entertainment venues.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 06:02pm

World

Iran expands anti-virus measures as calls for lockdown grow

Iran has recorded several daily fatality and infection highs in recent days, with figures on the rise since September.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 05:57pm

World

Iran imposes new restrictions to stem coronavirus spread: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani meanwhile announced new restrictions that will take effect on Wednesday in 25 of Iran's 31 provinces for 10 days.
Police will make unannounced visits to other high-risk businesses, and those that violate health protocols will be shut down.

Updated 31 Oct, 2020 05:33pm

World

US doctors lie about COVID-19 deaths for money: Trump

He said that in Germany and other countries, when a person who dies from cancer or any other terminally ill disease, he is said to have died from that same disease. However, when it comes to doctors in the US, they lie and say the patient died of the coronavirus.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 03:10pm

Markets

SBP’s policy initiatives amid COVID provided stimulus of around Rs 1.6tr: Baqir

The country’s central bank head in the State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report FY20 was of the view that despite numerous challenges during FY20, Pakistan’s economy performed relatively better, particularly on the external and fiscal fronts.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 11:11am

Business & Finance

Chevron, Exxon shrink spending as coronavirus cuts demand

In common with others in the sector, the two are laying off a substantial portion of their workforce and expect to cut costs further as they try to reverse years of weak stock performance, worsened by the impact of movement restrictions.

Published 31 Oct, 2020 10:06am

Pakistan

CAA issues new travel advisory amid COVID-19 cases surge in Pakistan

The latest advisory divides international travelers into two categories A – will not need a negative COVID-19 test – and B – will be required to undergo coronavirus screening 96 hours prior to boarding a flight to Pakistan.

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 04:28pm

World

Daily COVID-19 death rates in US to triple by mid-January: Experts warn

As many as 88,521 new infections were reported on October 29 which is 9,540 more cases than Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 03:05pm

Pakistan

Authorities seal 11 courts after staff, judges test positive for COVID-19

The sealed courts include three courts of additional and sessions judge, the court of a senior civil judge and seven courts of civil judges

Updated 31 Oct, 2020 02:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000 mark, highest since July

As per the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), As many as 1,078 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 332,186.

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 12:19pm

Pakistan

NCOC launches Whatsapp number to register COVID-19 SOP violations

As part of the service, people can report any violations like non wearing of mask, non-adherence to social distancing and over-crowding at public places

Updated 31 Oct, 2020 02:32pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Talks on FTA halted owing to pandemic: Indonesia envoy

KARACHI: Consul General of Indonesia Totok Prianamto has said that due to corona virus outbreak deliberation on Free...

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 03:20am

Pakistan

Shallwani gives approval to Covid-19 awareness campaign

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shallwani on Thursday gave approval to resolution seeking awareness...

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 03:18am

Pakistan

Punjab reports 273 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

LAHORE: There is slight surge in coronavirus cases, as Punjab has reported 273 new Covid-19 cases and five ...

Updated 30 Oct, 2020 03:17am

Pakistan

VCs demand special Covid package for universities

ISLAMABAD: The vice chancellors of all the public and private universities have requested the government to provide ...

Published 30 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Poor nations: WHO plans Covid-19 vaccine insurance scheme

BRUSSELS: A vaccine scheme co-led by the World Health Organization is setting up a compensation fund for people in...

Published 30 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Business & Finance

US economy posts record growth in Q3; Covid-19 scarring to last

WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a historic pace in the third quarter as the government injected more than $3...

Published 30 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Markets

KE suffers Rs2.96bn revenue loss for COVID-19

In spite of these financial challenges emerged after spread of COVID-19 pandemic, over Rs. 55 billion had been invested by the company across the generation, transmission and distribution businesses.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 11:41pm

Business & Finance

Exxon Mobil to cut 1,900 US jobs as Covid-19 hits oil prices

The company about 88,000 workers at the end of 2019, including just under 75,000 employees and around 13,300 contract workers, an ExxonMobil spokesman said.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 11:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	82.37
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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