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AIG Karachi tests positive for COVID-19

During his absence due to illness, CIA DIG Arif Hanif was given additional charge of AIG Karachi.

Updated 24 Oct, 2020 09:14pm

World

U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with over 84,000 new infections

The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On Thursday, the United States reported a near-record 76,195 new cases.

Published 24 Oct, 2020 07:05pm

World

Spain's regions urge government to impose state of emergency to allow curfews

10 of Spain's 17 regions, including Valencia, Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha and the Basque Country, had called on the government to decree a state of emergency,
Regions expect the government to call an extraordinary Council of Ministers on Sunday to approve the measur.

Published 24 Oct, 2020 06:24pm

World

Iran's leader urges penalties for COVID offenders

Latest officials figures showed the coronavirus had killed 32,320 Iranians and infected 562,705, with 5,814 new cases and 335 fatalities in the previous 24 hours.
Some countries, such as the United States, have the worst kind of management ... Such behaviours and insults are the way of Americans.

Published 24 Oct, 2020 06:18pm

World

New virus rules in Madrid as Spain mulls national emergency

Although the government can impose an emergency for up to a fortnight, it would need parliamentary approval to extend it.

Published 24 Oct, 2020 06:03pm

Pakistan

PTI, MQM-P to hold big rally after COVID-19 elimination: Asad Umar

The development work will be resumed on the K-IV project and its responsibility was taken by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), says the minister.

Updated 24 Oct, 2020 05:15pm

Business & Finance

Japan mulls $95.5 billion extra budget to counter coronavirus: media

Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are calling for 10 trillion yen in spending, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to formally order an extra budget early next month, the Mainichi said.

Published 24 Oct, 2020 11:20am

Pakistan reports highest single day rise in COVID-19 cases since July

There are 10,235 active cases.

Updated 24 Oct, 2020 09:05pm

NCOC declares 40 percent raise in nationwide coronavirus cases in 5 days

ISLAMABAD: The country has recorded a 40 percent increase in nationwide coronavirus cases over the past five days,...

Published 24 Oct, 2020 02:41am

Markets

Oil falls on Libyan output, Covid-19 demand concerns

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Oil fell roughly $1 a barrel on Friday and headed for a weekly drop on rising Libyan...

Published 24 Oct, 2020 02:41am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Friday

Based on latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were the United States with 1,035 new deaths, followed by India with 690 and Brazil with 497.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 11:25pm

Pakistan

President urges masses to adopt SOPs for averting resurgence of COVID-19

The Governor of Balochistan informed the President that teaching process had been initiated in the universities under standard operating procedures (SOPs) across the province.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 11:17pm

World

Norway to tighten coronavirus restrictions next week, says PM

"We see that the infection is spreading in many places," Solberg said. Its 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants was 36.6 as of Friday,

Published 23 Oct, 2020 04:52pm

World

Philippines' Duterte promises payment as Red Cross stops COVID-19 tests

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), which has conducted 1.1 million swab tests and accounts for quarter of the country's output.
The president has given his commitment that the government will pay its obligation to the PRC.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 04:27pm

Pakistan

930,000 students may not be returning to schools in Pakistan due to COVID-19: WB

World Bank (WB) says that Pakistan is globally the country where they expect the highest dropouts due to the coronavirus crisis.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 01:43pm

Pakistan reports 736 new coronavirus cases

The novel virus also claimed the lives of 13 more people.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 10:38am

Business & Finance

UK COVID-19 salary scheme fraud may hit $5 billion, watchdog says

The National Audit Office (NAO) praised the government for rolling out support schemes for employees and the self-employed ahead of schedule when COVID-19 forced much of the economy to close down in March.

Published 23 Oct, 2020 10:20am

Markets

Allied Bank defies Covid

Pandemic it maybe. But panic it is not. Not at Allied Bank Limited (ABL). The bank announced its financial results...

Published 23 Oct, 2020 07:38am

World

France extends Covid curfew to cover 46 million people

PARIS: France on Thursday extended the anti-Covid curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country,...

Updated 23 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Pakistan

Covid-19 response: Senate body briefed on donors' financing

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that the ...

Updated 23 Oct, 2020 03:07am

Opinion

'Long Covid' and deep economic recession

'Covid-19 has left many patients with debilitating symptoms after the initial infection has cleared. This is "long...

Published 23 Oct, 2020 02:32am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Punjab reports 171 fresh cases, five fatalities

LAHORE: While the number of active Covid-19 cases has reached to 2424 in the province, as many as 171 fresh corona...

Updated 23 Oct, 2020 03:10am

Pakistan

Number of active coronavirus cases in Punjab 2424: Usman Buzdar

He regretted the number of coronavirus patients was increased due to the negation of SOPs and death rate was also enhanced.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 11:46pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims one more life, detects 276 others

Syed Murad said that currently 4224 patients were under treatment, of them 3954 were in home isolation, four at centers and 266 at different hospitals.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 11:44pm

Pakistan received $483.96mn support to fight COVID-19; Senate body told

The meeting was briefed on the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan regarding complete details of allocated funds, equipment and its utilization.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 11:22pm

World

US COVID-19 single-day deaths top 1,200 for first time since August

The number of new infections began trending higher five weeks ago.
Health experts have warned that a rise in fatalities would follow.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 09:19pm

BR Research

COVID-19: Eye-opener for healthcare

Pakistan has likely avoided the brute force of COVID-19 as is currently being experienced by several countries such...

Published 22 Oct, 2020 07:38pm

World

Volunteer dies during COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil

The vaccine was developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 03:32pm

Business & Finance

CAA impose fines on Turkish Airlines for violating COVID19 SOPs

The CAA imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 on Turkish Airlines for violating the COVID19 virus SOPs in accordance with aviation laws.

Updated 22 Oct, 2020 02:47pm

World

Vote for COVID-19 vaccine: BJP promises free treatment if elected in Bihar

“In the fight against Corona, Bihar’s NDA government has set an example for the rest of the country,” says Nirmala Sitharaman.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 02:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
India Sensex / Apr 25	74339.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17284.54
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2331.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	81.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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