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Government to award 'Shaan-e-Pakistan' to corona heroes

Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that a ‘Corona Heroes Wall’ has also been prepared to acknowledge the services of these heroes at governor house on which names of all corona heroes would be inscribed.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 10:33am

Pakistan

'Time for all of us to take Covid SOPs seriously again': Asad Umar warns as Country's COVID-19 positivity rate reaches highest since August

He said coronavirus positivity is extremely high in Muzaffarabad and remains high in Karachi.

Updated 15 Oct, 2020 11:39am

World

Covid deaths in Europe, US exceed official tallies

PARIS: Deaths directly or indirectly attributable to the first wave of Covid-19 infections across 21 wealthy nations...

Published 15 Oct, 2020 03:10am

WB approves $12bn for Covid-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the ...

Published 15 Oct, 2020 03:10am

Business & Finance

UK should do more to help Covid jobless, tax rises can wait: OECD

LONDON: Britain should do more to help the unemployed find work, and fixing the huge hole in its public finances can...

Published 15 Oct, 2020 03:10am

Pakistan

Cabinet committee on coronavirus reviews anti Covid-19 measures

Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat stressed to avoid processions and public gatherings.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 01:09am

World

WHO fears spike in deaths after global COVID-19 surge

As ICUs see more patients, deaths may follow
'Herd immunity' only possible with a vaccine, WHO says
Young people might have to wait until 2022 for jab

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:44am

Business & Finance

Colombia banks' client growth highest in nearly 7 years with govt COVID aid

Some 1.62 million new clients joined the financial system between January and June, taking the total number of banked Colombians to 31 million,
More than 920,000 Colombians have tested positive for coronavirus and over 28,000 have died as a result.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:39am

Technology

YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation

YouTube said in an email that this would include removing claims that the vaccine will kill people or cause infertility.
Conspiracy theories and misinformation about the new coronavirus vaccines have proliferated on social media during the pandemic.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:37am

World

US CDC reports 215,194 deaths from coronavirus

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:28am

Markets

Mnuchin says coronavirus relief deal unlikely before US election

Mnuchin, who spoke with the California Democrat on Wednesday, acknowledged the two were still "far apart" on some issues and said politics were "part of the reality."
In response to proposals sent over the weekend, the two spent time seeking clarification on language, which was productive.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:15am

World

France's new daily COVID-19 cases above 20,000 again

Those data are published as French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing new restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 779,063.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:58pm

World

Covid-19 claims over 10,000 lives in Iraq

Iraq has registered more than 413,000 cases, and the total death toll now stands at 10,021, the ministry said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:45pm

Pakistan

WHO warns global tuberculosis progress at risk amid coronavirus pandemic

In line with WHO guidance, countries have taken measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on essential TB services, including by strengthening infection control.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:25pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 4 more lives, infects 241 others: CM Sindh

Syed Murad Ali Shah said that four more patients lost their lives overnight lifting the death toll to 2,566 that constituted 1.8 perent death rate.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:18pm

Markets

Oil under pressure as coronavirus spike stokes demand concerns

Brent crude futures for December delivery were little changed at $42.48 a barrel by 1228 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate futures also traded flat at $40.18.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 07:32pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

At least 38,221,850 cases of coronavirus have been registered, of whom at least 26,407,800 are now considered recovered.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:53pm

World

Merkel seeks tougher restrictions to fight coronavirus surge

Previously, Germany had used a yardstick of 50 new infections per 100,000 as the threshold for when tougher restrictions would apply.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:28pm

World

Coronavirus threatens to reverse progress in TB fight: WHO

"The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to unwind the gains made over recent years," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:24pm

World

Malaysia reports 660 new coronavirus cases, four deaths

The new infections, more than half in Sabah, a state under lockdown, raised Malaysia's cumulative tally to 17,540 cases.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:06pm

World

Russia hits new daily coronavirus record as Moscow schools go online

Russia's coronavirus taskforce said on Wednesday that it had recorded 14,231 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the most of any day since the pandemic began.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:50pm

World

Iran reports 279 coronavirus deaths, highest daily toll since Feb

Namaki warned of "very difficult months" ahead in the country, which publicly announced its first two cases of - and deaths from - the novel coronavirus on Feb. 19.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:38pm

Business & Finance

Bangladesh set to ‘overtake’ India, as COVID-19 batters economy: IMF

The Indian economy, severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 percent this year.

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 01:01pm

Business & Finance

WB approves $12 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments in developing countries

The financing plan, part of $160 billion in total resources that the multilateral development lender has pledged to provide to developing countries through June 2021 to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:58am

Balochistan CM tests positive for coronavirus

Jam Kamal announced the news on his Twitter handle.

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 11:26am

Business & Finance

Oil steady as rising coronavirus cases stokes demand concerns

Brent crude futures for December fell by 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $42.37 a barrel by 0142 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down 9 cents, or 0.2%, to $40.11.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 10:06am

World

EU agrees common rules for coronavirus travel restrictions

BRUSSELS: EU countries on Tuesday agreed common criteria to coordinate coronavirus travel restrictions, in an effort...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

World

Trump tells fans on post-Covid comeback tour: 'I feel so powerful'

SANFORD: Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took center stage...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Markets

Covid-19, locust swarms raise concerns about food security: ADB

ISLAMABAD: The compounding impacts of Covid-19 and locust swarms raise grave concerns about agricultural production...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Business & Finance

PCMEA cancels carpet exhibition due to Covid-19

LAHORE: The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) on Tuesday disclosed that the...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 9	21735
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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