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China's biggest airshow cancelled for first time over pandemic

The event takes place every two years.
The event is China's main aerospace industry exhibition, with products, trade talks and a flying display.

Published 09 Sep, 2020 06:00pm

World

EU reserves 200 million more coronavirus vaccines

Labs around the world are racing to produce a vaccine to help end the worst health crisis in over a century.

Published 09 Sep, 2020 05:55pm

CanSino Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial in Pakistan expected to begin this month

The Ad5-nCoV trial will recruit around 8,000 volunteers over a four-month period , most of whom will be health workers

Published 09 Sep, 2020 04:57pm

Coronavirus crisis "far from over," more support needed: IMF

Economists say recovery remains very fragile and uneven across regions and sectors. To ensure that the recovery continues, it is essential that support not be prematurely withdrawn

Updated 09 Sep, 2020 07:05pm

AstraZeneca halts COVID-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness

The development could delay and derail efforts to speed up immunization against coronavirus for the world

Published 09 Sep, 2020 03:26pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia slashes oil prices as demand weakens

The move was initiated by industry giant Saudi Arabia which is cutting prices for October shipments in an effort to support market demand for both its Asian and American customers.

Published 09 Sep, 2020 11:11am

Pakistan reports 349 more coronavirus recoveries

286,506 people have recovered from COVID-19.

Published 09 Sep, 2020 10:13am

Markets

Oil falls further amid growing alarm over coronavirus second wave

Brent crude was down 16 cents, or 0.4%, at $39.62 a barrel by 0241 GMT after declining more than 5% on Tuesday.
U.S. crude was down 24 cents, or 0.7%, at $36.52 a barrel, having fallen nearly 8% in the previous session.

Published 09 Sep, 2020 10:13am

BR Research

Covid impact: still uncertain

Coronavirus cases have thankfully plateaued to a manageable level. Markets are buzzing. Restaurants are full. ...

Published 09 Sep, 2020 07:44am

Pakistan

Cancellations due to Covid-19: Emirates refunds over $1.4bn to customers

KARACHI: Emirates Airlines has refunded over AED 5 billion ($1.4 billion) so far to its customers on account of...

Updated 09 Sep, 2020 03:00am

Markets

Corporate sector asked to disclose Covid-19 impact on financial statements

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed the corporate sector to disclose...

Published 09 Sep, 2020 02:38am

Opinion

LNG investments vanish in 2020 as coronavirus slashes oil and gas prices

ARTICLE: No new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects could be approved this year for the first time in at...

Updated 09 Sep, 2020 03:04am

Pakistan

Coronavirus situation under control: Governor

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Tuesday that the coronavirus situation is under control due...

Updated 09 Sep, 2020 03:00am

World

S.Africa daily virus cases drop below 1,000, lowest in months

South Africa's number of cases is now the world's seventh-highest, down from the fifth.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 08:43pm

Pakistan

Vast majority of virus cases in Karachi asymptomatic: study

Pakistan's low number of cases compared to other South Asian nations has baffled public health experts.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 08:40pm

World

UN reports 42 virus cases among Syria staff, families

Syria has officially recorded 3,229 cases of Covid-19, with 137 deaths registered in zones controlled by the Damascus government.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 06:16pm

Nine out of 10 coronavirus patients in Karachi are asymptomatic, AKU study transpires

Researchers say asymptomatic cases in Pakistan are much higher than the developed world

Updated 08 Sep, 2020 04:50pm

Business & Finance

Malaysia bans entry of Pakistanis among 23 countries after COVID cases spike

The Malaysian government has announced that it will impose an entry ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19 starting Sept 7.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 12:23pm

India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a month

The health ministry said 1,133 people had died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 10:38am

BR Research

Pakistan’s Covid turnaround: One of the best

Guatemala, Czechia, Moldova and El Salvador today have more coronavirus active cases than Pakistan. Just two months...

Published 08 Sep, 2020 08:12am

Coronavirus: 394 new cases reported, 3 dead

Pakistan

"The situation is much more favourable but we remain in an upwards phase," the health ministry's emergencies coordinator Fernando Simon told journalists.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 12:57am

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Monday

At least 27,172,460 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 17,892,800 are now considered recovered.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 12:51am

Coronavirus: latest global developments

Passengers, all masked, have to leave empty seats between each other, and could only enter carriages after undergoing temperature screening.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 12:43am

World

Libya reports highest virus cases for single day

The NCDC urged people in areas where the virus is spreading rapidly to avoid travel unless it is essential.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 08:50pm

Markets

Munich Re sees slowdown in COVID-19-related losses in Q3

The world's largest reinsurer had estimated around 1.5 billion euros in COVID-19 losses in the first half of the year.
Munich Re foresees that the North American hurricanes Hanna, Isaias and Laura earlier this summer will result in a "low triple-digit million euro amount" in losses.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:50pm

World

India passes Brazil for world's second most virus cases

Infections have now risen above 4.2 million.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:38pm

World

China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time

In May, President Xi Jinping pledged to make any potential vaccine developed by China a "global public good".

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:33pm

World

Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools

Since detecting its first case in early March, Morocco has recorded 72,394 cases of Covid infection, including 1,361 deaths.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:04pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42
France CAC40 / May 17	8167.50
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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