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Etihad to provide COVID-19 insurance to passengers to boost travel confidence

Airlines around the world are trying to find ways to stimulate demand that has been shattered by the pandemic and expected to take years to recover.
This additional cover will not only instil confidence to travel but also reassure our guests that we are doing all we can to keep them safe and protected.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:34pm

World

Erdogan says Turkish economy will emerge stronger from COVID-19

Turkey reaching its goals depends on its battle with the coronavirus ending successfully.
Turkey has so far recorded almost 280,000 cases of COVID-19, with 6,673 deaths, according to Health Ministry data.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:31pm

Schools for students of 9,10 to reopen on Sept 15 in Punjab

The province has decided to reopen education institutions in phases.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:03pm

India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19

With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000 cases ahead of Brazil.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 12:10pm

Markets

Pakistan's exports, FBR revenue has increased as COVID declines, says Sheikh

Hafeez Sheikh said that the government wants to give autonomy to the institutions.

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 12:32pm

Govt to make final decision on reopening schools today

The government plans to reopen schools on September 15.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 10:26am

Pakistan

Covid-19 tests being conducting free of cost in LGH: PGMI head

LAHORE Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has said that the facility ...

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:21am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 188 new Covid-19 cases, one death

KARACHI: As many as 188 new cases of Covid-19 emerged out of 8,999 tested samples lifting the tally to 130,671 while...

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 03:10am

UK coronavirus cases verge on 3,000 in 24 hours

"The economy needs to have people back at work," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 01:03am

World

Russia reports 5,195 new coronavirus cases and 61 deaths

The Russian coronavirus crisis centre said 61 deaths had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 17,820.

Published 06 Sep, 2020 03:42pm

World

Indonesia reports 3,444 new coronavirus cases

The Southeast Asian country also reported 85 new deaths on Sunday, taking the total to 8,025, the highest coronavirus death toll in Southeast Asia.

Published 06 Sep, 2020 03:40pm

World

South Korea's coronavirus cases at 3-week low, below 200 for fourth day

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 167 cases of the new coronavirus for the 24 hours through midnight on Saturday, down from 168 the previous day.

Published 06 Sep, 2020 03:32pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 26.96 million, death toll at 879,410

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Published 06 Sep, 2020 03:27pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 takes away 2 more lives in Punjab on Sunday

The Punjab health department has conducted 1,001,720 tests for COVID-19 so far while 93,561 confirmed cases recovered all together in the province.

Updated 06 Sep, 2020 03:27pm

Pakistan

484 new Coronavirus cases reported; total active tally reach 6,269

Around 285,898 people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan making it a significant count with over 90 percent recovery ratio of the affected patients.

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:05pm

India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases

There were 90,632 new cases on Sunday while the number of deaths rose by 1,065 to 70,626

Published 06 Sep, 2020 11:49am

Technology

DELL 'NoteBook' sale increases by 30-40pc during COVID-19

KARACHI: The sale of DELL 'NoteBook' has gone up by 30 to 40 percent during COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Speaking...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Fatalities reach 6,340 nationwide

ISLAMABAD: The countrywide fatalities from the Covid-19 have reached 6,340, after five more deaths were reported...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Sindh reports no death in last 24 hours

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday announced that no death was reported from Covid-19 in...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

PM praised for achieving success against Covid-19

KARACHI: Various delegations of business community met with Prime Minister Imran Khan and congratulated him for his...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

World

Iran schools re-open despite concerns over spread of virus

This year, we shoulder a heavier burden of responsibility toward our students," said President Hassan Rouhani,
Iranian media said that seminaries also reopened on Saturday to about 50,000 students.

Published 05 Sep, 2020 06:39pm

Pakistan agree to Phase 3 trials to test coronavirus vaccines

Pakistan will test the Beijing unit's candidate.
CNBG's Phase 3 trials are expected to involve 50,000 people in about 10 countries.
Several tens of thousand people have already taken CoronaVac through the emergency programme.

Published 05 Sep, 2020 05:53pm

Life & Style

Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus while filming The Batman

Pattinson's diagnosis highlights the challenges of restarting Hollywood during the pandemic

Published 05 Sep, 2020 12:41pm

Pandemic worsens American inequality, Fed chair says

Labor Department data released earlier in the day showed the world's largest economy added 1.4 million new jobs in August and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent.

Published 05 Sep, 2020 03:37am

Pakistan

Covid-19: New 498 patients test positive nationwide

ISLAMABAD: The countrywide fatalities from Covid-19 have reached 6,335, after seven more deaths were reported during...

Published 05 Sep, 2020 02:50am

World

No widespread coronavirus vaccination before mid-2021: WHO

The UN health agency welcomed the fact that a "considerable number" of vaccine candidates had entered final stage Phase III trials, which typically involve tens of thousands of people.

Published 04 Sep, 2020 10:45pm

Business & Finance

Amazon to add 10,000 US jobs in Washington state

The jobs will be based in Bellevue, 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Seattle.

Published 04 Sep, 2020 10:42pm

World

US will not 'cut corners' in developing coronavirus vaccine, Pence says

We're not going to cut corners in the development of a vaccine.
The president has made it clear that we want a safe and effective vaccine available for the American people absolutely as soon as is possible to have.

Published 04 Sep, 2020 07:21pm

World

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine showed antibody response in initial trials

Russia has licensed potential coronavirus vaccine.
The Lancet has published results of early-stage trials.
Russian wealth fund chief says results answer critics.

Published 04 Sep, 2020 07:02pm

Govt considering proposals to open educational institutes in phases, says Shafqat

Minister says final decision regarding the opening of schools will be taken on September 7

Published 04 Sep, 2020 06:36pm

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 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
FTSE 100 / May 16	8438.65
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18738.81
France CAC40 / May 16	8188.49
India Sensex / May 17	73946.83
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Diesel/Litre / May 17	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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