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Coronavirus

Italian prosecutors to question PM over handling of virus

They are looking in particular at why a red zone was not enforced in February around the towns of Nembro and Alzano, with regional officials and the government blaming each other.

Updated 10 Jun, 2020 09:49pm

World

France lifts pandemic response to 136bn euros

The government had put the cost at 110 billion euros in April but has since had to make upward revisions to take account of falling tax revenue and extra spending, it said in its budget update.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:52pm

World

Mnuchin: US recovery from coronavirus has begun, will gain strength in Q3, Q4

Mnuchin, who appears before the US Senate Small Business Committee to review the progress of federal coronavirus rescue loan programs.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:44pm

Business & Finance

BoE's Bailey says he sees some signs of recovery from lockdown

"And we see ... evidence of elements of that recovery starting," he added at a panel discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:41pm

World

Malaysia to reopen schools in stages from June 24

Southeast Asia's third-largest economy began lifting most coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday, after the government declared that the outbreak was under control.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:09pm

Markets

Oil falls towards $40 as US inventory rise revives glut worries

A gradual easing of government lockdowns that sought to limit the spread of the virus has revived demand by boosting travel and economic activity, also supporting the market.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:04pm

World

Russia's coronavirus case tally approaches 500,000

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 216 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 6,358.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:57pm

Pakistan

Rs. 120.76 billion disbursed among deserving persons under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program

The programme was initiated to disburse cash amount of Rs. 12,000 among those affected from the Coronavirus lockdown.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:33pm

Pakistan

Petrol pump, shops sealed over SOPs violation

The team imposed fine amounting to thousands of rupees upon six persons for not wearing masks in Kasuri bazar, Khaddian.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:24pm

World

Singapore approves anti-viral drug for COVID-19 patients

The US authorised the emergency use of remdesivir in hospitals at the start of May, followed by Japan and South Korea, while Europe has been considering following suit.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:21pm

Pakistan

Govt pursuing holistic strategy to combat COVID-19: Dr. Zafar Mirza

Dr. Zafar Mirza said that the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) established under the auspices of National Coordination Committee (NCC) for COVID-19 meets every morning at ministerial level.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:17pm

World

Iran reports more than 2,000 new virus cases

Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said the 2,011 infections confirmed in the past 24 hours had raised Iran's overall caseload to 177,938.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 05:09pm

Sports

Pakistan's Akram warns saliva ban will make bowlers 'robots'

Bowlers traditionally get the ball to move or swing in the air by applying shine to one side using sweat or saliva.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 04:56pm

Pakistan

Govt pursuing a holistic strategy to combat coronavirus: Mirza

Special assistant says government took best decisions in the best interest of the people

Published 10 Jun, 2020 04:46pm

Sindh reports 35 new deaths, 2487 new cases

Death toll has reached 731.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:28pm

Sports

Pakistan cricketers including Babar Azam violate COVID-19 SOPs

Imam ul Haq and Naeem Shah were seen practicing alongside limited-overs captain at Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 02:02pm

Pakistan's economic growth hampered due COVID-19, says envoy to US Asad Majeed

The envoy said that the government has taken several steps to provide financial assistance to its masses including an $8 billion stimulus package to mitigate the economic impact resulted from the ongoing pandemic.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 01:34pm

World

US says consulate in China's Wuhan to reopen in near future

The US State Department withdrew consulate staff and their families in late January.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 01:11pm

World

Russia's coronavirus case tally approaches 500,000

Russia has reported 6,358 deaths.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 01:07pm

World

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves, study shows

The research was led by scientists at the Britain’s Cambridge and Greenwich Universities.

Updated 10 Jun, 2020 01:07pm

KP is providing free COVID-19 testing at home for people experiencing symptoms

Government's Rapid Response Teams will arrive at their home to collect swab samples, free of cost.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 12:20pm

Pakistan

Sindh to increase testing capacity of KU lab from 800 to 2400 a day

"It is because of such interventions, Sindh’s testing capacity from 80 has now crossed 8,000 tests a day," Murtaza Wahab said.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 12:10pm

Pakistan

NITB rejects errors, privacy issues pertaining govt’s COVID-19 App

A statement issued by NITB’s CEO Shabahat Ali Shah said that the user has highlighted a number of issues pertaining to the app including privacy issues, hardcoded passwords, and insecure connections.

Updated 10 Jun, 2020 12:23pm

World

UK passes 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths

The ONS assessed all deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned or suspected on the death certificate up to May 29.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 04:14am

Technology

Google Maps to display virus-related transit alerts

Google will provide available information regarding whether schedules are limited; masks must be worn, or crowds are expected.

Updated 10 Jun, 2020 03:12am

World

Merkel, Macron urge EU to prepare for next pandemic

It was the clearest attempt yet by the bloc's most powerful leaders to spur the EU executive to find ways to fix the disunity displayed in the crisis, especially in its earliest days.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 02:42am

Pakistan

Punjab has 40819 confirmed COVID-19 patients: Yasmin Rashid

The Minister said that Lahore was the worst affected district with 19,299 patients whereas one third of them had already recovered.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 02:06am

Pakistan

Testing capacity increases, safety measures implemented to control COVID-19 cases in Pakistan: Dr Mirza

Commenting on WHO lockdown policy, he said the prediction and assessment shared by WHO with Pakistan about rising number of cases was true.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 01:57am

World

French coronavirus deaths remains under 100 for seventh day in a row

On Monday, 54 COVID-19 deaths were reported, on Sunday 13.
The number of daily confirmed coronavirus infections increased by 403 or 0.3% to 154,591.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 12:33am

World

WHO withdraws claim asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is "very rare"

Kerkhove says estimates of transmission from people without symptoms come primarily from models, which may not provide an accurate representation

Published 09 Jun, 2020 08:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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