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Saudi to invest $1 billion in Africa for pandemic recovery

Saudi Arabia has already invested some $4 billion in various projects in the continent's energy, mining, telecommunications and food sectors, Prince Mohamed said.

Published 19 May, 2021 08:45pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 19 more patients

Murad said that 20,421 samples were tested which detected 2076 cases that constituted 10.2 percent current detection rate.

Published 19 May, 2021 07:06pm

Pakistan

63 deaths, 1138 new cases of coronavirus reported in Punjab on Wednesday

The Punjab health department conducted 4,871,368 tests for COVID-19 so far, while 290,861 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

Published 19 May, 2021 06:38pm

Pakistan

COVID infections rate increases threefold after Eid: Azra Pechuho

The minister said that she expects this pattern to hold this year as well, however the baseline is much higher this time around and so the numbers will be significantly larger.

Updated 19 May, 2021 06:02pm

World

EU to reopen borders to fully vaccinated travellers

Since March 2020, non-essential travel into the 27-member European Union has been banned, apart from a small number of countries deemed safe because of their low Covid case rate.

Published 19 May, 2021 04:40pm

World

Israeli airstrikes destroy the only COVID-19 testing lab in Gaza

The strike also damaged the administrative offices of the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
A surge in COVID-19 is expected in Gaza due to civilians having to cram into shelters to avoid airstrikes.
Israel has named the Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif as one of its top targets.

Updated 19 May, 2021 01:58pm

World

Study shows AstraZeneca vaccine works well as third booster: FT

An upcoming study by Oxford University showed that a third dose of the vaccine boosted antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among participants, it added.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:49pm

Pakistan

NCOC convenes meeting to review COVID-19 restrictions

The meeting will review existing non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and restrictions on various sectors.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:08pm

Sports

Matsuyama yearns for Olympics but can relate to cancel call

Matsuyama said he pondered using his clubs while in lockdown.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:27am

World

Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes virus curbs

Mass prayers and rituals will also be put on hold.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:20am

Sports

Chelsea beat Leicester to boost top-four bid, Man City rocked by Brighton

Leicester's final match is at home to Tottenham, while Liverpool host Crystal Palace.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports over 100 COVID-19 deaths for second consecutive day

104 deaths and 3,256 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours.
The coronavirus positivity ratio stands at 7.79%.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:18am

Pakistan

Army orders 2m doses of Russian vaccine

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army in order to help country fight coronavirus pandemic has ordered two million doses of...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:13am

Pakistan

Balochistan govt postpones annual exams of FA, FSc

QUETTA: Amid the third wave of coronavirus in the province, the Balochistan government on Tuesday postponed the...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:14am

Pakistan

Israel’s continued aggression: Senate session requisitioned

ISLAMABAD: As many as 49 opposition senators Tuesday moved a requisition to summon an extraordinary session of the...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Markets

Asia fuel oil

SINGAPORE: Asia’s 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) extended losses on Tuesday, hammered by plentiful ...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

Tata Motors posts $1bn loss

MUMBAI: India’s Tata Motors announced a $1 billion loss Tuesday despite a strong performance in the first quarter...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims 23 more lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

He said that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 859 corona patients were recovered in 24 hours while the number of total recoveries reached to 116,601.

Published 18 May, 2021 11:01pm

Markets

Stocks rise but virus, inflation fears linger

Brent crude briefly broke $70 a barrel, hitting the highest level since March on solid demand as coronavirus-hit economies reopen around the world.

Published 18 May, 2021 06:49pm

Business & Finance

Vodafone edges back into annual profit

Profit after tax hit 112 million euros ($136 million) in the 12 months to the end of March, Vodafone said in a results statement.

Published 18 May, 2021 06:46pm

World

27 dead, dozens missing as cyclone batters Covid-stricken India

More than 16,500 houses were damaged, 40,000 trees were uprooted and 2,400 villages were without power.

Published 18 May, 2021 06:43pm

Markets

South Korean stocks climb as more economies reopen

The KOSPI has risen 10.43% so far this year, and gained 0.7% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

Published 18 May, 2021 12:25pm

Markets

FTSE 100 rises on commodity stocks, jobs data boost; Oxford Biomedica jumps

The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index advanced 0.8%.

Published 18 May, 2021 12:21pm

World

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

The paper in the journal Environment International showed that 745,000 people died from stroke and heart disease associated with long working hours in 2016

Published 18 May, 2021 10:28am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher after recent falls

Among blue-chip stocks, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing added 2.82 percent to 88,520 yen. SoftBank Group rose 1.71 percent to 8,575 yen. Robot maker Fanuc surged 2.60 percent to 25,215 yen.

Published 18 May, 2021 10:14am

World

India's virus cases decline but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high

At the current rate, India's total caseload since the epidemic began a year ago should pass the 25 million mark in the next couple of days.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:54am

World

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants

WASHINGTON: The Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus variants...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:35am

Markets

PSX jumps 621.64 points: BRIndex100 rallies

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a bullish trend, after long Eid holidays, due to MSCI announcement...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Business & Finance

Sterling holds recent gains against dollar

LONDON: Sterling held on to recent gains against the dollar on Monday as Britain took a big step towards reopening...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am

State of economy ‘All is well’, PM told

ISLAMABAD: The economic team has reportedly briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan about the overall economic situation ...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

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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