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Punjab govt to issue SOPs for Eid prayers

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to issue the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for congregational...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

PM visits PIMS

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday suddenly arrived at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am

Indian virus variant found in Thai travellers from Pakistan

BANGKOK: Thailand on Monday barred the entry of foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh in a bid to...

Updated 11 May, 2021 09:35am

Markets

Oil rises after key US fuel pipeline plans restart

NEW YORK: Oil prices turned higher on Monday as a major US fuel pipeline said it could largely restart within the...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Nepal PM loses trust vote

KATHMANDU: Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, the speaker said,...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am

Markets

South Africa's rand at 16-month high after Moody's makes no change

The rand rose by 0.36pc to 14.0000 against the dollar, its highest level since early January 2020, from its previous close on Friday of 14.0500.

Updated 10 May, 2021 11:02pm

Pakistan

Health minister visits COVID-19 vaccination center

The Health Minister said more than 9,000 vaccine doses had been provided for the vaccination of police staff of over 40 years of age.

Updated 10 May, 2021 06:58pm

World

Malaysia tightens virus curbs ahead of Eid holiday

Schools and universities will be closed, except for those sitting for international exams, though childcare centres and kindergartens will be allowed to open.

Published 10 May, 2021 06:31pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 keep upward trend in Attock district

He informed that the number of active patients in the district is180 and in which 175 are home isolated while five others are hospitalized.

Published 10 May, 2021 05:41pm

Pakistan

Corona cases decline to 7.8 percent in KP: Health Deptt

During the last 24 hours, 781 were being treated at HDU and 70 at ventilators.

Published 10 May, 2021 05:36pm

Sports

IPL 'can't happen' in India while coronavirus rages: Ganguly

Ganguly said there was no way for the lucrative tournament to resume before India play the final of the World Test Championship against New Zealand in England on June 18.

Published 10 May, 2021 04:41pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

At least 158,221,430 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 10 May, 2021 03:54pm

World

UAE to bar travel from Pakistan from May 12

Travelers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have also been barred.
Last week, Malaysia had suspended all passenger flights from Pakistan due to a rising number of COVID-19 infections.

Updated 10 May, 2021 03:49pm

Pakistan

Sindh plans to start vaccinating citizens under 40 after May 16

Currently, the coronavirus vaccination is underway for people aged 40 and above across the country.
The Expo Centre Karachi vaccination center was also inaugurated and can cater to 25,000-30,000 vaccinations per day.

Published 10 May, 2021 01:58pm

Sports

Osaka wants 'discussion' on Olympics amid virus surge in Japan

Australian Open champion Osaka confirmed that she had been vaccinated.

Published 10 May, 2021 10:31am

World

‘No doubt’ US has undercounted Covid deaths, says Fauci

WASHINGTON: The United States, which has reported the world’s worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has “no ...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:20am

World

India turns to ex-army medics as Covid surge sparks calls for lockdown

MUMBAI: India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence...

Published 10 May, 2021 04:54am

Opinion

Fire and rehire: Britain’s new labour battleground?

As coronavirus wreaks severe economic damage, some British employers stand accused of taking a highly controversial...

Published 10 May, 2021 04:54am

Pakistan

Eid days important to stop spread of Covid-19, says minister

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Sunday said that the positivity ratio in Punjab has shown a...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

Lockdown will be lifted on 16th across Punjab: Buzdar

LAHORE: Brushing aside the apprehension of extension in the lockdown after Eid holidays, Punjab Chief Minister Usman...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

Capital gives deserted looks

ISLAMABAD: The capital city is giving deserted look as most of the natives have left for their home towns little...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 118 lives, infects 3,785 more people

During the past 24 hours, most of the deaths occurred in the Punjab followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Published 09 May, 2021 06:58pm

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims 26 more lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

He said a total of 692 more people were infected with coronavirus in the last 24 hours and with this the total number of corona cases in the province has reached 123,842.

Published 09 May, 2021 06:40pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

At least 157,563,420 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 09 May, 2021 05:18pm

World

New Zealand to resume Sydney flights as Covid scare eases

"There is no evidence to suggest widespread, undetected community transmission."

Published 09 May, 2021 11:39am

World

Fire and rehire: Britain's new labour battleground?

Employers can resort to a similar practice with workers on fixed-term contracts only in a limited set of circumstances.

Published 09 May, 2021 11:01am

Pakistan

UK variant accounts for 70pc of Covid cases in Pakistan: researcher

KARACHI: A coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom now accounts for up to 70% of COVID-19...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:31am

Pakistan

CM blames PDM for creating hurdles in development journey

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that neither incompetent opposition parties have any...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:32am

Pakistan

Federal govt to boost development expenditure by 40pc to Rs 900bn in FY22: Tarin

Tarin said he expected the deficit in the next fiscal to be 1 or 1.5 percentage points lower.

Published 08 May, 2021 06:34pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 120 lives, infects 4,109 more people

During the past 24 hours, most of the deaths have occurred in the Punjab followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Published 08 May, 2021 06:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
India Sensex / Apr 23	73738.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8044.81
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	18137.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	83.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2323.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	81.72
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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