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Hope glimmering through

2021 was tough. Virus became devious and devastating. Inflation sky-rocketed. Production was patchy. Unrest was...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

World

Protest in Netherlands against coronavirus measures

AMSTERDAM: Thousands of protesters packed Amsterdam's streets on Sunday in opposition to the government-imposed...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 08:41pm

World

Thailand reports first death from Omicron coronavirus variant

BANGKOK: Thailand has reported its first death from the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, a health...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:18pm

World

Italy reports 180,426 coronavirus cases on Saturday, 308 deaths

MILAN: Italy reported 180,426 COVID-19 related cases on Saturday, after 186,253 the day before, the health ministry...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 10:04pm

World

Indonesia reports over 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases, highest in 3 months

JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 1,054 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest daily increase in three months, as the...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 07:13pm

World

China reports fewer coronavirus cases but Omicron spread unclear

SHANGHAI: China reported fewer new confirmed coronavirus cases for January 14 than a day earlier, but details on the...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:35pm

Pakistan

Punjab reports 843 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death

LAHORE: Punjab has reported 843 fresh coronavirus cases and one death during the last 24 hours taking the tally of...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Editorials

‘Hard landing’ for poorer nations

EDITORIAL: The World Bank clearly doesn’t feel that the global economy is ready to shake off the effects of the...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 10:30am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan allows booster shots for citizens over 18

Citizens over 18 years eligible for free booster dose of their choice from Saturday, says NCOC

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 06:09pm

World

India reports 264,202 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours

MUMBAI: India reported 264,202 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its total tally to 36.58...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 11:16am

Pakistan

Pakistan's coronavirus positivity shoots to 7.36%, daily cases jump to over 3,500

This is the highest positivity ratio since August 30 as spread of virus continues

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 12:15pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 positivity rate in Punjab surges to 4.69pc

LAHORE: The overall positivity rate of coronavirus in the province of Punjab reached to 4.69 percent, as out of...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 07:45am

Pakistan

Under shadow of pandemic, Karachi Eat expects lower footfall

Three-day festival commences in Pakistan's largest city today (Friday)

Updated 14 Jan, 2022 11:04am

World

Italy reports 184,615 coronavirus cases on Thursday, 316 deaths

MILAN: Italy reported 184,615 COVID-19 related cases on Thursday, against 196,224 the day before, the health ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 10:48pm

World

France to ease UK travel restrictions on Friday

PARIS: France said it will ease coronavirus curbs introduced last month on travellers from Britain, enabling...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 05:12pm

World

Putin says Russia has two weeks to prepare for Omicron wave

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia had two weeks to prepare for a fresh wave of coronavirus...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 05:48pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan logs over 2,000 new cases for the first time since September

Positivity ratio jumps to 4.7%, highest in over three months

Updated 12 Jan, 2022 12:26pm

World

Over 50pc of Europeans on track to contract Omicron: WHO

COPENHAGEN: More than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

World

Chinese cities tighten Covid-19 curbs as Tianjin battles Omicron outbreak

BEIJING: Cities across China are imposing tougher restrictions to try to control new outbreaks of COVID-19, with...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

WB sees ‘hard landing’ risk for poorer nations

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Tuesday cut its forecasts for economic growth in the United States, the Euro area and...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

World

Omicron: Mild or severe impact on economy?

PARIS: After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled ...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:47pm

World

Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron: WHO

COPENHAGEN: More than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 04:58pm

Pakistan

Positivity rate soars to 3.66pc: Country witnessing rapid surge in Covid-19 cases: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is witnessing a rapid surge in the Covid-19 cases as within the past 10 days positivity rate has...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Opinion

Pandemic fatigue makes the case for boosters a harder sell

Some nations are already looking to a fourth vaccine dose to help contend with a huge Omicron-driven spike in...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan reports highest single-day cases since October 2

Records positivity ratio at 3.66% during the last 24 hours, highest since September 25, 2021

Published 10 Jan, 2022 10:26am

BR Research

Bidding for calm

As Joe Biden starts the second year of his term, his administration that came in promising normalization is still...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 08:01am

BR Research

Omicron – the light at the end of the tunnel?

The Omicron threat has engulfed the world in less than a month. Just when many were hoping that the pandemic has...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:59am

World

China's Tianjin begins city-wide testing after at least two local Omicron cases detected

SHENZHEN: The northern coastal city of Tianjin began testing its population of around 14 million on Sunday after at...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 05:43pm

World

South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Ramaphosa says

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday, urging...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 07:00pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan reports over 1,000 positive cases for third straight day

Records positivity ratio at 2.89%

Published 08 Jan, 2022 02:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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