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Coronavirus Section: 144 imposed in Quetta for 15 days

QUETTA: The concerned authorities on Monday imposed section 144 in Quetta for 15 days in the wake of increasing ...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Markets

PSX closes in deep red: BRIndex100 bleeds

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday closed in deep red with heavy losses due to panic selling on investor...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Pakistan

Covid pandemic: Shibli seeks special prayers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shibli Faraz Monday appealed the nation to offer special prayers...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

President, too, tests positive

ISLAMABAD: The President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, has also tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. ...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Business & Finance

Bank of Spain cuts 2021 economic outlook

MADRID: The Bank of Spain on Tuesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year due a slower than expected...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Business & Finance

Lufthansa unit Swiss could announce more job cuts

ZURICH: Deutsche Lufthansa’s unit Swiss could announce additional job cuts in the second quarter as the pandemic...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Business & Finance

Poverty rises to 15-year-high in Italy

ROME: Poverty rates in Italy, whose economy has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, rose last year to the...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

Kuwaiti cabinet approves law to give bonuses to frontline COVID workers

The cabinet has submitted a draft law to the emir. It will also be referred to parliament.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 02:19am

World

COVID-19 probably passed from bats, further studies required: WHO

The WHO declared on Jan. 30, 2020, that COVID-19 constituted an international emergency, its highest level of alert.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:30am

World

White House sees no federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccine verification

Psaki said the White House was leading an inter-agency process looking at these issues, and would provide guidance in line with several key principles:

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:17am

Pakistan

Shibli seeks special prayers for protection of Covid pandemic

He asked the nation to pray for progress, prosperity and of the country during the sacred night of 'Shab-e-Barat'.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 12:49am

World

Turkey tightens coronavirus measures, brings back weekend lockdowns: Erdogan

Erdogan said a full weekend lockdown was to be in place during the month of Ramadan, and restaurants would only serve as delivery and take-out.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

UK PM Johnson: We don't know how strong our defences are against future COVID waves

"The vaccine rollout has been very impressive, and thanks to everybody who's been involved in it, but what we don't know is exactly how strong our fortifications now are, how robust our defences are against another wave,".

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

France has nearly 5,000 COVID patients in ICU as hospital pressure rises

France also reported 360 new deaths in hospitals from COVID-19, taking the cumulative death toll since the start of the epidemic to nearly 95,000.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown

"I am hopeful, I don't see anything in the data right now that would cause us to deviate from the roadmap, but we have got to remain humble in the face of nature and we have to be prepared to do whatever it takes to protect the British public,"

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use

The risk of infection fell 90% by two weeks after the second shot, the study of just under 4,000 vaccinated U.S. healthcare personnel and first responders found.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

Philippines sees 10,000 new COVID-19 cases as tight curbs return to capital

The country recorded 10,016 new infections on Monday, bringing the overall tally to 731,894, with deaths at 13,186, one of the highest caseloads in Asia.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

Spain's rising COVID-19 rate gathers pace

The rate, which is measured over the preceding 14 days, rose to 149 cases per 100,000 people from 138 cases on Friday, the data showed.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

Pakistan

Section 144 imposed for 15 days to quell spread of COVID-19 in Quetta

The section 144 has been implemented for 15 days in Quetta with the aim to control the spread of deadly virus which was rapidly spread in Quetta district.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:00am

Pakistan

186 more test positive for COVID-19 in Faisalabad

He said that 604 corona patients had lost their lives in the district since the outbreak of pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 08:52pm

Pakistan

President Arif Alvi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak test positive for COVID-19

He was diagnosed with the virus after getting the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
"I have tested positive for Covid-19. May Allah have mercy on all Covid affectees," he wrote on Twitter.

Updated 29 Mar, 2021 07:51pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 41 lives, infects 4,525 more people

During the last 24 hours most of the deaths had occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa followed by the Punjab.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:07pm

Pakistan

Anti-Polio drive of varied duration underway across country

In Punjab, twenty million children of two to five years of age will be administered anti-polio vaccine during five-day drive.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:43pm

World

WHO warns against widening gap in vaccine distribution

Health officials have rolled out more than 510 million coronavirus vaccine doses around the world.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:37pm

World

England resumes outdoor gatherings as Covid lockdown eases

Meanwhile on Sunday the country passed the milestone of inoculating more than 30 million adults with a first coronavirus vaccine dose.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:17pm

World

WHO report says 'very low' chance of frozen food Covid-19 origin

Despite reports in Chinese state media, there is still little evidence that coronavirus carried on cold-chain products can infect humans, scientists say.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:07pm

World

India dampens down festival fever as pandemic cases pass 12 million

Optimism that India's vaccine drive would ease the impact of the virus has also faltered with sluggish inoculation rates.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:06pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

At least 127,085,080 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 04:57pm

World

Kyrgyzstan starts vaccine rollout with China's Sinopharm

Kazakhstan rolled out vaccinations last month using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine but intends to introduce a nationally produced jab later.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 04:45pm

World

Brits flock to pools and parks as lockdown eases

With more than 126,000 deaths, Britain has one of the world's worst mortality rates from the pandemic.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 04:41pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	156.74
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.27
Euro to USD / May 23	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20
France CAC40 / May 22	8092.11
India Sensex / May 23	74667.86
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	39034.80

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 23	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	2362.37
Diesel/Litre / May 23	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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