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At least 115,000 health workers have died from Covid-19: WHO chief

“For almost 18 months, health and care workers all over the world have stood in the breach between life and death,” he said.
“They have saved countless lives and fought for others who, despite their best efforts, slipped away. "

Published 24 May, 2021 04:25pm

Opinion

Helping pandemic-hit developing countries

To help developing countries grappling with the Covid-19 crisis, official donors increased foreign aid to an ...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 1.2 million more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine next month

Pakistan received 1.2 million AstraZeneca doses on May 8 through the United Nations' COVAX program on May 8.
The second batch of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be delivered next month.

Updated 10 May, 2021 09:23pm

Business & Finance

PIA transports 1m doses of Sinovac vaccine to Pakistan

BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight No.6852 carrying a batch of one million doses of Sinovac...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:17am

Govt imposes Eid holiday shutdown as virus cases soar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent ...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines: Pakistan receives first consignment via COVAX facility: Dr Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

Pakistan

Pakistan receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility: Dr Faisal

He said allocations from June onwards will be confirmed in due course while the goal of the COVAX facility is to supply Pakistan with enough doses to vaccinate 20% of the population depending on availability.

Published 08 May, 2021 06:29pm

Pakistan

Pakistan receives first batch of over 1.2mn AstraZeneca vaccine

An additional batch of 1.2 million doses is scheduled to arrive in a few days.
The purpose of the COVAX facility is to provide enough vaccines to vaccinate 20 percent of the population in Pakistan.

Published 08 May, 2021 03:24pm

World

G7 works on vaccine plan after pleas to help poor

LONDON: The Group of Seven wealthy democracies on Wednesday worked on plans to scale up global Covid-19 ...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:18am

World

WHO seeks to fill COVID-19 vaccine gap left by India suspending exports

The World Health Organization is seeking to fill the gap left in the COVAX dose-sharing programme by India suspending exports of AstraZeneca (AZN.L) doses and is in talks with donors including the United States, senior WHO officials said on Monday.

Published 05 May, 2021 04:26pm

World

WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week

Simao said the WHO's independent panel was assessing the Moderna vaccine and a vaccine from China's Sinopharm on Friday and was due to look at China's other main vaccine, made by Sinovac Biotech, next week.
"So, by the beginning of next week or the end of next week we will have the final assessment of these three vaccines out," she told a briefing.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:37pm

Govt to get 15.4m doses of vaccine: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Government has purchased 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three Chinese companies, Special...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Pakistan, Germany review cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his German counterpart Heiko Maas, on Thursday, reviewed...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

World

Malaysia says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will be used for over 60s

Malaysia received its first shipment of nearly 270,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine on Friday.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:23pm

World

U.S ‘first and foremost’ wants to vaccinate the American people,’ State Dept on COVID vaccine export to embattled India

According to the State Department, the United States under the Biden Administration "first and foremost" wants to vaccinate the American people, facing accusations of vaccine hoarding by the broader international community.
The Biden Administration has come under fire for its alleged hoarding of essential vaccines for domestic use, without sharing even a portion of its supplies with the international community.

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 07:59pm

Opinion

Reducing vaccine inequality

‘Ensuring widespread global access to Covid-19 vaccines, which is necessary for preventing cases and deaths and...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

World

Syria's Idlib to get first batch of Covid-19 vaccines

The vaccine doses are intended for the extended northwestern Syrian region, which includes the jihadist-dominated Idlib enclave.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:59pm

Pakistan

Australian HC wishes Pakistanis Ramazan Mubarak

ISLAMABAD: The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw wishes Ramazan Mubarak to all Pakistanis....

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Rich and poor: WHO slams ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday condemned the chasm between rich and poor nations in accessing...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

World

Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

The Philippines has so far received 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccines, about a fifth of the country's total inventory, through the COVAX facility.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:16am

Editorials

On the path to immunity

EDITORIAL: In a gloomy prognosis for this country a New York-based media company, Bloomberg, has claimed that it...

Published 08 Apr, 2021 04:10am

World

South Korea reels from most daily COVID-19 cases in 3 months, approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

J&J is the third COVID-19 vaccine maker to be authorised in South Korea, after AstraZeneca and Pfizer, both of which require two doses.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:35pm

World

India AstraZeneca shot delay could be 'catastrophic' for Africa

India decided to delay big exports of the shots made in its territory by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to make sure it could meet local demand, two sources told Reuters last week.
The African Union had planned to vaccinate 20%-30% of the continent's population by the end of the year he said. "If the vaccines are delayed we are unlikely to meet our target," he added.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

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

'Oil for vaccines,' offers Venezuela's Maduro as Covid bites

None of those vaccines have yet been delivered to Venezuela due to outstanding debts it has with the WHO.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 10:16am

Editorials

Managing the vaccination drive

EDITORIAL: After taking off very nicely the vaccination drive seems to be giving authorities their first reasons to...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

Vaccine deliveries for poor nations delayed, as EU tackles shortfall

• India slows vital vaccine exports as cases soar BRUSSELS: A co-founder of the global scheme to provide vaccines...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:31am

World

Vaccine deliveries for poor nations delayed, as EU tackles shortfall

*A Gavi spokesman said the licence delays "are due to the increased demand of Covid-19 vaccines in India".

Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:00pm

World

Covax vaccines for poor countries delayed by India: Gavi

SII is manufacturing vaccines for 64 lower-income countries via Covax, and for India's domestic vaccination campaign.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:42pm

World

Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax

Washington has handed control of the funds to Guaido who plans to use it to pay for access to the Covax mechanism and to invest in the cold chain necessary to vaccinate against Covid-19.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:13am

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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