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Covid 19 pandemic

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—II

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:14am

At the same time, the ‘IMF Country Report No. 26/101’ should have included disaggregated data with regard to urban...

UK shoppers celebrate Easter and the sunshine with a spending splurge

Published 13 May, 2025 08:25am

LONDON: British shoppers overcame their worries about a global trade war and sharply increased their spending in...

Tom Cruise, Superman and ‘Avatar’ hold keys to 2025 box office

Published 23 Mar, 2025 11:00am

LOS ANGELES: Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final “Mission: Impossible,” a new Superman will wear the red cape,...

European measles cases doubled in 2024 after vaccinaton levels fell post-COVID

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:59am

BERLIN: Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health...

About 18 million people watched Oscars honor ‘Anora’

Published 04 Mar, 2025 08:11am

LOS ANGELES: This year’s Oscars telecast that honored independent film “Anora” brought in an estimated 18.1 million...

Singapore says visitor arrivals rise 21% in 2024

Published 05 Feb, 2025 10:38am

SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded a 21% increase in international visitor arrivals to 16.5 million last year, the...

China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:23pm

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on...

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:34am

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the...

India, China agree to resume flights 5 years after stoppage

Published 27 Jan, 2025 08:26pm

NEW DELHI: India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly...

SBP likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39pm

MPC scheduled to meet on January 27 (Monday)

South Korea’s birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years

Published 22 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

SEOUL: South Korea’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound...

Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm

NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,...

‘Generational problem’: Youth still struggling in pandemic’s shadow

Published 19 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

PARIS: Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic – and its procession of lockdowns and...

Global air finance summit to take stock of jet shortages, trade risks

Published 13 Jan, 2025 08:30am

DUBLIN: Financiers and lessors who make the global air travel industry tick gather for an annual meeting in Dublin...

India’s 2024 power output growth is slowest since pandemic, data shows

Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:46am

SINGAPORE: India’s electricity generation grew at its slowest pace in 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis...

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Southwest Airlines to outline strategy to fix its profitability problem

Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:36am

CHICAGO: Southwest Airlines will lay out a strategy on Thursday to turn around its business and restore profit...

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

Published 20 Sep, 2024 01:54pm

JAFFNA: Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, ethnic...

Russia to resume direct passenger trains to North Korea in July, Interfax says

Published 26 Jun, 2024 10:28am

Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-year hiatus due to the...

India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran port deal

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:54pm

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has said his company will work to communicate the benefits of a strategic port...

Threatened by Russia, will the EU do enough to fund defence?

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:33am

BRUSSELS: As Russian forces push back outgunned Ukrainian troops and conflict rocks the Middle East, calls are...

UN says solutions exist to rapidly ease debt burden of poor nations

Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:32pm

GENEVA: The heavy debt weighing on developing countries can be alleviated through readily available measures, the...

UK economy grows by 0.2% in January

Published 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

LONDON: Britain’s economic output grew by an as expected 0.2% in January, after entering a shallow recession in the...

Yellen says global economy remains resilient, lauds US as growth driver

Published 27 Feb, 2024 10:36am

SAO PAULO: Strong US economic growth has been a “key driver” of better than expected global growth, US Treasury...

Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure

Published 20 Feb, 2024 01:00pm

SURAT: The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a...

China ready to work with EU to uphold free trade, multilateralism, foreign minister says

Published 20 Feb, 2024 10:52am

BEIJING: China is ready to work with the European Union to uphold free trade, practice multilateralism, and promote...

India’s small exporters reel as Red Sea crisis helps rivals nab business

Published 16 Feb, 2024 12:40pm

NEW DELHI: Atul Jhunjhunwala, an exporter in the Indian eastern city of Kolkata, is tearing his hair out, having...

China stocks end first week of 2024 lower

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell in the first week of 2024, as traders gauged concerns over the country’s sluggish...

Disturbing surge in domestic violence

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

The alarming situation in relation to the state of domestic violence prevailing in the country is once again in the...

China’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

SHANGHAI: The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 10	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 11	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 11	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.79 ▼ -0.81 (-14.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.33 ▼ -1.74 (-9.12%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 10 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.39 ▼ -1.68 (-8.81%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.26 ▼ -18.81 (-8.32%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.27 ▼ -0.91 (-8.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	151,747,897 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,529,983 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,758,332 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,321,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,731,942 ▲ 0.22
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,568,457 ▼ -0.43
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	33,037,004 ▲ 1.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,760,970 ▲ 0.77
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,441,043 ▲ 0.51
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,753,121 ▼ -0.13

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