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In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China’s hazmat-clad health workers are cleaning homes, roads,...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

World

US helped raise $3.1 billion for global pandemic response

WASHINGTON: The United States helped raise over $3.1 billion in commitments to the international pandemic response...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:37pm

Editorials

A new viral threat

EDITORIAL: The Covid-19 pandemic may have abated to a large extent but still poses a threat to public health. Last...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

PM orders restoration of NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Following the detection of first Sub-Variant of Omicron Covid-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

World

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-Covid’ policy

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Beijing residents tentatively returned to work on Thursday after a muted five-day Labour Day...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

World

India releases 2020 death data ahead of WHO COVID mortality study it objects

NEW DELHI: India registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released...

Published 04 May, 2022 03:34pm

World

Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai said it detected no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas for Friday, hitting a key...

Updated 30 Apr, 2022 02:02pm

Opinion

China struggles for options as Covid threatens economic goals

China’s policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am

World

Beijing shoppers throng stores as district starts mass testing

BEIJING: Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city’s biggest district began mass COVID-19...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

World

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

World

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:08am

World

EU regulator backs using Pfizer Covid shot as booster after other vaccines

BRUSSELS: A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee on Friday recommended approving the use of Pfizer and...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

World

US announces global Covid summit May 12

WASHINGTON: A global summit to chart an end to the Covid-19 crisis and plan for future upheavals will occur May 12,...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:42pm

World

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 09:25pm

World

Shanghai reports more symptomatic COVID cases as more lockdowns imposed

SHANGHAI: China’s financial centre Shanghai reported a new record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 09:45am

World

Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500mn as Omicron variant BA.2 surges

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:44pm

World

Xi praises China’s virus handling as Shanghai prepares 130,000 Covid beds

SHANGHAI: China’s President Xi Jinping praised the country’s “tested” zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

Opinion

Shanghai lockdown snarls world’s busiest port and China supply chains

Shanghai’s grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China’s supply chains, as delays hit the world’s...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

World

Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for Covid

SHANGHAI: Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

World

China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan’s first wave

SHANGHAI: China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:26am

World

China reports 2,129 new COVID cases for April 1 vs 1,827 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,129 new COVID-19 cases on April 1, up from 1,827 cases a day earlier, the...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 08:44am

World

Spain scraps quarantine for mild Covid cases

MADRID: Spain on Monday ended a requirement that people with mild cases of Covid-19 self-isolate as part of a shift...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 06:31am

World

Anxiety and empty shelves as Shanghai Covid-19 cases surge

SHANGHAI: Shanghai recorded a steep climb in Covid-19 cases Tuesday as panic-buying in the Chinese city of about 25...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

Business & Finance

26pc of SMBs post higher sales on Facebook platform in past month, Meta reveals

ISLAMABAD: Around 26 percent of operational Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan using the Facebook...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

World

France sees highest daily jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations since Feb 1

PARIS: French health authorities said on Monday the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 over the past 24...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 11:11pm

World

Shanghai won’t lock down despite Covid spike: official

SHANGHAI: Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but a member of the city’s pandemic task...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am

World

Shanghai warns against ‘panic’ as Covid cases mount

SHANGHAI: Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Markets

Chinese steelmaking hub Tangshan enters lockdown as Covid cases rise

SHANGHAI: China’s top steelmaking city Tangshan implemented a temporary lockdown on Tuesday to avoid further cases...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Markets

China stocks slump

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks plunged on Monday as a continued surge of COVID cases further clouded the economic outlook,...

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 06:34am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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