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AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally

BENGALURU: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

World

Covid-19 vaccine discoveries: Hungarian, US scientists win Nobel

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

World

AstraZeneca’s rare disease arm in $1 bln deal for Pfizer gene therapies

AstraZeneca said on Friday its Alexion unit had agreed to buy US drugmaker Pfizer’s early-stage rare disease gene...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 01:21pm

World

First Covid vaccine side-effect claims land in German courts

HAMBURG: Vaccine-maker BioNTech faced Monday its first legal claim in its home country of Germany over adverse...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 05:17pm

Business & Finance

Moderna reaffirms 2023 COVID vaccine sales forecast of $5bn

Moderna Inc reaffirmed its annual sales forecast of $5 billion for its COVID-19 vaccines, which was below market...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:24pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca profits soar on cancer drugs, Alexion buy

LONDON: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Thursday posted surging annual net profit, boosted by cancer...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

World

China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population

BEIJING: The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 03:06pm

World

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

DAVOS: Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the US company was in active discussions to supply...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:05pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer to sell all its drugs in low-income countries at non-profit price

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will offer its full portfolio of drugs, including off-patent medicines...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:57pm

World

China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy

BEIJING: China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 11:25am

Business & Finance

Moderna shares tumble after cutting sales forecast for COVID vaccine

Moderna Inc on Thursday cut the annual sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine citing short-term supply constraints...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:04pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer raises sales estimates for COVID vaccine by $2 billion

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised its full-year estimates for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine by $2 billion to $34 billion,...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:26pm

World

China reports 1,658 new COVID cases for Oct 28 vs 1,506 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 1,658 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 28, of which 377 were symptomatic and 1,281 were...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 10:13am

Pakistan

Paediatric Covid-19 vaccination drive 2nd round starts from 31st

LAHORE: Expanded Programme on Immunization Punjab (EPI) will be launching Round II of the Paediatric Covid-19...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Shocks and Pakistan’s economy

‘We are living in a time of overlapping emergencies: the pandemic is not over, climate change is a reality, and...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

World

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 97, discharged from hospital after COVID treatment

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:40pm

Business & Finance

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:46pm

World

WHO recommends Valneva's COVID vaccine

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended the use of French drugmaker Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine. The ...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 11:22pm

Business & Finance

Sanofi trial failure halts work on breast cancer treatment amcenestrant

Sanofi has stopped further work on amcenestrant, a treatment once seen to have strong commercial potential in breast...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 10:41pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer to acquire sickle cell drugmaker GBT for $5bn

NEW YORK: American drugmaker Pfizer announced a deal on Monday to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics, makers of a...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

World

New COVID case numbers in New Zealand trending lower, signs wave peaked

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s health ministry sees strong signs that the country’s latest COVID-19 wave has peaked, as...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:53am

Sports

Djokovic likely to miss U.S. Open over COVID-19 vaccine status

There is a petition circulating to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the U.S. Open but the Serbian appears likely to...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 11:23pm

Pakistan

KP decides to go for month-long Covid-19 vaccination drive

PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash has directed one month long Corona ...

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Pharma industry urges fairer vaccine access in future

GENEVA: The pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday proposed a system to allow for more equitable access to vaccines and...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate drops significantly

Plunges to 1.55% against 5.46% reported a day earlier

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 03:25pm

World

As Covid surges in US, health officials say vaccines remain key

WASHINGTON: Faced with a doubling of Covid hospitalizations in recent months, US health authorities reiterated the...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

US secures 3.2mn doses of Novavax COVID vaccine

The US government has secured 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc , the Department of...

Published 11 Jul, 2022 05:34pm

Pakistan

Covid positivity ratio declines

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported as many as 732 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

Opinion

Wuxi Biologics takes step to getting off US ‘unverified’ trade list

Wuxi Biologics, a Chinese company that makes ingredients for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, may be a step closer...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

World

Sanofi, GSK COVID vaccine found effective against Omicron

PARIS: Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 01:38pm

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
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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