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U.S. seizes $90,000 from man who sold footage of U.S. Capitol riot

Prosecutors also have filed additional criminal charges against the man, John Earle Sullivan, a self-described political activist who is accused of entering the Capitol building and participating in the riot.

Published 22 May, 2021 11:01am

Pakistan

Vaccination for citizens over 30 begins today

So far, 1,193,441 people have been vaccinated across Pakistan.
88 deaths and 4,007 cases were reported during the past 24 hours.

Updated 22 May, 2021 09:27am

Opinion

Inside the race to find a Covid-19 treatment pill

In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc assembled what it called a...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

102 more deaths reported: Countrywide Covid-19 death tally crosses 20,000 mark: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Covid-19 death tally has crossed 20,000 mark and reached 20,089 as the country reported 102...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

World

Excess deaths due to pandemic much higher than reported Covid toll: WHO

GENEVA: Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported Covid...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Markets

Japan's consumer prices extend falls

TOKYO: Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Markets

Asia gasoline refining margins dip

SINGAPORE: Asia's gasoline crack slipped on Friday, due to lingering concerns over near-term demand as COVID-19...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

‘China, Pakistan have a chance to lead world towards multilateralism’: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday said that as both China and Pakistan stood for peace, they had a great...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Collateral-free lending to SMEs approved by ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved collateral-free lending of Rs60...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Jul-Apr FDI plunges 33pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell sharply by 33 percent during the first 10 months of the current...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Xi pledges $3bn pandemic aid for poor nations

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged an additional $3 billion in aid over the next three years...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

IMF says ending Covid-19 pandemic possible at cost of $50bn

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Friday unveiled a $50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Economy on course to grow nearly 4pc: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Government said on Friday that its economy is on course to grow 3.94 percent in the current financial ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Israel, Hamas both claim victory as ceasefire holds

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas both claimed victory on Friday after their forces ended 11 days of...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Railways deficit stands at Rs119.21bn, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Corruption, mismanagement and neglect are still driving Pakistan Railways into ruin despite tall claims ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Editorials

Countering anti-vaccination rumours

EDITORIAL: The best insurance against the spread of Covid-19 pandemic is vaccination, yet many are hesitant to avail...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

Dollar at 4-month low in Europe

LONDON: The dollar hit its lowest level in four months on Friday and was set to notch a modest weekly drop as...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

NKATI sets up vaccination centre

KARACHI: North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI) has set up a vaccination centre in collaboration...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

US manufacturing accelerates; home sales at 10-month low

WASHINGTON: US factory activity gathered speed in early May amid strong domestic demand, but backlogs of uncompleted...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

World

White House says no plans to require vaccines for foreign visitors

"We certainly understand the desire of many Europeans to come to travel the United States and vice versa," Psaki said.

Published 22 May, 2021 01:26am

Govt projects Pakistan economy to grow at 3.94% in FY21

Estimate comes in stark contrast to earlier projections by the SBP and IMF that see growth between 1.5 and 2.5%
National Accounts Committee says recovery to come on back of strong turnaround in industrial sector.

Published 22 May, 2021 12:32am

World

IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of some $50bn

Highly unequal vaccination rates.
Rich countries would benefit from boosting donations.
Even with vaccinations, countries return to 'precarious normal'.

Published 21 May, 2021 09:08pm

World

Italy reports 218 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 5,218 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 9,925 on Friday, down from 10,383 a day earlier.
There were 51 new admissions to intensive care units, down from 69 on Thursday. The total number of intensive care patients fell to 1,469 from a previous 1,544.

Published 21 May, 2021 09:00pm

Business & Finance

Boeing plans new 737 MAX output jump in late-2022

Boeing officially targets 31 MAX a month in early 2022.
Sources say it is discussing up to 42/month in fall 2022.
Also seen planningh interim step of 26/month by end-2021.
Outcome depends on factors including demand, supply chain.

Published 21 May, 2021 08:23pm

World

EU advises against second AstraZeneca shot for people with blood clots

Says second dose must not be given to anyone with thrombosis.
Suggests three-week window for monitoring signs of clots.
Reiterates that clots after vaccine are 'very rare'.

Updated 21 May, 2021 08:03pm

World

Canada likely to extend travel ban on India, Pakistan

A statement from Health Canada said that the government was monitoring the situation and may extend the travel ban to continue to protect Canadians.
Air Canada spokesperson, Peter Fitzpatrick, said that they have postponed the existing flight suspension to India until June 22, without mentioning Pakistan.

Updated 21 May, 2021 07:42pm

World

Pfizer-BioNTech to provide 1bn vaccines to poorer nations this year

"Pfizer and BioNTech are pledging to provide 2 billion doses of our COVID-19 vaccines to middle- and low-income countries over the next 18 months," Albert Bourla told a global health summit.

Published 21 May, 2021 05:39pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan commences production of COVID vaccine, NA told

The vaccine will be available for administration to the people by the end of this month.

Published 21 May, 2021 03:57pm

Markets

Dollar set for weekly loss as taper fears subside; crypto bounce loses steam

It is near its weakest in three years at 133.02 per euro and is poised for a fifth consecutive weekly loss against the common currency.

Published 21 May, 2021 02:27pm

World

COVID-19 death tolls are likely a "significant undercount", WHO says

"The challenge is that the reported COVID-19 [death toll figures] is an undercount of that full impact," Msemburi said.

Published 21 May, 2021 02:09pm

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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