Govt lifts all Covid-related restrictions ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday announced that the government was lifting ... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
World Sinovac COVID vaccine 38% effective in young kids China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s COVID-19 vaccine was 38.2% effective in preventing infections during the Omicron... Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:03pm
Pakistan Pakistan to lift all Covid-19 related restrictions NCOC head Asad Umar says pandemic in its 'ending phase' Updated 16 Mar, 2022 05:54pm
World India rolls out COVID vaccine doses for children aged 12 to 14 AHMEDABAD: India started administering on Wednesday doses of COVID-19 vaccine to young people aged between 12 and 14... Published 16 Mar, 2022 12:12pm
World Japan set to remove all COVID restrictions as new infections ebb TOKYO: Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other... Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:41am
World China’s soaring Covid infections fuel concerns about cost of containment BEIJING: China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Banks, miners knock FTSE 100 LONDON: UK’s FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, dragged down by banking and mining stocks, while strong jobs data... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Gulf bourses fall on worries over China’s rising Covid cases DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended down on Tuesday, with the Saudi index extending its losses to a fifth... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Toronto index falls TORONTO: Canada’s benchmark index extended losses for a third straight session on Tuesday, as weakness in energy... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets HK-listed Chinese firms tumble to 2008 lows SHANGHAI: China stocks slumped to 21-month lows on Tuesday while mainland firms listed in Hong Kong plumbed their... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Industrial metals slip on China Covid surge LONDON: Industrial metals faltered on Tuesday as rising cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 dampened the... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Oil plunges over 6pc on easing supply concerns, China Covid cases NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled more than 6% to their lowest in almost three weeks on Tuesday as supply disruption ... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Markets Iron ore prices fall as top consumer China battles COVID-19 MANILA: Benchmark Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures fell on Tuesday, as surging COVID-19 infections in top steel... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Business & Finance Dollar falls as lower oil prices, Ukraine talks boost euro, pound NEW YORK/MILAN: The US dollar lost value to the euro and other major currencies on Tuesday after oil prices fell on... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Business & Finance Canadian dollar rebounds TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Tuesday, recovering from its weakest... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
World China’s COVID cases rise as Jilin outbreak grows BEIJING: China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a... Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:31am
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
Life & Style Art sales hit all-time high in 2021 PARIS: Art auctions saw a record year in 2021 with $17.1 billion (15.6 billion euros) in sales as the market... Published 14 Mar, 2022 09:11pm
Markets Yen falls to new five-year lows; COVID-19 hurts China's yuan LONDON: The dollar index slipped on Monday and the yen hit new five-year lows as global markets experienced some... Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01pm
World Omicron-hit Chinese province bans travel in rare measure against COVID BEIJING: A northeastern Chinese province on Monday imposed a rare travel ban on its population as the region's... Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:13pm
World Hong Kong leader says no plans to tighten COVID social distancing measures HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday there were no current plans to further tighten strict social... Published 14 Mar, 2022 10:29am
Pakistan Sindh reports 188 fresh Covid-19 cases KARACHI: Fortunately no death stemming from Covid-19 was reported on Sunday, however 188 new cases emerged when ... Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:11am
World Former U.S. President Obama tests positive for COVID-19 Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling fine other ... Published 14 Mar, 2022 12:57am
World Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two years BEIJING: Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 05:01pm
World China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500 SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the... Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm
World China approves five COVID-19 antigen kits for self-testing SHANGHAI: China has granted approval to five COVID-19 antigen kits made by local companies to be used for... Updated 12 Mar, 2022 01:14pm
Print Agriculture finance: SBP announces formation of task force KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Reza Baqir has announced a task force to boost agriculture finance... Updated 12 Mar, 2022 09:50am
World China allows self-use COVID antigen tests as local cases hit two-year high BEIJING: China on Friday said it would for the first time allow the general public to use rapid COVID-19 antigen... Published 11 Mar, 2022 06:13pm
World Philippines approves emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid MANILA: The Philippines has approved the emergency use of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug, the country’s food and... Published 11 Mar, 2022 10:29am
BR Research First Habib Modaraba First Habib Modaraba (PSX: FHAM) is managed by Habib Metropolitan Modaraba Management Company (Private) Limited. It... Published 11 Mar, 2022 08:10am