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Careem maps over 600 govt vaccination centres on its Super App

KARACHI: Careem has partnered with National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) to map 600 government vaccination...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

Pakistan

Feb 5: Sindh declares public holiday

KARACHI: Government of Sindh has declared February 05, as Public Holiday for observance of “Kashmir Solidarity...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

Markets

High gas prices to hit demand in 2022: IEA

PARIS: Demand for natural gas is expected to fall sharply in Europe and slow in Asia this year as prices have...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

Business & Finance

Eurozone economy rebounded in 2021 after Covid crash

BRUSSELS: The eurozone economy posted robust growth last year, official data showed Monday, but fallout from the...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

World

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 08:39pm

World

Germany misses 80% COVID-19 vaccination rate target

BERLIN: The German government has failed to hit its goal of vaccinating 80% of the population against the ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 06:21pm

World

Russia reports fresh record of daily COVID cases

MOSCOW: Russia reported a record daily number of COVID-19 cases on Monday as the Omicron variant of coronavirus...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 03:24pm

Pakistan

5th wave: Pakistan's positivity ratio, cases continue to stay high

Country detects 7,048 new cases at a positivity ratio of 11.53%
Active number of cases stands at over 104,000

Updated 31 Jan, 2022 11:21am

Pakistan

Positivity ratio in Punjab reaches 9.13pc: Covid-19 SOPs: people throw caution to the wind

LAHORE: There is no let up in the spread of coronavirus, as overall positivity rate of the virus in the province of...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

World

Portuguese go to polls in snap election marked by Covid, uncertainty

LISBON: Portuguese will be marking ballots on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election with no clear winner in sight...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

World

Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2

CHICAGO: The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 9 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,599 fresh cases

KARACHI: As many as 9 more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,821 and 1,599 new ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

World

Australia anxious as schools back in full swing amidst Omicron wave

MELBOURNE: Thousands of Australian students return to school on Monday after a summer break, as the country remains...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:14pm

Business & Finance

Miami's lure during Covid sends housing prices through the roof

MIAMI: Miami resident Maria Ruby learned last month that her rent will shoot up 65 percent in February. She cannot...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:30am

World

Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom

BEIJING: Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:52am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports over 7,500 Covid-19 cases for fourth consecutive day

Country detects 7,978 cases during the last 24 hours

Updated 30 Jan, 2022 01:18pm

Pakistan

Bilawal speaks to Shehbaz

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) telephoned Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif to enquire about ...

Updated 30 Jan, 2022 03:59pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Active cases cross 100,000 mark

ISLAMABAD: The country’s active Covid-19 cases crossed 100,000 mark for the first time since July 1, 2020 on...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

World

Hungary's daily COVID cases could reach 30,000

BUDAPEST: Hungary's daily tally of new COVID-19 cases could reach 30,000 in the next one to two weeks, up from about...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:41pm

World

Austria to further ease COVID restrictions

ZURICH: Austria will begin easing COVID-19 related restrictions next week, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 05:11pm

World

Russia sees over 100,000 daily Covid cases for first time

MOSCOW: Russia reported more than 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time on on Saturday as the country...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 04:43pm

World

China reports 36 new COVID-19 cases among Olympics-related personnel

BEIJING: A total of 36 new COVID-19 infected were detected among Olympic Games-related personnel on Jan 28, the...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 10:41am

World

Delhi lifts weekend curfew

NEW DELHI: India’s capital Delhi lifted a weekend curfew and allowed restaurants and marketplaces to reopen on...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

Pakistan

Covid-19 Punjab: 2,385 fresh cases, 6 deaths reported

LAHORE: There is no let up in the spread of Covid-19, as overall positivity rate of coronavirus in the province of...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS Where’s PM’s khiraaj-e-tehseen?

“Correct me if I am wrong but I didn’t hear The Khan extend khiraaj-e-tehseen (deep appreciation) to Farogh...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

Country reports highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Friday, reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic in...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

World

Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month

LONDON: Britain will start rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 07:31pm

Markets

Merck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies

Merck & Co Inc and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Friday six lab studies showed their experimental...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 05:45pm

World

Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic, expands booster eligibility

SYDNEY: Australia suffered its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday with nearly 100 deaths, but several...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 12:45pm

Pakistan

With UAE company’s backing, Pakistan set for bigger share of ‘$300-billion’ industry

• Galaxy Racer Pakistan CEO Fakhr-e-Alam says company’s mandate is to provide platform to boost esports in the country

Updated 28 Jan, 2022 02:33pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 29	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / May 29	157.06
USD to Swiss Franc / May 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 29	1.28
Euro to USD / May 29	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87
France CAC40 / May 28	8057.80
India Sensex / May 29	74732.81
Tokyo Nikkei / May 29	38556.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 29	80.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 29	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 29	208076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 29	2355.13
Diesel/Litre / May 29	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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