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Australia board discussing Sydney test

"I'm sure (the CA board) will come up with the right decision for the game."

Published 24 Dec, 2020 09:20am

World

Trump vetoes sweeping US defence bill

The veto does not immediately choke off funds to the Pentagon but if the NDAA isn't passed soon, funding could be tightened.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 09:16am

Markets

Gold steadies as soft US jobs data offsets Trump stimulus threat

The British government on Wednesday said huge swathes of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious virus variant sweeps the country.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:42am

Markets

U.S. dollar dips as Brexit trade deal nears; sterling gains

Britain and the European Union appeared close to clinching a long-elusive trade agreement on Wednesday.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:04am

World

Netherlands to require negative COVID tests from air passengers

Passenger flights from these countries were temporarily banned earlier this week after the discovery of a virulent new variant of the virus.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 02:55am

Pakistan

Govt cooperates with leading COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for early availability: NCOC told

The dedicated NICC meeting of high significance was convened by the Ministry of National Health Services to deliberate on Pakistan’s application for submission to GAVI.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:12am

Pakistan

Federal capital records lowest single-day COVID-19 cases during month

According to an official of NCOC, as many as 159 cases were reported on Tuesday while 140 cases were reported on Monday.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:10am

World

Britain approves use of COVID-19 self-test kit

Boris Johnson promised a "world-beating" national test-and-trace system earlier this year.
NHS Test and Trace system has been heavily criticised following a series of high-profile failures since its launch earlier this year.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:24pm

World

Africa needs about $9bon for COVID-19 vaccines, access is big problem

African nations cannot compete with wealthier governments that have secured huge supplies of inoculations.
If the supply of COVID-19 vaccines is left to (the) market, many developing countries will be essentially rationed out of it, Africa included.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 08:18pm

World

Families of Italian COVID-19 victims seek $122mn from government

A group representing 500 families said it would file the lawsuit against Prime Minister Conte, health minister and Lombardy president.
Italy has recorded nearly 70,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, more than any other country in Europe.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 08:30pm

World

Masks block 99.9pc of large Covid-linked droplets: study

Smaller ones, sometimes called aerosol droplets, can remain suspended in the air for longer periods.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 07:24pm

World

US purchases additional 100 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

The US is hoping to immunize 20 million people this month, with long-term care residents and health workers at the front of the line.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 07:13pm

World

WHO Wuhan probe not looking for Covid 'guilty' parties

The 10 scientists will also be accompanied by Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO expert on food safety and zoonoses.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 07:11pm

World

As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown

The British government will review whether it needs to impose its strictest COVID-19 restrictions on more of the country on Wednesday as a highly infectious variant continues to spread but will not change Christmas rules.
Britain reported a record number of new infections on Tuesday as a mutated strain of the coronavirus, which could be up to 70% more transmissible than the original.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 06:56pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Over 12,000 health workers infected, 110 dead in Pakistan

Sindh has the highest number of COVID-19 infection among the workers.
61% of the infected medics have been doctors.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 09:01pm

World

COVID-19: UK may impose tier 4 restrictions in more areas

The ongoing tier four restrictions – which were placed in London and large parts of south-east England – were due to be reviewed on 30 December.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:50pm

World

Taiwan's EVA Air sacks pilot blamed for rare local COVID case

Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread use of masks.
EVA Air has always abided by the government's epidemic prevention policies, and most crew members also followed the epidemic prevention regulations.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:43pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Pakistan by March 2021: Dr Faisal Sultan

The vaccine will first be administered to frontline health workers and people over 60 years.
SAPM confirmed the development saying that the government is in talks with three vaccine-makers.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 06:05pm

World

U.S Coronavirus relief package contains $25 million for gender, democracy programs in Pakistan

The bipartisan coronavirus aid package, recently negotiated by the United States Congress, contains nearly $25 million allocated for "gender" and "democracy" programs in Pakistan.
President Trump berated the relief package, stating that "Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists and special interests, while sending the bare minimum to the American people who need it".

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 01:46pm

Business & Finance

Kitchen equipment piles up as pandemic shutters Japan's restaurants

Around 800 Japanese businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic have gone bankrupt from February to mid-December, according to credit research firm Teikoku Databank.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:41am

World

Empty stores and offices: how Sweden aims to plug housing gap

The government is now examining whether empty commercial real estate in the wake of COVID-19 could be converted to help plug a shortfall of around 140,000 homes.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:33am

World

Biden's Latino education secretary to add to diverse Cabinet

The elder Biden has vowed not to interfere in the investigation or discuss it with his nominee.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:29am

World

EU starts to ease bans over UK virus strain; WHO to meet

The major British transit hub said it would reopen from midnight local time (2300 GMT) for travellers with a negative result.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:13am

Markets

Gold inches higher on hopes of further US stimulus

SPDR Gold Trust the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.20% to 1,167.53 tonnes on Tuesday from 1,169.86 tonnes on Monday.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:18am

Markets

Oil falls on surprise build in US crude stocks, Trump threat to US relief spending

Oil fell further after Trump threatened not to sign an $892 billion coronavirus relief bill, saying he wants Congress to increase the amount in the stimulus checks which lawmakers approved on Monday.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:01am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 4,415 COVID-19 recoveries in 24 hours

So far, 415,352 people have recovered from the virus in Pakistan.
2,142 people also tested positive for coronavirus in last 24 hours.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:53am

World

South Korea logs second-highest daily coronavirus tally as criticism of govt grows

Seoul and its surrounding areas have banned gatherings of more than four people from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, and both restaurant owners and patrons may face up to 3 million won ($2,700) in fines for violation of the order.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:47am

Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday

Qatar has also granted emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, while fellow Gulf Arab state Oman will receive its first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipment on Wednesday.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:08am

World

Britain and France ease transport ban

French nationals, EU nationals or French residents who need to complete essential travel will be allowed to cross the border.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:56am

Sports

Australia's Warner, Abbott ruled out of Boxing Day India Test

"While neither player has been in a specific hotspot as outlined by NSW Health, Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols do not allow them to rejoin the squad in time for the Boxing Day Test," it said.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 2	77.01
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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