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First vaccines leave plant for EU rollout

Pfizer refused to say where in the EU the first deliveries were headed.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 07:22pm

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

World

Brussels recommends EU members lift UK travel bans

Several EU member states have imposed flight, train and ferry bans on UK arrivals since Britain announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 07:53pm

World

Russia announces travel bans against EU officials over Navalny

The Russian foreign ministry repeated claims that EU countries had refused to cooperate with Russia over a probe into the incident.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 06:26pm

World

BioNTech, Pfizer 'ready' to deliver vaccines across EU

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has proven to be 95 percent effective in global trials where two doses are injected three weeks apart.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

Business & Finance

EU conditionally approves Fiat Chrysler and PSA merger

The statement said that the new firm would also facilitate access for competitors to its van repair and maintenance networks.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 06:09pm

World

Between Brexit and coronavirus, UK togetherness is fraying

In Dublin, republican Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said Brexit had raised "fundamental questions around the wisdom and the sustainability of the partition of our island".

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:30am

UK's Johnson says EU trade deal looking difficult, but door is still open

“Obviously the UK’s position is always that we want to keeping talking if there’s any chance of a deal,” Johnson told reporters.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:32pm

World

Britain wants Brexit trade deal but prepared to walk away unless EU moves: minister

"It is a very serious situation. We will test every route to seeking a free trade agreement with the European Union, but we cannot do so at the expense of our national sovereignty," Nick Gibb told Sky News.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 12:46pm

Markets

Gold set for third straight weekly gain on US stimulus hopes

US Congressional Republicans and Democrats scrambled to pass a new round of coronavirus aid on Thursday with lawmakers from both parties saying that failure to agree was no longer an option.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:52am

World

As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps in the road

Haulage companies will probably require an international permit to travel through EU member countries, called an ECMT.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 12:06pm

World

EU and UK narrow gaps on post-Brexit trade but no deal yet

Merkel said negotiations would continue "until the end of this week to see if a solution can still be found".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 01:50am

World

EU envoys agree more Belarus sanctions

The measures, to be formalised with the publication of the list on Thursday, will be the third round of sanctions the European bloc has imposed on the regime of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:53pm

World

EU and UK narrow gaps on post-Brexit trade but no deal yet

Many supposed deadlines have already been missed, the EU chief admitted. But, with two weeks until Britain leaves the EU single market, time is finally running out.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:49pm

World

EU members to start Covid-19 jabs 'the same day'

Her statement to the European Parliament came as pressure mounted on the bloc to catch up with the United States and Britain.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 01:24pm

World

Draft EU rules propose mammoth fines, bans for tech giants

The EU has also ordered Apple to pay billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland, but that decision was quashed by the EU's highest court.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:40am

Business & Finance

Airbus urges compromises on Brexit, transatlantic tariffs

Faury said Airbus would maintain its reduced output of 40 A320-family jets a month into early 2021, but did not address the timing or scale of any output increase.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 09:34am

Johnson and von der Leyen decide fate of Brexit deal

"The prime minister will leave no stone unturned in this process, but he is absolutely clear: any agreement must be fair and respect the fundamental position that the UK will be a sovereign nation in three weeks' time," the source said.

Updated 13 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

Pakistan

India is neither ‘responsible’ nor a ‘democracy’: FO rejects MEA’s attempt to deny responsibility following disinformation exposé

"The report by EU DisinfoLab goes to further corroborate our long-held position about India’s incurable obsession with Pakistan and its unrelenting smear campaign against Pakistan," FO said.
It is time that the world saw the reality of India as a state-sponsor of terrorism and a purveyor of anti-Pakistan propaganda globally, FO added.

Updated 12 Dec, 2020 06:47pm

Pakistan

Pakistan urges UN, EU to probe report exposing Indian propaganda network

The investigation report uncovered a network consisting of 265 fake local media outlets in 65 countries, serving New Delhi’s interest as well as multiple dubious think tanks and NGOs.
"We urge the UN human rights machinery, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as human rights experts to take a serious look as to how a prestigious platform such as the human rights council was thus misused," says Qureshi.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 05:44pm

Pakistan

EU DisinfoLab's revelation about Indian subversive activities vindicates Pakistan's position: PM

He said the international community needs to take notice of a rogue Indian regime that now threatens the stability of the global system.
EU DisinfoLab in its investigation uncovered a network consisting of 265 fake local media outlets serving New Delhi’s interest.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 10:53am

EU opens path for sanctions against Turkey

"The chosen measures will be sanctions on individuals, and supplementary measures could be decided if Turkey pursues its actions," a diplomat told AFP.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 08:45am

World

EU leaders reach budget deal with Poland and Hungary

Budapest and Warsaw are major recipients of EU budget cash, and the new mechanism was seen as a way by critics to slow a steady slide into authoritarianism in those countries.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 02:30am

World

EU extends Russia's economic sanctions by six months

The EU insists the 2015 Minsk accords must be fully implemented before relations can be normalised.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 02:26am

World

UK's Johnson says 'a good deal' still possible with EU

"A good deal is still there to be done. I look forward to discussing it with Commissioner von der Leyen tonight," he told parliament.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 06:16pm

World

UK-EU strike Northern Ireland pact as Brexit talks near climax

Britain leaves the European single market in just over three weeks, with time running out to find an agreement.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 02:37am

World

EU's Barnier says Brexit talks need patience

"I just met David Frost this morning to prepare the next steps," Barnier said on Tuesday.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:34pm

World

Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens

Even Britons settled under the Withdrawal Agreement will no longer have automatic rights to a different EU country, and will face national immigration laws if they want to do so.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 11:58am

World

Decision time nears as Brexit talks enter endgame

Barnier and Frost will resume face-to-face talks later on Monday before reporting back to their respective bosses, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 03:49pm

World

Last month the hottest November on record: EU

With just over 1C of warming so far, Earth is already dealing with the devastation caused by more frequent and stronger extreme weather events such as wildfires and tropical storms.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 12:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.78
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 10	5222.68
India Sensex / May 10	72664.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Nasdaq / May 10	16340.87
Hang Seng / May 10	18963.68
FTSE 100 / May 10	8433.76
Dow Jones / May 10	39512.84
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18772.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	78.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2360.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	77.31
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 11	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 11	208762

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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