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Health Minister

Covid-19 positivity ratio quite dangerous: Sindh CM

KARACHI: The chief minister talking about the Covid-19 new highs in Sindh said on Sunday last year Eidul Fitr was...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

World

UK says will work with EU on travel, cautious approach needed

"We are, I think; wise to take a cautious approach to international travel."

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:59pm

Business & Finance

Punjab to impose complete lockdown from May 8 to 16

All commercial, recreational activities, and public transport across the province will be suspended on the designated dates.
The checkpoints will be set up at all the entry and exit routes of each city, while police Rangers and Army personnel will be deployed to monitor the situation.

Updated 05 May, 2021 08:37pm

Pakistan

KP health minister booked for violating Covid SOPs

PESHAWAR: The district administration Peshawar on Tuesday booked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Health Taimur...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 10:08am

World

Malaysia says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will be used for over 60s

Malaysia received its first shipment of nearly 270,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine on Friday.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:23pm

Pakistan

Minister hints at strict lockdowns

LAHORE: Punjab health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid said here on Sunday that Corona test positivity ratio is increasing...

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am

World

Spain to vaccinate 70-79 year olds with J&J's one-dose COVID-19 shot

J&J began delivering its vaccine to EU countries on Monday after some delays due to production issues, European Union officials and the company said.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 12:09am

World

French under-55s given AZ jab to get different 2nd dose

Experts say the theory is sound and, as with some other diseases, it could help convey effective immunity.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 03:01pm

World

Indonesia says about 100mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses face arrival delays

Indonesia has administered at least one shot of vaccine to over 9.22 million people.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:54am

World

Czechs get fourth health minister since start of pandemic

The EU member state of 10.7 million people now reports around 5,000 new cases daily compared to 15,000 a month ago.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 04:47pm

World

Ukraine reports record daily high of new coronavirus cases, deaths

Stepanov said 5,040 people were hospitalised over the past day, almost the same number as on Thursday.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:50am

Pakistan

Punjab Health Minister receives donation for 3 hospitals

She said the government was trying its best to control coronavirus pandemic. "We are enhancing the capacity of the Punjab hospitals," she added.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:02am

China donates 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: Government on Wednesday received a Chinese donation of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing the...

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:14am

World

New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Ardern has been widely praised for her management of the pandemic, with New Zealand recording just 25 deaths and less than 2,000 cases in a population of five million.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

Chinese vaccine: govt issues emergency use authorisation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday approved China's CanSino Biologics Inc's (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Business & Finance

Spain to receive 2.3mn COVID-19 vaccine doses in February

Last week some Spanish regions had to suspend vaccinating new people amid supply shortfalls.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 06:45pm

World

German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April

We will still have at least 10 tough weeks with a shortage of vaccine.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 01:21pm

World

UK health minister says data on Pfizer vaccine supports shift to 12-week dosing schedule

Around 89% efficacy comes from between days 14 and days 21 after the first dose," Hancock told lawmakers.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 07:07pm

Pakistan

Govt to introduce corona vaccine after successful trials: Dr Yasmin

The minister said that storage of the vaccine was important and the facility had been arranged at all districts of the province.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:18pm

World

Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus variant

Such rules will remain in place until Jan. 31, the order issued on Saturday by the health minister showed.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:49am

World

France extends vaccinations to people with high-risk illnesses from Jan. 18

Thursday's data were also likely to show that the total number of people vaccinated so far in France was close to 300,000, Veran told a news conference.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:50pm

World

Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot

Turkey has been hit hard by the pandemic, with around 23,000 people dying from the virus and more than 2 million infected.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:58pm

World

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

France keeps restaurants, ski resorts closed in virus battle

One in two intensive care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and non-essential procedures are still being postponed to ease the burden on hospitals.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 12:02am

World

France to open city COVID-19 vaccination centres before start of February: minister

Veran said on Twitter the government had decided to "speed up protection of priority public", meaning medical workers aged over 50 would get a vaccine from Monday.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 11:30pm

World

UAE reports 'limited number' of cases of new coronavirus variant

UAE on Tuesday reported 1,506 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of those infected with the virus in the country to 204,369.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:09am

World

UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'

The number of new deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID test also rose to 414 from Monday's 357, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 71,567.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:07am

World

Turkey requires negative PCR tests for all incoming passengers

Koca also said passengers flying in from Britain, South Africa and Denmark will be subject to quarantine upon arrival, in addition to a negative test result at the time of departure.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 12:04am

World

EU clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for first inoculations

The process took longer than the ultra-fast emergency authorisation given by Britain, the first western country to endorse a COVID-19 shot.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:21am

World

Czech government to discuss tightening COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas

The country of 10.7 million had one of the sharpest spikes in COVID-19 infections at the end of October when weekly case levels were about twice as high as now.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:16am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leas. / Sep 22 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.14 ▲ 0.44 (11.89%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Sep 22 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	76.84 ▲ 5.36 (7.50%)
Huffaz Pipe / Sep 22 Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries Limited(HSPI)	23.13 ▲ 1.61 (7.48%)
Gatron Ind. / Sep 22 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	515.00 ▲ 34.99 (7.29%)
Pak Engg. / Sep 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	324.00 ▲ 21.99 (7.28%)
Din Tex. / Sep 22 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	169.90 ▲ 10.90 (6.86%)
First IBL Mod. / Sep 22 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.50 ▲ 0.35 (6.80%)
Rel.Cotton / Sep 22 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	190.00 ▲ 9.16 (5.07%)
Premier Ins. / Sep 22 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.94 ▲ 0.24 (4.21%)
Hascol Petroleum / Sep 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	7.05 ▲ 0.28 (4.14%)

Stock	Price
Panther Tyres / Sep 22 Panther Tyres Limited(PTL)	54.95 ▲ -17.37 (-24.02%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Sep 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.20 ▲ -1.00 (-19.23%)
Jubilee Sp. / Sep 22 Jubille Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited(JUBS)	5.50 ▲ -1.00 (-15.38%)
Pak Gulf Leas. / Sep 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	5.70 ▲ -0.96 (-14.41%)
Dewan Farooq. Spin. / Sep 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.08 ▲ -0.64 (-13.56%)
Tri-Star / Sep 22 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.90 ▲ -0.90 (-13.24%)
Ruby Tex. / Sep 22 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.73 ▲ -1.00 (-12.94%)
Security Bank / Sep 22 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.00 ▲ -0.84 (-12.28%)
1st Dawood / Sep 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.32 ▲ -0.32 (-12.12%)
B. F. Mod. / Sep 22 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.78 ▲ -1.00 (-11.39%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Sep 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,436,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	28,370,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	26,362,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	22,930,500 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Sep 22 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	20,803,000 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Sep 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,297,514 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Sep 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	12,200,718 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Sep 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	10,791,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,583,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Sep 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	9,067,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 22	168.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 22	168.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 22	109.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 22	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 22	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 22	4354.19
India Sensex / Sep 22	59005.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 22	29839.71
Nasdaq / Sep 22	14746.40
Hang Seng / Sep 22	24221.54
FTSE 100 / Sep 22	6980.98
Dow Jones / Sep 22	33919.84
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 22	15348.53
France CAC40 / Sep 22	6552.73

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 22	70.76
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 22	13280.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 22	94700.00
Gold Spot / Sep 22	1775.00
Cotton / Sep 22	90.03

Health Minister

Covid-19 positivity ratio quite dangerous: Sindh CM

UK says will work with EU on travel, cautious approach needed

Punjab to impose complete lockdown from May 8 to 16

KP health minister booked for violating Covid SOPs

Malaysia says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will be used for over 60s

Minister hints at strict lockdowns

Spain to vaccinate 70-79 year olds with J&J's one-dose COVID-19 shot

French under-55s given AZ jab to get different 2nd dose

Indonesia says about 100mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses face arrival delays

Czechs get fourth health minister since start of pandemic

Ukraine reports record daily high of new coronavirus cases, deaths

Punjab Health Minister receives donation for 3 hospitals

China donates 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine

New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Chinese vaccine: govt issues emergency use authorisation

Spain to receive 2.3mn COVID-19 vaccine doses in February

German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April

UK health minister says data on Pfizer vaccine supports shift to 12-week dosing schedule

Govt to introduce corona vaccine after successful trials: Dr Yasmin

Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus variant

France extends vaccinations to people with high-risk illnesses from Jan. 18

Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

France keeps restaurants, ski resorts closed in virus battle

France to open city COVID-19 vaccination centres before start of February: minister

UAE reports 'limited number' of cases of new coronavirus variant

UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'

Turkey requires negative PCR tests for all incoming passengers

EU clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for first inoculations

Czech government to discuss tightening COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas

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