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Cholera cases on the rise in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Cholera cases are rising in Haiti, according to Health Ministry figures obtained by AFP on Tuesday,...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 11:04am

World

Italy's coronavirus cases hit new daily record of 219,441 Thursday

MILAN: Italy reported a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday at 219,441 against 189,109 the day...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 11:28pm

World

Mexico reports 15,784 new COVID-19 cases, 1,071 more deaths

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 15,784 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 12:58pm

Pakistan

Govt decides to administer Covid booster shots to people traveling abroad

A fee of Rs1,270 has been fixed for those willing to receive booster shots
The citizens can get the vaccine shots after showing their visa and bank voucher

Updated 28 Aug, 2021 05:52pm

Pakistan

Existing rules, regulations: Health ministry directed to ensure effective implementation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

World

Germany to offer Covid booster shots from September

Health Minister Jens Spahn and his 16 regional peers agreed after talks that the elderly and at-risk should receive a booster shot, citing concerns over "a reduced or rapidly declining immune response" among some groups.

Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:52pm

World

Brazil reports 18,999 new coronavirus cases, 578 deaths

Brazil has registered more than 19.7 million cases since the pandemic began

Published 27 Jul, 2021 11:45am

Pakistan

Appointment of chief secretaries in AJK, G-B and provinces: Senate body expresses reservations over procedure

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation expressed serious reservations over the procedure...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

World

India reports 42,640 new COVID-19 cases, 1,167 deaths

The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.98 million, while total fatalities are at 389,302.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:31am

World

India posts lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases in nearly 3 months

The total number of cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 29.9 million.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 12:42pm

Pakistan

Govt to import 27.5m doses of anti-corona vaccine due to shortage

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to import 27.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as a serious shortage...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

World

India reports 70,421 new COVID-19 infections, 3,921 deaths

The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.51 million.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

World

India posts record new Covid deaths after data revision

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday recorded a global record of more than 6,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours after one...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

World

Mexico reports 932 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths

Mexico reported 932 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 61 additional fatalities on Monday.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 01:17am

World

Italy reports 171 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 4,147 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 7,707 on Thursday, decreasing from 8,118 a day earlier.

Published 28 May, 2021 12:08am

World

Covid spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

MUMBAI: India’s Covid-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:38am

Business & Finance

'Hike in FED on cigarettes can help raise Rs19bn extra revenue'

ISLAMABAD: The government can generate additional revenue of estimated Rs19 billion following increase in the rates...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

World

Brazil registers 2,403 new COVID-19 deaths, total stands at 444,094: health ministry

Brazil has now registered 15.9 million cases since the pandemic began, and the official death toll stands at 444,094, according to ministry data.

Published 21 May, 2021 02:11am

World

Brazil records 2,641 new COVID-19 deaths

Brazil has now registered 15.8 million cases since the pandemic began, and the official death toll stands at 441,691, according to ministry data.

Published 20 May, 2021 01:20pm

World

Malaysia reports new daily high of over 6,000 COVID-19 cases

The figure breaks the previous high recorded on Jan. 30, when the health ministry reported 5,728 daily cases.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:28pm

World

17 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Sunday: authorities

Among the people killed are 47 children, it said. In Israel, 10 people have been killed in total, with barrages of rockets fired from Gaza.

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:12pm

World

India’s daily Covid-19 deaths remain near 4,000 mark

MUMBAI: India reported on Saturday its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in nearly three weeks, but...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

Senior Hamas commander martyred

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage on Wednesday...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes

OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM/GAZA): At least 20 people were killed, including nine children, and 65 others wounded in Israeli...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

World

India sees record Covid deaths, new cases in 24 hours

Health ministry numbers showed 3,980 deaths, taking the total to 230,168, and 412,262 new cases.

Published 06 May, 2021 11:30am

World

Kyrgyzstan says agreed ceasefire with Tajikistan

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan said Thursday it had quickly agreed a ceasefire with Tajikistan after the heaviest clashes in...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Pakistan

New UK COVID variant spreading at rapid pace in Sindh, warns health minister

Pechuho says the provincial health ministry carried out a genomic analysis of 22 virus samples from patients out of which 18 are found to be of the UK variant
There’s a risk that the new variant might result in a rapid increase in cases in Karachi and Hyderabad: Minister

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 04:21pm

Pakistan

PIA plane carrying 300,000 COVID vaccine doses reaches Islamabad

The second plane of PIA with more doses will reach Pakistan today afternoon while the third flight is expected to land at midnight
So far some 2.1 million people had been vaccinated in the country

Published 29 Apr, 2021 01:03pm

World

Iraq Covid-19 cases surpass one million

BAGHDAD: Covid-19 infections in Iraq surpassed one million on Wednesday, the health ministry said, a figure ...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:50am

World

India Covid surge hits new record, 22 patients die as oxygen runs short

NEW DELHI: India’s brutal new Covid-19 outbreak set records on Wednesday with more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours,...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Feb 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.82 ▲ 0.16 (24.24%)
HBL Invest Fund / Feb 6 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.99 ▲ 0.34 (20.61%)
Oilboy Energy / Feb 6 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Feb 6 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	5.65 ▲ 0.67 (13.45%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.10 ▲ 0.36 (9.63%)
Sui South Gas / Feb 6 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11.44 ▲ 0.99 (9.47%)
MetaTech. / Feb 6 MetaTech Health Limited(META)	7.14 ▲ 0.60 (9.17%)
Orient Rental / Feb 6 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	6.55 ▲ 0.50 (8.26%)
Chashma / Feb 6 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	64.68 ▲ 4.51 (7.50%)
Din Tex. / Feb 6 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	102.63 ▲ 7.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Feb 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3 ▲ -0.32 (-9.64%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Feb 6 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.03 ▲ -0.52 (-7.94%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 6 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	45.53 ▲ -3.69 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Feb 6 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.35 ▲ -4.64 (-7.49%)
Crescent Fib. / Feb 6 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	52.73 ▲ -4.27 (-7.49%)
MCB-ARIF Habib / Feb 6 MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Invest(MCBAH)	21.97 ▲ -1.78 (-7.49%)
Sunrays Textile / Feb 6 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	137.74 ▲ -11.16 (-7.49%)
Pak Leather / Feb 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	18.21 ▲ -1.47 (-7.47%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 6 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	14.36 ▲ -1.16 (-7.47%)
Ellcot Spinning / Feb 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	121 ▲ -8.98 (-6.91%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Petroleum / Feb 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,823,478 ▼ 5.59
Sui North Gas / Feb 6 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,436,569 ▼ 3.03
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	10,544,849 ▼ 6.44
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,976,715 ▼ 0.10
Hub Power Co. / Feb 6 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,912,174 ▼ 0.97
Sui South Gas / Feb 6 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,743,500 ▼ 0.99
Cnergyico PK / Feb 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,206 ▼ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,875,506 ▼ 0.02
Dewan Motors / Feb 6 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	5,698,000 ▼ 0.17
P.T.C.L. / Feb 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	5,530,500 ▼ 0.39

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 6	277.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 6	275.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 6	132.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 6	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 6	1.20
Euro to USD / Feb 6	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Feb 3	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 6	4102.30
India Sensex / Feb 6	60506.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 6	27693.65
Nasdaq / Feb 6	11876.41
Hang Seng / Feb 6	21349.17
FTSE 100 / Feb 6	7811.64
Dow Jones / Feb 6	33736.77
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 6	15308.79
France CAC40 / Feb 6	7110.62

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 3	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 6	72.87
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 6	1868.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 6	84.80

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