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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive amid deadly outbreak

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

DHAKA: Bangladesh launched a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign on Saturday, targeting 3.4 million...

Senate body says concerned over failure of health ministry

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services and Regulations on Monday expressed serious...

No one will be spared over PIMS fire: Mustafa Kamal

Updated 28 Aug, 2026 02:43pm

National Assembly calls for strict action, stronger fire safety measures

At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands

Published 03 Jul, 2026 01:34pm

The extreme heat was almost certainly driven by climate change, scientists said

Health Ministry launches ITMS across all attach depts

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has launched an Integrated Task Management...

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Published 13 Apr, 2026 01:09pm

Donald Trump said he does not care if Iran comes back to negotiations with the United States after weekend talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal

Pakistan, WHO vow to work hard to fight hepatitis C

Updated 02 Aug, 2025 08:12am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, vowing to take all possible steps to effectively...

Kamal assumes charge of health ministry

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa...

Second Mpox case detected

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Friday, confirmed tracing second Mpox case in...

PM’s health coordinator confirms reported case

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on National Health Services Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, on Saturday, confirmed that...

Setting up of ‘Medical City and PEZ’ under PPP mode: Ministry asked to discuss proposal at working group meeting

Published 24 Jul, 2024 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MNHSR&R) is said to have been...

Kids’ immunization: Govt approves Rs12.30bn TSG for health ministry

Updated 02 Jun, 2024 12:22pm

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved a Rs12,306 million technical supplementary grant (TSG) for the Ministry of...

Violations of rules: Health ministry seeks explanation from DRAP

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations while taking serious notice of the violation of...

Rs24.2bn earmarked for health ministry

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked a total Rs24.2 billion for the Ministry of National Health Services and...

Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire

Published 12 May, 2023 11:08am

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian...

Feeble fight against malaria

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

EDITORIAL: According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) statement, so far 42 countries and territories...

A little-noticed public health threat

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:11am

EDITORIAL: The statistics about the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are startlingly worrisome. According to the World...

Increase in price of Paracetamol okayed

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:03am

ECC also approves circular debt management plan, extra surcharge on power

Ministry proposes increase in taxes on sugary drinks

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has proposed to the Ministry of Finance to...

Cholera cases on the rise in Haiti

Published 19 Oct, 2022 11:04am

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

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

Published 06 Jan, 2022 11:28pm

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

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

Published 08 Sep, 2021 12:58pm

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

Govt decides to administer Covid booster shots to people traveling abroad

Updated 28 Aug, 2021 05:52pm

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

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

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

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

Germany to offer Covid booster shots from September

Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:52pm

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.

Brazil reports 18,999 new coronavirus cases, 578 deaths

Published 27 Jul, 2021 11:45am

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

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

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

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

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

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:31am

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

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

Published 20 Jun, 2021 12:42pm

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

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

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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