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Hypertension among children constitutes growing concern

KARACHI: Hypertension in young children is a growing concern in Pakistan, where the prevalence of hypertension among...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Pakistan

Revamping plan of Mian Munshi Hospital reviewed

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique and Food Minister Bilal Yasin visited Government Mian...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

World Health Day 2024: PM Shehbaz renews commitment to ensure health facilities for all

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif renewed his government’s commitment to ensure health facilities for all, an...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 09:07pm

Business & Finance

SLIC leads way in healthcare innovation, says Jam Kamal

ISLAMABAD: The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) hosted the esteemed Minister of Commerce, Jam...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Markets

European stocks dragged down by healthcare

PARIS: European stocks made a downbeat start to the second quarter, pressured by healthcare shares, while investors...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

Multivitamins, natural health products: FBR imposes 20pc duty on import

ISLAMABAD: The Customs Classification Committee of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday imposed 20...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Crackdown launched on spurious, substandard medicines in Punjab

LAHORE: The Primary and Secondary Healthcare department, Punjab has launched a crackdown against spurious,...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

BR Research

Interview with Shagufta Hassan - Vice President Finance & Chief Finance Officer, Aga Khan University

‘AKU is committed to developing, implementing, and maintaining best practices and strategies to enhance equality,...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

Indus Hospital launches ambitious ‘Ramazan Campaign 2024’

KARACHI: Over two hundred esteemed guests gathered at the Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus, Karachi, to witness the...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Pakistan

Health activists for raising tobacco taxes to curb smoking

ISLAMABAD: Health advocates stressed the critical need for raising tobacco taxes specifically targeting cigarettes ...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Recall of defective drugs: DRAP seeks input of stakeholders on guidelines

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Editorials

Addressing the gender health disparity

EDITORIAL: Although women live longer than men, they spend 25 percent more of their lives in poor health, notes a ...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

World

Arab Health in Dubai: Pakistan’s way forward into healthcare market?

This year, more than 40 Pakistani companies participated in the exhibition

Published 01 Feb, 2024 07:27pm

Editorials

AI in healthcare – risks and rewards

EDITORIAL: The debate surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated much heated discussion in...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Editorials

Combating obesity

EDITORIAL: Rising obesity in Pakistan has emerged as a formidable and urgent threat, demanding immediate efforts to...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Pakistan

DRAP recalls ‘INCIP 200mg Infusion’

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) has recalled INCIP 200mg Infusion (Ciprofloxacin) Batch No...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Pakistan

DRAP seeks feedback to finalise guidelines for hospital pharmacies

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has sought feedback from the public and relevant...

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am

Editorials

Despite a 146pc FED hike on cigarettes

EDITORIAL: Going by FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) revenue figures, it has successfully busted the great tobacco...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Pakistan

Bilawal says will ensure free healthcare if voted to power

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has pledged the extension of the free health...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

Pakistan

PM for greater use of technology to improve healthcare

KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday said that the government was eager to take advantage...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:47am

Pakistan

President for enhancing partnership with WHO to overcome challenges

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for further enhancing the partnership between the World Health...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Business & Finance

Regulate quality of medicines, not prices, top Pharma Bureau official advises govt

Executive Director Pharma Bureau Ayesha Tammy Haque has advised the government to do away with price regulation,...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 08:25pm

Pakistan

23 districts of Sindh: SIHPP, SIEHS to provide healthcare facilities to underserved people

KARACHI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Sindh Integrated Health and Population Programme...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Technology

Pakistan to see its first VC fund in 7 years as Sai Venture Capital looks to raise $10mn: report

Fund is currently 40% committed, says co-founder Ahsan Jamil

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:56pm

Pakistan

President for promoting tele-medicine, tele-health services

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for promoting tele-medicine and tele-healthcare platforms to improve the...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

Local medical devices, equipment sector: Experts urge govt’s support to develop

KARACHI: Healthcare experts urged for the government’s support and collaboration of stakeholders to develop the...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Project launched on research in orthopaedics

KARACHI: A multi-million rupee project was launched to promote research in medical and health science, where young...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Pakistan

46,000 community-based LHWs to be recruited in next 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to recruit 46,000 community-based lady health workers (LHWs) during the next...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

Opinion

ChatGPT as pivot for digital healthcare professionals

30th November 2022 heralded the dawn of a major paradigm shift in the machine-based learning world. On that fateful...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:52am

Supplements

Digitalization of Commercial Industry

TEXT: Digitization of industrial organizations has long been lagging behind retailers and B2B companies in ...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	154.15
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.27
Euro to USD / May 15	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
India Sensex / May 15	72987.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38630.19
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Hang Seng / May 15	19161.63
FTSE 100 / May 15	8445.80
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18869.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2388.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	76.16
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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