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Pakistan reports highest single-day cases in 3 months as surge in Covid-19 continues

Positivity stands at over 7% for second straight day as 4,497 cases recorded during last 24 hours
Highest number of fatalities recorded since June 9
Sindh is already contemplating 'complete lockdown' amid surge in cases

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:58am

Karachi braces for lockdown

KARACHI: Sindh government has been mulling over strict measures including imposing a lockdown as Covid positivity...

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 09:24am

Pakistan

'Complete lockdown' under consideration in Sindh's major cities

Provincial govt has asked for permission from centre to impose total lockdown for two weeks after examining Covid-19 situation
Development comes as Delta variant cases surge even as province tightens restrictions

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 11:46pm

World

China reports 76 virus cases, highest daily rise since January

The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's slump caused by the pandemic, while much of Asia is still battling to contain the virus

Updated 26 Jul, 2021 12:56pm

Pakistan

Gwadar imposes two-week lockdown, bans entry of tourists

GWADAR: The district administration of Gwadar has imposed a two-week lockdown in the city. During the lockdown, all...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

Australia's COVID-19 outbreak worsens in Sydney

New South Wales reported 163 locally acquired cases of COVID-19, up from 136 the previous day

Published 24 Jul, 2021 11:18am

World

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases jump to 11,094, highest since May

"If you want tomorrow to be better than today, comply with the measures. Get vaccinated," Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter as he released the data.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 09:48pm

Pakistan

KP CM urges ministers, legislators to avoid crowds

PESHAWAR: In view of the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic and its possible outbreak during Eid-ul-Azha, Chief...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

World

Australia, under lockdown, reports slight dip in COVID-19 cases

Just over 10% of Australia's 25 million people are fully vaccinated, a fraction of the rates in the United States and Britain

Published 18 Jul, 2021 10:44am

Pakistan

PIAF rejects option of imposing another lockdown

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has rejected the option of imposing another...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

BR Research

Back to the drawing board

Alarm bells have been rung. The official word from the government—via Asad Umar—is that the fourth wave of the...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 08:07am

Business & Finance

Turkish unemployment dips to 13.2pc in May

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate dropped 0.6 percentage points to 13.2% in May, while a seasonally adjusted...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

World

UK's PM to 'restore our freedoms' after Covid lockdown

"Cases will rise as we unlock, so as we confirm our plans today, our message will be clear," Johnson said.

Updated 12 Jul, 2021 03:24pm

Editorials

Better safe than sorry

EDITORIAL: It turns out, just as feared, that decision-makers at the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC)...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

World

Australia records first death in Sydney virus outbreak

The woman in her 90s died Saturday, hours after testing positive for Covid-19

Published 11 Jul, 2021 10:42am

Business & Finance

UK’s economic rebound slowed in May despite looser Covid rules

LONDON: Britain’s post-lockdown economic rebound slowed sharply in May despite a relaxation of social-distancing...

Updated 10 Jul, 2021 06:03pm

World

World passes 4m Covid deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks

GENEVA: More than four million people have now died from Covid-19, the WHO said on Wednesday, as many rich nations...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

BR Research

Journey of “return to normalcy.”

Over a year and a half into the pandemic, are we returning to pre-pandemic life? Things in Pakistan have been much...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:04am

World

Bangladesh extends lockdown as cases hit new record

"The Delta variant is responsible for 70 percent of the infections. This variant is highly transmissible. And we still have not seen the peak yet," he told AFP.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 05:34pm

World

Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence

• City of Khulna becomes Bangladesh's virus hotspot MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

Bangladesh lockdown as infections in Europe rise again

Many hospitals in Bangladesh are struggling, particularly in areas bordering India where the strain was first detected.
Some rural towns have recorded infection rates of 70 percent.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan eases Covid restrictions, allows partial resumption of indoor dining

Indoor dining at 50% occupancy allowed for vaccinated individuals only, states NCOC
Cinemas to reopen for vaccinated individuals only till 1 am

Published 28 Jun, 2021 10:00pm

World

Moscow Covid deaths surge as Asia-Pacific countries lock down

• Millions of Sydney residents in coronavirus lockdown

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

World

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after Covid breach

LONDON: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday following revelations that he broke the government's...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

World

Delta variant forces new lockdowns as Europe eases curbs

SAINT PETERSBURG/ SYDNEY: Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown Saturday to contain a sudden...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

World

'Alarming' virus surge prompts new Bangladesh lockdown

"No one can step out of their homes except in emergency cases," a statement added.

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:21pm

World

Australia battles Delta Covid surge as Europe eases restrictions

"We do need to brace ourselves for a potentially large number of cases in the following days," said Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of New South Wales state.

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:21pm

BR Research

Mughal Iron and Steel Industries Limited

Mughal and Iron and Steel Industries Limited (PSX: MUGHAL) was set up in 2010 as a public limited company under the...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 07:40am

World

Sydney records first local COVID-19 case in more than a month

Daily cases have remained in single digits for the last nine days in Victoria while other states and territories have effectively eliminated the virus.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:48pm

Markets

Stocks climb looking ahead to Fed meet

London investors brushed off the expected announcement Monday from the UK government that it will delay the lifting of its remaining lockdown restrictions.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:44pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sally Tex. / Jul 29 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.39 ▲ 0.79 (17.17%)
Security Bank / Jul 29 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.35 ▲ 0.91 (14.13%)
Dewan Farooque Motors / Jul 29 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	11.68 ▲ 1.00 (9.36%)
Ghazi Fab. / Jul 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	13.60 ▲ 1.00 (7.94%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 29 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	87.09 ▲ 6.07 (7.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Jul 29 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	38.19 ▲ 2.66 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	35.78 ▲ 2.49 (7.48%)
Leiner Gelatine / Jul 29 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	26.62 ▲ 1.85 (7.47%)
Thal Ind. / Jul 29 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	319.50 ▲ 21.19 (7.10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	5.59 ▲ 0.36 (6.88%)

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd. / Jul 29 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.97 ▲ -0.97 (-24.62%)
Image Pakistan / Jul 29 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	27.91 ▲ -6.29 (-18.39%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 29 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.72 ▲ -0.33 (-10.82%)
First Fid. Leas. / Jul 29 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	3.02 ▲ -0.28 (-8.48%)
Gatron Ind. / Jul 29 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	520.78 ▲ -42.22 (-7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Jul 29 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	392.73 ▲ -31.84 (-7.50%)
Khairpur / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	65.59 ▲ -5.31 (-7.49%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 29 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	19.68 ▲ -1.59 (-7.48%)
TPL Ins. / Jul 29 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.35 ▲ -2.99 (-7.41%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 29 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.50 ▲ -0.25 (-6.67%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	44,018,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Jul 29 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	40,600,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Jul 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	14,471,693 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Jul 29 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	8,658,000 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Jul 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	8,201,520 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Jul 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7,813,000 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Jul 29 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	6,830,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Jul 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6,503,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Jul 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,420,375 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Jul 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,302,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 29	162.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 29	161.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	109.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.39
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.18
UK LIBOR % / Jul 29	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 29	4400.64
India Sensex / Jul 29	52443.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	27725.72
Nasdaq / Jul 29	14762.59
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25473.88
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	7016.63
Dow Jones / Jul 29	34930.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	15570.36
France CAC40 / Jul 29	6609.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jul 29	72.32
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jul 29	13080.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jul 29	94050.00
Gold Spot / Jul 29	1810.11
Cotton / Jul 29	90.52

lockdown

Pakistan reports highest single-day cases in 3 months as surge in Covid-19 continues

Karachi braces for lockdown

'Complete lockdown' under consideration in Sindh's major cities

China reports 76 virus cases, highest daily rise since January

Gwadar imposes two-week lockdown, bans entry of tourists

Australia's COVID-19 outbreak worsens in Sydney

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases jump to 11,094, highest since May

KP CM urges ministers, legislators to avoid crowds

Australia, under lockdown, reports slight dip in COVID-19 cases

PIAF rejects option of imposing another lockdown

Back to the drawing board

Turkish unemployment dips to 13.2pc in May

UK's PM to 'restore our freedoms' after Covid lockdown

Better safe than sorry

Australia records first death in Sydney virus outbreak

UK’s economic rebound slowed in May despite looser Covid rules

World passes 4m Covid deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks

Journey of “return to normalcy.”

Bangladesh extends lockdown as cases hit new record

Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence

Bangladesh lockdown as infections in Europe rise again

Pakistan eases Covid restrictions, allows partial resumption of indoor dining

Moscow Covid deaths surge as Asia-Pacific countries lock down

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after Covid breach

Delta variant forces new lockdowns as Europe eases curbs

'Alarming' virus surge prompts new Bangladesh lockdown

Australia battles Delta Covid surge as Europe eases restrictions

Mughal Iron and Steel Industries Limited

Sydney records first local COVID-19 case in more than a month

Stocks climb looking ahead to Fed meet

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