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In India’s surveillance hotspot, facial recognition taken to court

It was lockdown in the Indian city of Hyderabad when activist S.Q. Masood was stopped on the street by police who...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Business & Finance

Sterling’s early gains fizzle as traders hedge bets ahead of BoE meeting

LONDON: The British pound’s early gains evaporated on Monday and it turned lower, away from a 2-1/2 month high, as...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Pakistan

Sindh decides against closing educational institutions

CM Shah chairs meeting of Covid-19 task force, says authorities will regularly survey all public and private hospitals

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 05:42pm

Editorials

‘Hard landing’ for poorer nations

EDITORIAL: The World Bank clearly doesn’t feel that the global economy is ready to shake off the effects of the...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 10:30am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Who has already hedged his political bets?

“On Wednesday history was made.” “Right, Boris Johnson was the butt of jokes because he acknowledged and...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Pakistan

Sindh health dept says no notification over Covid restrictions issued

Please be wary of photoshopped images that are spreading fake information during the pandemic, adds department

Published 07 Jan, 2022 02:21pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan logs nearly 1,300 new cases, highest in 3 months

Overall tally since start of pandemic surpasses 1.3 million

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 11:38am

Pakistan

Omicron will spread in Pakistan, warns Asad Umar

NCOC head says citizens should not have the misconception that Omicron would not affect them

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 07:36pm

World

Amid Omicron surge, UK PM Johnson resists another lockdown

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that England could withstand a surge in COVID-19...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:15am

Pakistan

Omicron cases rise to 101 in Karachi as Sindh mulls closing schools

Sindh mulls closing educational institutions in Karachi

Updated 04 Jan, 2022 06:02pm

Pakistan

Follow SOPs, we don't want to impose strict restrictions: Murtaza Wahab

Karachi administrator says Covid-19 infection rate in Karachi has surpassed 6%

Published 03 Jan, 2022 03:06pm

World

China’s Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections

BEIJING: Xian in northwest China reported an increase in daily COVID-19 infections for Friday, and local companies...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Covid outbreak ‘traced’ to arrival of a plane from Pakistan: Chinese officials punished

BEIJING: Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a Covid-19 outbreak led to...

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 09:49am

BR Research

Tackling smog

School days have been restricted to four a week; public is facing breathing difficulties; office attendance is urged...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:01am

World

EU brings forward Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for younger children to Dec 13

FRANKFURT: The European Union-wide rollout of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine version for five- to ...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 11:38pm

Markets

Lockdown fears weigh on Dow, S&P 500; Nasdaq hits record high

NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 fell on Friday as fears of fresh lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 in...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

BR Research

Confidence shortage!

The past two years have been full of surprises, of which the pandemic and the chaos it brought to the world is...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 07:25am

BR Research

LSM growth: measured and gradual

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth at 2.25 percent for June 2021 put brakes on the double-digit growth reported...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Sterling on the back foot

LONDON: Sterling slipped on Monday, pulling back further from a one-week high against the dollar hit on Friday as...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

Philippines reimposes virus lockdown in capital

MANILA: The Philippines reimposed Tuesday a virus lockdown in the capital Manila, a day after announcing the lifting...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 05:42pm

BR Research

The LSM surprise

All but four months of FY21 saw the LSM monthly indices at highest ever values. That is surely a first. The LSM...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Independence Day sales dip this year

KARACHI: Despite zeal and fervour amongst the citizens to celebrate the 14th August, traders on Saturday resented a...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

World

Australia's second-largest city extends lockdown

Authorities are pinning their hopes on a fresh vaccination drive, suggesting some restrictions could be eased if enough people get vaccinated in the coming weeks

Published 11 Aug, 2021 09:36am

Pakistan

UAE ambassador, CM Sindh discuss investment avenues

Karachi: Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi met Chief Minister (CM) of Sindh Syed...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 02:39pm

Pakistan

SAU to announce new examinations' schedule today

HYDERABAD: The authorities of Sindh Agriculture University has announced to re- schedule the examinations of...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Schools to remain closed till 19th: Sindh eases Covid restrictions

Karachi: The Sindh Government on Sunday eased the Covid-19 restrictions in Karachi after, as per estimates, 23...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 04:25am

Pakistan

Party stands by business community: Option of 'governor's rule' in Sindh is there: MQM-P

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday supported the business community of Karachi for...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon went on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting at a bus and subway station just outside the...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 01:49am

World

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

Employees in the US Defense Department office complex in the Arlington suburb of Washington were ordered to shelter in place for more than an hour after gunfire erupted in the station

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 11:14pm

Pakistan

UBG urges Sindh CM to withdraw decision of lockdown

KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail and its Secretary General Zafar Bakhtawari have ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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