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New UK lockdown could last longer than a month: govt

The second lockdown was announced late Saturday.

Published 02 Nov, 2020 02:39pm

Pakistan

Punjab's 830 neighborhoods in lockdown amid fears of Covid-19 resurgence

A total of 1,416 coronavirus cases were reported from these areas.

Updated 02 Nov, 2020 02:19pm

World

Govt says new English lockdown could last longer than month

Under the new rules, people must stay at home except in cases where exemptions apply, such as for work, education or exercise.

Published 01 Nov, 2020 05:57pm

World

France, Germany head to lock down as virus surges in Europe

Chancellor Angela Merkel has ordered a lighter round of shutdowns from Monday, November 2, until the end of the month.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 05:59pm

Lahore administration seals 35 shops, 5 restaurants for violating COVID-19 SOPs

The administration has imposed 491 micro smart lockdowns across the province.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 02:12pm

‘Second wave is here’: Islamabad administration imposes lockdown in 10 streets

Only people with jobs in essential services and with negative Covid certificates will be allowed to leave the area.

Published 26 Oct, 2020 10:37am

Pakistan

NCOC issues warning for ‘another lockdown’ amid spike in COVID-19 cases

The body noted a clear resurgence in virus cases and deaths in the country and warned an urgent and immediate need to ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for prevention of the dieses.

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 09:20pm

World

London to move to stricter COVID-19 lockdown shortly, mayor says

"It is my expectation that the governemnt will today announce that London will shortly be moving into tier 2 or the high alert level of restrictions," Khan said.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 06:25pm

Pakistan

Punjab may witness second COVID-19 wave, another lockdown as cases rise

On Sunday, the province reported the highest number since August 15 after 203 people tested positive for COVID-19.

Updated 12 Oct, 2020 12:58pm

Pakistan

Islamabad to undergo ‘mini’ lockdown on COVID-19 hotspots on Sunday

In the first phase, the areas which will be put under a "mini" lockdown include G-9/4, G-10/4, I-8/2 and NPF.

Published 10 Oct, 2020 09:49pm

Pakistan

AJK’s govt orders lockdown amid rise in coronavirus cases

There are 332 active cases in AJK.

Updated 05 Oct, 2020 11:17am

World

Spain govt inks deal for partial lockdown across capital

Over the past 24 hours, Spain has diagnosed 11,016 new cases of COVID-19, of which nearly 44 percent were in the region of Madrid.

Published 01 Oct, 2020 02:22am

World

UK accused of ignoring warnings over virus-hit exams

The government said it would revert to teacher assessments after pupils took to the streets in protest.

Published 20 Aug, 2020 04:53pm

World

Lebanon reimposes lockdown amid COVID-19 spike: ministry

A curfew will be imposed from 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) to 6:00 am.

Published 19 Aug, 2020 02:31am

Pakistan

Balochistan once again extends lockdown

Lockdown has been extended till August 17.

Updated 03 Aug, 2020 01:19pm

Punjab ends lockdown earlier than scheduled

The govt said the decision was taken after encouraging results from smart samples collected from cattle markets.

Published 03 Aug, 2020 10:53am

World

Catalan govt eases lockdown in city of Lerida

Spain has been struggling to contain a surge in new infections.

Published 30 Jul, 2020 02:30am

Markets

Indefinite lockdown to have caused irreversible damage to Pakistan economy: Hammad

The minister was of the view that the smart lockdown strategy implemented by his government was a ‘wiser path and minimized the damage.’

Published 18 Jul, 2020 01:15pm

World

Germany readies tougher lockdowns to ward off second wave

Germany has recorded just over 200,000 coronavirus cases to date, and 9,078 deaths.

Updated 16 Jul, 2020 09:52pm

World

Restaurants, mosques close in 'virus free' Turkmenistan

Ex-Soviet Turkmenistan is one of the few countries in the world yet to declare any coronavirus infections.

Published 16 Jul, 2020 06:24pm

Sindh, Balochistan extend lockdown

Sindh has extended till August 15, whereas Balochistan has extended till July 30.

Published 16 Jul, 2020 01:05pm

World

Indian state of Bihar to go into lockdown

Bihar recorded a record 1,432 cases, taking the impoverished state's total to almost 19,000 with 134 deaths.

Published 14 Jul, 2020 06:15pm

World

Iran's president calls for ban on weddings, wakes to halt virus spread

Iran has been gradually relaxing its lockdown since mid-April, but has recently reported a sharp rise in the infection rate.
We must ban ceremonies and gatherings all over the country, whether it be wakes, weddings or parties.

Published 11 Jul, 2020 06:02pm

Punjab puts seven more cities under lockdown as cases soar to 85261

Neighbourhoods in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat and Rawalpindi are being locked down.

Published 10 Jul, 2020 02:14pm

Week-long lockdown to be imposed in more areas of Lahore

Lockdown will be imposed in seven areas of Lahore tonight.

Published 08 Jul, 2020 12:21pm

1,216 new coronavirus cases take Punjab's tally to 78,956

It also reported 35 new deaths.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 10:12am

Sindh govt extends lockdown in province till July 15

The timings of home delivery of food and other items has been extended till 11pm

Updated 01 Jul, 2020 05:48pm

Punjab govt extends smart lockdown in Lahore for three days

Musarrat Cheema said that they have seen positive results due to the lockdown.

Published 01 Jul, 2020 11:30am

World

Peru to lift some coronavirus lockdown measures but keep borders closed

A night curfew will still be in force, according to a government decree, as officials aim to keep the pandemic under control.
Children under the age of 14 and people older than 65 will still be required to quarantine, the government said.

Published 27 Jun, 2020 06:56pm

Pakistan

PM UK announces further easing of lockdown restrictions from July 4

The government was continuing to work with these sectors to establish taskforces to help them become COVID secure and reopen as soon as possible, it said.

Published 23 Jun, 2020 11:26pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
India Sensex / Apr 23	73738.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8044.81
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	18137.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	83.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2323.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	81.72
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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