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USEFP closes testing centers on account of nationwide lockdown

The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan has announced the closure of all testing centers between 10th-16th May, on account of a nationwide lockdown.

Published 10 May, 2021 02:08pm

Pakistan

Pakistan records less than 100 deaths in a single day, a new low since May 2

The country reported 78 deaths during the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 18,993.
37,756 people were tested in 24 hours, out of which 3,447 tested positive for the novel virus.

Updated 10 May, 2021 11:10am

World

India turns to ex-army medics as Covid surge sparks calls for lockdown

MUMBAI: India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence...

Published 10 May, 2021 04:54am

Pakistan

‘Skilled women face financial losses in lockdown’

HYDERABAD: The Member Working Committee and Chairman, Handicraft Sub-Committee HCCI Shaukat Soomro said that in...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

COAS urged to take notice of ‘forceful closure’ of markets

LAHORE: All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) Secretary General Naeem Mir has requested Chief of Army Staff (COAS) ...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

Lockdown will be lifted on 16th across Punjab: Buzdar

LAHORE: Brushing aside the apprehension of extension in the lockdown after Eid holidays, Punjab Chief Minister Usman...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:21am

Sindh govt imposes complete Eid lockdown

KARACHI: The Sindh government has also imposed a complete lockdown in the province from Sunday leaving shopaholics ...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Govt imposes Eid holiday shutdown as virus cases soar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent ...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

Pakistan

Essential items: Minister for uninterrupted supply in lockdown

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat has directed the authorities concerned to ensure uninterrupted supply of...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Pakistan

APNS condemns drive against newspaper stalls

KARACHI: “The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has been approached by Akhbar Farosh Federation, Karachi that...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:06am

Pakistan

Covid-19 single-dose vaccine: NIH-packed CanSino to be available from month end

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started work on formulating and packing the single-dose CanSino Bio vaccine locally,...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Pandemic drove 230m Indians into poverty: study

MUMBAI: Around 230 million Indians fell into poverty due to the pandemic last year with young people and women the...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Pakistan

Upcoming 20 days to be critical for coronavirus control: Dr Yasmin

She said that the decision of lockdown from May 8 was in the best interest of people. "I request people to be careful about the pandemic," she added.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:33pm

Pakistan

Industrialists urge federal govt to reconsider Eid holidays decision

KARACHI: Industrialists and traders community has appealed to the federal government to reconsider the Eidul Fitr...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:18am

Punjab to undergo complete lockdown from 8th

LAHORE: Pursuant to the direction of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) to restrict the movement of...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

Business & Finance

Punjab to impose complete lockdown from May 8 to 16

All commercial, recreational activities, and public transport across the province will be suspended on the designated dates.
The checkpoints will be set up at all the entry and exit routes of each city, while police Rangers and Army personnel will be deployed to monitor the situation.

Updated 05 May, 2021 08:37pm

Pakistan

Petroleum, lubricant sales clock in at 1.67m tons

KARACHI: Total petroleum and lubricant sales clocked in at 1.67 million tons in April 2021, depicting a gigantic...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:35am

Pakistan

34 shopping malls, restaurants sealed over violation of SOPs

He said that anti-coronavirus SOPs were being implemented in true letter and spirit in district by taking strict action against violators.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:20pm

Pakistan

Corona cases drop to lowest level of the year in KP

There was a decline witnessed on the HDU, ICU, and ventilator in the hospital, the health department official confirmed the rate of the positivity.

Published 04 May, 2021 06:09pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports less than 4000 COVID-19 cases since April 5

The country conducted only 37,587 tests during the last 24 hours.
161 people also died from the virus.

Published 04 May, 2021 09:59am

BR Research

Atlas Honda: Smooth sailing

It is not like Atlas Honda (PSX: AHL) has no competition in the market. It does. But despite a wide variety of...

Published 04 May, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

APCAA urges federal govt to ensure uninterrupted port operations

KARACHI: All Pakistan Customs Agents Association (APCAA) has urged the federal government to ensure uninterrupted...

Updated 04 May, 2021 09:56am

Life & Style

Thousands dance mask-free at UK live gig trial

LIVERPOOL: Thousands danced without face coverings at a music festival in northern England as the UK government...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Markets

Bearish sentiments prevail at PSX on first trading day of the month

As per analysts the concerns regarding the rising number of coronavirus case, stricter lockdown and government decision reduce business timings all dented investors’ confidence.

Published 03 May, 2021 02:45pm

Pakistan

Islamabad to go into a week-long lockdown from May 8

A ban on all markets on Chaand Raat, including mehendi, jewellery and clothing stalls has been imposed.
All kinds of inter-provincial, intercity and intra city public transport will also be banned.

Updated 03 May, 2021 10:51am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 4,213 new COVID-19 cases, 79 deaths in 24 hours

There are 87,953 active coronavirus cases in the country.
5,842 people also recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.

Published 03 May, 2021 09:11am

Pakistan

No spread of Brazilian, S African variants in Punjab: minister

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that almost all ventilators in Gujranwala were occupied...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Markets

PSX remains under pressure: BRIndex100 loses 68.99 points WoW

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under pressure during the outgoing week ended on April 30, as the ...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Traders reject weeklong Eid holidays

PESHAWAR: Traders community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here on Sunday rejected the government’s proposed decision...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

CM visits city areas to monitor lockdown situation

He reviewed the sanitation arrangements in the city and expressed his dissatisfaction over the poor arrangements.

Updated 02 May, 2021 06:26pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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