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Matt Hancock

UK govt says July 19 ‘end of the line’ for virus curbs

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

LONDON: The British government is intent on lifting all of England’s coronavirus restrictions on July 19, Sajid...

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after Covid breach

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

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

UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules with affair

Published 26 Jun, 2021 10:34pm

"We have worked so hard as a country to fight the pandemic," Hancock said in the letter. "The last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis."

UK's health minister 'sorry' after calls to quit

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

LONDON: Britain's beleaguered Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday conceded he had "let people down" after...

UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:05pm

Britain's overall death toll from the pandemic stands at 127,782 and is the fifth highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

UK insists vaccines work against Indian Covid variant

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that Covid-19 vaccines are proving effective against a...

UK says will work with EU on travel, cautious approach needed

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:59pm

"We are, I think; wise to take a cautious approach to international travel."

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

Published 16 May, 2021 08:38pm

According to government data the case numbers of the Indian variant have risen from 520 to 1,313 this week.

5,445 Covid-19 cases detected, 137 deaths reported countrywide

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Tuesday, detected 5,445 Covid-19 cases by carrying out 68,002 tests, and reported 137...

UK adds India to Covid travel 'red list' as PM cancels trip

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:06am

LONDON: Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after an explosion of coronavirus cases there,...

UK vaccine drive ‘huge success’ after jabbing half of all adults

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 09:33am

LONDON: The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” ...

UK vaccine drive 'huge success' after jabbing half of all adults

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:58pm

Britain's successful vaccination campaign contrasts with Europe, which has struggled with its own rollout and has been seeing a fresh surge in infections.

UK vaccinates over 20m with at least one dose

Published 01 Mar, 2021 06:13am

LONDON: Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus...

UK's PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:46am

The devolved governments of Scotland and Wales, which administer their own health policy, are letting some younger pupils return to school this week.

UK not offering to host European Championship, Hancock says

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 02:20pm

Asked about the report on Sky News, Hancock replied: "I haven't seen anything on that, I understand that that's not right."

UK toughens rules for international travellers

Updated 10 Feb, 2021 09:40am

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday announced tough new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus variants from abroad,...

Britain has secured 50mn doses of vaccines for new variants: Hancock

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:18am

He said Britain had entered into a partnership with the manufacturer CureVac to develop vaccines that could be quickly adapted as new strains were identified.

UK's Hancock says confident South African variant can be contained

Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:33pm

"I'm confident that it can be," he told LBC radio on Wednesday, when asked about whether the variant could be contained.

UK lockdown hero ‘Captain Tom’ dies at 100

Protectionism not right during pandemic, health minister says.
EU vaccine export registration proposals sparked concern.
UK ministers confident vaccines supplies will not be disrupted.

UK health minister says data on Pfizer vaccine supports shift to 12-week dosing schedule

Published 21 Jan, 2021 07:07pm

Around 89% efficacy comes from between days 14 and days 21 after the first dose," Hancock told lawmakers.

British shares fall on virus risks; Persimmon tumbles

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:05am

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped 0.1pc, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index fell 0.5pc.

UK health minister confident vaccine targets will be hit

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:08am

"It means that we are on track to meet that target. It's not going to be easy but we are going to get there."

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

UK imposes further English lockdowns as COVID variant spreads

Published 30 Dec, 2020 08:32pm

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Midlands, the north east, parts of the north west and parts of the south west would be moved into Tier 4 from 00.01 on Thursday.
Unfortunately this new variant is now spreading across most of England and cases are doubling fast.

UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:07am

The number of new deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID test also rose to 414 from Monday's 357, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 71,567.

Two-thirds of England to be under toughest COVID-19 measures

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:54pm

He said the new measures would be in force from Saturday; a small number of areas had their restrictions eased.

Britain expects next batch of Pfizer vaccine next week: health minister

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:27pm

He said he felt "quite emotional" seeing the pictures of the first vaccination taking place, adding that the programme was starting across 70 hospitals in the UK.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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