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Doctors in England call off strikes after last-minute offer in long-running dispute

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:35am

Fletcher said doctors would vote on the offer. If they reject it, he warned, the union would move ahead with plans for strike action ‌next month

New UK government closes in on major employment reform

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:56am

LONDON: Britain’s new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to...

AI – impact on healthcare industry

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 05:41am

Mention artificial intelligence (AI) and the reaction varies from blank to reluctant to frightened to downright...

Hospital doctors in England to stage five-day strike

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:45pm

LONDON: Hospital doctors in England on Friday announced the longest strike in the history of the state-funded...

England’s health service set for ‘catastrophic’ doctors’ strike

Published 11 Apr, 2023 10:52am

LONDON: The public health service in England was on Tuesday braced for “the most disruptive industrial action” in...

UK ambulance workers strike again as unions call for talks

Published 23 Jan, 2023 03:23pm

LONDON: Thousands of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating...

British nurses and paramedics plan more strikes in 2023

Published 23 Dec, 2022 06:54pm

LONDON: Britain’s health workers on Friday announced a fresh round of strikes in January, with their long-running...

UK nurses begin unprecedented walkout

Published 15 Dec, 2022 12:24pm

LONDON: UK nurses on Thursday begin an unprecedented strike as a “last resort” in their fight for better wages and...

UK government could bring in military to ease strikes

Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:13pm

LONDON: The British government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key...

UK warns of budget pain to come this week

Published 13 Nov, 2022 02:49pm

LONDON: Britain’s government on Sunday warned of impending tax hikes, especially for the wealthy, as it bids to...

England to roll out fourth Covid shot: NHS

Published 20 Mar, 2022 11:41am

LONDON: England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service...

UK to offer Covid vaccine to all children aged 5-11

Published 16 Feb, 2022 10:54pm

LONDON: All children aged five to 11 in England will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine, the UK government said ...

UK announces £6bn health spending ahead of key budget

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

LONDON: The British government will provide an extra £6 billion to its National Health Service to tackle backlogs...

Fuel pumps run dry in British cities

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

LONDON: Gas station pumps ran dry in British cities on Monday and vendors rationed sales as a shortage of truckers...

Britain says no decision yet on COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds

Published 26 Aug, 2021 11:26am

No decisions have been made on vaccinating 12-15 year olds and it is inaccurate to suggest otherwise, the department said in an emailed statement late on Wednesday

Queen Elizabeth honours Britain's health service for pandemic work

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:06am

The honour has only been bestowed collectively twice before, and only once by the queen

UK health service under pressure despite pandemic promises

Updated 16 May, 2021 05:10pm

The number of doctors -- 2.8 per 1,000 people -- is also "well below EU averages", while Britain has the second-lowest number of hospital beds in Europe.

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

The first daily vaccination statistics showed that nearly 2.3 million people had so far received their first doses of a COVID vaccine and nearly 400,000 had received a second dose.

Lloyd's insurance market closes underwriting floor due to national lockdown

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:24pm

Lloyd's closed its underwriting room for nearly six months following the first lockdown in March.
It was unlikely the floor would reopen before mid-February, Lloyd's said.

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D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.35 ▲ 11.39 (9.99%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	1.22 ▲ 0.1 (8.93%)

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EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	124.80 ▼ -39.21 (-23.91%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.60 ▼ -6.02 (-9.17%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.01 ▼ -1.79 (-9.04%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37.30 ▼ -3.7 (-9.02%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Oct 1 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	70.02 ▼ -5.22 (-6.94%)

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Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	85,773,079 ▲ 0.22
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,504,262 ▲ 0.07
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,486,127 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	16,722,483 ▲ 0.03
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,711,108 ▼ -0.14
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,189,814 ▲ 1.43
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,799,072 ▲ 0
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12,443,436 ▲ 0.61
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	11,247,410 ▼ -1.7
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	11,170,199 ▼ -0.03

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