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National Health Services

When population becomes a fiscal liability

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

EDITORIAL: Warnings that population size should no longer determine provincial shares under the National Finance...

Ministry reviews preparedness to deal with any health emergencies

Published 09 May, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of Pakistan-India military tensions, the Ministry of National Health Services and ...

Rs27bn earmarked for National Health Services ministry

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs 27 billion for the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations,...

300-bed hospital to be set up in Islamabad: official

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry for National Health Services and Regulations to address the growing medical ...

Airconditioning problems at PIMS, Polyclinic Hospital: Senate body takes up matter

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday took...

The menace of counterfeit drugs

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

EDITORIAL: It has been a serious public health threat for decades. A large number of the medicines circulating in...

In provinces, ICT: MDCAT exam to be held on Nov 13: PMC

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:38am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended summoning of an emergent meeting of the Pakistan Medical...

Senate body discusses issues of health ministry, attached depts

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination met in the...

British diplomat lauds SIUT services

Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am

KARACHI: British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Mike Nithavrianakis greatly lauded the phenomenal progress ...

No action of NCOC can be challenged at any forum: SAPM

Updated 08 Jan, 2022 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said that no action and...

Senate body passes Transplantation of Human Organs bill

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Wednesday,...

Govt criticised for not funding healthcare research

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

KARACHI: Deploring that research in the healthcare sector has not remained the priority of any government in...

National Health Services: Senate body fails to reach consensus on two bills

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS), on Thursday, failed to reach any...

Govt achieves target of 332,877 Covid-19 vaccinations per day

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

ISLAMABAD: The government has achieved the target of vaccinating over 2.3 million citizens in a week and it has done...

Pakistan wins global award on effective anti-tobacco initiatives

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has announced World...

'Hike in FED on cigarettes can help raise Rs19bn extra revenue'

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

ISLAMABAD: The government can generate additional revenue of estimated Rs19 billion following increase in the rates...

Covid-19: UNICEF provides PPEs worth $14.5m

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is set to provide US$14.5 million PPEs (Personal Protective...

Rs565.62bn including Rs86.99bn foreign aid released under PSDP

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs565.62 billion (87 percent) including Rs86.99 billion foreign aid...

Faisal appeals for strict implementation of SOPs

Published 22 Apr, 2021 11:27pm

He urged the people to adopt precautionary measures for protecting themselves from the dangerous virus.

Amendments in FMTI Bill 2020: NA body seeks opposition members' suggestions

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:08am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health and Regulations has asked the members of the...

Capital reports 747 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: NCOC

Published 15 Apr, 2021 10:09pm

He said the government had adopted an effective strategy to combat COVID-19 that resulted in a reduction in corona cases in the country.

Covid-19 safety: Health authorities asked to educate citizens

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Sunday asked the authorities...

SAPM supports free vaccination service to all citizen of Pakistan

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 12:08am

Commenting on situation of ventilators, he said the hospitals were not facing any trouble because of preemptive measures adopted by the government.

Covid-19 vaccine: Half-a-million doses to reach Pakistan today, NA told

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Parliam-entary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid said Covid-19 vaccine is being...

TIP finds more ambiguities in purchase of Covid-19 vaccine

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan has found more ambiguities in purchase of Covid-19 vaccine for private...

Modi wishes Imran early recovery

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended “best wishes” to Prime Minister Imran Khan...

Chinese vaccine ‘Sinopharm’ safe for people above 60: Nausheen

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Sunday expressed that the ...

Pakistan places order for single-dose Chinese CanSinoBio vaccine

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:21pm

Its first tranche of 60,000 doses is expected to be delivered to Pakistan within a week.
On February 12, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) had approved the vaccine for emergency use in Pakistan.

Govt making all-out efforts to improve health services: SAPM

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said the government...

Govt to allow private firms to import Covid shots, exempt from price caps

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
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
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.50 ▲ 5.33 (9.16%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	98.79 ▲ 8.07 (8.9%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.61 ▼ -1.86 (-8.28%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	63,083,700 ▲ 0.39
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,437,762 ▲ 3.56
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,195,893 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,062,551 ▼ -0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,783,006 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,375,966 ▼ -0.37
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,410,538 ▼ -0.3
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,283,887 ▼ -0.88
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	3,828,805 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	3,550,906 ▲ 0.06

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