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Omicron

Austerity and the threat of another pandemic

‘During the peak of the Omicron wave in January 2022, US congressional leaders across the political spectrum were...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:44am

World

China’s Xi secures precedent-breaking third term as president

BEIJING: Xi Jinping on Friday secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term as China’s president as he tightens...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 10:44am

World

WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency'

GENEVA: The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:29am

World

WHO backs wearing masks on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads

LONDON: Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long-haul flights to counter the latest...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 07:29pm

World

Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s: Israeli study

JERUSALEM: The Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine booster developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE sharply reduced...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:18pm

Pakistan

Official confirms detection of Omicron sub-variant XBB

KARACHI: Member Sindh Corona Taskforce, Dr Faisal Mahmood on Wednesday urged masses to wear facemasks and avoid...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

No case of Covid’s BF.7 variant found yet: NIH

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has denounced the rumours regarding the spread of Omicron’s...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

World

France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants

ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT: France on Sunday began testing passengers arriving from China in order to track...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:26pm

Markets

Brazil leads Latam assets lower in thin trading

BENGALURU: Brazilian stocks and the real traded lower on Monday, leading declines among regional peers as trading...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

World

EU backs new Omicron vaccines for first jabs

THE HAGUE: The EU's drug watchdog on Tuesday said two Covid vaccines targeting new types of the Omicron variant ...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 11:34pm

World

Pfizer/BioNTech Omicron booster shows strong response after a month

US drugmaker Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot targeting the...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 04:12pm

World

EU assessing Moderna’s Omicron jab

THE HAGUE: The EU’s medicines watchdog said Tuesday it was assessing Moderna’s Covid-19 booster jab for new strains...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 06:52pm

World

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID for a second time

Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19. "I’m...

Published 25 Sep, 2022 04:54am

World

UK approves Pfizer bivalent Covid vaccine ahead of booster drive

LONDON: The UK’s drug regulator said Saturday it had approved an updated Covid-19 jab by Pfizer/BioNTEch targeting...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 05:14pm

World

Canada approves Moderna shot targeting Omicron

OTTAWA: Canada on Thursday authorized an updated Moderna Covid-19 booster shot that specifically targets the Omicron...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 10:27pm

World

EU watchdog approves first Omicron jabs

THE HAGUE: The EU’s drug regulator on Thursday approved Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna adapted for...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 06:59pm

World

US approves updated Pfizer, Moderna shots targeting Omicron

WASHINGTON: US health officials on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:37pm

Markets

China stocks slip on slowdown fears despite surprise rate cuts

SHANGHAI: China stocks slipped on growth concerns on Monday after data showed economic activities and credit...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

World

Variant-adapted COVID vaccine wins first approval in Britain

LONDON: Britain has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that targets both the original and...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:14pm

World

BioNTech expects Omicron-adapted vaccine deliveries as soon as October

BERLIN: BioNTech expects to begin deliveries of two Omicron-adapted vaccines as soon as October, which will help...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:49pm

Business & Finance

Ryanair flies back into quarterly profit

LONDON: Irish budget airline Ryanair said Monday that it returned to profit in the first quarter as demand jumped on...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 12:29pm

World

North Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbours fight resurgence

SEOUL: North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 09:55am

World

Netherlands latest country to detect Covid BA.2.75 subvariant

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands announced on Wednesday it has become the latest country to detect a case of the Covid...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

World

As Covid surges in US, health officials say vaccines remain key

WASHINGTON: Faced with a doubling of Covid hospitalizations in recent months, US health authorities reiterated the...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

Sanofi, GSK COVID vaccine found effective against Omicron

PARIS: Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 01:38pm

Editorials

A new viral threat

EDITORIAL: The Covid-19 pandemic may have abated to a large extent but still poses a threat to public health. Last...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders immediate restoration of NCOC

Directive comes a day after Pakistan detected first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 on Monday

Updated 10 May, 2022 05:52pm

First case of Omicron sub-variant reported

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detected its first case of a new Omicron sub-variant, the National Institute of Health (NIH)...

Updated 10 May, 2022 09:30am

Markets

Royal Caribbean misses revenue estimates as Omicron, Ukraine crisis hamper demand

BENGALURU: Royal Caribbean Group on Thursday missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue, as a resurgence in...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

World

South Korea drops most Covid restrictions as cases fall

SEOUL: South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 10:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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