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AAS-in-Asia 2026 conference concludes

Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am

LAHORE: The three-day AAS-in-Asia 2026 conference concluded on Sunday at the Lahore University of Management...

OPINION: Benazir: a symbol of democracy, resistance & people’s politics

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 07:18am

In the political history of Pakistan, there are names that are not only names, but the name itself is the...

Former Conservative leader William Hague appointed Oxford University chancellor

Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:31pm

LONDON: William Hague, a former British foreign minister and onetime leader of the Conservative Party, was elected...

Oxford-LUMS & Punjab police collaborate to empower women rickshaw drivers

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:58am

LAHORE: LUMS and City Traffic Police Lahore partnered to provide Rickshaw driving training to females for the...

Oxford end five-year wait to win the Boat Race

Published 04 Apr, 2022 06:49am

LONDON: Oxford brought Cambridge’s recent supremacy in the men’s boat race to an end with a first victory in ...

Keir Starmer: Britain's Labour party leader

Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:23am

BRIGHTON: Keir Starmer, the sober-minded leader of Britain's Labour party, broke down in tears in a TV interview as...

UK to offer 817,000 COVID vaccines to Kenya

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

The 9 million shots is the first tranche of the UK's commitment to share 100 million vaccine doses internationally by next June

Online education: GCU prepare varsity's policy

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

LAHORE: A team of Government College University (GCU) Lahore academics, who graduated from top universities of the...

Germany to give different second jab to AstraZeneca recipients under 60

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:40am

Most of the cases reported were in women under 60 years of age within two weeks of vaccination.

Mexico president will get AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, says risks minimal

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:56pm

Mexico's health regulator said it was investigating the information, but had no current plans to limit the shot to any age group.

Mexico's drug regulator says no plans for now to limit AstraZeneca vaccine

Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:24am

Mexico's drug regulator Cofepris said on Wednesday it has no current plans to limit the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to any age or group.

Australia blames EU supply issues for slow vaccine rollout

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 04:53pm

Australia has reportedly received a million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which it is administering to frontline workers.

Somalia receives 300,000 doses of Covid vaccine

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:54pm

This particular vaccine only requires standard refrigeration, making it easier to transport and store.

Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out

Published 12 Mar, 2021 10:43am

The Sinovac shipment arrived with huge fanfare at Bangkok's airport, with a Chinese embassy official vowing that the vaccine export showed the "strengthened relations between China and Thailand".

Serbia receives first shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

More than 730,000 people, or a little over 10% of the population, have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since December with one or two doses of the vaccines available in Serbia.

Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines

Published 21 Feb, 2021 10:47am

The country's vaccination programme is starting months after other nations', following its provisional approval of the Pfizer product for use in January.

Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells, curbs refineries

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

Prices also gained as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it struck airports in Saudi Arabia with drones, raising supply concerns in the world's biggest oil exporter, and on optimism for a global economic recovery amid accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells, curbs refineries

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:10pm

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said early on Monday morning it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone fired by the Houthis toward the kingdom.

WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for variants, over-65

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

GENEVA: The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus...

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,...

Brazil aims to buy 30mn Sputnik V, Covaxin shots

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:56pm

With 212 million inhabitants, Brazil has suffered an average of 1,062 deaths and 50,000 cases per day in the past week.

Covid and conflicts compete for attention at African Union summit

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:44pm

African leaders are speaking out against hoarding by rich countries at the expense of poorer ones.

Top Gulf markets up; Saudi index falls

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

DUBAI: Most major Gulf markets finished higher on Tuesday, tracking broader Asian shares, as increased optimism ...

Dubai to start vaccinations with Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 03:24pm

Dubai is already inoculating residents, free of charge, with the Pfizer-BioNTech.

US manufacturing activity slows; construction spending increases solidly

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:43am

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing activity slowed slightly in January, while a measure of prices paid by factories for ...

EU secures extra vaccines; Republicans to meet Biden over Covid relief plan

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:08pm

Deputy health minister Erlan Kiyasov said he didn't "feel any sort of discomfort" after receiving a shot.

AstraZeneca to produce 90mn COVID-19 vaccine shots in Japan

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:07pm

AstraZeneca has not yet filed for Japanese approval of its formula, even though its domestic trial started before Pfizer's. AstraZeneca did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters for comment.

Two-thirds of world see ‘climate emergency’: UN survey

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 09:26am

PARIS: Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled worldwide say humanity faces a climate emergency, according to...

AstraZeneca rejects 'incorrect' reports on Covid-19 jab efficacy in elderly

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:06am

The European Union issued an angry warning to AstraZeneca Monday over its unexpected delay in delivering millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the bloc.

Tears and fears as India's huge coronavirus vaccine push falters

Published 24 Jan, 2021 10:26am

"Now (inoculations) are picking up satisfactorily... Yesterday (Friday), we met 80-90 percent of our targets across vaccination stations."

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
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)	125.34 ▲ 11.38 (9.99%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Premier Sugar / Oct 1 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	388.99 ▲ 33.18 (9.33%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	124 ▼ -40.01 (-24.39%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 1 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.55 ▼ -2.14 (-8.67%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	45.12 ▼ -3.8 (-7.77%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Agro Processors & Atmospheric / Oct 1 Agro Processors & Atmospheric Gases Ltd(SOYASUP)	28.70 ▼ -2.06 (-6.7%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	145 ▼ -10 (-6.45%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	315.15 ▼ -20.25 (-6.04%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	78,730,587 ▲ 0.43
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,451,750 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,522,567 ▼ -0.04
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,350,913 ▲ 0.02
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,153,600 ▲ 1.43
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,023,967 ▼ -0.11
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,126,498 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,855,017 ▲ 0
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,706,340 ▲ 0.05
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,768,593 ▼ -1.02

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