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14th edition of LLF to begin today

Updated 06 Feb, 2026 08:18am

LAHORE: The three-day 14th edition of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) is set to commence on Friday (Today), 06...

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 chancellor polls: Imran’s nomination submitted

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination for Oxford University’s chancellor...

BOP hosts Prof Stefan Dercon

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 07:52am

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab Management held a client event in Lahore this week with Professor Stefan Dercon as Chief...

UK police arrest 16 at Oxford University pro-Palestinian protest

Updated 24 May, 2024 05:36pm

LONDON: UK police have arrested 16 people at a protest organised by a pro-Palestinian student group at Oxford...

Pakistan’s politics, economic policies need to be aligned

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s politics and economic policies need to be aligned for the common purpose of long-term growth...

Prof Stefan calls on Dr Shamshad

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University, Economics Department and former Chief...

Oxford University removes Sackler name from buildings

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

LONDON: The Sackler name will be removed from buildings at Oxford University, the UK institution said, after...

Minister calls for expanding partnership with Oxford varsity

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal emphasised the need to...

Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race

Published 24 Oct, 2022 12:59pm

LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race,...

Sinovac regimen gets strong boost from Pfizer, AstraZeneca or J&J COVID shots

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:25pm

A third booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine made by either AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson...

Malala finally gets to put on her graduation gown

Published 02 Dec, 2021 12:34am

Youngest Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai finally got to put on her ceremonial robes after waiting for a year ...

Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:54pm

"There is an excellent response to a second dose, even after a 10-month delay from the first."

Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants found in India

Published 22 Jun, 2021 11:51pm

The study by Oxford University investigated the ability of monoclonal antibodies in Sera from recovered people and from vaccinated people to neutralize the Delta and Kappa variants, the statement said.

Study shows AstraZeneca vaccine works well as third booster: FT

Published 19 May, 2021 12:49pm

An upcoming study by Oxford University showed that a third dose of the vaccine boosted antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among participants, it added.

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

LONDON: Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian...

GCU Press begins publishing research journals

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

LAHORE: The Government College University Press has started publishing academic journals and other university...

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76pc effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:04am

AstraZeneca also reiterated that the shot, developed with Oxford University, was 100pc effective against severe or critical forms of the disease.

Key insights from US trial data on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:19pm

The trial results, primarily generated in the United States but also in Chile and Peru, included a 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, and showed no increased risk of a rare form of blood clots that has caused concern in parts of Europe.
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency concluded at the time that a 12-week gap between doses was the key to achieving the highest efficacy, of around 80%.

EU regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca jab benefits outweigh risks

Published 17 Mar, 2021 10:10am

The suspensions have provoked intense debate over whether it was prudent to put AstraZeneca inoculations on hold just as vaccination campaigns were beginning to gather pace.

Malala signs Apple TV deal

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a ...

Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:28am

Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a 17-year-old in 2014, sharing the award with Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist from India.

Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca doubles 2020 profit

Published 11 Feb, 2021 05:01pm

Profit after tax, equivalent to 2.64 billion euros, soared 139 percent compared with 2019, the pharmaceutical giant said in a statement.

Virtual seminar ‘Reality or myth of Covid-19 vaccine’ held at ZU

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

KARACHI: “DRAP has approved three vaccines till now. The first is Sinopharm vaccine, second is research project of...

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:54am

Two new variants found in England under investigation.

Govt approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use

Updated 10 Feb, 2021 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: Russia's Sputnik V has become the third Covid-19 vaccine to be approved by Pakistan for emergency use...

South Africa looks to J&J vaccine after disappointing AstraZeneca data

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:24pm

S.Africa received 1 mln AstraZeneca doses last week.
Had hoped to start vaccinating health workers soon.
But trial shows reduced efficacy vs virus variant.
Implications for continent as variant has spread.

Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine in India

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

NEW DELHI: Pfizer Inc has withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India...

UK regulators say extra AstraZeneca vaccine data highlights efficacy in elderly

Published 05 Feb, 2021 06:21pm

Britain has been rolling out the shot among all age groups after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) was the first regulator to approve it in December.
Nevertheless, there was no evidence there, suggesting that those people over 65 were not getting evidence of efficacy.

Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India

Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:01am

Indian health officials say they generally ask for so-called bridging trials to determine if a vaccine is safe and generates an immune response in its citizens whose genetic makeup can be different from people in Western nations.

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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

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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

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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)	125.35 ▲ 11.39 (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)	126 ▼ -38.01 (-23.18%)
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)	28.75 ▼ -2.01 (-6.53%)
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)	77,073,606 ▲ 0.28
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,451,746 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,238,196 ▼ -0.03
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,156,902 ▲ 0.04
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,143,550 ▲ 1.43
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,825,210 ▼ -0.13
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,102,289 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,843,502 ▲ 0
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,527,483 ▲ 0.03
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,566,704 ▼ -1.62

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