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UK ex-PM Boris Johnson hits back at ‘incoherent’ Covid inquiry report

Published 22 Nov, 2025 05:24pm

The inquiry judge said Johnson’s government “lacked” urgency in the early days of the health emergency

Uncertainty, protectionism, and resilience

Updated 02 May, 2025 10:21pm

In the wake of the pandemic, and the fast-unfolding of the climate change crisis has basically brought into focus...

China’s central bank unveils most aggressive stimulus since pandemic

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

BEIJING: China’s central bank on Tuesday unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic to pull the economy out...

Economic shocks spur Saudi to ‘reprioritise’ reforms: official

Published 14 May, 2024 06:48pm

DOHA: Global economic “shocks”, from the coronavirus pandemic to the war in Gaza, have prompted Saudi Arabia to...

Pandemic accord talks heading for extra time

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

GENEVA: Two years of talks towards striking a landmark global agreement on pandemic prevention were headed for...

EU announces deal with Pfizer, others to reserve vaccines for future pandemic

Published 30 Jun, 2023 04:56pm

LONDON: The European Commission has contracted Pfizer and several European companies to reserve capacity to make up...

Pakistan reports another death as WHO ends Covid emergency

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another fatality on the day the World Health Organization ended the global ...

An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am

The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ...

US weekly jobless claims still low; corporate profits fall in Q4

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, showing ...

Uber sets sights on profits in 2023 as pandemic pain eases

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

BENGALURU: Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it would focus on delivering profits this year, after rounding ...

Balancing austerity demands with better debt relief and SDR support

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 12:30pm

’Developing nations may need to find as much as $2.5 trillion over five years to meet external debt-service costs as...

UN aviation body sees recovery to pre-pandemic air travel in 2023

Published 09 Feb, 2023 12:56am

NEW YORK: Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with volumes exceeding the 2019...

TB firmly on the rise after years of decline: WHO

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:08pm

GENEVA: Tuberculosis has rebounded after years of decline, killing an estimated 1.6 million people in 2021, up 14...

FPCCI: Message from Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

TEXT: I am pleased to present the FPCCI Export Awards Souvenir on the occasion of 45th FPCCI Export Awards Ceremony....

Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

HONG KONG: The amount of vacant top-tier office space has more than doubled in Hong Kong over the last three years ...

Boeing sees 82pc growth in commercial air fleet through 2041

Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am

NEW YORK: The pandemic has not fundamentally altered the longterm growth outlook for commercial aviation, with an 82...

Lufthansa cancels another 2,000 summer flights

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

FRANKFURT: German national carrier Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping another 2,000 flights this summer...

Covid-19 pandemic is 'nowhere near over': WHO

Updated 12 Jul, 2022 10:32pm

GENEVA: Fresh waves of Covid infections show the pandemic is "nowhere near over", the World Health Organization's...

‘First came the plague’

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:03am

The final numbers may be surprising, but the outcome isn’t. The new government in Islamabad chose shock therapy,...

Saudi welcomes 1m for biggest Hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

MAKKAH, (Saudi Arabia): White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Makkah as Islam’s...

From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent...

Businesses must help cut cost of living

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

LONDON: Businesses should do more to reduce prices in the coming months to help Britons struggling with rising...

Qatar Airways posts record $1.54bn profit despite pandemic

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

DOHA: Qatar Airways on Thursday posted a record net profit of $1.54 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, a...

Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, WHO says

Published 30 May, 2022 06:28pm

LONDON: The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a...

In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China’s hazmat-clad health workers are cleaning homes, roads,...

Covid pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21: WHO

Published 05 May, 2022 07:04pm

GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated Thursday – up...

Wall Street ends ugly April with more losses, Amazon shares dive

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks concluded a bruising April on an ugly note Friday following disappointing results from...

India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million Covid deaths

Published 18 Apr, 2022 02:37pm

NEW DELHI: India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims...

Shehbaz Sharif’s election year economic policies

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

Immediately after being elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif announced in National ...

Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with Covid-19 while trying to balance the...

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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