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China’s largest banks signal tough times ahead

SHANGHAI: Three of China’s largest banks have said that the country’s lenders face multiple headwinds this year...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:41am

Pakistan among states that appear vulnerable: UN warns over Ukraine shock to developing states’ debt

GENEVA: Developing countries need urgent action to help manage their debt following the food and fuel price surges...

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 09:47am

Business & Finance

Banks, DFIs approve Rs435bn loans under TERF: SBP governor

KARACHI: Banks and DFIs have approved loans worth Rs 435 billion under the State Bank of Pakistan’s Temporary...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

World

Shanghai to impose phased Covid-19 lockdown: government

SHANGHAI: Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:27pm

World

‘China’s Fauci’ calls for protecting ‘normal life’ in Omicron fight

SHANGHAI: A top doctor in China’s pandemic fight who came under pressure last year for questioning the country’s...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:47am

World

UK marks two years since first virus lockdown

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday held a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, on the...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 06:53pm

Opinion

How the world has changed — I

The world’s geopolitical equation has suddenly encountered a black swan event with the Russian invasion of ...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

Opinion

The new world ‘disorder’

The more things change the more they are the same. Wrong? Should be, but unfortunately it is right. The fright of ...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:39am

World

Two years on, WHO warns pandemic ‘far from over’

GENEVA: The pandemic is far from over, the WHO’s leader insisted Wednesday, two years after he first used the term...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

Opinion

Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight?

Two years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to “live with Covid”, however...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

Opinion

Luxury sector undaunted by Covid, soaring inflation

The pandemic and soaring inflation have done nothing to take the shine off luxury brands, from Louis Vuitton to ...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

World

IMF chief urges G20 to move faster on debt relief

We estimate that about 60 percent of low-income countries are in or at high risk of debt distress, double 2015 levels, says Georgieva

Published 16 Feb, 2022 08:25pm

World

Norway to end most pandemic curbs

OSLO: Norway will scrap nearly all its remaining COVID-19 lockdown measures as high levels of coronavirus infections...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:24pm

World

Iranians get behind wheel to mark Islamic revolution

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians drove through Tehran on Friday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country’s Islamic...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Pakistan

Pakistan remains vulnerable to possible flare-ups of pandemic: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pointed out that Pakistan remains vulnerable to possible...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

World

Despite Covid, it's home or bust for China holiday travellers

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: The pandemic prevented Shanghai schoolteacher Chen Hainan from returning to her hometown to ...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:33am

Business & Finance

McDonald's profit hit by rising costs, pandemic curbs

McDonald's Corp missed revenue and profit expectations on Thursday, as higher costs and tepid sales in its over ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 07:12pm

Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst weeks since pandemic start as Netflix woes deepen slide

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes ended sharply lower on Friday as Netflix shares plunged after a weak earnings...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Pakistan

20 more die of coronavirus across country

ISLAMABAD: As many as 20 more patients succumbed to coronavirus overnight, taking Pakistan’s Covid-19 death toll ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

COPENHAGEN: The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 10:11pm

World

Arab League delays annual summit as Covid bites again

CAIRO: The Arab League has announced it is delaying its annual summit scheduled for March 22 in Algiers because of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Life & Style

Paris fashion gets physical despite Omicron

PARIS: The city may still be deep in the throes of the Omicron surge and adapting to the latest Covid restrictions,...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 12:45pm

World

Omicron: Mild or severe impact on economy?

PARIS: After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled ...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:47pm

Opinion

Pandemic fatigue makes the case for boosters a harder sell

Some nations are already looking to a fourth vaccine dose to help contend with a huge Omicron-driven spike in...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

BR Research

Omicron – the light at the end of the tunnel?

The Omicron threat has engulfed the world in less than a month. Just when many were hoping that the pandemic has...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:59am

Business & Finance

Omani delegation for increased bilateral trade

KARACHI: Chairman of Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OCCI) Redha Jumma Mohamed Ali Al-Saleh has said that...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am

World

One in 20 people in UK have Covid: official data

LONDON: More than one in 20 people in Britain had Covid-19 in the last week of 2021, the highest infection rate...

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 08:58pm

World

Israel records highest daily rise in Covid infections

JERUSALEM: Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 02:13pm

Markets

Russian annual oil output recovers in 2021 after slump

MOSCOW: Russia’s annual oil production rose by more than 2% last year thanks to the easing of output cuts by the...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

New Covid curbs in England 'last resort': minister

LONDON: Britain's health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be "an...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 10:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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