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Pandemic accord talks heading for extra time

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

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

World

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

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

Published 30 Jun, 2023 04:56pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports another death as WHO ends Covid emergency

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

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods

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

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Uber sets sights on profits in 2023 as pandemic pain eases

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

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

Balancing austerity demands with better debt relief and SDR support

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

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 12:30pm

World

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

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

Published 09 Feb, 2023 12:56am

World

TB firmly on the rise after years of decline: WHO

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

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:08pm

Supplements

FPCCI: Message from Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI

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

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

World

Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic

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

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

Business & Finance

Boeing sees 82pc growth in commercial air fleet through 2041

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

Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am

World

Lufthansa cancels another 2,000 summer flights

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

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

World

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

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

Updated 12 Jul, 2022 10:32pm

BR Research

‘First came the plague’

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

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:03am

World

Saudi welcomes 1m for biggest Hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

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

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

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

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

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Business & Finance

Businesses must help cut cost of living

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

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Business & Finance

Qatar Airways posts record $1.54bn profit despite pandemic

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

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

World

Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, WHO says

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

Published 30 May, 2022 06:28pm

Opinion

In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

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

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

World

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

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

Published 05 May, 2022 07:04pm

Markets

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

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

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

World

India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million Covid deaths

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

Published 18 Apr, 2022 02:37pm

Opinion

Shehbaz Sharif’s election year economic policies

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

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

Opinion

Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

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

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

Business & Finance

India holds rates but starts to rein in loose policy as inflation risks rise

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it is starting to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

World

Global groups propose pandemic plan at a cost of $10bn a year

CHICAGO: Four organizations focused on global health and the economy say it will take $15 billion in grants this...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 06:05am

World

Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries

MOSCOW: Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Opinion

With capital markets jittery, private equity pounces to finance tech buyouts

When buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC was seeking lenders to finance its acquisition of business software company Anaplan...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.51
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
India Sensex / May 8	73466.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
Hang Seng / May 8	18313.86
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.05
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18498.38

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	78.99
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2308.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 8	80.06
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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