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South Korea to require COVID tests for travellers from China

Published 30 Dec, 2022 11:13am

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China, joining the...

Decline in Covid ratio: NCOC revises ‘inbound passenger policy’

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

ISLAMABAD: Following continuous decline in coronavirus positivity ratio and infections, the National Command and...

Morocco reopens airspace after 2-month virus shutdown

Published 07 Feb, 2022 06:20pm

CASABLANCA: Morocco reopened its airspace on Monday in a bid to breathe life into its crisis-hit tourism sector, two...

Sindh govt reduces Covid PCR test fees

Updated 04 Feb, 2022 08:14pm

Cost of the rapid antigen test (RAT) has also been decreased in the directive

Germany reports first death with Omicron variant

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

BERLIN: Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for infectious disease confirmed the country’s first death due to the...

Rwanda detects six Omicron cases, escalates Covid curbs

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 02:17pm

KIGALI: Rwanda has detected its first six cases of the fast-spreading Covid-19 Omicron variant, prompting the...

Canada to drop 3rd-country COVID test rule for residents returning from southern African nations

Published 13 Dec, 2021 11:46am

TORONTO: Canada will start recognizing molecular COVID-19 tests conducted at an accredited lab in South Africa for...

All travellers to UK to show pre-departure virus tests

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

LONDON: The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative...

Omicron threat: new travel restrictions issued

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued new travel restrictions for various countries in a bid to check the spread of the new...

Mask mandates to tackle Omicron come into force in England

Published 30 Nov, 2021 01:10pm

LONDON: New mask mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant came ...

Pakistan bans entry of travellers from 6 countries

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has announced banning the entry of travellers from six countries, owing to the concerns of...

Dutch find 61 Covid positive on 'dystopia' flights from S.Africa

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 01:25am

NETHERLANDS: Dutch health authorities said Saturday the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 was "probably" among some of...

UK to toughen Covid entry rules for all arrivals

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 11:51pm

LONDON: Britain will require all arriving passengers to isolate until they can show a negative PCR test against...

Turkey logs 28,118 new COVID-19 cases as infections climb

Updated 16 Sep, 2021 11:11pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey logged 28,118 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, health ministry data showed, declining slightly from ...

England ends self-isolation for Covid contacts

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

LONDON: Fully vaccinated people in England will from Monday no longer be required to self-isolate if they have had...

Qatar says to resume issuing entry visas starting July 12

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 12:45am

The health ministry said in a statement on Thursday the new entry policies include providing a COVID-19 PCR test and classifying countries into three categories that would determine the quarantine policies.

Kuwait to allow entry of fully vaccinated non-citizens from Aug. 1

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 07:49pm

A PCR test must be taken before flying and another during seven days of home quarantine on arrival.

Travelers above 50 to show vaccination certificate for travel to GB

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 03:45pm

Restrictions will be effective from Tuesday and will remain in place till July 1
Under the new advisory, passengers between 30 and 50 years of age without valid vaccination certificates may be allowed to board a flight to GB after producing a negative PCR test result conducted within 72 hours prior to the scheduled time of travel

Naseem Shah returns to PSL bio-secure bubble with PCB permission

Published 28 May, 2021 03:13pm

Naseem Shah had been released from the isolation set up at a local hotel in Lahore after producing a six-day-old PCR test report.
He has been allowed to rejoin the bubble after testing negative for Covid-19 48 hours prior to the integration in the bubble.

Kuwait ends requiring quarantine for incoming vaccinated travellers

Updated 18 May, 2021 11:56pm

The cabinet also ended requiring quarantine for incoming travellers who are vaccinated or those who have recovered from COVID-19 not more than 90 days ago, provided they conduct a PCR test within three days from their arrival date.

Tunisia tightens anti-Covid measures

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 07:33pm

Hospital officials have in recent days spoken of a dangerous situation due to an increase in infections and dozens of deaths per day.

CAA extends travel SOPs for Pakistan bound visitors

Updated 13 Mar, 2021 04:41pm

The authority also shared the list of countries, classified under categories A, B, and C.
Eight countries fall in the category, which include, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, The Netherlands, Botswana and Zambia.

PCAA issues fresh travel advisory for inbound flights

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:56am

In its fresh advisory, the PCAA has added nine countries in Category C.
The guidelines will remain in place until March 14, the notification issued by the Director Air Transport department of PCAA said.

Two white tiger cubs die of Covid-19?

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 10:00am

LAHORE: Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistani zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19,...

KLM to keep long haul flights as COVID testing demands are softened

Published 24 Jan, 2021 02:00pm

Crew would also have to follow strict quarantine rules during their stay abroad, the health ministry said.

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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
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
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
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%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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