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New Zealand jobless rate remains low, wage inflation hits record

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s jobless rate held at 3.3% in the third quarter, and wage inflation hit its highest level...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:43pm

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King Charles proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand

SYDNEY: King Charles was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies on...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 10:30am

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New Zealand to fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday,...

Updated 11 May, 2022 10:27pm

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New Zealand expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's government said on Monday it will introduce legislation to allow it to impose sanctions...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:17am

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Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

WELLINGTON: New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a "stinging substance" sending three to hospital...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:11am

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New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates and social distancing measures after the Omicron peak ...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 10:51am

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New Zealand to start easing tough Covid border controls

AUCKLAND: New Zealand will start easing some of the world's toughest pandemic border restrictions this month but ...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 10:59am

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New Zealand inflation hits 30-year high

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's annual inflation rate soared to a three-decade high in 2021, driven by fuel price hikes ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:11am

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New Zealand opposition picks former airline boss as new leader

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's main opposition National Party on Tuesday selected a former Air New Zealand chief ...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:25am

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New Zealand apologises for raids on Pacific people

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday formally apologised for police crackdowns in the...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

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Climate change link as New Zealand records warmest June on record

Daily temperatures averaged 10.6 Celsius (51.1 Fahrenheit) -- 1.9C above average despite a cold snap late in the month

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:04am

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New Zealand Muslims object to mosque attack film while pain still raw

Spokesman for the Muslim Association of Canterbury questions timing

Updated 11 Jun, 2021 12:02pm

Business & Finance

New Zealand's budget boosts benefits, focuses on pandemic recovery

Massive spending was targeted towards housing, healthcare and infrastructure, while funds were also allocated to addressing child poverty and climate change.

Published 20 May, 2021 01:10pm

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Ardern spends big in New Zealand's 'recovery' budget

Robertson said the economy had emerged stronger-than-expected from a brief coronavirus-induced recession.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:58pm

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New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country’s population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 01:27pm

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New Zealand to end military deployment in Afghanistan

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said this week that the alliance would not withdraw troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right".

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:19am

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New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Ardern has been widely praised for her management of the pandemic, with New Zealand recording just 25 deaths and less than 2,000 cases in a population of five million.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

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NZ to inoculate high-risk people first as COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval

Ardern's critics have said New Zealand has fallen behind the rest of the world after promising in November that it would be first in the queue for COVID-19 vaccines.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:18pm

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New Zealand suspends Myanmar political, military ties after coup

Ardern said the measures would include travel bans on senior military figures.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:35am

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New Zealand approves COVID-19 vaccine, warns against nationalism

Ardern urged New Zealanders to get inoculated as soon as vaccines were available.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:45am

Business & Finance

Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand's climate change plan

To reduce methane gas levels, the report said farmers needed to improve animal performance while reducing stock numbers by around 15 percent from 2018 levels by 2030.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:56am

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New Zealand PM expects closed borders for much of 2021

Officials in Canberra on Monday said the restrictions on New Zealanders were being imposed "out of an abundance of caution".

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:52am

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New Zealand's first coronavirus case in months is the South African variant

New Zealand's first case of the coronavirus after months has been identified as the South African variant of the virus.
The woman, who recently returned from Europe, tested positive on Saturday, 10 days after she completed her mandatory two-week self isolation period, at a hotel in the city of Auckland.

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 12:45pm

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New Zealand aims to open to Australians in early 2021

"It's not a hypothetical -- there have been several (Australian outbreaks)," she said.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 09:33am

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One year on, New Zealand remembers volcano tragedy that killed and injured dozens

Avey Woods, the mother of New Zealand tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman who was killed on the island, said she still waits for text messages from her son.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 09:31am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	283.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	283.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	145.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	5,980.87
Nasdaq / Jun 18	19,546.27
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	8,843.47
Dow Jones / Jun 18	42,171.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	23,317.81
France CAC40 / Jun 18	7,656.12
India Sensex / Jun 19	81,415.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	38,488.34
Hang Seng / Jun 19	23,203.65

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 18	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 18	307,831
Petrol/Litre / Jun 19	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	75.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	3,356.54
Diesel/Litre / Jun 19	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	66.67

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Jun 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.97 ▲ 0.71 (21.78%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 19 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	7.40 ▲ 1 (15.63%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 19 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.08 ▲ 0.57 (10.34%)
Crescent Textile / Jun 19 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	20.85 ▲ 1.9 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	21.64 ▲ 1.97 (10.02%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 19 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 19 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	39.69 ▲ 3.61 (10.01%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 19 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.73 ▲ 5.16 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 19 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	42.34 ▲ 3.85 (10%)
Data Agro / Jun 19 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	122.44 ▲ 11.13 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jun 19 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.01 ▼ -0.91 (-10.2%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 19 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	192.29 ▼ -21.36 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	12,393.10 ▼ -1377.05 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 19 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	55.87 ▼ -6.21 (-10%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Jun 19 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	68.50 ▼ -5.3 (-7.18%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 19 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	64.55 ▼ -4.84 (-6.98%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jun 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	11.11 ▼ -0.79 (-6.64%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 19 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	280.10 ▼ -19.29 (-6.44%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 19 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	234.95 ▼ -14.55 (-5.83%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	55.25 ▼ -3.31 (-5.65%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,587,675 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	22,982,485 ▲ 0.31
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 19 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	15,952,206 ▲ 0.29
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 19 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	15,130,770 ▲ 0.2
Secure Logistics / Jun 19 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	8,864,742 ▲ 0.74
Invest Bank / Jun 19 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,431,420 ▲ 0.6
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 19 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	7,715,522 ▲ 0.08
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 19 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	6,779,861 ▼ -0.52
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 19 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6,631,728 ▲ 0.14
Bunnys Limited / Jun 19 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	5,469,502 ▲ 5.66

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