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Travel restrictions

Trump admin weighs adding 36 states to travel ban

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:52am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel...

Concerns over poliovirus spread: WHO to extend travel restrictions for another 3 months

Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to extend travel restrictions on Pakistan for another...

China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under shadow of COVID

Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am

China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun”, the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known...

Remittances intact – for now

Published 14 Sep, 2022 08:49am

The first two months of FY23 have posted a decline of 3.2 percent year-on-year. After a weakJuly, August 2022 ...

Aviation industry’s scars run deep, but have started to heal after pandemic

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Experts at Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market event highlight lessons learnt from Covid

Emirates airline announces ‘significantly’ lower $1.1bn annual loss

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

DUBAI: Emirates airline announced a “significantly reduced” annual loss of $1.1 billion dollars on Friday, five...

Russia scraps Covid flight restrictions for Pakistan

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

MOSCOW: Russia has ditched Covid-19 flight restrictions for over 50 “friendly” countries including China,...

US eases travel restrictions

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday revised the Covid-19 travel advisory for Pakistan and brought it to the...

HK bans flights from 8 countries, including Pakistan

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

HONG KONG: Asian financial hub Hong Kong banned flights from eight nations on Wednesday as part of strict new virus...

Britain, Denmark, Belgium: Israel imposing travel ban over Omicron spread

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday announced it was adding Britain, Denmark and Belgium to its “red” list of...

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...

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a...

US, Canada restrict travel from southern Africa

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:11am

The World Health Organization said the new variant is more infectious than the dominant, highly transmissible Delta strain

US to lift curbs from November 8 for vaccinated foreign travellers

Published 15 Oct, 2021 06:17pm

Non-US air travelers will need to show proof of vaccination before boarding a flight, and will need to show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test

Dubai opens glitzy Expo with extravagant show

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

DUBAI: Dubai opened its extravagant Expo 2020 on Thursday with a flashy ceremony boasting fireworks and lights...

Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

BANGKOK: Thailand is to cut the quarantine for vaccinated travellers to seven days starting in October, officials...

US to relax curbs for vaccinated travellers in November

Published 21 Sep, 2021 02:40am

WASHINGTON: The United States in November will re-open for air travellers from 33 countries including China, India,...

Turkey eases travel restrictions for Pakistani nationals

Published 03 Sep, 2021 03:35pm

Turkish govt says there will be no quarantine for vaccinated persons

Air travel: Complete vaccination certificates a must after September 10

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 10:30am

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Wednesday announced no citizen will be allowed air ...

Dubai airport passenger volumes slump 40pc in first half of 2021

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 02:12pm

Tourism has long been an economic mainstay of Dubai, which welcomed 16.7 million such visitors in 2019

Johnson says reviewing Pakistan’s ‘red list’ status

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 12:05pm

LONDON: Pakistan’s High Commissioner in London Moazzam Ahmad Khan on Saturday called on British Prime Minister...

UK finance minister presses for travel rules easing

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

LONDON: Britain's Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has pressed for an easing of travel restrictions to offer respite to...

Saudi Arabia threatens 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit ‘red list’ states

Published 27 Jul, 2021 07:57pm

Anyone who is proven to be involved will be subject to legal accountability and heavy penalties upon their return, and will be banned from travel for three years

U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says

Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:34am

"Given where we are today ... with the Delta variant, we will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday, citing the spread of the Delta variant in the United States and abroad. "Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely continue to increase in the weeks ahead."

First batch has returned to Pakistan by road from the Torkham border

Airlines dust off planes grounded by Covid

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

ORLY, (France): As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the...

U.S. still weighing travel curbs does not see eventual vaccine rule: White House

Published 30 Jun, 2021 11:53pm

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said U.S. officials were still in touch with counterparts in Canada, Europe and elsewhere to determine when and how to lift travel restrictions safely.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,143.05
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	83.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	78.92
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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