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

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

Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am

BR Research

Remittances intact – for now

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

Published 14 Sep, 2022 08:49am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Pakistan

Russia scraps Covid flight restrictions for Pakistan

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

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

US eases travel restrictions

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

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

Pakistan

HK bans flights from 8 countries, including Pakistan

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

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

World

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

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

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Pakistan

Omicron threat: new travel restrictions issued

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

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

World

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

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

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

US, Canada restrict travel from southern Africa

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

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:11am

World

US to lift curbs from November 8 for vaccinated foreign travellers

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

Published 15 Oct, 2021 06:17pm

World

Dubai opens glitzy Expo with extravagant show

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

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

World

Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists

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

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

US to relax curbs for vaccinated travellers in November

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

Published 21 Sep, 2021 02:40am

Pakistan

Turkey eases travel restrictions for Pakistani nationals

Turkish govt says there will be no quarantine for vaccinated persons

Published 03 Sep, 2021 03:35pm

Air travel: Complete vaccination certificates a must after September 10

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

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 10:30am

Business & Finance

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

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

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 02:12pm

Johnson says reviewing Pakistan’s ‘red list’ status

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

Updated 08 Aug, 2021 12:05pm

World

UK finance minister presses for travel rules easing

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

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

World

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

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

Published 27 Jul, 2021 07:57pm

World

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

"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."

Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:34am

World

Anger as England extends restrictions on France travel

LONDON: Frustrated holidaymakers and travel industry leaders rounded on the UK government Saturday after a...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

World

Fresh travel curbs amid Covid-19 surge mars outlook for Asian jet fuel demand

SINGAPORE: Fresh travel restrictions due to a resurgence in Covid-19 infections have dashed hopes for a recovery in...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

More incentives unveiled for marketing of remittances

KARACHI: In order to further encourage inflows of home remittances through formal channels, the federal government...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan begins repatriating residents stranded in Afghanistan

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

Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:50pm

World

Airlines dust off planes grounded by Covid

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

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

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

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.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 11:53pm

Markets

Banks drag FTSE 100 down; airline shares lower on travel restrictions

British airways owner IAG lost 0.9pc after Britain removed Portugal from its quarantine-free travel list and added seven more countries to its red list.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 10:51pm

World

EU agrees to open doors to vaccinated foreigners

Looser criteria to determine "safe" countries.
Vaccinated visitors welcome from elsewhere.
New safe country list likely within days.

Published 19 May, 2021 07:39pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

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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