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UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

"It is truly fantastic news - and a triumph for British science," Boris Johnson tweeted.
The UK has ordered 100 million doses, enough to vaccinate 50 million people.

Updated 30 Dec, 2020 12:47pm

World

UK and Turkey sign £18 bn post-Brexit trade deal

The British government called the deal with Turkey a "major win for UK automotive, manufacturing and steel industries".

Published 29 Dec, 2020 07:53pm

Pakistan

New Covid strain: Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK

Islamabad last week banned flights from the UK until December 29 after a new strain of coronavirus emerged there.
The instructions stipulated in the previous letter in this regard are here by extended till January 04, 2021, reads CAA notification.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 06:29pm

Business & Finance

BBC says obtained full copy of post-Brexit trade deal

The 1,246-page document includes about 800 pages of annexes and footnotes, the BBC said adding that the pages of legal text will determine every aspect of trade between the UK and the EU.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 09:56am

Pakistan

No evidence that Coronavirus strain from UK reached Pakistan: Dr. Faisal Sultan

"I have learnt about this claim made by Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman through media but he has not presented any scientific evidence in this regard," says SAPM.
“Even British authorities don’t have any strong evidence if the virus has become more infectious”, says Dr Faisal.

Published 25 Dec, 2020 02:40pm

World

A Brexit trade deal at last: EU and UK clinch narrow accord

“Deal is done,” a Downing Street source said. “We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade, and our fishing waters.”

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:02pm

World

EU and UK poised for Christmas Brexit trade deal

Britain has been in a transition period since its formal departure from the now 27-member EU in January, still trading under EU laws.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 07:14pm

World

COVID-19: UK may impose tier 4 restrictions in more areas

The ongoing tier four restrictions – which were placed in London and large parts of south-east England – were due to be reviewed on 30 December.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:50pm

Markets

Virus worries buoy dollar, pound swung by Brexit gyrations

A deal is possible Wednesday, an ITV reporter tweeted.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:03am

Markets

Australian shares fall as new coronavirus strain spooks market

Bucking the downward trend, healthcare stocks gained 0.5%, with CSL adding about 1% and Fisher and Paykel Healthcare gaining about a percent.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan bans flights from UK in the wake of new coronavirus strain

Temporary restriction is being placed on inbound travelers from UK (whether direct or indirect) into Pakistan to be effective from midnight 22nd December until midnight 29th of the month, reads the notification.
Transit passengers, who have travelled to UK, from destinations other than UK will be allowed to travel into Pakistan.

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 08:03pm

World

New COVID-19 strain spreads more quickly, UK medical chief says

“As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance,” Whitty said in a statement.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:51pm

World

EU and UK narrow gaps on post-Brexit trade but no deal yet

Merkel said negotiations would continue "until the end of this week to see if a solution can still be found".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 01:50am

World

EU and UK narrow gaps on post-Brexit trade but no deal yet

Many supposed deadlines have already been missed, the EU chief admitted. But, with two weeks until Britain leaves the EU single market, time is finally running out.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:49pm

World

UK has vaccinated 137,897 people so far against COVID, minister says

“That number will increase as we have operationalised hundreds of PCN (primary care networks),” he said.
Vaccines developed by Pfizer and BioNTech are being used to treat coronavirus in UK.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 03:21pm

World

UK's Christmas plans will cost many lives, say top health journals

“We believe the government is about to blunder into another major error that will cost many lives,” the editorial said.
The joint editorial came a day after the government announced that due to a surge in cases London would be moving up into “High Alert” level, the most restrictive of England’s tiered system of rules to try to contain the virus.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:49pm

World

London to move into toughest tier of COVID-19 restrictions – report

More than 40% of citizens were placed in the highest risk category.
“Moving into Tier 3 before Christmas will be deeply disappointing for Londoners, and a terrible blow to the capital’s hospitality, leisure and cultural sectors,” said John Dickie, Director of Strategy and Policy at business campaign group London First.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:12pm

Pakistan

UK sanctions ex-SSP Rao Anwar, imposes travel ban, assets freeze

The United States also sanctioned Anwar in December 2019 for his involvement in “serious human rights abuse” in Pakistan.
- He was suspended from the duty after the killing of 27-year-old Mehsud and four others at a farmhouse in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town on January 13, 2018.

Updated 11 Dec, 2020 07:58pm

World

UK warns people with serious allergies to avoid Pfizer vaccine after two adverse reactions

Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history, starting with the elderly and frontline workers.
Pfizer has said people with a history of severe adverse allergic reactions were excluded from their late stage trials.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 06:24pm

World

UK-EU strike Northern Ireland pact as Brexit talks near climax

Britain leaves the European single market in just over three weeks, with time running out to find an agreement.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 02:37am

World

UK reports 12,282 COVID-19 cases, 616 deaths

Britain on Tuesday reported 12,282 cases of COVID-19 and 616 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to official data.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 09:36pm

World

UK PM says vaccine will overcome COVID-19 but only gradually

"It will gradually make a huge, huge difference. But I stress gradually, because we're not there yet. We haven't defeated this virus yet,"

Published 08 Dec, 2020 04:27pm

World

Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens

Even Britons settled under the Withdrawal Agreement will no longer have automatic rights to a different EU country, and will face national immigration laws if they want to do so.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 11:58am

World

UK's Johnson ready to pull out of Brexit talks, The Sun says

“Today he will tell the EU he is not for turning as he vows to stand firm against 11th-hour Brexit demands from France,” says British publication.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 06:43pm

Business & Finance

UK house prices rise by most since 2016, Halifax says

Halifax said it did not expect the recent pace of price increases to last as the economic outlook was likely to remain challenging, even with the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:30pm

World

Iran centrifuge plan alarms European trio

Under the terms of Iran's 2015 deal it is only meant to enrich uranium with a less sophisticated variety of centrifuges.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 03:44pm

World

PM Johnson and EU chief seek to break Brexit impasse

If the two sides fail to reach a deal, the five-year Brexit divorce will end messily just as Britain and Europe grapple with the vast economic cost of the COVID-19 outbreak. *“We keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see,” EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier told broadcasters in London as he left for Brussels.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 07:59pm

World

UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Britain now has access to enough doses of Moderna’s vaccine candidate for around 3.5 million people

Published 29 Nov, 2020 01:40pm

World

Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down

EU negotiator Michel Barnier arrived for talks in London on Saturday morning. He said on Friday night that he was “very happy” to be back in the city and would keep working with “patience and determination”.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 03:26pm

World

UK securely deployed units to guard Saudi Arabia oil fields: report

The UK's Ministry of Defence commenting on the issue stated that oil fields are "critical economic infrastructure" and that gunners from the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery were needed to help defend against drone strikes.

Updated 28 Nov, 2020 02:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	157.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7984.93
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38274.05

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	81.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2288.39
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	78.01
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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