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Climate change could upturn world malaria fight: WHO

GENEVA: Climate change is making the fight against malaria even harder, with the campaign already struggling to make...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

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Situation in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’: WHO chief

GENEVA: The situation in the Gaza Strip is spiralling out of control, the head of the UN health agency warned on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:04pm

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WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 11:04am

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India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 11:53am

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Over 779 monkeypox outbreak cases: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 07:53am

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WHO chief seeks central role for UN agency in global health

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the UN health agency must be “at the centre”...

Published 23 May, 2022 02:58pm

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Omicron risk remains very high: WHO

GENEVA: The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 10:29am

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Tedros in one-man race to remain at WHO helm

GENEVA: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, one of the most recognisable figures of the global battle against Covid-19, will...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:48am

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Covid disruptions caused surge in malaria deaths: WHO

GENEVA: Pandemic-related disruptions caused tens of thousands more malaria deaths in 2020, the World Health...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

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Omicron is in 38 countries, no deaths reported: WHO

GENEVA: Omicron has been detected in 38 countries but there are no reported deaths so far from the new Covid-19...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

WHO warns Covid variant Omicron risk ‘very high’

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Monday the new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a “very high” risk...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 06:09am

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Afghanistan faces raging measles outbreak: WHO

GENEVA: A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

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WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:41am

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WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

GENEVA: A plane carrying World Health Organization medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan on Monday, ...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:07pm

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US rebuffs WHO call for moratorium on Covid booster shots

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the UN health agency for a moratorium on Covid-19...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

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WHO wants moratorium on Covid vaccine booster shots

GENEVA: The WHO on Wednesday called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid jab

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use -- the...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

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Covid origins search ‘being poisoned by politics’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Friday that efforts to uncover the Covid-19 pandemic’s origins were...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

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Swiss to host global virus hub laboratory

GENEVA: Switzerland signed a deal with the World Health Organization on Monday to host a global repository for...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

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WHO approves China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

This afternoon, WHO gave emergency use listing to Sinopharm Beijing's Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality.

Published 08 May, 2021 12:58am

Growing global vaccine gap ‘grotesque’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday blasted the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

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WHO renews backing for AstraZeneca Covid jab

GENEVA: The World Health Organization gave strong backing to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab on Friday, urging ...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

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WHO chief speaks of 'personal pain' over Ethiopia conflict

The fighting in Tigray has left thousands dead, according to the International Crisis Group think tank, and sent tens of thousands of refugees streaming across the border into Sudan.

Updated 29 Dec, 2020 03:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	3.73 ▲ 1.00 (36.63%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
JS Global Banking / Dec 1 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	13.53 ▲ 1.78 (15.15%)
Saritow Spinning / Dec 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	7.98 ▲ 1.00 (14.33%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 1 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.04 ▲ 0.87 (14.10%)
Ruby Textile / Dec 1 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	5 ▲ 0.60 (13.64%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 1 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7.85 ▲ 0.83 (11.82%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.06 ▲ 1.00 (11.04%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 1 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.65 ▲ 0.32 (9.61%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 1 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	3.63 ▲ 0.31 (9.34%)

Stock	Price
Aruj Industries / Dec 1 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.03 ▼ -0.99 (-10.98%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 1 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.05 ▼ -0.58 (-10.30%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 1 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.45 ▼ -0.50 (-8.40%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	196.11 ▼ -15.90 (-7.50%)
Siemens Pak. / Dec 1 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	717.18 ▼ -58.15 (-7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 1 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	145 ▼ -11.75 (-7.50%)
Kohinoor Power / Dec 1 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.15 ▼ -0.27 (-4.98%)
First Prudential Mod. / Dec 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.91 ▼ -0.10 (-4.98%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Dec 1 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.86 ▼ -0.04 (-4.44%)
United Dist. / Dec 1 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	43 ▼ -2.00 (-4.44%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	36,597,107 ▲ 2.60
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,548,158 ▼ -0.08
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	33,025,000 ▲ 0.42
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,095,487 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	26,619,000 ▲ 1.32
Pak Elektron / Dec 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,615,420 ▲ 0.96
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	17,398,000 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,209,942 ▼ -0.07
Hum Network / Dec 1 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	14,789,500 ▲ 0.25
Air Link Com. / Dec 1 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,146,698 ▲ 4.32

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	148.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4567.80
India Sensex / Nov 30	66988.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Nasdaq / Nov 30	14226.22
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7453.75
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35950.89
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16215.43
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7310.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	75.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 30	17435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 30	189472
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2039.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	80.06

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