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Pakistan gets first COVID-19 vaccine doses under COVAX: UNICEF

"Today Pakistan received its first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines (SII-AZ AZD1222) from the COVAX Facility," it said.
COVAX, a global programme to provide vaccines mainly for poor countries, has recently been hit by supply problems.

Published 08 May, 2021 05:17pm

Pakistan

SABAQ deploys offline version of SELD learning application

KARACHI: SABAQ, in collaboration with the School Education Literacy Department (SELD), UNICEF, and Malala Fund has...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

Pakistan

Covid-19: UNICEF provides PPEs worth $14.5m

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is set to provide US$14.5 million PPEs (Personal Protective...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

Unicef to provide PPEs worth $14.5m

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) would provide $14.5 million PPEs (Personal Protective ...

Published 22 Apr, 2021 03:55am

Business & Finance

Mobilink Microfinance Bank launches ‘School Loan’

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), the largest digital bank in Pakistan, has launched a School...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:02am

Pakistan

Population of Sindh as per UNICEF survey stands at 61.04m: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the faulty census of 2017 has shown 47.8 million...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

World

Huge rise in child migrants crossing dangerous Panama jungle: UN

Experts believe more and more migrants are choosing to travel with their families, including young children and pregnant women, to avoid being deported to the different countries they pass through.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:21pm

World

Lives of youth ‘in jeopardy’ in Middle East, North Africa

AMMAN: A decade since Arab Spring protests rocked the Middle East and North Africa, many of its youth are in need ...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

'Helpless': alarm after India delays vaccines to COVAX programme for poor countries

UNICEF, a UN agency responsible for distributing vaccines through the global COVAX programme, it expects deliveries of the vaccines to be delayed this month and next.
We understand that deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income economies participating in the COVAX Facility will likely face delays following a setback in securing export licenses for further doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), expected to be shipped in March and April.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:52pm

World

AstraZeneca says 29mn COVID-19 doses in Italy are for EU, poorer countries

EU lawmaker Peter Liese, from the same party as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said the report left him speechless, and he urged AstraZeneca to clarify the situation.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 11:58pm

World

26.5 million Nigerian children lack access to water: UNICEF

About 100,000 Nigerian children are said to die annually of water-related diseases.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 05:38pm

UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in...

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:14am

World

UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths due to Covid

In Bangladesh and Nepal, for example, the number of young children being treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) fell by over 80 per cent, while child vaccinations fell sharply in India and Pakistan.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 02:17pm

World

Generation threatened as pandemic sets back childhood development: UNICEF

Faced with such "devastating" effects, Fore urged for children to be placed "at the heart of recovery efforts," particularly by "prioritizing schools in reopening plans."

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

World

UNICEF chief: $1bn more needed for COVAX COVID-19 vaccine rollout

UNICEF, the world's single largest vaccine buyer, is part of the World Health Organization-backed COVAX programme to supply COVID-19 shots to emerging economies.
We have been asking the world for more funding ... for UNICEF and our distribution to countries we still need about $1 billion.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 08:26pm

World

Covid's impact could mean millions more child marriages: Unicef

Fore called for countries to reopen schools, implement legal reforms, ensure access to health and social services while providing measures to protect families.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

World

UN calls for children in NE Syria camps to be allowed home

IS overran large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:22am

World

First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana

COVAX is co-led by the WHO, the GAVI vaccines alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the United Nations children's fund UNICEF.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 12:15pm

Pakistan

EDUCAST facilitates humanitarian efforts in war-torn areas of Yemen

KARACHI: Pakistan based Tele health technology specialist organization EDUCAST, facilitates humanitarian efforts in...

Updated 17 Feb, 2021 09:39am

Business & Finance

UNICEF hands over 220 oxygen concentrators worth $331,000

ISLAMABAD: Funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 220 Oxygen Concentrators worth $331,000 were handed over by...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan, UNICEF sign MoU to compile Adolescence Equality Index

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Wednesday signed a...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

Sports

British golfer Casey overcomes objections to play in Saudi Arabia

"There's no reason why I can't have a really good week and put myself in a position to challenge," he said.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 09:38am

World

UNICEF chief sees H1 ‘crush’ in COVID-19 vaccine demand easing in H2

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman and ceo of DP World which signed a partnership with UNICEF earlier this week.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 06:58pm

Pakistan

‘Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine’ drives in Punjab from Feb 1

LAHORE: Announcing the launch of ‘Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine’ drive from 1st February to 15th February during...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

World

Pandemic forces Jordanian children into labour market

AMMAN: Omar’s heart sinks when he trudges past his closed school gates in the Jordanian capital Amman — now part...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

Pakistan

Anti-polio campaign to begin in Peshawar from 11th

PESHAWAR: “The seven-day National Polio Immunisation Campaign is set to be launched in Peshawar from January 11, ...

Published 09 Jan, 2021 02:47am

World

Quarter of a million children in need in N. Mozambique: UN

Unicef is appealing for $52.8 million to meet the most pressing humanitarian needs in Mozambique in 2021, of which $30 million would be earmarked for Cabo Delgado.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:47pm

Pakistan

Rapid rise in infections: UNICEF to provide 1.15 million COVID testing kits to Pakistan

Pakistan will receive the consignment of testing kits from the UN Agency in January 2021
The testing kits are being provided to Pakistan with the funding from the World Bank

Published 20 Dec, 2020 01:28pm

World

Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations

The program, called the ACT-Accelerator, could seek to ensure equitable global distribution of vaccines and other eventual treatments.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 11:17am

World

Health centre water crisis increasing virus risk: WHO

"Working in a healthcare facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 09:55am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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