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Uniting the two vulnerable groups

In a nation grappling with the gut-wrenching realities of child abandonment and the neglect of its elderly...

Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

Sindh, Unicef agree to launch child protection plan

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Unicef Country Representative Abdullah A Fadil in their ...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Opinion

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

World

UN official says Israel closure of Gaza crossings ‘completely crippling’ aid

JERUSALEM: Israel’s closure of key crossings into Gaza has cut off the main entry point for aid, and particularly...

Published 09 May, 2024 10:36pm

Pakistan

Sindh Secretary Health implementation of ‘concrete’ anti-measles strategy across province

KARACHI: Secretary Health Sindh Rehan Iqbal Baloch has issued a notification to implement a concrete strategy across...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

EPI Punjab, UNICEF organise ‘Media Orientation Workshop on Immunization’

FAISALABAD: On the completion of 50 years of EPI, EPI Punjab (Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department) &...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

World

The heatwave baking parts of Asia

BANGKOK: Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:10pm

Pakistan

Minister vows clean water for future generations

LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique has pledged that through collective efforts they will be...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

World

Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow

GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

World

UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel offensive

WASHINGTON: The U.N. children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel's...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 12:05am

World

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The UN children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:30am

World

Hunger crisis in Gaza: children starving to death amid Israeli aggression

WASHINGTON: Children have begun starving to death in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned a famine is “almost...

Updated 06 Mar, 2024 01:45pm

Pakistan

Modern EPI vaccination centre set up

LAHORE: Inaugurating the model ‘EPI Vaccination Centre’ established in the Institute of Public Health (IPH) with...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

World

Israel pounds Gaza ahead of UN truce vote

GAZA STRIP: Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Tuesday as world powers grappled with how to broker a ceasefire ...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

Parental guide for child online protection launched

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with the National Commission on the...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

World

Gaza doctors measure children for malnutrition

RAFAH: Medical workers held strips of plastic around the upper arms of small children in a Rafah tent, measuring the...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 10:47pm

Pakistan

Ministry seeks global support to successfully eradicate poliovirus

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, Friday, while reaffirming Pakistan’s resolve...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

World

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan at risk of worst form of malnutrition

GENEVA: UNICEF said on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 05:43pm

Pakistan

Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter

LAHORE: In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs is the toll of a frigid winter,...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 06:54pm

World

Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaign

SOA (Cameroon): Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as ...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:15am

Opinion

What actually constitutes ‘a level playing field’?

A level playing field is the buzzword these days. This is being used by all and sundry from the critics of the...

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:58am

Pakistan

Essential oral polio vaccines: Japan announces $3.62m grant

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan has announced a new USD 3.62 million grant to procure essential oral polio...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

12 vaccine preventable diseases: ECC approves Rs3.568bn TSG for immunisation

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved Rs3.568 billion TSG for...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:53am

PM for provision of health services to everyone

ISLAMABAD: The first Global Health Security Summit (GHSS) began on Wednesday in Pakistan under the theme “Together...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:51am

Pakistan

Polio drive: There’s positive change in public attitude: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Tuesday that with cooperation between the government...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Editorials

Child domestic labour challenge

EDITORIAL: The issue of child labour in Pakistan has long remained a pressing social concern, reflecting complex...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

World

Gaza faces ‘perfect storm’ of deadly diseases

GAZA: For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 01:04pm

Sports

Australia’s Khawaja wears black armband in muted Gaza protest

PERTH: Usman Khawaja wore a black armband and put tape over messages on his shoes supporting people in Gaza in a...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Sunday fought Palestinian around southern Gaza’s main city,...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68
Hang Seng / May 21	19234.33
FTSE 100 / May 21	8383.95
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18702.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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