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Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study

"The situation was different with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which induced particularly low levels of antibodies neutralising" the Indian variant, the study said.

Published 29 May, 2021 05:43pm

Pakistan

Pakistan opens vaccination for ages 19, above

Will start registration process from Thursday
Development paves way for all age brackets that are approved for vaccination

Published 26 May, 2021 12:38pm

Markets

US stocks open higher as German DAX hits all-time high

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2 percent at the open, outpaced by the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the wider S&P 500.

Published 25 May, 2021 07:37pm

World

Italy passes 30 million vaccine dose milestone

More than 9.85 million people in Italy have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

Updated 22 May, 2021 09:39pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to start vaccination for 30 and above tomorrow: Asad Umar

Pakistan has opened up vaccination for Pakistani, who are 30 years or above, from tomorrow, according to a recent tweet by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reform and Special Initiatives Asad Umar.

Updated 21 May, 2021 01:35pm

World

Japan panel okays Moderna, AstraZeneca jabs before Olympics

Two mass vaccination centres operated by the military in Tokyo and Osaka will open next week and are expected to administer the two-shot Moderna vaccine, initially to the elderly.

Published 20 May, 2021 05:50pm

World

Malawi destroys 17,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines

The southern African country has so far received three batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine -- 300,000 doses under the Covax vaccine sharing facility, 50,000 from India and 102,000 from the African Union.

Published 19 May, 2021 04:51pm

World

EU agrees to reopen border to fully vaccinated travellers

The European Union has agreed to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers.
Furthermore, meeting in Brussels, representatives and diplomats agreed to raise the threshold of new cases a country can hit before being declared unsafe.

Published 19 May, 2021 03:55pm

World

Study shows AstraZeneca vaccine works well as third booster: FT

An upcoming study by Oxford University showed that a third dose of the vaccine boosted antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among participants, it added.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:49pm

World

Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for teens

About 1.4 million in the country of 5.7 million have received both vaccine doses, with efforts so far focusing on vulnerable groups, frontline workers, and those above 45.

Updated 18 May, 2021 08:00pm

Pakistan

55,611 vaccinated against coronavirus in RY Khan

The meeting was told the total number of coronavirus cases in the district had reached 4,963 while deaths 192 and recoveries were 4,262.

Published 17 May, 2021 06:59pm

Pakistan

7,158 people vaccinated in single day in KP

He said that 1345 elderly people were given a second dose of Cyano form vaccine and in the last 24 hours, 67 health workers were given the first dose of Synovik.

Published 16 May, 2021 07:27pm

World

Canada's Ontario province pauses AstraZeneca first-dose jabs

Earlier, Alberta -- with the highest per capita number of Covid cases of any Canadian province or US state -- altered its immunization strategy, saying it wasn't sure when it would receive additional shipments of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:02am

World

BioNTech says 'no evidence' its jabs need adapting for variants

"The aim of this study is to explore the regulatory pathway that BioNTech and Pfizer would pursue if SARS-CoV-2 were to change enough to require an updated vaccine," it said.

Published 10 May, 2021 06:34pm

Govt imposes Eid holiday shutdown as virus cases soar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent ...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

World

EU seeks 'concrete' US plan on lifting vaccine patents

"We are ready to engage on this topic, as soon as a concrete proposal would be put on the table," Michel said.

Published 08 May, 2021 04:46pm

World

EU seals deal for extra 1.8bn BioNTech/Pfizer doses

Von der Leyen has said that the mRNA technology used by BioNTech/Pfizer and other vaccine-makers has proven safe and effective.

Published 08 May, 2021 04:36pm

World

India to pump $6.7bn into virus fight as Biden sets vaccine target

MUMBAI: India on Wednesday pledged billions of dollars to boost its flagging vaccine programme, as President Joe...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:18am

Markets

India announces $6.7bn in cheap loans for vaccine, health firms

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said cheap loans would be available until March 31 next year, and vowed to deploy "unconventional" measures if the crisis worsens.

Published 05 May, 2021 11:01am

World

Pfizer sees Covid-19 as 'durable' revenue stream as profits rise

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had not made a decision on whether to support a vaccine waiver, but that the United States was moving "as quickly as we can" to export doses.

Published 05 May, 2021 10:56am

World

Pfizer expands production as quarterly earnings surge to $3.5 billion

Pfizer has earned $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021, as the ramped up sales of the COVID-19 vaccine boosted its projected annual earnings to $26 billion.
The American pharmaceutical company announced on Tuesday that it has raised its annual revenue guidance to up to $72.5 billion, up from $61.4 billion, predominantly due to the contractual delivery of 1.6 billion vaccine doses in 2021.

Published 05 May, 2021 10:40am

Business & Finance

Pfizer raises 2021 sales forecast for Covid vaccines to $26bn

Pfizer now sees profits of between $3.55 and $3.65 a share for the year, an increase of 45 cents from the previous estimate.

Published 04 May, 2021 06:58pm

Pakistan

14,023 people get anti-COVID jabs in 24 hours

He said that out of the total positive cases 22,390 belonged to Rawalpindi while 1871 to other districts.

Published 04 May, 2021 06:47pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 vaccination figure reaches 164,168 per day

He said that the government had started vaccination for 40 years and above and in this regard, the registration was opened last week.

Published 04 May, 2021 06:40pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Pakistan’s national average SOP compliance doubles from 34% on 25th April to 68% on 3rd May after military’s deployment, other measures

"Significant improvement seen in SOP compliance since the stronger enforcement measures including military deployment took place," Umar tweeted.
Need to sustain and build on this compliance level especially till Eid, he urged.

Published 04 May, 2021 01:15pm

World

Covax signs deal for 500 mn Moderna Covid vaccine doses

Covax is co-led by WHO, the Gavi vaccine alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

Published 03 May, 2021 05:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to start local production of single-dose vaccine CanSino Bio: Dr Faisal

He said that China was a strong partner and had gone out of its way in keeping up a supply chain and transferring technology to Pakistan.

Published 03 May, 2021 04:47pm

World

Pfizer in talks with India over expedited approval for COVID-19 vaccine

"Unfortunately, our vaccine is not registered in India although our application was submitted months ago," he said.

Published 03 May, 2021 11:54am

World

As US vaccine demand falls, states look to new solutions

In Texas, as in much of the country, vaccinations are in freefall.

Published 02 May, 2021 11:16am

World

India expands faltering vaccine drive as new cases soar

NEW DELHI: India’s devastating Covid-19 surge further accelerated on Saturday with more than 400,000 new cases in...

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:35am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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