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Is Covid coming back?

Published 23 Jun, 2022 09:55am

Pakistan is often quoted by many for the global recognition of its COVID response. Nonetheless, the globalpandemic...

COVID cases reported on Australian aid vessel sailing to virus-free Tonga

Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:23am

About two dozen cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among the crew of an Australian warship on its way to deliver...

China says Xi'an outbreak controlled but other cities face restrictions

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 11:38am

BEIJING: Covid cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an fell to their lowest in weeks on Wednesday, as...

England hospital staff absences double as virus surges

Published 01 Jan, 2022 12:00am

LONDON: Hospital staff absences due to Covid have more than doubled in a month in England as the virus surge puts...

Tokyo Paralympics to open under shadow of pandemic

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

TOKYO: The Tokyo Paralympics open Tuesday after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a...

Virus-wracked Indonesia to loosen Covid-19 curbs

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

JAKARTA: Virus-wracked Indonesia said Sunday that small businesses and some shopping malls could reopen despite...

China exports post surprise 32pc spike

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

BEIJING: China's exports spiked more than expected in June as countries around the world pushed towards a pandemic...

Fever clinic and Covid kits: Tokyo 2020 shows off Olympic Village

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media on Sunday, showcasing virus...

France, Belgium ease virus curbs as US decision boosts travel hopes

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

PARIS: France and Belgium further relaxed their Covid-19 restrictions Wednesday, allowing restaurants and cafes to...

Corona restrictions start yielding positive results

Updated 04 May, 2021 09:53am

LAHORE: The impact of corona restrictions has started yielding results, as out of 16307 corona tests conducted ...

France's Le Maire to meet with Stellantis, Renault and will discuss aid for foundries

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:04pm

The government was notably working on a plan to provide financial aid to foundry workers so they could train to adapt to other sectors, Le Maire told Europe 1 radio.

Zampa, Richardson latest to leave Covid-tainted IPL cricket

Published 26 Apr, 2021 11:31am

"There are some concerns. I'm not sure if I'll be the only one, but that's too early for me to say."

Campaigning opens for Madrid's May 4 regional election

Published 18 Apr, 2021 11:33am

With Ciudadanos not assured of reaching this critical five percent threshold, the PP's natural bedfellow would be Vox, which was seen securing 13-14 seats, with a tie-up likely securing them a majority.

India battered by huge second Covid wave as virus imperils Olmpics

Published 15 Apr, 2021 04:45pm

More than 200,000 cases were logged in the past 24 hours in India.

Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:33pm

Primary and secondary schools, which had briefly reopened, remain closed across the country.

106 shopkeepers held for violating Corona SOPs

Updated 11 Apr, 2021 10:32am

PESHAWAR: District administration Peshawar has sealed 106 shops and arrested shopkeepers during a crackdown on the...

Spain to vaccinate 60-69 year olds with AstraZeneca shot, govt says

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:07am

Cases of the virus have been increasing for several weeks in Spain, which has fully vaccinated some 3.02 million people and administered a total of 9.8 million shots.

President, PM have tested positive

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

It is quite unfortunate that President Dr Arif Alvi, too, has contracted Covid-19. Prime Minister Imran Khan and his...

Balochistan reports 19 more positive for COVID-19

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:02am

According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 657163 people were screened for the virus till March 31 out of which 19 more were reported positive.

Masajid to remain open during Ramazan: minister

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the country-wide...

Section 144 imposed for 15 days to quell spread of COVID-19 in Quetta

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:00am

The section 144 has been implemented for 15 days in Quetta with the aim to control the spread of deadly virus which was rapidly spread in Quetta district.

'Likely to very likely' that Covid reached humans through intermediary animal: report

Published 29 Mar, 2021 01:08pm

The experts said that the intermediary host hypothesis was deemed "likely to very likely", while the theory.

US workers enticed with bonuses, time off to get Covid-19 vaccine

Published 26 Mar, 2021 10:16am

Others have taken advantage of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations that allow them to set up their own vaccination centers.

Saarland, first German state to end virus shutdown from April 6

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:17pm

People who visit them will have to abide by hygiene rules and present a negative antigen rapid test, he said.

Italy bets on virus measures now for relief later

Published 14 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday the surge in infections was fuelled by the new, more contagious variants.

China says wants economy to grow over 6pc in 2021

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

BEIJING: China’s leaders said Friday they had set a target for GDP to grow more than six percent this year, as the...

Virus cases, deaths plummet at Spanish care homes

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 08:58pm

Spain began its vaccination drive on December 27 at care homes, and by mid-January residents and staff started getting their second jab.

Punjab reports 595 fresh corona cases, 14 deaths

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 10:42am

LAHORE: There is no let-up in the cases of coronavirus as 595 fresh virus cases and 14 deaths were reported across...

Thai Jan domestic car sales tumble 21.3% y/y after virus outbreak

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:13pm

The virus outbreak emerged in the middle of December, when car sales rose for a second month, up 11.3% year-on-year.

Ireland's third virus lockdown set to last to April

Published 11 Feb, 2021 05:47pm

According to latest official figures, 3,794 people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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