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India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog

Published 11 Nov, 2026 12:48pm

New Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted capitals, where winter smog from vehicle emissions, farm fires and industry already chokes millions

Astola manufacturing facility: Getz Pharma secures WHO prequalification

Published 09 Nov, 2026 04:46am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Getz Pharma secured World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification for its Astola...

3900 children registered as HIV-Positive, NA told

Published 31 Oct, 2026 05:33am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that as many as 3,900 children were registered as...

Pakistan nears deal with Indonesian firm for local vaccine production

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 06:18am

KARACHI: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has announced that Pakistan is close to signing an agreement with an...

CM reaffirms commitment to complete eradication of polio from Punjab

Published 25 Oct, 2026 02:25am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on World Polio Day, reaffirmed her commitment to...

Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations

Published 17 Oct, 2026 07:12am

Bangladesh reported 202,000 cases, 1,147 deaths 2026 so far

Anemia and child stunting: Minister advocates for creating dedicated task forces in all provinces

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has called for...

Ahsan for declaring education, health issues ‘national emergency’

Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called for declaring...

Mental health treatment gap stands at around 95pc: WHO

Published 03 Oct, 2026 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Pakistan’s mental health treatment gap stands at...

Federal govt launches National Mental Health Policy 2026-2035

Published 02 Oct, 2026 07:37am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, in collaboration with global and local partners, has launched the National Mental...

PM orders PIMS overhaul in 3 months

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered authorities to overhaul the Pakistan Institute of...

Sindh health minister advocates sustainable expansion of EPHS

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, has called for scaling up the Essential Package of Health...

Obesity emerges as major health challenge

Published 07 Sep, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: With estimated around 38 million Pakistanis are currently living with obesity, health professionals have...

Govt approves prices for 52 advanced life-saving drugs

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 05:34am

The Pakistan government has approved prices for 52 new essential medicines including those used to treat diseases...

More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DRC

Published 23 Aug, 2026 02:33am

KINSHASA: More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late...

Number of children with HIV increases, seminar told

Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am

KARACHI: The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation...

Bharath stresses need for a national health emergency response system

Published 12 Aug, 2026 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, on Tuesday,...

BISP organises World Breastfeeding Week

Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: BISP, with the support of UNICEF, WHO, WFP and MNHSRC organised the World Breastfeeding Week 2026 launch...

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health: Balochistan govt signs MoU with National AI Hub at LUMS

Published 08 Aug, 2026 08:02am

LAHORE: The Balochistan government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National AI Hub for Maternal,...

Experts warn of health impacts of sub-optimal breastfeeding

Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:21am

LAHORE: While only 45pc of newborns in Pakistan were put to breast milk within the first hour of life, experts...

WHO council for partnership with public, private sectors launched

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO), along with Pakistan and 20 prominent business leaders, has launched...

Pakistan offers strong Investment opportunities in Pharmaceutical sector: Kamal

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for national health services, regulations and coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal on...

Pakistan, ILO, WHO to support 20,000 health workers

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, in collaboration with international donor agencies, has launched an initiative to support...

Turning up the heat: a simple line of defence for a resilient future

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

KARACHI: Every summer, headlines focus on temperatures. Record-breaking heat. Heatwave alerts. Urban temperatures...

Cardiologists urge people to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels regularly

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Cardiologists have stressed on the importance of regularly monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels -...

HIV: Time to act

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:20am

EDITORIAL: The concerns raised at the recent community dialogue in Karachi over the growing number of HIV infections...

19 Punjab districts free of polio virus: CM praises health dept, international partners

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday lauded the health department, international partners...

WHO pre-validates KP: Pakistan moves closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has moved closer to eliminating neonatal tetanus, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

Family medicine: PMDC makes mandatory to establish separate depts

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) frameworks on family medicine, Pakistan Medical and...

Arithmetic of neglect

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Pakistan is a country of contradictions. It possesses nuclear weapons but cannot guarantee a child a functioning...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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