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WHO slams 'shocking disparity' in access to vaccines

BRAZZAVILLE: The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus...

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 09:11pm

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WHO slams wealthy nations’ rush towards Covid vaccine boosters

GENEVA: The World Health Organization condemned Wednesday the rush by wealthy countries to provide Covid vaccine...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

WHO says confident China will cooperate on Covid origins probe

GENEVA: Just days after Beijing rejected calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, the World Health...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 02:36am

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Pfizer submits initial data for COVID-19 vaccine booster authorization

Pfizer has said its vaccine's efficacy drops over time, citing a study that showed 84% effectiveness from a peak of 96% four months after a second dose.

Published 16 Aug, 2021 11:58pm

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HBL, govt of Sindh launch Covid-19 drive-through vaccination facility

KARACHI: HBL in collaboration with the Government of Sindh inaugurated a Covid-19 drive-through vaccination facility...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

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China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe

On Thursday the WHO urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins of the disease

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:46am

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WHO-led trial to study three anti-inflammatory drugs for COVID-19 patients

These therapies - artesunate, imatinib and infliximab - were selected by an independent expert panel for their potential in reducing the risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 06:29pm

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Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters,...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

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Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt to boosters until at least the end of September

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 07:42pm

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US rebuffs WHO call for moratorium on Covid booster shots

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the UN health agency for a moratorium on Covid-19...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

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WHO wants moratorium on Covid vaccine booster shots

GENEVA: The WHO on Wednesday called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 200mn as Delta variant spreads

At least 2.6% of the world's population has been infected
The countries reporting the most cases on a seven-day average - the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, India and Iran - represent about 38% of all global cases reported each day.

Published 04 Aug, 2021 08:39pm

World

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

We cannot accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines using even more of it, says WHO director general Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 07:06pm

Pakistan

14m Pakistanis suffer from hepatitis C: experts

KARACHI: According to World Health Organization (WHO) it is estimated that globally, 354 million people were living...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

World

Health, trade chiefs urge jab makers to help poor nations

We reiterate the urgency of providing access to Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments to people throughout the developing world
More than four billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered globally

Published 31 Jul, 2021 06:31pm

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China battles biggest Covid outbreak in months as US ramps up vaccine push

BEIJING: Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in coronavirus lockdown Friday as the country battled its...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

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AstraZeneca says Covid vaccine sales top $1.0bn

LONDON: British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that its Covid jab generated $1.2 billion (1.0...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

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Delta variant drives Eastern Mediterranean virus surge including Pakistan: WHO

First detected in India, the variant has been recorded in 15 out of the 22 countries of the region under its purview, stretching from Morocco to Pakistan

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 08:56pm

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China recommends tracing Covid-19 origin in multiple countries

Says Covid-19 origin tracing is a scientific issue and should not be politicised

Published 28 Jul, 2021 06:41pm

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‘Success story’: Bhutan vaccinates most of population after donations

THIMPU (Bhutan): Bhutan has inoculated most of its eligible population with second doses of Covid-19 vaccinations in...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

WB to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations

GENEVA: A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:35am

UAE announces over $23m fund for polio campaigns

ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has made available a total of US $ 23 million in funding for...

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 01:09pm

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WHO urges collaboration on virus origin

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for all countries to work together to investigate the...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

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China says WHO plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe 'arrogant'

Zeng Yixin told reporters he was "extremely surprised" by the proposal outlined by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday

Published 22 Jul, 2021 10:18am

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WHO eyes China lab 'audits' in next phase of Covid origin probe

In a closed-door briefing to members states, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said one priority in the probe should be "audits of relevant laboratories and research institutions operating in the area of the initial human cases identified in December 2019".

Updated 17 Jul, 2021 01:10am

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WHO warns of ‘dangerous’ variants as Covid cases rise globally

PARIS: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that “more dangerous” variants of Covid-19 could tear...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

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WHO slams senseless ‘greed’ prolonging the pandemic

GENEVA: The World Health Organization blasted the senseless “greed” of rich countries considering Covid-19...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

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WHO slams senseless 'greed' prolonging the pandemic

Striking an increasingly exasperated tone, the WHO said the world would look back on itself with shame if it knowingly chose to leave the world's weakest at the mercy of the pandemic.

Published 13 Jul, 2021 01:21am

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WHO says countries should not order COVID-19 boosters while others still need vaccines

"The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in COVID-19 cases and death," Tedros said.
"It has to be based on the science and the data, not on individual companies declaring that their vaccines need to be administered as a booster dose," she said.

Published 12 Jul, 2021 08:57pm

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Chinese drugmakers agree to supply more than half a billion vaccines to COVAX

"The agreements, which come at a time when the Delta variant is posing a rising risk to health systems, will begin to make 110 million doses immediately available to participants of the COVAX Facility, with options for additional doses," GAVI said.

Published 12 Jul, 2021 06:41pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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