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Chinese vaccines: PM personally looking matter of non-acceptance: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that Prime Minister Imran Khan is...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

World

WHO warns of June-July Covax doses shortfall

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday a shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses going through the Covax...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

World

COVAX hopes to deliver delayed AstraZeneca shots to Africa in June, July

"We are working hard with AstraZeneca and with our scheduling and we are about to reschedule about 16 million doses to try and cover those second doses" to be shipped out in late June and early July, he said.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 08:56pm

BR Research

Good job but don’t let the guard down

It was catastrophic two weeks post Eid last year, as Pakistan’s Covid cases and positivity rate touched all-time...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 07:25am

Pakistan

Smokers: $3.85bn medical bill can be saved by extending NRT

ISLAMABAD: The cigarette use costing a whopping US$3.85 billion to 15 million smokers in the medical bill in...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Editorials

Vaccine equality

EDITORIAL: Four major international organisations – the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Bank (WB),...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

World

Africa not ready for imminent third coronavirus wave: WHO

Africa has officially registered over 4.8 million cases and 130,000 deaths, according to the WHO, representing 2.9 percent of global cases and 3.7 percent of deaths.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:03pm

World

WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variant

The B.1.617.1 sub-lineage has meanwhile been downgraded to a "variant of interest," and named Kappa.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:44pm

WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid jab

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use -- the...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Taxation may reduce tobacco consumption

LAHORE: Tobacco is a highly lethal and addictive substance endangering millions of lives every year. Consumed in any...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

WHO approves China's Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Recommends jab for aults over 18, with a second dose 2-4 weeks later.
It will be the second Chinese drug to get approval from global health agency.

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 08:35pm

World

Consider global shortages before giving COVID-19 shots to teens, EU body says

Last week, the EU drugs regulator authorised Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12. Its previous guidance was for adults aged 16 and above.
Studies show most under-20s who catch COVID-19 have only mild symptoms, but risks increase among those with underlying conditions such as neurological and pulmonary diseases, the ECDC said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:01pm

World

WHO switches to Greek alphabet for virus variant names

GENEVA: Covid-19 variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid stigmatising nations where they...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

World

Members agree to strengthen WHO, boost global pandemic response

GENEVA: World Health Organization members agreed Monday to strengthen the global body at the heart of the pandemic...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Opinion

GDP growth rate in 2019-20: The impact of Covid-19

The recent announcement by the National Accounts Committee of the growth rates of GDP for the year 2020/21 of just...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

World

Italy extends entry ban for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus was first detected in India last year and has been blamed for much of a devastating Covid-19 wave that has battered South Asian nations in recent weeks.

Published 30 May, 2021 04:32pm

World

Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants

"Vietnam has uncovered a new COVID-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK."
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified four variants of SARS-CoV-2 of global concern. These include variants that emerged first in India, in Britain, in South Africa and in Brazil.

Published 29 May, 2021 06:06pm

World

Iran says Iraq to release $125mn of frozen funds for vaccines

Iran, the Middle Eastern country by COVID-19, has complained that US sanctions were preventing it from making payments to buy vaccines.
Ardakanian said the payments would go towards the purchase of vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) - sponsored global COVAX vaccine-sharing plan, state news agency IRNA reported.

Published 29 May, 2021 05:54pm

World

Covid origins search ‘being poisoned by politics’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Friday that efforts to uncover the Covid-19 pandemic’s origins were...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

World

Explainer: What we know about the Indian variant

The B.1.617 variant contains two key mutations to the outer "spike" portion of the virus that attaches to human cells, said senior Indian virologist Shahid Jameel

Updated 29 May, 2021 01:31am

Pakistan reports first confirmed case of Indian Covid-19 variant

According to the health ministry spokesperson, Sajid Shah, contact tracing of all cases is in progress

Updated 28 May, 2021 10:01pm

Business & Finance

High prevalence of illicit tobacco trade in Pakistan: reports

LAHORE: Tobacco is a highly lethal and addictive substance endangering millions of lives every year. Consumed in any...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

World

Russia agrees to supply UNICEF with Sputnik V doses for 110m people

Procurement and delivery of the vaccine is subject to Sputnik V receiving an emergency use listing from the World Health Organisation, a decision which the RDIF said is expected soon.

Published 28 May, 2021 12:30am

World

Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO

The WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been found in seven further territories, figures in the UN health agency's weekly epidemiological update showed, taking the total number to 60.

Published 26 May, 2021 08:35am

World

Sweden to donate at least 3 million vaccine doses to COVAX in 2021

"In this way Sweden contributes to more than our share of the EU's target of donating at least 100 million doses to low- and middle income countries in 2021," the government said in the statement.
Sweden said earlier in May it would donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to COVAX.

Published 25 May, 2021 08:04pm

World

Swiss to host global virus hub laboratory

GENEVA: Switzerland signed a deal with the World Health Organization on Monday to host a global repository for...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan wins global award on effective anti-tobacco initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has announced World...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

Importance of road safety highlighted

LAHORE: Speakers at the “Global Road Safety Week” closing event held at Governor House highlighted the ...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

World

Excess deaths due to pandemic much higher than reported Covid toll: WHO

GENEVA: Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported Covid...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Xi pledges $3bn pandemic aid for poor nations

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged an additional $3 billion in aid over the next three years...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Forex
World
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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