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Vaccines stop variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO

The Indian variant has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the WHO Europe region, Kluge said during his weekly press conference.

Published 20 May, 2021 05:50pm

World

WHO issues 'urgent' appeal for $7 million to fund disfigured Gaza, West Bank

The WHO has said that a fund of $7 million is urgently needed in order to provide a humanitarian response to the ongoing health crisis in the Gaza Strip.
This grand sum is needed over six months to provide relief in Gaza and the West Bank disfigured by Israeli bombing.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:47pm

World

Authorized vaccines effective against all known COVID-19 variants, says WHO Europe chief

The Europe director for the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are effective against all variants, including the one that is running rampant in India

Updated 20 May, 2021 03:30pm

World

Under pressure EU presents WTO plan to boost vaccine output

BRUSSELS: The European Union put forward a plan on Wednesday it believes will help boost the production and...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

Pakistan

Smoking-related diseases, deaths: Expenses cost exchequer over $3.85bn annually

ISLAMABAD: The expenses attributable to all smoking-related diseases and deaths in Pakistan cost the national...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:24am

G20 snubs Covid patent waiver

BRUSSELS: Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of Covid-19 vaccine patents, the draft...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

World

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

The paper in the journal Environment International showed that 745,000 people died from stroke and heart disease associated with long working hours in 2016

Published 18 May, 2021 10:28am

World

India's virus cases decline but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high

At the current rate, India's total caseload since the epidemic began a year ago should pass the 25 million mark in the next couple of days.

Published 18 May, 2021 09:54am

World

Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘horrific’: WHO

GENEVA: Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region is facing a horrifying situation with people dying of hunger, health...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

World

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

GENEVA: Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN

GENEVA: Working more than 55 hours a week increases the risk of death from heart disease and strokes, according to a...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

World

'Imperative' to protect health workers, facilities in Gaza conflict: WHO

"Furthermore, Covid-19 testing and vaccination has been severely impacted," he said, cautioning that "this creates health risks for the world as a whole."

Published 17 May, 2021 09:04pm

World

WHO chief calls on vaccine makers to advance doses for COVAX

"While we appreciate the work of AstraZeneca who have been steadily increasing the speed and volume of their deliveries, we need other manufacturers to follow suit," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a virtual briefing, mentioning Pfizer and Moderna specifically.

Published 17 May, 2021 08:30pm

Pakistan

There is no evidence about presence of triple-mutant COVID variant from India in Pakistan: Health experts

Health experts say the risk is enormous as the Indian variant has already spread to almost 50 countries
WHO has reclassified the highly contagious triple-mutant Covid variant spreading in India as a "variant of concern"

Updated 17 May, 2021 04:22pm

World

India’s daily Covid-19 deaths remain near 4,000 mark

MUMBAI: India reported on Saturday its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in nearly three weeks, but...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

GENEVA: The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

World

India's daily COVID-19 deaths near 4,000 as police sent to halt dumping of bodies

Saturday's infections are lowest rise in almost 3 weeks.
Testing rates also at their lowest since Sunday.
India a huge concern as second year seen more deadly –WHO.

Published 15 May, 2021 06:10pm

World

Britain to hold meeting to encourage global COVID vaccine take-up

The event will discuss how to tackle misinformation about vaccines, including the role social media companies can play in stopping the spread of damaging falsehoods.
"We must work collectively to ensure people across the world can reclaim their lives and livelihoods."

Published 15 May, 2021 04:59pm

World could have prevented catastrophe: pandemic panel

GENEVA: The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

World

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO

The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October, had been detected in sequences uploaded to the GISAID open-access database.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:13am

World

WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of concern’ as Europe eases curbs

GENEVA: Schools and stores reopened in parts of Europe on Monday, easing out of months of Covid-19 lockdowns, but ...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am

Variant among accelerators of India’s Covid explosion: WHO

GENEVA: A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared it could be dodging some vaccine...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Pakistan

50pc increase in cigarette price to lead to reduction in demand: PIDE

ISLAMABAD: A 50 percent increase in price of cigarettes would lead to the same amount of reduction in tobacco demand...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines: Pakistan receives first consignment via COVAX facility: Dr Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine

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

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

World

WHO approves China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

This afternoon, WHO gave emergency use listing to Sinopharm Beijing's Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality.

Published 08 May, 2021 12:58am

World

EU 'ready to discuss' COVID vaccine patent waiver as drugmakers push back

EU willing to discuss waiving COVID vaccine patents.
Biden voices support for waiver in sharp US reversal.
Waiver talk is 'grandstanding', analyst says.
Big Pharma shares plunge on Biden comments.

Published 06 May, 2021 08:30pm

Pakistan

Young people living with disabilities: First Lady for purposeful acknowledgement of needs

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives organised a Policy Roundtable on...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Worsening health crisis in IoK: Parliamentary panel urges UN, WHO, ICRC to take notice

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel Wednesday urged the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO) and...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:19am

World

Egypt to get further 4.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in May

COVAX was established by the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the equitable distribution of vaccines.
Egypt's health ministry reported 1,090 new cases and 60 more deaths as of Tuesday.

Published 05 May, 2021 06:45pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

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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