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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence

According to a Reuters tally, it took more than a year for the global coronavirus death toll to reach 2 million. The next 1 million deaths were added in about three months.
India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second nation after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

Pakistan

Covid-19: Govt ‘miserably failed’ to vaccinate public: Senate

ISLAMABAD: The Senate, on Monday, noted that the government of Pakistan has “miserably failed” to vaccinate the...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Sindh seeks ban on inter-provincial transport

KARACHI: Sindh government has written a letter to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) seeking a ban on...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

World

WHO blasts Europe’s slow vaccine rollout, as France sees new lockdown

COPENHAGEN: The WHO on Thursday slammed Europe’s “unacceptably slow” vaccine rollout, warning of a worrying...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:06am

World

‘Coronavirus free’ Turkmenistan reopens

ASHGABAT: A raft of restrictions on travel and businesses imposed by Turkmenistan’s authoritarian government...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:06am

World

COVAX COVID-19 vaccine facility faces shortfall in supply: WHO

"Last week, I made an urgent request to countries, with doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have WHO Emergency Use Listing, to share 10 million doses immediately with COVAX," he said.
I requested manufacturers to help ensure that the countries that step up can rapidly donate those doses.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 09:15pm

World

Europe vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow', case surge 'worrying': WHO

The total number of deaths in Europe "is fast approaching one million and the total number of cases about to surpass 45 million," it said.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:19pm

World

Europe vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow': WHO

The WHO's European region comprises 53 countries and territories and includes Russia and several Central Asian nations.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:50pm

World

WHO experts give nod to China jabs

GENEVA: Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial ...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:08am

Chinese scientist says Beijing did share Covid-19 data with investigators

BEIJING: A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

World

WHO experts say Chinese jabs show 'safety', but data lacking

Sinovac and Sinopharm have submitted data in applications for the WHO's EUL green light.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 08:15pm

Perspectives

The vaccination dilemma and untraditional role of CSR to fix it

Year 2020 has been the most unforgiving one. The pandemic ruthlessly shook the world leaving the global community in...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 01:15pm

World

Global leaders push for pandemic preparedness treaty

GENEVA: World leaders pushed Tuesday for a new international treaty to prepare for the next global pandemic - and...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

US, 13 allies voice concern on WHO-backed Covid report

WASHINGTON: The United States and 13 allies on Tuesday jointly voiced concern over a World Health ...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

World

German experts recommend AstraZeneca COVID shots only for over 60s

Many European countries briefly stopped using AstraZeneca's vaccine earlier this month while investigating rare cases of blood clots.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

World

White House urges for 'second stage' in WHO study of COVID-19 origins

There's a second stage in this process that we believe should be led by international and independent experts. They should have unfettered access to data.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

World

WHO coronavirus origins probe only 'first step': EU

The 27 European Union member states highlighted "the need for further work to study the origins of the virus and its route of introduction to the human population".

Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:19pm

World

WHO mission leader says it's 'possible' COVID cases circulated before December 2019

The team is still working on finding the exact trace-back of the virus before Wuhan, said Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO official specialised in zoonotic diseases who led the four-week mission of international experts to China in January and February, during a virtual press conference.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 08:29pm

World

Global leaders push for pandemic preparedness treaty

"Nations should work together towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response," the article said.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 07:03pm

World

Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns

PARIS: Deadly small particle pollution in dozens of nations exceeded World Health Organization recommendations last...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Covid probably came to humans from animals: WHO

GENEVA: Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a bat via an intermediary animal, an international expert mission to...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

COVID-19 probably passed from bats, further studies required: WHO

The WHO declared on Jan. 30, 2020, that COVID-19 constituted an international emergency, its highest level of alert.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:30am

World

U.S. experts reviewing WHO report on origins of COVID-19: White House

"We have been clear that independent, technically sound investigation is what our focus is on, and once this is reviewed, we'll have an assessment about the steps forward,"

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

WHO chief says all possible Covid origins 'need further study'

"WHO has received the full mission report over the weekend on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the team that visited Wuhan earlier this year," Tedros confirmed.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:46pm

World

WHO warns against widening gap in vaccine distribution

Health officials have rolled out more than 510 million coronavirus vaccine doses around the world.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:37pm

World

WHO report says 'very low' chance of frozen food Covid-19 origin

Despite reports in Chinese state media, there is still little evidence that coronavirus carried on cold-chain products can infect humans, scientists say.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:07pm

Opinion

Security without humanity

“Shocking how little has been done to avert an entirely predictable catastrophic moral failure,” said Director...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

World

WHO urges countries to donate 10m vaccine doses ‘immediately’

GENEVA: The WHO called Friday for the donation of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to ensure that every country...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

WHO yet to receive complete documentation for Sputnik V pre-qualification

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has still not received the complete documentation package on the Sputnik V vaccine for the pre-qualification procedure.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 01:42pm

Pakistan

WHO donates 8 ambulances, 15 motorcycles to Punjab govt

The CM thanked the WHO for the donation, adding that organised efforts were needed to overcome this virus.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:04am

Forex
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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	158.33
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 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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