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The fault lines of US foreign aid

On 24 April, US President Joe Biden signed the legislation providing $87 billion in aid for Ukraine and Israel, in...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

Pakistan

ESD secy invites international teams for Rescue Challenge 2024

LAHORE: Secretary Emergency Services Department (ESD) has invited the international teams to participate in the...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

World

UN official says Israel closure of Gaza crossings ‘completely crippling’ aid

JERUSALEM: Israel’s closure of key crossings into Gaza has cut off the main entry point for aid, and particularly...

Published 09 May, 2024 10:36pm

Business & Finance

Taxes on cigarettes: think tank for taking health cost into account

ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank on Wednesday strongly proposed that the taxes on...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

World

South Gaza hospitals have only three days’ fuel left: WHO

GENEVA: Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the...

Published 08 May, 2024 10:01pm

World

Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO

LONDON: There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health...

Published 08 May, 2024 07:42pm

Business & Finance

Raising tobacco taxes: experts say significant progress made

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made significant progress in raising tobacco taxes with new recommendations of the World...

Updated 07 May, 2024 08:02am

Budget 2024-25: SPDC proposes 37pc increase in FED on tobacco products

ISLAMABAD: The Social Policy Development Centre (SPDC) has proposed a 37 percent increase in Federal Excise Duty...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:01am

Pakistan

Sindh Secretary Health implementation of ‘concrete’ anti-measles strategy across province

KARACHI: Secretary Health Sindh Rehan Iqbal Baloch has issued a notification to implement a concrete strategy across...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

Hike in cigarette prices: 18pc of people quit smoking

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-based think tank Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD) survey disclosed that 18 percent of...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Pakistan

CM Maryam, WHO director vow to provide quality health facilities

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz met WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy ...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

World

Food situation ‘slightly’ better in Gaza: WHO

GENEVA: The availability of food in the Gaza Strip has very slightly improved, though the risk of famine in the...

Published 03 May, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

Punjab CM vows complete polio eradication across province

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over the Polio Oversight Board meeting in which it was...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

RTO Rawalpindi destroys huge quantity of non-duty paid cigarettes

RAWALPINDI: Regional Tax Office (RTO) Rawalpindi, carried out destruction of massive quantity of illicit/smuggled...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Business & Finance

WHO delegation meets FBR chairman

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of World Health Organization (WHO) comprising Roberto Iglesias, Consultant, and Santiago...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Editorials

Regulating organ transplants

EDITORIAL: It’s been more than two decades since a law was enacted in compliance with the World Health...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

World

Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says

ABUJA: Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am

Pakistan

Capital Calling raises alarm against surge in campaign by cigarette cos

ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, has raised alarm against the surge in the campaign by...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Opinion

The iTFA challenge

The World Health Organisation has set a consumption limit for industrial Trans Fatty Acids (iTFA) at less than one...

Updated 10 Apr, 2024 03:02am

World

Gaza’s largest hospital ‘an empty shell with human graves’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Saturday that Gaza’s largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am

World

Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks

JERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 11:02pm

World

Destruction of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital rips heart out of health system, WHO says

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 02:15pm

World

‘This won’t hurt’: Gaza dentist works in tent as war rages

NUSEIRAT: Dentist Najdat Saqer’s new surgery in Gaza is like any other except that it is in a tent and he has to...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 11:03pm

World

WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza

GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 09:09pm

Editorials

2nd most polluted country

EDITORIAL: Pakistan seems destined to stay right at the top of the world pollution pyramid, ending 2023 as the ...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

World

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA/GENEVA: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:04am

World

WHO ‘terribly worried’ as battle rages at Gaza’s largest hospital

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday after Israeli forces launched an operation at Gaza’s...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:06pm

World

WHO appeals to Israel to halt planned assault on Rafah

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organisation on Saturday appealed to Israel "in the name of humanity" not to...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 11:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan ranks 7th among tobacco-consuming countries globally

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the top tobacco consuming countries standing at the 7th position globally and first in...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Pakistan

Experts for harmonising cigarette taxes with WHO guidelines

ISLAMABAD: Health experts and anti-tobacco activists urged the government to harmonise cigarette taxes with the ...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	156.42
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.26
Euro to USD / May 14	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	5221.42
Nasdaq / May 13	16388.24
FTSE 100 / May 13	8414.99
Dow Jones / May 13	39431.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	18742.22
France CAC40 / May 13	8209.28
India Sensex / May 14	72853.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38227.19

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 13	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 13	207733
Petrol/Litre / May 14	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	79.23
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	2344.20
Diesel/Litre / May 14	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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