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Physiotherapists becoming partners in recovery

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:00am

Modern healthcare is evolving rapidly, and patient care is becoming increasingly complex. According to the World...

Climate change: Pakistan continues to bear certain heaviest consequences

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

KARACHI: As the world marks the 54th World Environment Day under the theme “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our...

Tobacco taxation regime: FED collection in FY2025-26 triggers fresh debate: WHO policy

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently released policy brief reviewing that Federal Excise Duty...

Understanding modern drivers of hypertension in urban Pakistan

Published 29 May, 2026 06:09pm

Every May 17th, the world observes ‘World Hypertension Day’. Yet in the urban centers of Pakistan like Karachi,...

FED on cigarettes: WHO suggests upward adjustment

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended upward adjustment of Federal Excise Duty...

WHO reports 10pc cut in malaria incidence in 2025

Published 22 May, 2026 07:09am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 10 percent reduction in malaria incidence in Pakistan...

CDL Karachi gets WHO prequalification

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has announced that the Central Drugs Laboratory...

World TB Day marked: Punjab CM pledges to step up efforts to deal with TB burden

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

LAHORE: World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was marked on Tuesday with a renewed pledge to continue stronger efforts and...

Pharma firms introduce advanced medications to help patients control diabetes, obesity

Updated 25 Feb, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: Pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan recently introduced advanced GLP-1- and GIP-based medications for people...

Pakistan launches 2026’s first polio campaign to protect 45m children

Published 02 Feb, 2026 03:27pm

The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) on Monday launched the first polio vaccination campaign of the new...

EDITORIAL: Staying ahead of Nipah virus

Updated 31 Jan, 2026 09:37am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to enforce strict and enhanced health surveillance at all its entry points following...

WHO chief reaffirms full support to achieve polio-free Pakistan

Published 16 Jan, 2026 02:00pm

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reaffirmed the organisation’s...

WHO, UNAIDS call for action: Pakistan witnessing ‘fastest growth of HIV epidemic’

Published 02 Dec, 2025 07:44am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNAIDS on Monday warned that Pakistan was witnessing the fastest...

WHO’s stepped up higher tax drive may fuel illicit cigarette trade

Published 23 Jun, 2025 06:16am

LAHORE: As the World Health Organisation (WHO) intensified its global drive for greater tobacco taxes, there are...

Pakistan, China oppose motion to invite Taiwan to WHO’s annual assembly

Published 19 May, 2025 07:21pm

GENEVA: Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its...

WHO pandemic treaty

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:09am

EDITORIAL: The recent landmark agreement reached by member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents...

European measles cases doubled in 2024 after vaccinaton levels fell post-COVID

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:59am

BERLIN: Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health...

WHO hopes to resume Gaza polio vaccinations next week

Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:40pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Friday it hoped to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to...

UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza, as Israeli aggression continues

Updated 01 Sep, 2024 08:24pm

Israel and Hamas agree to brief pauses in their 11-month conflict to allow the campaign to go ahead

The iTFA challenge

Updated 10 Apr, 2024 03:02am

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

Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:02pm

Gaza health ministry says at least 31,645 people killed in the territory during more than five months of war

Dr. Tanzeem Fatima (Pharm-D) Dow University of Health Sciences, (DUHS) Former Pharmacy Incharge, Hussain Lakhani Hospital

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pharmacist are the bridge between us and our physicians, providing with critical insights about the medicines that ...

WHO team calls Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'

Updated 17 Dec, 2023 08:08pm

GENEVA: The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is ...

US, UN urge civilian protections, but Israel intensifies southern Gaza offensive

Published 05 Dec, 2023 11:34am

GAZA: Israeli forces pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of southern Gaza Strip, killing and...

COVID wave past its peak in many parts of China

Published 10 Jan, 2023 09:23am

BEIJING: Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday,...

China urges vaccines for vulnerable as ‘zero-COVID’ exit turns messy

Published 15 Dec, 2022 11:16am

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of...

India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths

Published 07 Oct, 2022 11:53am

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World...

WHO warns of ‘second disaster’ in Pakistan as fear of death, disease grows

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 05:19pm

Health workers in the country stretched to the limit, WHO official says

Mideast sandstorms snarl traffic, close schools, harm health

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

RIYADH: Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed schools and hospitalised thousands — a...

A major public health threat

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am

EDITORIAL: It is worrying enough that Pakistan remains one of the two countries where poliovirus is still prevalent,...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	160.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
India Sensex / Jun 12	75,527.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	66,020.04
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,718.10
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,471.72
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,635.30
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,350.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	84.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	4,219.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	76.42
Petrol/Litre / Jun 14	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 14	378.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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