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Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of...

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:39pm

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Ukrainian spy chief’s wife poisoned, media reports say

KYIV: The wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has been poisoned with heavy metals, several Ukrainian media...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 05:04pm

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More people at risk of death from disease than bombings in Gaza: WHO

GENEVA: There is a risk that more people could die from diseases than from bombings in Gaza if the enclave’s health...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 03:33pm

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‘Extremely concerned’ about those left in Al Shifa Hospital: WHO

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that it was working on further evacuations from...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 06:14pm

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WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness

The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 11:45am

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WHO voices concern over spread of disease in Gaza

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday it was very concerned about the spread of disease of Gaza as...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 03:23pm

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UN, Red Cross alarmed over raid at Gaza hospital

GENEVA: The United Nations and the Red Cross voiced alarm Wednesday after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 02:53pm

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Largest Gaza hospital ‘not functioning’ amid Israeli assault

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 05:35pm

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WHO says it has lost communication with its contacts in Al Shifa hospital in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it has lost communication with its contacts in Al Shifa...

Updated 12 Nov, 2023 10:42pm

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Gaza health crisis deepens for the chronically ill as war intensifies

Tahreer Azzam, a nurse at Makassed Hospital in east Jerusalem, has been caring for young, desperately-ill...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 11:48am

WHO, Pakistan sign MoU on health sector

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar witnessed the memorandum of understandings (MoU) signing...

Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:16am

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Bangladesh PM’s daughter takes WHO top job, denying nepotism

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization on Wednesday selected the daughter of Bangladesh’s prime minister to be its...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 07:02pm

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Situation in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’: WHO chief

GENEVA: The situation in the Gaza Strip is spiralling out of control, the head of the UN health agency warned on...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 01:04pm

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WHO says Gaza mass evacuation would be ‘disastrous’

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

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Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record

DHAKA: More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever since the start of the year, official figures...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:53am

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WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: FT

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:08pm

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Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on

DERNA: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:24am

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Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100

MOULAY BRAHIM: Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water...

Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:39pm

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WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 11:04am

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Weight-loss drug cuts risk of heart attack, strokes: Novo Nordisk

COPENHAGEN: Danish pharma group Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 11:52am

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India probes bribery claim in toxic syrup tests

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:54am

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WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

GENEVA: A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the...

Published 22 May, 2023 12:02pm

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India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths

NEW DELHI: India is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy after cough syrups made in the...

Published 18 May, 2023 12:53pm

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Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian...

Published 12 May, 2023 11:08am

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WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency

LONDON: A panel of global health experts will meet on Thursday to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the...

Published 04 May, 2023 10:37am

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WHO says risk ‘moderate’ after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a...

Published 02 May, 2023 03:17pm

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Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee

KHARTOUM: A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 10:31am

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Malaria cases spike in Malawi, Pakistan after 'climate-driven' disasters

What we've seen in places like Pakistan and Malawi is real evidence of the impact that climate change is having on malaria, says a global health chief

Updated 24 Apr, 2023 12:50pm

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Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration

KHARTOUM: Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan’s capital even though warring factions announced a...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 11:13am

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China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 10:10am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 4 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 4 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 4 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 4 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 4 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 4 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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