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Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells, curbs refineries

Prices also gained as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it struck airports in Saudi Arabia with drones, raising supply concerns in the world's biggest oil exporter, and on optimism for a global economic recovery amid accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

The World Health Organization listed AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, while sources said the EU is in talks with Moderna on buying more vaccines.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 11:29am

World

Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

The country had declared that the six-month epidemic over in November. It was the country's eleventh Ebola outbreak, claiming 55 lives out of 130 cases.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says

The team had requested raw patient data on the 174 cases of COVID-19 that China had identified from the early phase of the outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.
"That's standard practice for an outbreak investigation," he told Reuters on Saturday via video call from Sydney, where he is currently undergoing quarantine.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 06:39pm

World

All hypotheses still open on Covid origins: WHO chief

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that all hypotheses on the origins of the Covid-19...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

World

Venezuelan government and opposition begin talks on vaccine financing

Castro did not respond to messages seeking comment, but on Twitter also suggested there had been a meeting.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:55am

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

The airline said pilots and cabin crew on three international flights from Singapore to Jakarta, Bangkok and Phnom Penh had received both of the required doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 12:35pm

World

WHO mission member says 'don't rely' on US virus intelligence

Daszak also tweeted that they worked "flat out under the most politically charged environment possible".

Published 10 Feb, 2021 01:14pm

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Two new variants found in England under investigation.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:54am

Business & Finance

Astrazeneca CEO says COVID vaccine should work against severe disease

"It is of course a concern," Pascal Soriot said of the study at a World Health Organization meeting.
AstraZeneca is a major supplier to a WHO-backed vaccine-sharing scheme called COVAX.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 08:47pm

World

WHO expert in Wuhan says lab leak 'very unlikely' as COVID source

During its investigation in the central Chinese city where the virus first emerged, the team visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The subject of a number of conspiracy theories that claim a lab leak caused the city's outbreak.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 06:20pm

Pakistan

Economic cost of smoking estimated at Rs143bn in 2012: Activists, health experts urge govt to increase FED on tobacco items

ISLAMABAD: Tobacco control activists and health experts, Monday strongly proposed the government to increase the...

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 10:12am

World

Panama says buying vaccines for more than 80% of its population

Panama has requested about 1 million doses from the COVID-19 vaccine portfolio under the COVAX facility coordinated by the World Health Organization to support lower-income countries, Sucre said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:30am

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Panama says buying vaccines for more than 80% of its population

Panama also aims to acquire 1.1 million doses manufactured by AstraZeneca PLC and 300,000 shots produced by Johnson & Johnson, Health Minister Luis Sucre said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 10:32am

World

China approves Sinovac Biotech vaccine for general public use

BEIJING: Sinovac Biotech said on Saturday that its unit's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the general...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Editorials

Start of the vaccination drive

EDITORIAL: Rollout of the covid-19 vaccination commenced in this country with a special event at the PM’s House. ...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

World

Taiwan opens ‘milestone’ trade office in Guyana

TAIPEI: Taiwan has set up a trade office in Guyana, officials announced on Thursday, a step the United States called...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

World

WHO team visits Wuhan lab as world pins hopes on vaccines

WUHAN: World Health Organization experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some Trump...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 10:01am

World

GSK, CureVac to develop vaccine against Covid variants

GSK will also support the manufacture this year of up to 100 million doses of CureVac's first generation Covid-19 vaccine, it added.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:11pm

World

New Zealand approves COVID-19 vaccine, warns against nationalism

Ardern urged New Zealanders to get inoculated as soon as vaccines were available.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:45am

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Colombia in talks on Sputnik, other COVID-19 vaccines

He said Colombia also has confidentiality agreements with China's Sinopharm and Cansino as well as India's Serum Institute.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:06am

Dubai announces alliance to speed vaccine delivery

DUBAI: Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines,...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

World

EU adopts Covid-19 vaccine export control scheme

BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Friday launched a scheme to monitor and in some cases bar exports of vaccines...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

World

WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare

The group started a two-week quarantine on arrival on January 14 in the central Chinese city where the first known cluster of virus cases emerged in late 2019.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:38pm

World

Daily virus deaths hit new record

PARIS: Daily global deaths from Covid-19 topped 18,000 for the first time in the latest reminder of its deadly ...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

World

Vaccine concerns divide nations at Davos

PARIS: Divisions were on display Tuesday at the Davos virtual summit as nations called for fair distribution of...

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 09:49am

World

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients

The other things in the guidance that are new are that COVID-19 patients at home should have the use of pulse oximetry.
The WHO advised clinicians to put patients into the awake prone position, on their front, shown to improve the oxygen flow, she said.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 06:06pm

World

WHO experts issue recommendations on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, known as SAGE.
The vaccine not be used on pregnant women unless they are health workers or have conditions putting them at high risk.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:21pm

World

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients

Harris declined to commment on reports of delays in roll-out of vaccines in the European Union.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 03:30pm

World

Second night of Netherlands violence as Biden touts herd immunity

"Rich countries are rolling out vaccines, while the world's least-developed countries watch and wait," lamented WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:54pm

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Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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