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India to step up COVID surveillance as cases increase elsewhere

NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus,...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:35am

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Beijing braces for surge in severe COVID cases as world watches with concern

BEIJING: Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:04am

World

One in four Ukrainians at risk of mental disorder due to conflict: WHO

GENEVA: A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that 10 million people, or about a quarter of Ukraine’s...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 09:07pm

World

WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm

World

‘Tough times’: Warnings sound over China’s rapid ‘zero-COVID’ exit

BEIJING: A week after China began dismantling its tough ‘zero-COVID’ controls, the World Health Organization warned...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 11:30am

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Haiti receives first shipment of cholera vaccines: WHO

GENEVA: Crisis-wracked Haiti has received a first shipment of cholera vaccines to help battle the intensifying...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:34pm

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Monkeypox to be renamed mpox: WHO

WHO says move aimed at minimising any ongoing negative impact of the current name

Updated 28 Nov, 2022 07:19pm

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Mouth diseases hit nearly half the world’s people: WHO

GENEVA: Rotting teeth, swollen gums and oral cancers: nearly half the world’s population suffer from mouth diseases,...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:34pm

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Monkeypox still global health emergency: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:45pm

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EU to clamp down on deadly air pollution with tougher laws

BRUSSELS: The European Union will on Wednesday propose tougher legal limits on health-damaging dirty air and rules...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 12:04pm

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Fungal infection list launched by WHO flags global health threat

LONDON: The World Health Organization has drawn up the first ever list of fungal pathogens posing the greatest ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 08:09pm

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WHO says ‘not a time to relax’ on Covid, flu

COPENHAGEN: As winter approaches, the World Health Organization on Monday stressed the importance of staying...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 06:02pm

World

Indonesia reports 99 child deaths from acute kidney injury this year

JAKARTA: Close to 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, a health...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 12:25pm

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge $1.2 billion to eradicate polio

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all...

Updated 17 Oct, 2022 10:22pm

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India awaits WHO information on any cough syrup link to Gambia deaths

NEW DELHI: India is awaiting World Health Organization evidence of a link between an Indian cough syrup and the...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 12:16pm

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Long Covid remains a mystery, though theories are emerging

PARIS: Millions of people around the world are believed to suffer from long Covid yet little remains known about the...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 01:06pm

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Uganda confirms six more cases of Ebola: WHO

KAMPALA: Six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after the...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 10:25pm

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Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda

KAMPALA: An outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease has been declared in Uganda, the country’s health ministry and the World...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 12:01pm

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End of Covid pandemic in sight: WHO

GENEVA: The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 09:03pm

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Syria reports 7 dead in first major cholera outbreak in years

DAMASCUS: Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and infected more than 50,...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 12:14pm

UN warns of deteriorating situation with more rain seen

JAMSHORO: As the United Nations warned of more misery to come, Pakistan scrambled on Tuesday to widen a breach in...

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 09:24am

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India develops its first cervical cancer vaccine

NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country’s...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

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India develops its first cervical cancer vaccine

NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country’s first...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:29pm

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South Pakistan braces for surge of flood water flowing from north

DADU: Southern Pakistan braced for more flooding on Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river,...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 02:29pm

Pakistan

'Burning with pain': Pakistan floods threaten major health crisis

SUKKUR: At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 01:23pm

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Monkeypox going ‘in right direction’ in Europe: WHO

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it saw “encouraging” signs the monkeypox epidemic was slowing...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 03:50pm

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WHO turns to public for monkeypox name change

GENEVA: The World Health Organization, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 08:51pm

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Monkeypox cases and deaths around the world

More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 07:35pm

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Is the Monkeypox threat real?

It is not just the new emerging COVID variants that continue to pose a threat; a new global viral threat has emerged...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 08:34am

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Australia makes monkeypox a disease of national significance

SYDNEY: Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a “communicable disease incident of national...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 11:01am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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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Forex
World
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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