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Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

NEW DELHI: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 11:15am

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Number of smokers worldwide shrinking: WHO

GENEVA: The number of smokers worldwide has dropped steadily in recent years, the World Health Organization said...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:24pm

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Afghanistan faces raging measles outbreak: WHO

GENEVA: A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

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A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition, WHO says

GENEVA: Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 05:23pm

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As a test case, UN bypasses Taliban to pay Afghan health workers

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has paid nearly $8 million in salaries to some 23,500 health workers across...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:00pm

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WHO looking forward to oral, nasal Covid vaccines

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's chief scientist said Tuesday she was looking forward to the "second...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 09:57am

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WHO, UNICEF launch Afghan polio vaccine campaign with Taliban backing

KABUL: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 03:20pm

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The party's over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

NEW DELHI: New Delhi residents woke up on Friday under a blanket of smog darkening the city, the most dangerous air...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

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WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:41am

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Covid global death toll passes 5mn: AFP tally

PARIS: Five million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the disease first emerged in China nearly two...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 09:48am

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Tedros sole nominee as WHO chief, UN agency says

Tedros set to stand unopposed at UN agency election in May Nominated by 28 countries, including France, Germany, Kenya

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:24pm

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WHO says Covid plan needs $23.4bn over next year

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday its plan to secure and deploy vaccines, tests and treatments to...

Updated 28 Oct, 2021 08:22pm

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China urges World Bank, IMF to help Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi renews call for US and other Western countries to lift unilateral sanctions on cash-strapped country

Updated 28 Oct, 2021 07:00pm

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Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants-health experts

BEIJING: A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts,...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 11:22am

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80,000-180,000 health workers estimated dead from Covid by May 2021: WHO

GENEVA: The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

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Minister moots musical toots for noisy Indian roads

NEW DELHI: India’s transport minister is mulling a law that would seek to replace the country’s constant ...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am

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WHO backs antibody treatment for high-risk Covid patients

PARIS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended the synthetic antibody treatment Regeneron for...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 10:04am

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Japan doubles COVID-19 vaccine donation pledge to 60mn doses

The pledge adds to a previous agreement to provide 30 million doses and $1 billion to COVAX programme, overseen by the GAVI alliance and the World Health Organization

Published 23 Sep, 2021 11:11am

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Work-related deaths kill nearly 2m people a year: UN agencies

GENEVA: Nearly 2 million people die from work-related causes each year, including from illnesses associated with ...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Pakistan

Punjab: Covid-19 positivity rate reaches 7.28pc

LAHORE: With overall corona positivity rate of 7.28 percent in the province, as many as 30 more deaths and 1,848...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 04:06am

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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named 'Mu'

The WHO said the variant has mutations that indicate a risk of resistance to vaccines and stressed that further studies were needed to better understand it

Published 01 Sep, 2021 10:49am

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WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

GENEVA: A plane carrying World Health Organization medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan on Monday, ...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:07pm

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WHO sounds alarm over rising Covid deaths in Europe

Europe has already registered around 1.3 million Covid deaths to date

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 05:56pm

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Teachers should be priority group for Covid jabs: WHO

As schools reopen after the summer holidays, the agencies said it was vital that classroom-based learning continue uninterrupted

Published 30 Aug, 2021 11:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan supporting efforts to fly medical supplies into Afghanistan: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is supporting efforts to fly humanitarian supplies into Afghanistan where medical stocks ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

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WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings

BRUSSELS/JOHANNESBURG/JAKARTA: The World Health Organization's pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

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More than 200 million coronavirus cases worldwide: AFP tally

The current wave in Indonesia is the worst since the outbreak of the pandemic and the country is now recording by far the most daily deaths worldwide

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 01:52pm

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WHO's pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine, oxygen shortages

Global demand for medical oxygen is currently more than a dozen times greater than before the pandemic, the document says, but many countries are struggling to access sufficient supplies

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:16pm

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Tunisia over worst of Covid wave but must speed up jabs: WHO

The health ministry on Monday announced the start of a mobile vaccination campaign in several regions

Published 03 Aug, 2021 10:15am

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Health, trade chiefs urge jab makers to help poor nations

GENEVA: Four of the world’s most prominent health, trade and financial organisations on Saturday implored Covid-19...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	462.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	67 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	396.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 9 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	82.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	462.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	67 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	396.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.44 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 9 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	82.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 9 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	28,723,523 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,617,018 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,788,641 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,600,621 ▲ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	8,850,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,660,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jun 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,382,956 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Jun 9 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6,313,500 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,453,799 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jun 9 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,608,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	287.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	287.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	139.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 7	5.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 7	4267.52
Nasdaq / Jun 7	13104.89
Dow Jones / Jun 7	33665.02
India Sensex / Jun 8	63203.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	31605.11
Hang Seng / Jun 8	19177.52
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	7612.23
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	15994.38
France CAC40 / Jun 8	7222.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 7	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 7	194873
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	72.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	1946.62
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	81.37

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