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Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO

LONDON: There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health...

Published 08 May, 2024 07:42pm

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Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt

GAZA STRIP: Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to...

Published 05 May, 2024 12:34pm

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Destruction of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital rips heart out of health system, WHO says

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 02:15pm

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Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli forces have withdrawn from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a two-week...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 02:59pm

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Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows

SINGAPORE: Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 03:49pm

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Experts for harmonising cigarette taxes with WHO guidelines

ISLAMABAD: Health experts and anti-tobacco activists urged the government to harmonise cigarette taxes with the ...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

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Diplomatic push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire intensifies

GAZA STRIP: International mediators and Hamas delegates were in Cairo Tuesday for talks to try to secure a pause in...

Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:35pm

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Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 05:08pm

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WHO completes second Gaza hospital evacuation amid ongoing raid

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it has completed a second evacuation mission from Gaza’s...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:13pm

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Sri Lankan health crisis could worsen as doctors seek work abroad

COLOMBO: Once considered one of the best in the region, Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is ailing, laid low by the...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 10:30am

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Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for...

Updated 15 Feb, 2024 11:53am

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Hamas head due in Cairo for truce talks

GAZA STRIP: The leader of Hamas was expected in Cairo on Thursday for talks on a proposed truce in Gaza, as Israel...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 12:29pm

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WHO chief worried about missing deadline for pandemic accord

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday voiced concern that countries may miss a May deadline to...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 03:06pm

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Israel bombs Gaza amid disagreements with US over possibility of Palestinian state

GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States...

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 01:51pm

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Gaza’s devastated Al-Shifa hospital reestablishes some services: WHO

GENEVA: Gaza’s largest hospital, which has been hard-hit by Israel’s war against Hamas, has partially reestablish...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:08pm

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Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:21pm

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Medics, patients flee Gaza’s remaining hospitals as fighting intensifies: WHO

GENEVA: World Health Organization officials voiced concern on Tuesday about the possible collapse of hospital...

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 05:39pm

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Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head Thursday to the Middle East as fears mount that...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:50am

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Israeli aggression in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll

Gaza health ministry says recorded toll at 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks, while nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 01:27pm

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Desperation rising amid acute hunger at Gaza hospitals: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said it led missions to barely functioning hospitals in northern Gaza at the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2023 10:38pm

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India probe into bribery claim in toxic syrup tests nears completion

NEW DELHI: India is close to finishing an investigation into a “comprehensive and exhaustive” complaint that a state...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 10:22am

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No functional hospitals left in northern Gaza: WHO

GENEVA: There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 06:34am

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‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth

KHOST: Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 11:01am

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Gaza faces ‘perfect storm’ of deadly diseases

GAZA: For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 01:04pm

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WHO voices concern about health worker detentions in Gaza

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he was concerned about the prolonged checks of...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 03:11pm

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Israel presses ahead with aggression in southern Gaza

GAZA/CAIRO: Israeli tanks were trying to push further west in and around Khan Younis on Monday, as they met...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 10:50am

WHO demands immediate access to Gaza

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution calling for immediate,...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:05am

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Gaza cannot afford to lose another hospital bed: WHO

GENEVA: Gaza’s health system is on its knees and cannot afford to lose another ambulance or a single hospital bed...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:34pm

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Situation in Gaza 'getting worse by the hour': WHO

GENEVA: A World Health Organization official in Gaza said on Tuesday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as...

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 10:26pm

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WHO board to hold emergency session on Gaza health situation

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will hold an extraordinary session of its Executive Board on Dec. 10 to...

Updated 04 Dec, 2023 07:01pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	154.15
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.27
Euro to USD / May 15	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
India Sensex / May 15	72987.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38630.19
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Hang Seng / May 15	19161.63
FTSE 100 / May 15	8445.80
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18869.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2388.85
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	76.16
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 16 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 16 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 16 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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