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Over 100 patients to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says

GENEVA: More than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:46pm

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Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO

GENEVA: A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:42pm

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WHO approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents

The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 12:09pm

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Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base

BEIRUT: Israel’s military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases on Sunday, as it...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 04:43pm

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World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance

GENEVA: Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

Pakistan

‘Govt taking steps to eradicate cholera’

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) is taking every step for...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

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At least quarter of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:57pm

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Hamas says Netanyahu trying to ‘thwart’ Gaza truce

GAZA STRIP: Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to “thwart” a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 12:57pm

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Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children, WHO says

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said that it was ahead of its targets for polio vaccinations in Gaza on...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 03:01pm

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New mpox strain is changing fast; African scientists are ‘working blindly’ to respond

LONDON/CHICAGO: Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 11:19am

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Baby paralysed in Gaza’s first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says

DUBAI: A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 05:18pm

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Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:19am

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Philippines says recent mpox case is mild Clade 2 variant

MANILA: The Philippines’ health minister said on Wednesday a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:15am

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Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

BERLIN: A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 03:17pm

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Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain

MANILA: The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 10:16am

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India plans tougher ad curbs on liquor makers such as Carlsberg, Diageo, Pernod

NEW DELHI: India, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:00am

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New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:31pm

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WHO ‘extremely worried’ at prospect of polio, other outbreaks in Gaza

Official says number of people now needing to be evacuated from the territory for medical care may have risen to 14,000

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 07:22pm

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Israel strikes Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon foes after attacks

GAZA STRIP: The Middle East was reeling Sunday from deadly violence with Israel bombing Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen in...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 12:29pm

Supplements

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre: Message From the CMO Dr M. Aasim Yusuf Chief Medical Officer, SKMCH&RC

According to the World Health Organization, there are over 180,000 new cancer cases in Pakistan each year. Our...

Published 16 Jul, 2024 06:53am

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Israeli army announces ‘tactical pause’ in part of southern Gaza

International mediators have been pressing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal laid out by US President Joe Biden

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 07:59pm

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UNICEF finds 90% of Gazan children lack food needed for proper growth

GENEVA: UNICEF said on Thursday that nine out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:01pm

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WHO says no medical supplies received in Gaza for 10 days

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that it has received no medical supplies in the Gaza Strip for 10...

Updated 17 May, 2024 08:47pm

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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

World

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

World

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

Pakistan

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

World

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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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 8	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 8	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 8	152.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 8	1.29
Euro to USD / Nov 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 8	5,995.54
India Sensex / Nov 8	79,486.32
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 8	39,500.37
Nasdaq / Nov 8	19,286.78
Hang Seng / Nov 8	20,728.19
FTSE 100 / Nov 8	8,072.39
Dow Jones / Nov 8	43,988.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 8	19,215.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 8	70.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 8	244,002.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 8	2,684.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 8	70.98
Petrol/Litre / Nov 11	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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