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South Asia

Israel launches major air strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria

Two residents in the regional capital Deir al Zor City told Reuters they could hear the distant sound of huge explosions.
Israel's Defence Force Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said last month that missile strikes had "slowed down Iran's entrenchment in Syria" adding they had hit more than 500 targets in 2020.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:20pm

South Asia

Indian farmers burn legislation in show of defiance

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of the capital, New Delhi, for almost two months.
The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi denies this, saying the legislation is required to reform an agricultural sector beset by waste.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:55pm

South Asia

India wants Pfizer to do local study for approval

As of now, the pre-condition for any vaccine to be implemented in India is that you have to do a bridging trial.
Paul also said Russia's Sputnik V, a shot undergoing last-stage trials in India, will soon apply for emergency-use approval in the country.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:36pm

South Asia

Indonesia landslide toll rises to 21 as rescuers search for missing

The death toll has nearly doubled from the 11 deaths reported on Sunday.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:33pm

South Asia

Singapore says ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive

Singapore started vaccinating healthcare workers on Dec. 30, becoming one of the first Asian countries to start its coronavirus inoculation programme.
The nation of 5.7 million people has been reporting relatively very few local cases in recent months and fatalities are among the world's lowest

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:08pm

South Asia

Indonesia leader gets nation's first coronavirus jab

Indonesia has reported nearly 850,000 Covid-19 cases and close to 25,000 deaths.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:04pm

South Asia

Japan expands COVID state of emergency as people cool to holding Summer Olympics

The governors of Osaka, Kyoto and other hard-hit prefectures asked the government to announce the emergency.
A declaration of a state of emergency is a powerful means, based on the law, for tackling the spread of infections, but it also places big restrictions on people's lives.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:56pm

South Asia

Chinese province of 37m declares 'emergency' to control virus

More than 20 million are now under some form of lockdown in the country's northern regions.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:51pm

South Asia

North Korea's Kim pledges to strengthen nuclear arsenal

Its policy towards the North "will never change, whoever comes into power", he added, without mentioning Biden by name.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

South Asia

Hunt for cockpit tapes after Indonesia jet crash

In October 2018, 189 people were killed when a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX jet crashed near Jakarta.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:38pm

South Asia

US envoy to South Korea to leave post next week

Seoul and Washington are security allies and the US stations 28,500 troops in the country.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:20pm

South Asia

Japan expands virus emergency, tightens border restrictions

The emergency declaration will last until February 7 for all regions covered.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 04:56pm

South Asia

Coronavirus fails to deter massive Hindu Ganges pilgrimage

Recognised as a cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2017, the last Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in 2019 attracted around 55 million people over 48 days.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 04:53pm

South Asia

Japan PM says to add 3 western prefectures to state of emergency: Kyodo

Responding to pressure from Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in eastern Japan, Suga last week declared a state of emergency for the greater metropolitan area.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 01:16am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Apr 16	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66
Diesel/Litre / Apr 16	290.38

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

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

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

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