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UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo

Several NGOs have long been calling for an arms embargo on Myanmar.

Updated 17 May, 2021 05:25pm

World

US says 'possible' to revive Iran nuclear deal before vote

The goal is to find a way back to the accord known by its acronym JCPOA, which former US president Donald Trump walked away from and which his successor Joe Biden wants to revive.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:07am

World

G7 talks vaccines after pleas to help poor

Raab stressed the importance of Covax but said there was an additional question of "what we do about surplus domestic supply".

Published 05 May, 2021 11:22am

World

European Parliament ends Brexit saga with trade deal vote

"Let me be very clear: We do not want to have to use these tools, but we will not hesitate to use them if necessary."

Published 28 Apr, 2021 01:58pm

World

European Parliament to wave through Brexit trade deal

"I assume that the agreement will be ratified almost unanimously," said German MEP Bernd Lange, who heads the parliament's trade committee.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 10:34am

World

India's coronavirus crisis deepens as countries promise aid

Hospitals in Modi's home state of Gujarat are among those facing an acute shortage of oxygen, doctors said.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:09pm

World

Germany restricts travel from 'high-risk' India

Germany is the latest of several countries to restrict travel from India over the new variant, following Canada, Britain and Kuwait.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 04:28pm

World

London trails Europe on green bonds: lawmakers

"For example, France's first green sovereign bond was issued in January 2017 and Germany's was in September 2020."

Published 22 Apr, 2021 10:47am

World

India added to England’s Covid travel ‘red list’ on Friday

India will be added to England's travel "red list" from Friday, as cases of the UK variant continue to grow.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India.

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 08:38pm

World

Britain is investigating variant originating in India

PHE has said it has identified 77 cases of the variant in Britain.

Updated 18 Apr, 2021 06:40pm

Business & Finance

Tesco reports 2bn pounds profit after exceptionally strong sales

After seeing "exceptionally strong" sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 11:26am

World

England to start using Moderna jab on Tuesday

Health officials started using the Moderna jab in Wales last week and had said it would be rolled out across the rest of the United Kingdom in the coming days.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 01:07pm

World

Pandemic hits 'critical point' as Europe deaths top one million

The death toll across Europe's 52 countries, compiled by AFP from official sources, totalled at least 1,000,288 by 1830 GMT.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:31pm

World

UK hits target to offer Covid vaccine to all over-50s by mid-April: govt

We have now passed another hugely significant milestone in our vaccine programme by offering jabs to everyone in the nine highest risk groups.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:31pm

World

Britain dives back into normal life as India battles new surge

More than 2.9 million people are now known to have died globally after catching Covid-19, with tens of millions infected.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:16pm

World

Britain says forced to accede as Myanmar junta sacks envoy

The ousted envoy said his defence attache, Chit Win, had taken over the mission in "a kind of coup", two months after the military seized power in Myanmar.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:44pm

Markets

Four more LNG tankers heading to Britain this month

The Marvel Falcon is heading to Isle of Grain on April 18.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:32pm

World

UK begins rollout of Moderna Covid vaccine in Wales

The United Kingdom has vaccinated 31.6 million people with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine - and administered 5.5 million second doses. It will shortly have vaccinated half of its total population.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 11:01am

World

Britain aims for travel restart but India struggles with virus wave

"We are doing everything we can to enable the reopening of our country... as safely as possible," Johnson said.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:28pm

World

UK to announce new international travel rules

Currently people arriving in the UK from abroad are required to self-isolate for 10 days.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:13pm

Pakistan

"Choice of countries is based on science or foreign policy?" Umar questions UK's decision to add Pakistan on ‘red list’

"The recent decision by UK govt to add some countries including Pakistan on the red list raises a legitimate question whether choice of countries is based on science or foreign policy," Umar tweeted.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 02:51pm

World

UK adds Pakistan to its travel ban ‘red list’

On Friday, the United Kingdom's Foreign Office announced that it was adding Pakistan to the Red List of travel ban countries, with measures coming into force from April 9th.
The Pakistani government and medical officials had earlier blamed the rise in cases on a coronavirus variant, that was first reported in the United Kingdom.

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 04:43pm

World

UK offers £400mn to aid culture's Covid recovery

Theatre and film stars Judi Dench, Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Fry have all welcomed the funding.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:24am

World

Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far

The 24-hour death toll reported by the health ministry Wednesday also set a new record: 3,869.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

Markets

Deliveroo set for £7.6bn London IPO: source close to the matter

Deliveroo's initial public offering due Wednesday will be priced at £3.90 per share.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:15pm

World

China sanctions US, Canadian citizens in Xinjiang row

The latest sanctions add to the ones announced earlier this week by Beijing against individuals from the EU and Britain.

Published 28 Mar, 2021 11:32am

World

Global condemnation after bloodiest day since Myanmar coup

"The people are worried about whether the air strikes would come again today," she told AFP.

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:31pm

World

Greece to mark revolution bicentennial with pomp and parades

Among the foreign dignitaries attending are Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Britain's Prince Charles, with France represented by Defence Minister Florence Parly after President Emmanuel Macron pulled out over the pandemic.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:17am

World

Prince Harry joins $1.7bn US counseling startup

Demand for coaching focused on employee well-being and development has grown "significantly" in the past year, according to BetterUp.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:10pm

World

UK warns EU vaccine export ban would be 'counter-productive'

The country administered a record 711,156 vaccinations in a single day on Friday.

Published 21 Mar, 2021 07:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	76.56
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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