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Pakistan reports lowest Covid-related deaths since July 22

Country logs 11 new deaths, 663 positive cases in last 24 hours

Published 18 Oct, 2021 12:05pm

Markets

Saudi index hits multi-year peak as Gulf bourses end higher

DUBAI: Major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday amid strong oil prices, with the Saudi index hitting a...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

Pakistan

One more dies of Covid-19 in Sindh

KARACHI: One more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,530 and 327 new cases emerged...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

Opinion

The untreated pandemic

Frozen. Stalled. Broken down. Hazed. Fogged. Jammed. We are neither talking about the car engine nor the weather; we...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

World

Italy reports 24 new coronavirus deaths, 2,437 new cases

ROME: Italy reported 24 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, up from 14 the previous day, the health ministry said,...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 08:54pm

World

UAE's daily COVID-19 cases fall below 100

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday recorded a drop in daily COVID-19 cases to below 100 for the first time...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 08:13pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,891,684 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:01pm

World

Russia reports record daily virus cases again

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday reported a new record for coronavirus infections for a fourth day in a row, a day after the...

Updated 17 Oct, 2021 04:31pm

World

Russia tops 1,000 daily virus deaths for first time

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday topped 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 02:08pm

Pakistan

US ships 2.4 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Pakistan

Vaccines arrive as part of the 9.6 million Covid-19 doses arriving this month from US

Published 16 Oct, 2021 11:57am

Opinion

Small businesses facing huge setbacks from blocked shipments, price hikes

Wayne Sosin of Worksman Cycles says he has tried everything since the pandemic began to find a way to make and...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,870,405 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:52pm

World

Russia reports record daily virus cases, deaths

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday reported a pandemic high for both new coronavirus infections and fatalities over 24 ...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 03:25pm

Markets

U.S. natural gas output to rise, demand to ease in 2021

U.S. natural gas production will rise in 2021 after falling last year due to coronavirus demand destruction, the ...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 11:51pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,861,478 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:44pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,853,570 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:21pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports lowest single-day Covid-19 tally since June

Detects 689 new cases at a positivity ratio of 1.62%

Published 12 Oct, 2021 10:47am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,847,904 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:08pm

World

Italy reports 27 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 2,278 new cases

MILAN: Italy reported 27 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 46 the previous day, the health ministry...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 08:31pm

World

Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia eased domestic and international travel curbs on Sunday for those fully vaccinated against ...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 06:04pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,843,739 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 05:02pm

Pakistan

Pakistan logs less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for second straight day

Country detects 955 new cases at a positivity ratio of 2.14%

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 05:12pm

Pakistan

Full vaccination mandatory for students from November 30: Dr Faisal

SAPM on health says vaccines are safe and will help prevent spread of Covid-19

Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:52am

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,822,267 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:03pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,813,581 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:10pm

Pakistan

PM Imran urges Bill Gates to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

In telephonic conversation, Pakistan prime minister and Microsoft co-founder also express concern over deteriorating health system in Afghanistan

Updated 06 Oct, 2021 12:57pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,805,049 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:17pm

World

China reports 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases vs 27 day earlier

BEIJING: China reported on Tuesday 26 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Oct. 4, compared with 27 a...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 12:17pm

World

Lowest global coronavirus death toll for 11 months

PARIS: The weekly number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has fallen to levels unseen for almost a year, according to...

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 08:55pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,798,207 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 03:55pm

Forex
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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
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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