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Uganda central bank cuts its policy rate to 7pc

Uganda's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate for the next two months by 100 basis points to 7pc to help underpin the east African nation's economy.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 03:16pm

World

Oxford Biomedica inks agreement to boost UK supply of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Firm said the five-year partnership with the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) would also help it make other viral vector vaccines.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 02:58pm

Pakistan

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid contracts coronavirus

The minister will remain in quarantine for two weeks.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 02:22pm

Pakistan

NCOC to increase 1000 beds with oxygen supply in major cities: Asad Umar

He said they will increase the number within this month.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 01:14pm

Pakistan

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tests positive for coronavirus

He has quarantined himself at home.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 11:30am

Pakistan's COVID-19 cases cross 100,000 mark

The country reported 4,728 in the past 24 hours.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 10:13am

World

Saudi virus cases top 100,000 with new spike ahead of the Hajj

The measures include a curfew running from 3 pm to 6 am, a suspension of prayers in mosques and a stay-at-home order for public and private sector workers in the Red Sea city whose airport serves pilgrims.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 02:19am

Virus deaths top 400,000 as Latin America infections rise

Almost half of the deaths have been recorded in Europe, US remains the hardest-hit nation with 109,802 deaths, followed by Britain with 40,542.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 12:18am

Pakistan

PTI govt determine to remove coronavirus, unemployment, poverty: Fakhar

He said there was a dire need to invest in agro economy projects so that speedy results could be achieved in near future.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 12:11am

World

Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

Under current government guidelines, gatherings of more than six people outside are not allowed.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:23pm

World

Saudi coronavirus cases exceed 100,000: Reuters tally

The number of new daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time on Saturday.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:11pm

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

At least 6,917,100 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:54pm

World

Iran says virus uptick due to increased testing

Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the situation had steadily improved with fewer hospitalisations, critical cases and deaths.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:53pm

New York mayor lifts curfew ahead of pandemic 'reopening'

The initial stage of reopening will allow construction and manufacturing to resume. Retail stores will be allowed limited in-store and curbside pickup.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:49pm

World

Pope says worst of virus is over, Vatican clear of cases

"Today there are no more cases of coronavirus among employees of the Vatican," or within Vatican City, he said.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:47pm

World

Indonesia reports 672 new coronavirus infections, 50 deaths

There were 50 new deaths, taking the total to 1,851, while 10,498 people have recovered, the official, Achmad Yurianto, said.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 04:01pm

Business & Finance

Emirates, Etihad extend temporary salary cuts to Sept

The aviation industry has been among the worst hit by the outbreak, which has dented travel demand and forced major airlines to lay off staff and seek government bailouts.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:55pm

World

UK should have gone into coronavirus lockdown sooner: govt scientific adviser

Britain is one of the worst-hit countries in the world, with a death toll of more than 50,000 from COVID-19, according to a Reuters tally this week based on official sources.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:43pm

World

Taiwan to further ease coronavirus restrictions

Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Centre said that it would lift restrictions limiting the number of people who could participate in "daily life and leisure events",

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:07pm

World

China to strengthen global cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Developing "a vaccine is still the fundamental strategy in our effort to overcome the new coronavirus," Science and Technology Minister Wang Zhigang told a news conference in Beijing.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:02pm

World

Russia reports 8,984 new coronavirus cases, 134 deaths in last 24 hours

Officials said 134 people had died during the same period, bringing the official nationwide death toll to 5,859.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:01pm

Global coronavirus cases near 7 million as outbreak grows in Brazil, India

About 30pc of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States, though the fastest growing outbreak is in Latin America, which now accounts for roughly 16pc of all cases.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 10:41am

World

Thailand reports eight new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The new cases had returned from overseas - five from the United Arab Emirates, two from Kuwait and one from India - and were in quarantine, where most of Thailand's recent cases have been detected.

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 10:41am

Pakistan

Bilawal should speak about performance of Sindh govt: Ali Muhammad Khan

The State Minister said that what the provincial government was seeking from the federal government after 18th Amendment.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:06am

World

US CDC reports 1,891,690 coronavirus cases

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:53am

World

Poland reports daily jump in coronavirus cases, mostly among miners

There were 576 new cases in the country, the ministry data showed, of which 346 were linked to the JSW mine at Zofiowka.
The number of new cases at the mine could be similar on Sunday, a health ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the PAP news a

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:44am

Pakistan

Carelessness causes spread of coronavirus, say doctors

They were of the view that we have to adopt precautions in fight against coronavirus.

Published 06 Jun, 2020 08:12pm

Asad Umar urges nation to show discipline in controlling COVID-19

The minister urged the people to follow the guidelines and show discipline again so that the increasing number of corona cases could be restricted.

Published 06 Jun, 2020 07:57pm

Life & Style

Victoria's Secret UK arm goes into administration

Victoria's Secret has been struggling in the UK and last year cancelled its once iconic fashion show.

Updated 06 Jun, 2020 07:17pm

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Saturday

At least 6,782,890 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 2,943,700 are now considered recovered.

Published 06 Jun, 2020 06:50pm

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
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42
France CAC40 / May 17	8167.50
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
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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