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Mohammad Bilal Tahir

Pakistan

Diabetes termed a serious threat to global health

Diabetes is a serious threat to global health that respects neither socioeconomic status nor national boundaries hence its best to prevent diabetes in early stages. These views were expressed by Prof Abul Basit, Director, Baqai Institute of Diabetology &

Published 27 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Lifestyle change is best remedy to diabetes: Prof. Abdul Basit

Globally, over 1.1 million children and adolescents are living with type 1 diabetes, while three in every four peop

Published 26 Nov, 2019 01:44pm

Pakistan

NED University organised event on AI Festival 2.0

The Artificial Intelligence Club is a student’s organization in the NED University of Engineering and Technology th

Updated 22 Nov, 2019 03:14pm

Life & Style

Group highlights diverse elements through art in Karachi

On display were artworks of Abrar Ahmad who loves showcasing artistic female portrait. The exhibition opened-u

Published 21 Nov, 2019 02:09pm

Pakistan

SPARC holds sensitisation session on tobacco control

The event was part of the organisation’s campaign `Let`s Make Karachi Smoke Free`. Alliance for Tobacco Contro

Updated 21 Nov, 2019 02:25pm

Pakistan

Nestlé commemorates Children’s Day with contest to encourage healthy eating

The program empowers parents, caregivers and educators to foster healthier eating, drinking and lifestyle habits am

Updated 21 Nov, 2019 01:52pm

Pakistan

ChildLife Foundation committed to save lives of one million children yearly: Dr. Ahson Rabbani

“ChildLife Foundation has treated around 2.5 million children during the last nine years,” says foundation’s CEO.

Updated 20 Nov, 2019 02:03pm

Pakistan

Over 19 million adults affected: IDF sounds alarm over rising incidence of diabetes in Pakistan

On World Diabetes Day, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new figures that highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes around the world.

Published 15 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Public awareness walk, seminar on ‘World Diabetes Day’ held at DUHS

Over 10.9 million people are not even aware that they are suffering from diabetes, experts say. Pakistan is am

Published 14 Nov, 2019 03:36pm

Sports

58th TPL Sindh Open Boys Swimming Championship held in Karachi

Over 400 contestants from schools, colleges and recreational clubs participated in the event. The three-day ev

Updated 14 Nov, 2019 03:54pm

Pakistan

Sindh government to challenge amendment in NAB Ordinance: CM

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced to challenge amendment in the NAB ordinance under which any accused of Rs 50 million embezzlements would be given 'C' class jail facility.

Published 14 Nov, 2019 12:00am

Pakistan

Govt all-set to launch typhoid vaccination campaign this month

12-day campaign will start from November 18 in Sindh. A total number of 8128 teams working out of 462 UCs thro

Updated 13 Nov, 2019 04:27pm

Pakistan

Leadership Foundation launches the 'Generation Unlimited Youth challenge 2.0'

The challenge is launched in partnership with UNICEF and UNDP. It will take place in over 40 countries worldwi

Updated 12 Nov, 2019 03:18pm

Pakistan

Experts call for govt support in technological platforms in health sector

Mohabat Ali says introduction of new technological solutions can benefit both patients and doctors in the country.

Published 11 Nov, 2019 01:08pm

Business & Finance

RapidCompute becomes first Pakistani EU GDPR compliant cloud service provider

With this feat, the company has become one of the select few organizations in the country to be GDPR compliant.

Published 05 Nov, 2019 02:41pm

Pakistan

Training of police officials on ending violence against women held in Khairpur

Two day training was conducted by Individualland Pakistan on 1 st and 2 nd of November. The first round of c

Published 02 Nov, 2019 01:25pm

Pakistan

KMDC staff condemns KMC after non-payment of salaries

The salaries of KMDC employees BPS-17 TO BPS-21 is due from July. KMC is responsible for bearing all expenses

Updated 31 Oct, 2019 12:37pm

Business & Finance

Nestlé Pakistan reports revenue of PKR 87 billion

Company recorded better sales – a 3.4% sales growth – in the third quarter of 2019. Net profit for the same pe

Published 30 Oct, 2019 09:40am

Pakistan

Islamic Banking recognised internationally, says experts

Islamic banking volume in world banking is US$ 2 trillion and World Bank has a section on Islamic banking. Pre

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 02:16pm

Pakistan

MQM-P, JI leaders jointly inaugurate the literary ‘Ilm Festival’ in Karachi

The Festival was jointly inaugurated by MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar and JI leader Muhammad Hussain Mehnti. Heal

Published 26 Oct, 2019 03:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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