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2025-03-14-02-23

Excessive consumption of sugary drinks: PANAH raises alarm over devastating health crisis

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of World Kidney Day, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) raised alarm over the...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:01am

2025-03-06-01-33

Obesity, diet related NCDs on alarming rise in country

ISLAMABAD: The overweight, obesity and diet related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are on alarming rise in...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 07:44am

2025-01-27-01-53

Healthy eating habits: experts underscore need for greater awareness

ISLAMABAD: Health experts on Sunday sounded an alarm, stressing the urgent need for awareness of healthy eating...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:33am

Health & Wellness

Pakistan’s record smog triggers anguish and anxiety

LAHORE: On the streets of Pakistan’s second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:48pm

2024-09-27-02-18

Lifestyle changes key to preventing heart disease: experts

KARACHI: Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, including Pakistan. To mark World Heart...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 07:15am

2024-09-20-01-21

Rise in heart attacks among youth: Less physical activity, poor dietary habits key reasons: experts

KARACHI: Every day, 40 to 45 people are brought to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

2024-08-31-02-39

Discovering Diabetes save thousands from complications

KARACHI: The Discovering Diabetes initiative has prevented complications in 452,170 individuals who were previously...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Health & Wellness

Olympics under pressure to dump Coca-Cola sponsorship

PARIS: Two health experts on Tuesday called for Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 01:54pm

Health & Wellness

‘Wake-up call’: third of adults not doing enough physical activity

PARIS: Nearly a third of all adults are not doing enough physical activity, posing a growing threat to health across...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 05:46pm

Health & Wellness

Modi leads yoga day celebration in IIOJK

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Stretching, arching his back and kneeling on a mat, India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 05:00pm

Movies & Music

Gwyneth Paltrow’s next step in wellness journey: finding calm

LOS ANGELES: Actor and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has felt the intense glare of the Hollywood spotlight from a...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 01:49pm

Health & Wellness

Local in focus: 5 makeup brands on our radar

Much like Pakistan’s novice wellness industry, local makeup brands are gaining momentum. These new formulations have...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 07:06pm

Health & Wellness

Local in focus: 5 fragrance brands on our radar

Although not a novice offering, local companies and brands are foraying into the beauty and wellness market,...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:18pm

Health & Wellness

Local in focus: 5 skincare brands on our radar

A plummeting rupee, sky-high costs to travel and curbs on imports have driven droves of Pakistanis looking for local...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 03:29pm

2023-08-07-02-00

‘Imbalanced lifestyle’ blamed for growing cardiac diseases in youth

KARACHI: Prominent cardiologists of the country on Sunday attributed the ‘imbalanced lifestyle’ of the youth to...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Health & Wellness

Modi calls for ‘one earth, one family, one future’ at U.N. yoga event

UNITED NATIONS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a celebration of International Yoga Day at the United...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

Europe

Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’, says WHO amid obesity review

LONDON: New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy are not a “silver bullet” for...

Published 12 May, 2023 02:09pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 19	280.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 19	280.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 19	149.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 19	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 19	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 19	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 18	5,614.66
Nasdaq / Mar 18	17,504.12
Dow Jones / Mar 18	41,581.31
India Sensex / Mar 19	75,481.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 19	37,751.88
Hang Seng / Mar 19	24,743.15
FTSE 100 / Mar 19	8,671.01
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 19	23,262.56
France CAC40 / Mar 19	8,101.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 18	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 18	272,076
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 19	66.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 19	3,039.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 19	66.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 20	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 20	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sally Textile / Mar 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 19 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.98 ▲ 1 (11.14%)
Int. Knit. / Mar 19 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	21.74 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Image Pakistan / Mar 19 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
Exide (PAK) / Mar 19 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	823.10 ▲ 74.83 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Mar 19 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	85.72 ▲ 7.79 (10%)
D.M. Textile / Mar 19 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	69.30 ▲ 6.3 (10%)
Atlas Battery / Mar 19 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	327.94 ▲ 29.81 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 19 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	403.77 ▲ 36.71 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 19 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	19.14 ▲ 1.74 (10%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Mar 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.86 ▼ -0.36 (-11.18%)
Chakwal Spinning / Mar 19 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	51.44 ▼ -5.72 (-10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	51.27 ▼ -5.7 (-10.01%)
National Silk / Mar 19 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	33.82 ▼ -3.49 (-9.35%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 19 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.70 ▼ -0.83 (-8.71%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 19 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.05 ▼ -0.65 (-8.44%)
Bank of Khyber / Mar 19 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	15.65 ▼ -1.44 (-8.43%)
Sindh Modaraba / Mar 19 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	10.62 ▼ -0.88 (-7.65%)
Chashma / Mar 19 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	70 ▼ -5.52 (-7.31%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 19 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	67.55 ▼ -5.28 (-7.25%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	59,131,134 ▲ 0.41
B.O.Punjab / Mar 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,470,727 ▲ 0.33
Pak Elektron / Mar 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	35,824,044 ▲ 3.45
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,598,551 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Cement / Mar 19 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	28,970,465 ▲ 1.27
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 19 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	28,205,240 ▲ 3.58
Pak Refinery / Mar 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,542,769 ▲ 0.22
Hub Power Co. / Mar 19 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	16,382,978 ▲ 6.79
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,372,163 ▲ 0.03
Hascol Petrol / Mar 19 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	16,038,149 ▲ 0.18

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