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Global leaders push for pandemic preparedness treaty

GENEVA: World leaders pushed Tuesday for a new international treaty to prepare for the next global pandemic - and...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

US, 13 allies voice concern on WHO-backed Covid report

WASHINGTON: The United States and 13 allies on Tuesday jointly voiced concern over a World Health ...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Tsarist-era Moscow grocery store set to close

MOSCOW: A historic grocery store operating in central Moscow for more than a century selling exotic foods in lavish...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Without Trump, political disinformation dips - for now

WASHINGTON: Twitter said it permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot because...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Forests, soil may not keep pace with CO2 emissions, experts warn

PARIS: The world is counting too heavily on soil and plants to soak up planet-ravaging carbon pollution, researchers...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Merkel and party chief at odds over virus measures

BERLIN: The leader of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party pushed back Monday against the chancellor's...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Women in the majority as Spanish PM reshuffles cabinet

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reshuffled his government Tuesday, in a move that will see the majority...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

UK concern over ‘opaque’ empire of billionaire Gupta

LONDON: Britain’s business minister on Tuesday confirmed Boris Johnson’s government had refused a £170 million...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Russia stages fresh military drills in the Arctic

MOSCOW: Russia was holding fresh military exercises on Tuesday in the Arctic, a territory of growing importance for...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

UN chief says Syria border must stay open for aid

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that a closure of the last remaining border...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

ICC upholds conviction of Congolese warlord dubbed ‘Terminator’

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Tuesday upheld the war crimes conviction and 30-year sentence imposed...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

China to expand outbound investment scheme

SHANGHAI: China is planning to expand an outbound investment scheme to its southern province of Guangdong, state...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Sisi promises investment to avoid another Suez closure

ISMAILIA, (Egypt): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged Tuesday investment to avoid any repetition of the...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

‘Go big’: Biden to launch sweeping infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON: It is a mantra that Joe Biden repeats at every opportunity: “Go big.” And this week, the US leader...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Thai billionaire charged with royal insult over vaccine video

BANGKOK: A billionaire Thai opposition figure was charged Tuesday with defaming the monarchy after he questioned the...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Germany fights UK exclusion from EU research projects

BRUSSELS: Germany and other EU members are opposing a move by the European Commission to block Britain and Israel...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 520

YANGON: The civilian death toll in the Myanmar military’s crackdown on protesters passed 520 as armed rebel groups...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Slovak PM resigns over handling of pandemic

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic resigned on Tuesday following heavy criticism in the ex-communist...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Comet ‘most pristine’ object from outer space seen in Solar System

PARIS: A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

French strike in Mali killed 19 civilians in January: UN

BAMAKO: A French air strike killed 19 civilians in Mali in January, a UN report said on Tuesday, prompting a strong...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:15am

ACE retrieves state property from PML-N leader

LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab claimed on Tuesday to have retrieved a commercial state...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Families residing permanently in ICT, G-B: Cabinet may approve expansion of Sehat Sahulat Program tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will likely approve on Thursday (tomorrow) expansion of Sehat Sahulat Programme to ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

NA body approves budgetary proposals of ministry worth Rs13.863bn

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

HEC clarifies misconceptions circulating in social media

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Spokesperson on Tuesday clarifying the misconceptions circulating in...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

First electric bus launched in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Transport Syed Owais Shah on Tuesday launched the first electric bus in the metropolis....

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

SAU awards PhD degrees to four scholars

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) awarded PhD Degrees to four scholars during a meeting of the Board of...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Hashoo Group to open another Hotel One in the City of Nawabs

ISLAMABAD: To recreate the charm of travelling to a contemporary city with a royal past, the new Hotel One will be...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

PM approves development package for Gilgit- Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approving the historic development package for Gilgit Baltistan said...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

PTF-KP concerned at rising corona cases

PESHAWAR: Provincial Task Force (PTF) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Covid-19 Tuesday expressed concern on the increasing...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

27 women cricketers to undergo skills, fitness training

LAHORE: As many as 27 women cricketers will undergo skills and fitness training at the Moin Khan Academy in Karachi...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Africa

15 die in Guinea boat sinking

CONAKRY: At least 15 people have died in the West African state of Guinea after an overcrowded dugout canoe sank off...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Africa

Algeria jails journalist for 'defamation'

ALGIERS: A court in Algeria's capital Monday sentenced journalist Abdelhakim Setouane to six months in jail for...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Middle East

Rights group slams Qatar guardianship rules for women

DOHA: Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Qatar of restricting the lives of its female population through unclear...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

South Asia

Three women polio workers shot dead in Afghanistan

JALALABAD: Gunmen killed three Afghan women involved in a nationwide polio immunisation programme Tuesday, officials...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Child unknowingly tweets from US nuclear command's account

WASHINGTON: Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, ";l;;gmlxzssaw," was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

SpaceX Starship rocket test ends in another failure: Musk

WASHINGTON: SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter Tuesday that the latest prototype of the company's Starship...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

South Asia

At least 17 journalists injured covering protests in Bangladesh

WASHINGTON, (D.C.): Bangladesh police must ensure that officers do not harm members of the press covering protests,...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

USA

Video shows Asian-American woman attacked on NY street

NEW YORK: New York police were searching Tuesday for a man who violently attacked an Asian-American woman as...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

UN warns of risk of famine in Yemen, S Sudan, Nigeria

ROME: Millions of people in conflict-hit Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria are at risk of famine in the coming...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Europe

Rwandans say 'France alone did not know' its role in genocide

KIGALI: The findings of an official French commission that Paris bears overwhelming responsibilities in the 1994...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Middle East

Covid overwhelms Yemen and urgent aid needed: MSF

ADEN: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Saturday that the number of critically Covid-19 patients was rising ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Middle East

Death toll rises to 18 in Egypt building collapses

CAIRO: The death toll from a building collapse in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday has risen to 18, state ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Impassioned Blinken demands more crossings for Syria aid

UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the UN Security Council to reopen border...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Europe

EU says Turkey should 'urgently' resume accepting migrants from Greece

LESBOS ISLAND, (Greece): The European Union said on Monday that Turkey must "urgently" resume accepting migrants ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Asia

Palau leader slams 'carrot and stick' China during Taiwan visit

TAIPEI: Palau's president on Monday compared the tiny Pacific nation's ties with China to an abusive relationship as...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Niger leader calls France's Sahel force 'relative failure'

PARIS: The new president of Niger on Monday called France's anti-jihadist force in West Africa a "relative failure"...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Asia

Kyrgyzstan starts vaccine rollout with China's Sinopharm

BISHKEK, (Kyrgyzstan): Kyrgyzstan kicked off its coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday using China's Sinopharm...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Africa

Four dead in roadside explosion in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed and three others injured on Monday when a roadside bomb detonated in the...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Jury in George Floyd murder trial shown harrowing video of his death

MINNEAPOLIS: The jury in the high-profile trial of the Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Europe

EU sees fast fix to German court setback on virus fund

BRUSSELS: The EU expressed hope on Monday that a shock decision by Germany's Constitutional Court to halt...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Africa

Anti-virus curbs fuel urban hunger in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Coronavirus restrictions have exacerbated hunger in urban Zimbabwe, where at least 2.4 million people are ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Europe

Slovak PM says he will resign to end political crisis

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic announced on Sunday that he intended to resign after coming under...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Middle East

Syria Kurds launch security sweep, arrests in camp for IS families

BEIRUT: Kurdish forces made dozens of arrests in a security operation launched Sunday in a camp for suspected family...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Tunisians demand Italy take back waste

SOUSSE, (Tunisia): Dozens of Tunisian activists protested in the port city of Sousse on Sunday to demand the return...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Cyprus to swing doors open to main tourist markets

NICOSIA: Cyprus is to open up to 16 countries previously not on its coronavirus safe list, welcoming tourists from...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

UN chief calls for more pandemic debt relief for poorer nations

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for greater debt relief and new creative...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Anti-encroachment operations: Railways Karachi seeks civil administration’s support

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways Karachi division on Tuesday sought civil administration’s support for demolition of all...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Forum launched to provide research grants in health sector

KARACHI: Pakistan is among the lowest spenders on health research where many young medical graduates and research...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Lucky Cement launches third scholarship programme

KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited has launched yet another scholarship program for the youth of district Lakki Marwat....

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Timely payment of dues: APNS thanks KP CM for accepting its demand

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) thanked Mahmood Khan, Chief Minister KP, Kamran Bangash, Special...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Sindh govt starts screening of travellers

KARACHI: Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister Dr Azra Pechuho revealed that provincial health department had...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Scorching hot weather likely

KARACHI: A very hot and dry weather is likely to grip Sindh, southern Punjab, eastern and southern Balochistan until...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Municipal utility charges: KMC offers 25pc discount on full payment of arrears

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday appealed to the consumers of municipal utility charges/tax...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

'I'm scared': top official urges Americans to heed virus warnings

WASHINGTON: A top US health official made an emotional plea for people to "hold on a little longer" with measures to...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The old king is dead long ago?

"One wheel of the two-wheeler economic team was constantly getting punctured

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates

KARACHI: Electronic/credit of dividend warrants/bonus/right share certificates....

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (March 30, 2021) and the forecast for Wednesday (March 31, 2021)....

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Banks, miners lift UK stocks

LONDON: Banks and mining stocks lifted British shares on Tuesday amid investor optimism around a vaccine-led ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Japan’s Topix falls, Nikkei up

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by stocks that went ex-dividend, while the Nikkei inched...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

S&P ends a hair lower with banks down

• Boeing rises on Southwest order for 737 MAX jets NEW YORK: The S&P 500 ended just slightly in the red on...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Tuesday’s early trade: Main indexes drop as tech stocks hit by spike in yields

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors pulled out of heavyweight tech-related stocks...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

China stocks up

SHANGHAI: China shares climbed more than 1% on Tuesday, underpinned by gains in new energy and healthcare stocks, as...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

European stocks hover near record high

ROTTERDAM/LONDON: European shares ended close to record highs on Tuesday on hopes of a vaccine-driven economic...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Stocks

Abu Dhabi outperforms Gulf markets

DUBAI: The Abu Dhabi stock market ended higher on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since 2005, while the Saudi...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

One virus, one stuck ship spark global trade rethink

A virus visible through only the most powerful microscopes and a huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal visible...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Covid-19 – A wake-up call

The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time before...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

A geoeconomics-led Indo-Pak détente?

Unless we remove our economy from the bottle in which we had managed to thrust it as we tried to cope with the harsh...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

‘PDM, Aurat March, Myanmar and all that’

Letters

Stocks

PSBA chief congratulates Hammad Azhar

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Stock Brokers Association (PSBA) Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, on behalf of the Association,...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.69 ▲ 4.13 (9.94%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 26 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.79 ▲ 1.65 (9.63%)
Suhail Jute / Mar 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.89 ▲ 7.79 (8.46%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.64 ▼ -1.13 (-9.6%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.95 ▼ -6.03 (-9.42%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.34 ▼ -0.79 (-8.65%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	170 ▼ -11.94 (-6.56%)
Packages Ltd. / Mar 26 Packages Limited(PKGS)	547 ▼ -36.92 (-6.32%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.58 ▼ -0.43 (-6.13%)
Sanghar Sugar / Mar 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	47.70 ▼ -3 (-5.92%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,561,152 ▲ 1.55
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.19
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	20,860,450 ▼ -3.67
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.07
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,396,690 ▲ 1.17
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.06
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▼ -0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.22
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.09

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