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Chancellor Angela Merkel

Germany’s conservatives on track to win vote in northern state

BERLIN: Germany’s conservatives look set to come first in a regional election in the northern state of...

Published 08 May, 2022 10:33am

World

2021: events that marked a tumultuous year

PARIS: From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 11:50am

World

Merkel, Scholz to discuss tougher Covid curbs with regional leaders

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor in waiting Olaf Scholz will hold talks Tuesday with leaders of...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 07:06am

Markets

Bund yields off highs as German election brings some relief

LONDON: Government bond yields in Germany edged down from more than 2-1/2 month highs on Monday, in a sign of some...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 12:50pm

World

Merkel makes final push for successor in Germany's knife-edge polls

AACHEN, (Germany): Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

World

Germany wants to talk with Taliban about further evacuations: Merkel

BERLIN: Germany wants to talk to the Taliban about how to evacuate its remaining local contract workers from...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

World

Germany’s Greens chancellor candidate vows to get tough on Russia and China

BERLIN: Germany must increase pressure on Russia following its military buildup at the Ukrainian border and strive...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

World

Merkel urges Germans to stick to coronavirus rules

Merkel drew up the law after some of the 16 federal states refused to implement tougher measures despite a surge in COVID-19 cases and in defiance of a lockdown agreement reached in March.
"This is something new in our fight against the pandemic. And I am convinced that it's urgently needed," Merkel said in her weekly video podcast.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:56pm

World

Merkel urges Germans to stick to stricter coronavirus rules

Both chambers of parliament approved the amendments to the Infection Protection Act earlier this week to give the federal government more powers to fight the third wave in the pandemic.
Merkel drew up the law after some of the 16 federal states refused to implement tougher measures despite a surge in COVID-19 cases and in defiance of a lockdown agreement reached in March.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:49pm

World

German upper house backs new law to fight third COVID wave

The law still needs the signature of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier before it can come into force. The changes will apply initially until June 30.
Merkel drew up the law after some of Germany's 16 federal states refused to impose tough measures despite a surge in cases.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 05:43pm

World

Merkel urges Germans to celebrate Easter quietly

"It should be a quiet Easter, with those closest to you, with very reduced contact. I urge you to refrain from all non-essential travel," Merkel said in a video message, adding this was the only way to help the doctors and nurses fighting the virus.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:14pm

World

Merkel under pressure to spell out plan to beat virus surge

The clock is ticking for Germany to reverse soaring infections which, according to its top public health official, could jump to 100,000 a day from 20,000 now.
Germany stepped up lockdown measures in December to contain a second wave of infections, which has now turned into a third wave although with fewer deaths.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:34pm

Business & Finance

Demand for German goods keeps factories humming through lockdown

BERLIN: Business morale in Germany is higher this month than it has been in almost two years, as rising demand for...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Business & Finance

Sterling strengthens

LONDON: The pound strengthened on Friday, even after European leaders stepped up warnings about limiting vaccine...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

German COVID-19 cases jump by most since early Jan

Germany's struggle to contain a second wave of the coronavirus that has now morphed into a third lies in stark contrast to its successful containment of the first outbreak early last year.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:48am

World

Merkel says British coronavirus variant more dangerous to children

"The British mutant, and this is the difference with the spring, is proven to be more dangerous in children and young people so we need to put the protection of schools more front and centre than with the original virus," she told lawmakers.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 06:45pm

World

Merkel party braces for drubbing in German state polls

The left-leaning ecologists there currently govern together with the CDU, in what could serve as a blueprint for the first federal government of the post-Merkel era.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 10:50am

World

Germany to recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s: Merkel

Germany had previously said it lacked sufficient data to greenlight the jab for those over 65, but Merkel said that had changed thanks to recent encouraging studies.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:08am

Business & Finance

Germany expects 40.2mn doses of Biontech COVID vaccine in Q2

The document, which was prepared for a virtual meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkel with the 16 state premiers and representatives of pharmaceutical companies and the European Union later on Monday.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 06:43pm

World

German CDU confirms Laschet as new leader in postal ballot

Laschet, premier of Germany's most populous state and the self-styled Merkel continuity candidate, won 83.35% of the valid postal votes cast by 1,001 delegates.
"The CDU remains Germany's Europe party," Laschet told reporters, stressing that he wanted his leadership of the party to be marked by dialogue with its grass roots.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 09:16pm

World

Germany virus death toll tops 50,000

It said 859 people died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 50,642.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 12:17pm

World

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Moscow will relax some restrictions from Friday, including fully reopening colleges and specialist education institutions, the mayor of the Russian capital said.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 06:47pm

World

Merkel wants "very fast action" against virus after record deaths

Only about 1% of the German population, or 842,455 people, has been vaccinated, the RKI reported.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 01:36pm

World

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April

If we don't manage to stop this British virus, then we will have 10 times the number of cases by Easter.
Merkel said the coming eight to ten weeks would be very hard if the British variant spreads to Germany.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 04:49pm

World

Germany set to extend lockdown until end of January

Like many other European countries, Germany is struggling to contain a second wave of the virus.
Merkel and state premiers are largely agreed on keeping shops and restaurants shut until the end of January.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 05:13pm

World

German government at odds over armed drones

Armed drones, manufactured by Israel or Turkey, were also deployed by Azerbaijan against Armenia in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:32am

World

From the lab to the jab: how BioNTech-Pfizer won the vaccine race

With time pressing, one elderly care home went ahead with first vaccinations for its residents shortly after the doses were delivered on Saturday -- a day before the national inoculation campaign was due to start.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 09:23am

World

US to start vaccinating as Germany returns to partial lockdown

Even as US health experts welcomed the unprecedented vaccine effort, they cautioned people not to grow lax in observing precautions.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 09:18am

Non-essential shops, schools to close in Germany: Merkel

The partial lockdown will apply until January 10, with companies also urged to allow employees to work from home.

Published 13 Dec, 2020 04:42pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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