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Trafficking, forced labour, begging: Senate body discusses protecting abandoned children

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation discussed the matter of protecting abandoned/unclaimed...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:07am

Editorials

Babies born into hunger

EDITORIAL: Various surveys conducted by international agencies show that nearly 40 percent of children under five...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:10am

Opinion

Parenting in disruptive times

What happens when your daughter messages you with lol written at the end? If you are a baby boomer parent you will...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:34am

Pakistan

‘54pc of children exposed to violent content on Internet’

ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by a global cybersecurity company revealed that 54 percent of children have been...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:52am

Pakistan

Buses for children: Punjab directed to ensure schools make arrangements

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab government to ensure all public and private schools...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am

Battle against climate change: CM highlights role of children, youth

BAKU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:38am

Pakistan

About 500,000 children missed polio vaccination

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 500,000 children missed polio vaccinations during this month’s countrywide inoculation...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Opinion

Homeschooling in Pakistan

Do you know how many children are out of schools in Pakistan? In 2021 the number was 26.2 million, which reached 26...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 07:51am

Editorials

Battling acute malnutrition

EDITORIAL: In a world wracked by conflict, severe food shortages, climate catastrophes and poorly funded healthcare...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Mpox outbreak: Experts raising alarms on its potential impact on children

KARACHI: As Monkeypox continues to spread globally, healthcare professionals are raising alarms about its potential...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:52am

Opinion

Old habits die hard

I wonder how many children in modern times have even seen a comic book. In my childhood comic books were the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:23am

Pakistan

Alkhidmat’s healthcare facilities examines 700 children

KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi has successfully concluded the second phase of its annual health screening of orphan...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:34am

Pakistan

5.75m children to come under anti-polio drive in KP

PESHAWAR: As many as 5.754 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated during the week-long polio...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 07:23am

Opinion

Mental cost of social media

When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am

World

Sexual abuse of minors: Schools, internet shut near Mumbai as protests grow

MUMBAI: Internet services were cut off and schools were closed for a second straight day in a town near India’s...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

Murad launches 10-day polio drive targeting over 1m children

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a crucial 10-day polio eradication campaign aimed at...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Opinion

Banning social media for children and teenagers

During my tenure as Press Minister at the Embassy of Pakistan in France, I once attended a dinner with the ...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Business & Finance

Infant formula, fortified children’s milk powders: Govt’s decision to withdraw zero-rating benefits criticized

LAHORE: Local industrial sector specializing in infant formula and fortified children’s milk powders has voiced...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

World

UN chief to call out Israel for violations against children

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

Medical expert says prevalence of hearing loss quite high in Pakistan

FAISALABAD: First successful bilateral cochlear implant has been conducted in Ganga Ram Hospital. This implant has...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:18am

Pakistan

Public-private partnership model: Sindh govt treats 6m children in public hospitals

KARACHI: In the last 13 years, the Sindh government, under its public-private partnership model, has successfully...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

Hypertension among children constitutes growing concern

KARACHI: Hypertension in young children is a growing concern in Pakistan, where the prevalence of hypertension among...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

World

Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN

BANGKOK: Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

Pakistan

Four children die in wall collapse near New Saeedabad

NEW SAEEDABAD: Four children die under the rubble of a house wall in a village near New Saeedabad, rescue sources...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am

Pakistan

Paediatric surgeons shortage exacerbates child mortality crisis: APSP

KARACHI: Thousands of infants and children succumb to congenital anomalies every year in Pakistan, due to severe...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Pakistan

SCF, YANCEE arrange seminar on climate change awareness for children

HYDERABAD: Climate change is an emerging phenomenon, and the existing curriculum needs to emphasize climate change...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Editorials

Shattered childhoods

EDITORIAL: The child rights NGO Sahil’s latest report detailing the plight of Pakistani children during 2023 is ...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Modern EPI vaccination centre set up

LAHORE: Inaugurating the model ‘EPI Vaccination Centre’ established in the Institute of Public Health (IPH) with...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Evening OPD introduced at Mayo Hospital for children

LAHORE: The Punjab health department has introduced extended evening OPD timings for pediatrics till 8:00pm daily,...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Editorials

Abused children: the road to rehab is long

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan remains dismally poor at protecting its children from sexual abuse and online pornography ...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	155.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 16	5,937.34
Nasdaq / Jan 16	19,338.29
Dow Jones / Jan 16	43,153.13
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,671.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,567.81
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,477.94
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,852.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 16	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 16	241,941
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	79.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,713.02
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.05
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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