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Covid

Beware the tides of 2025

It is the silver jubilee year. The millennials are the bygones. Gen Zee is up close and present. The Alphas are the...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

World

Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

World

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

Covid subsidy to consumers: NA body summons KE CEO over non-payment

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on industries and production has summoned the K-Electric CEO...

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:18am

Opinion

Stirring up the soul, is it?

Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

Opinion

The blessed and the not-so-blessed economies

The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

World

Novavax settles dispute with international vaccine group Gavi

NEW YORK: Novavax has agreed to pay back international vaccine group Gavi at least $475 million in cash or vaccines...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

15 cases of JN.1 Covid variant detected

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Tuesday, confirmed Pakistan has detected...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Editorials

Covid again

EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Pakistan

Passengers coming from abroad: Govt decides to conduct Covid testing

ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of a new variant, JN-I, of Covid-19 globally, the government of Pakistan has...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Opinion

Outlook 2024-I

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

World

Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts

BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Misplaced optimism about economy

Given elections are scheduled for early February, a few months into 2024 spring will bring into public life a new...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

BR Research

Exports: a recovery rooted in fundamentals?

It took 22 months for the stock of banking credit against foreign bill discounting schemes to double from its Covid...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:46am

Business & Finance

China’s industrial profits extend gains as outlook improves

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms extended gains for a third month in October, adding to signs of a...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

PTI issues ‘white paper’ on state of economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government put the fast dwindling economy of the country on the path of...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:56am

Editorials

Fragile state of preparedness

EDITORIAL: One would have thought that the recent brush with Covid would force the global community to be better...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Durable solution

EDITORIAL: Yet another Pakistani prime minister hit the nail on the head – caretaker PM Kakar this time – as he...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Covid positivity rate rises to 1.24pc

ISLAMABAD: The weekly coronavirus positivity ratio in Pakistan has witnessed an increase from 0.85 percent to 1.24...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

72 Covid positive cases detected over last week: NIH

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detected a total 72 coronavirus positive cases over the past week, weekly Covid-19 official...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

World

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 09:05pm

Opinion

Acting on autopilot

From 13.25% policy rate in 2020 to all time high of 22% in 2023, the state of Pakistan’s economy still seems to...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

Doctors & health workers martyred during Covid-19: PM decides to award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday decided to award ‘Tamgha-i-Imtiaz’ (posthumously) to the...

Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am

Business & Finance

Japan exports underwhelm in June

TOKYO: Japan’s annual exports grew much-less than expected in June, highlighting weak Chinese and Western demand...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

World

165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

TERF: We’re always on home turf when it comes to criticism!

TERF (temporary economic refinance facility) was a hot topic last week. The scheme was offered at the time of Covid...

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 07:32am

Opinion

Climate change crisis and multilateralism

‘I played a key role as chair of the African Union during the Covid period. We felt like we were beggars when it...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Business & Finance

Cathay Pacific forecasts first-half profit

HONG KONG: Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Friday predicted a return to profitability in the first half of...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

World

WHO warns Covid ‘has not gone away’

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,223.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 3	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,760.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.96
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,640.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 3	67.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 3 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.50 ▲ 0.70 (10.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	87.12 ▲ 7.92 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 3 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.22 ▼ -0.63 (-9.20%)
Intermarket Securities / Jan 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	67.01 ▼ -6.76 (-9.16%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,529,816 ▼ -0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,752,893 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,319,935 ▼ -2.12
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,336,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,012,733 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,237,257 ▲ 0.25

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