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Rising prices for travel do not appear to be curbing wanderlust

LONDON/CHICAGO/NEW YORK: The post-pandemic travel boom and the high ticket prices that come with it show no signs of...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 06:17pm

World

WHO laments 'tragic' 500,000 Covid death toll since Omicron

GENEVA: The World Health Organization lamented Tuesday that half a million Covid-19 deaths had been recorded since...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:51am

World

India's COVID-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters

NEW DELHI: India began administering booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 10:32am

World

Omicron may be less severe in young and old, but not 'mild': WHO

The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 10:47pm

World

Delhi chief minister tests positive for COVID-19 as India cases hit highest in months

NEW DELHI: India reported 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday, the...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 11:04am

World

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta

COPENHAGEN: The Omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples’ immunity than the Delta...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

World

Over 7,000 flights scrapped as Omicron hits weekend travel

NEW YORK: More than 7,000 flights have been canceled worldwide over the Christmas weekend and thousands more ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

Most Gulf bourses tumble on Omicron worries

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday, with the Dubai index leading the downward trend as...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

World

US Covid-19 deaths reach 800,000 as Delta ravaged in 2021

NEW YORK: The United States on Sunday reached 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

World

Top WHO, US scientists say Omicron no worse than other virus variants

GENEVA: The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 11:15am

World

WHO chief scientist urges people to not panic over Omicron

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist on Friday urged people not panic over the emergence of...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 12:44am

World

Britain records 53,945 COVID-19 cases, highest since July

LONDON: Britain recorded 53,945 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since July 17, government...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:21pm

Markets

Stocks sink, oil tanks as new virus variant sparks fears

NEW YORK: Stock markets and oil prices plunged Friday over fears of a new coronavirus variant that scientists warn...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

World

Europe rushes to bolster virus defences as South Africa detects new strain

THE HAGUE: Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defences against a fresh coronavirus spike, ...

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 11:36am

Markets

Wall Street falls as growth worries grip investors

NEW YORK: Wall Street indexes dropped on Wednesday on concerns that the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant ...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Asian equities sluggish after fresh Wall Street records

The Nikkei was up just 0.1 percent at the lunch break while Shanghai was down 0.7 percent

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:47am

Pakistan

'Complete lockdown' under consideration in Sindh's major cities

Provincial govt has asked for permission from centre to impose total lockdown for two weeks after examining Covid-19 situation
Development comes as Delta variant cases surge even as province tightens restrictions

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 11:46pm

World

UK's Johnson is talking with US on COVID travel corridor

We want people to be able to come from the US freely in a way that they normally do

Published 28 Jul, 2021 11:51am

Pakistan

65 new cases of Delta variant detected in Karachi on July 12 and 13: NIV

In addition to the Delta variant, two cases of the Beta variant and 25 cases of unidentified variants were also confirmed

Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:31pm

Sports

Fans banned from Olympics as variant drives global Covid-19 outbreaks

TOKYO: Japan banned fans from the Olympic Games on Thursday as the Delta variant drove Covid-19 outbreaks, with the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

World

Concern over sporting events as Russia battles Delta variant

MOSCOW: Russia’s Saint Petersburg posted record Covid-19 deaths Monday as it prepares to host a Euro 2020...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

Russia warns of 'explosive' virus surge

The highly infectious Delta variant, which first appeared in India, represents nearly 90 percent of new cases in Moscow, Sobyanin said.

Updated 23 Jun, 2021 09:13pm

Markets

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (February 8, 2021)....

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Forex
World
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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