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18th Amendment has helped improve healthcare in provinces: Gilani

ISLAMABD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the 18th Constitutional Amendment played a crucial...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:17am

Defence, trade, health and energy: Trump Admin engagement plan in final stages

Representatives from all ministries requested to give their feedback/updates on the status of pending issues as well as any new proposals for the new US government in writing

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 03:59pm

Pakistan

Health sector: Pakistan, US authorities agree to expand cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and US health authorities have agreed to expand cooperation in the health sector including...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:28am

Health and education services: Sindh Finance Bill 2024 does not immediately impose 15pc SST: SRB

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has clarified that the Sindh Finance Bill, 2024 does not immediately impose a...

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 02:47pm

Business & Finance

Health sector: Punjab govt sets aside Rs539.15bn

LAHORE: The PML-N led Punjab government has set aside an amount of Rs 539.15 billion for health sector in the budget...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Life expectancy rises to 67.3 years

ISLAMABAD: The life expectancy in Pakistan has increased from 65.7 years to 67.3 years from 2015 to 2022, revealed...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am

Pakistan

Health sector: Mega projects worth Rs145bn in Punjab being expedited

LAHORE: With focus on health sector, the PML-N-led Punjab government in a short span of time has initiated seven ...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Pakistan

Action begins against quacks across Punjab: minister

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said on Monday that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is...

Published 07 May, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

Health sector: PM terms global inequity as first, foremost problem

RIAYDH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while terming the global inequity in health sector as “the first...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Pakistan

Sindh Community Foundation forms MSC for better health

HYDERABAD: MultiSectoral Committee (MSC) at the District level was formed by the Sindh Community Foundation under...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

People can rebuild country by using their potential: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that no country could aspire to attain progress and prosperity...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

CPSP delegation praises CM Punjab for his initiatives in health sector

LAHORE: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has admired the caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

World

Arab Health in Dubai: Pakistan’s way forward into healthcare market?

This year, more than 40 Pakistani companies participated in the exhibition

Published 01 Feb, 2024 07:27pm

Pakistan

Health crisis in Pakistan: experts pin blame on govt for its indifference

Health sector experts said the government has a huge role to play in alleviating the health crisis in Pakistan –...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

Health sector: Minister briefs governor about measures

LAHORE: Federal Health Minister Nadeem Jan called on Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman at Governor House...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Experts underscore need for unified response to deal with health sector challenges

ISLAMABAD: Top health experts from around the world on Thursday stressed the need for a unified response and...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Business & Finance

Public health sector: Pakistan needs to spend 1pc of GDP every year: World Bank

LAHORE: World Bank has estimated that Pakistan needed to spend one percent of current GDP, i.e. $4 billion, per year...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Business & Finance

Regulate quality of medicines, not prices, top Pharma Bureau official advises govt

Executive Director Pharma Bureau Ayesha Tammy Haque has advised the government to do away with price regulation,...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 08:25pm

WHO, Pakistan sign MoU on health sector

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar witnessed the memorandum of understandings (MoU) signing...

Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:16am

Pakistan

President for promoting tele-medicine, tele-health services

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for promoting tele-medicine and tele-healthcare platforms to improve the...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

PDWP approves two development schemes

LAHORE: The Punjab Development Working Party has approved two development schemes of public buildings, and health...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

Business & Finance

Experts say investment in healthcare sector to help promote medical tourism

KARACHI: Investment in the healthcare sector not only saves the citizens’ precious lives but will also promote the...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia assures Pakistan of support in health sector

ISLAMABAD: The government of Saudi Arabia has assured Pakistan of all possible support and cooperation in the field...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 10:27pm

Pakistan

Economic cooperation: Pakistan & Azerbaijan exploring opportunities in health sector

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to expand economic cooperation, Pakistan and Azerbaijan have started exploring opportunities in...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Research culture in healthcare urged

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan has emphasised on promoting the culture of...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Business & Finance

Medical tourism, pharmaceutical industry: Pakistan, KSA start deliberations on cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have started deliberations on enhancing cooperation in the field of medical...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

Thalassaemia: PBM Sindh launches awareness drive

KARACHI: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Sindh has initiated public awareness campaigns on Thalassaemia across the...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

Pakistan

US, Pakistan vow to continue close mutual partnership in health sector

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States (US) have vowed to continue close mutual partnership in the health sector...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Covid-19 Active Response & Expenditure Support: ADB’s IED terms ‘Pakistan Programme’ highly successful

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated “Pakistan:...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

‘Family Doctors’ Conference’ begins: Role of GPs in healthcare system comes under greater focus

LAHORE: The caretaker Provincial Health Minister Dr Javed Akram said on Saturday that primary angioplasty facility ...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Petrol/Litre / Dec 17	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Diesel/Litre / Dec 17	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

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