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A looming healthcare catastrophe

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s healthcare system is now clearly staring down a crisis that could spiral out of control if...

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Pakistan

Gynaecologist says high blood pressure, diabetes pose serious threat to health of pregnant women

LAHORE: High Blood Pressure & Diabetes in pregnancy are not only a cause of serious risks for the pregnant women...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

Supplements

Annual Performance of The Department of Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education

Chief Minister’s Project of Free Medicines to Patients Suffering from Cancer and Heart Diseases Chief Minister of...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

Clinical Trials Summit concludes

KARACHI: The Clinical Trials Summit of Pakistan 2025 marked a significant milestone for the country’s healthcare...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:05am

Pakistan

NA panel proposes Rs154.59bn PSDP allocation for healthcare

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee of National Health Services and Regulations has proposed...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

President for collective action to fight cancer

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari urged all the citizens, healthcare professionals, civil society, and the...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 07:56am

Opinion

Infrastructural leap: one year, big changes

Desire is embedded in every human being and is as essential to a person as breath itself. Every individual yearns to...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

Editorials

Outsourcing of BHUs

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to outsource 150 underutilised basic health units (BHUs) across the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:44am

Govt committed to ensuring optimum healthcare: PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government was committed to ensure optimum healthcare...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 09:17am

Editorials

Poor access to healthcare

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has failed by a long shot to attain the standards required for universal healthcare (UHC)....

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 08:06am

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

$300m NHSP: Implementation progress moderately satisfactory: World Bank

Objective of the National Health Support Program to strengthen equitable delivery and quality of essential health services at the primary health care level in support of universal health coverage

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 02:38pm

Pakistan

Haleon Pakistan plans to manufacture Centrum multivitamins

KARACHI: Haleon Pakistan plans to start manufacturing multivitamin brand Centrum in the country for domestic sales...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 11:01pm

Pakistan

Lack of qualified pharmacists woefully adding to healthcare challenges in Pakistan

KARACHI: Pakistan’s healthcare system is facing a critical challenge: shortage of qualified and practising...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:52am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Citi Pharma to set up API plants in Indonesia

Citi Pharma Limited (CPHL), a Pakistani pharmaceutical company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mersi...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:27pm

Business & Finance

Dr Reckeweg Germany celebrates 50 years of partnership with Dr Salim Ahmed & Co

KARACHI: Dr Reckeweg Germany, a global leader in homeopathic medicines, celebrated its 50-year partnership with Dr...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am

PM vows to strengthen HIV national response

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan stood united with the global community in...

Updated 01 Dec, 2024 10:05am

Opinion

Transforming healthcare: Transitioning from reactive to proactive models

Healthcare is a fundamental right under Article 9 of the Constitution. Unfortunately, governments, political parties...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

Pakistan

Healthcare in Tharparkar: SIEHS, TF ink MoU

KARACHI: The Sindh Integrated Emergency & Health Services (SIEHS) and Thar Foundation (TF) have signed a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:44am

Pakistan

Private healthcare facilities: Senate body for setting price benchmark for lab tests

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination (NHSRC) called ...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 07:20am

Pakistan

The Future Summit: Experts underscore crucial role of technology in broadening healthcare access

KARACHI: Healthcare industry experts and policymakers at summit underscored the crucial role that technology can...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 12:00pm

Pakistan

Jinnah Medical Complex being established with cost of Rs120bn

ISLAMABAD: The Jinnah Medical Complex, a state-of-the-art healthcare facility designed to revolutionise healthcare...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:25am

Pakistan

Breast cancer: USF chief focuses on importance of increasing awareness

ISLAMABAD: Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chaudhry Mudassar Naveed emphasised the...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

Pakistan

Experts concerned at growing vitamin-D deficiency in population

KARACHI: The growing incidence of osteoporosis and weak bones in Pakistan is primarily due to widespread Vitamin D...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:41am

Pakistan

Call for promoting medical research to improve healthcare standards

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has expressed optimism about the future of medical journalism...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Supplements

A Visionary Journey from Humble Beginnings to Healthcare Leadership

Khalil-ur-Rehman, CEO, Galaxy Group of Companies

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:26am

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

Pakistan

Govt committed to enhancing healthcare access for women: Dr Mukhtar

QUETTA: Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, has said the...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:46am

Opinion

Qatar’s rising star in cardiology

Qatar, a nation of just 3 million people, is home to a thriving community of Pakistani doctors who are making...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

Misuse of antibiotic ignites fears of untreatable infections

KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a pressing concern regarding the excessive use of antibiotics, which may lead to the...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37
Petrol/Litre / Mar 27	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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