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Indian variant

35 Delta variant cases reported in Karachi

Five members of a family have been diagnosed with the Delta variant

Published 13 Jul, 2021 04:39pm

Pakistan

Smart lockdowns, control on mobility to be used again: Dr Faisal

Says Delta variant is impacting Pakistan's current situation
Vaccination is the only way to protect the population from the spread of the virus, adds the SAPM

Published 12 Jul, 2021 03:11pm

Pakistan

Four cases of Indian Covid-19 strain emerge in Sindh

Parliamentary health secretary says the affected patients have been quarantined in Karachi and contact tracing has begun
Those infected arrived in the country from different Gulf countries and tested positive at the airport: Soomro

Published 31 May, 2021 12:04pm

World

Italy extends entry ban for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus was first detected in India last year and has been blamed for much of a devastating Covid-19 wave that has battered South Asian nations in recent weeks.

Published 30 May, 2021 04:32pm

World

Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study

"The situation was different with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which induced particularly low levels of antibodies neutralising" the Indian variant, the study said.

Published 29 May, 2021 05:43pm

World

India tells social media firms to remove 'Indian variant' content

The Indian government has slammed the posts as "completely false," with officials concerned that the term "Indian variant" could hurt the country's reputation.
“It has come to our knowledge that a false statement is being circulated online which implies that an 'Indian variant' of coronavirus is spreading across the countries. This is completely false,” read the letter, obtained by AFP.

Published 22 May, 2021 10:23pm

World

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

LONDON: Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:03am

World

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

According to government data the case numbers of the Indian variant have risen from 520 to 1,313 this week.

Published 16 May, 2021 08:38pm

World

BioNTech co-founder 'confident' vaccine works against Indian variant

WHO has said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 first found in India had as of Tuesday been detected in "at least 17 countries".

Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:14pm

World

Indian Covid variant detected in Greece

The woman had symptoms but was not hospitalised, the agency statement said. Her symptoms have since subsided and her period of quarantine is over.

Published 25 Apr, 2021 05:28pm

World

Indian Covid variant found in Switzerland: health authority

The virus variant was found in "a passenger who was transiting through an airport," it said, without providing more details about the case.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	155.22
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
India Sensex / Dec 18	79,372.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	38,741.83
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,666.12
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,242.57

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 18	241,945.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,609.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Dec 19 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.79 ▲ 0.56 (17.34%)
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.48 ▲ 1.23 (10.04%)
Attock Cement / Dec 19 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	285.20 ▲ 25.93 (10.00%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 19 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	15.40 ▲ 1.40 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 19 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	37.95 ▲ 3.45 (10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 19 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	46.35 ▲ 4.21 (9.99%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 19 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	29.41 ▲ 2.67 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Imperial Limited / Dec 19 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.14 ▼ -2.02 (-10.02%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 19 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	40.47 ▼ -4.50 (-10.01%)
Sitara Chemical / Dec 19 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	267.94 ▼ -29.77 (-10.00%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 19 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.55 ▼ -1.00 (-9.48%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 19 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	11.51 ▼ -1.20 (-9.44%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Dec 19 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	81 ▼ -8.35 (-9.35%)
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 19 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	2,506 ▼ -252.82 (-9.16%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 19 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	822.15 ▼ -78.56 (-8.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.16 ▼ -0.96 (-8.63%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	139,290,885 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.11
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▲ 0.60
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	50,144,684 ▲ 0.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,773,842 ▼ -0.06
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 2.86
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▲ 0.30
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	21,856,915 ▼ -0.10