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UK govt says July 19 ‘end of the line’ for virus curbs

LONDON: The British government is intent on lifting all of England’s coronavirus restrictions on July 19, Sajid...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns after Covid breach

LONDON: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday following revelations that he broke the government's...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

World

UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules with affair

"We have worked so hard as a country to fight the pandemic," Hancock said in the letter. "The last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis."

Published 26 Jun, 2021 10:34pm

World

UK's health minister 'sorry' after calls to quit

LONDON: Britain's beleaguered Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday conceded he had "let people down" after...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

World

UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020

Britain's overall death toll from the pandemic stands at 127,782 and is the fifth highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:05pm

World

UK insists vaccines work against Indian Covid variant

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that Covid-19 vaccines are proving effective against a...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

World

UK says will work with EU on travel, cautious approach needed

"We are, I think; wise to take a cautious approach to international travel."

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:59pm

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

Pakistan

5,445 Covid-19 cases detected, 137 deaths reported countrywide

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Tuesday, detected 5,445 Covid-19 cases by carrying out 68,002 tests, and reported 137...

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

World

UK adds India to Covid travel 'red list' as PM cancels trip

LONDON: Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after an explosion of coronavirus cases there,...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:06am

World

UK vaccine drive ‘huge success’ after jabbing half of all adults

LONDON: The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” ...

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 09:33am

World

UK vaccine drive 'huge success' after jabbing half of all adults

Britain's successful vaccination campaign contrasts with Europe, which has struggled with its own rollout and has been seeing a fresh surge in infections.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:58pm

World

UK vaccinates over 20m with at least one dose

LONDON: Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus...

Published 01 Mar, 2021 06:13am

World

UK's PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

The devolved governments of Scotland and Wales, which administer their own health policy, are letting some younger pupils return to school this week.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:46am

Sports

UK not offering to host European Championship, Hancock says

Asked about the report on Sky News, Hancock replied: "I haven't seen anything on that, I understand that that's not right."

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 02:20pm

World

UK toughens rules for international travellers

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday announced tough new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus variants from abroad,...

Updated 10 Feb, 2021 09:40am

World

Britain has secured 50mn doses of vaccines for new variants: Hancock

He said Britain had entered into a partnership with the manufacturer CureVac to develop vaccines that could be quickly adapted as new strains were identified.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:18am

World

UK's Hancock says confident South African variant can be contained

"I'm confident that it can be," he told LBC radio on Wednesday, when asked about whether the variant could be contained.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:33pm

World

UK lockdown hero ‘Captain Tom’ dies at 100

LONDON: Captain Tom Moore, who won British hearts with a Covid-19 fundraising drive last year, on Tuesday died aged...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

World

UK records over 100,000 Covid deaths

LONDON: More than 100,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain since the pandemic took...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

World

UK to offer genomics resources for global Covid fight

LONDON: Britain will offer its genomics expertise to countries lacking resources to identify new variants of the...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

World

Britain says it will work with EU to avoid vaccine disruption

Protectionism not right during pandemic, health minister says.
EU vaccine export registration proposals sparked concern.
UK ministers confident vaccines supplies will not be disrupted.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

World

UK health minister says data on Pfizer vaccine supports shift to 12-week dosing schedule

Around 89% efficacy comes from between days 14 and days 21 after the first dose," Hancock told lawmakers.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 07:07pm

Markets

British shares fall on virus risks; Persimmon tumbles

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped 0.1pc, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index fell 0.5pc.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:05am

World

UK health minister confident vaccine targets will be hit

"It means that we are on track to meet that target. It's not going to be easy but we are going to get there."

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:08am

World

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

UK imposes further English lockdowns as COVID variant spreads

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Midlands, the north east, parts of the north west and parts of the south west would be moved into Tier 4 from 00.01 on Thursday.
Unfortunately this new variant is now spreading across most of England and cases are doubling fast.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 08:32pm

World

UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'

The number of new deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive COVID test also rose to 414 from Monday's 357, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 71,567.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:07am

World

Two-thirds of England to be under toughest COVID-19 measures

He said the new measures would be in force from Saturday; a small number of areas had their restrictions eased.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:54pm

World

Britain expects next batch of Pfizer vaccine next week: health minister

He said he felt "quite emotional" seeing the pictures of the first vaccination taking place, adding that the programme was starting across 70 hospitals in the UK.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:27pm

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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