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Rs27bn earmarked for National Health Services ministry

ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs 27 billion for the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations,...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

300-bed hospital to be set up in Islamabad: official

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry for National Health Services and Regulations to address the growing medical ...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Pakistan

Airconditioning problems at PIMS, Polyclinic Hospital: Senate body takes up matter

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday took...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Editorials

The menace of counterfeit drugs

EDITORIAL: It has been a serious public health threat for decades. A large number of the medicines circulating in...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

In provinces, ICT: MDCAT exam to be held on Nov 13: PMC

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended summoning of an emergent meeting of the Pakistan Medical...

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:38am

Pakistan

Senate body discusses issues of health ministry, attached depts

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination met in the...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Pakistan

British diplomat lauds SIUT services

KARACHI: British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Mike Nithavrianakis greatly lauded the phenomenal progress ...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am

No action of NCOC can be challenged at any forum: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said that no action and...

Updated 08 Jan, 2022 09:33am

Pakistan

Senate body passes Transplantation of Human Organs bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Wednesday,...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Pakistan

Govt criticised for not funding healthcare research

KARACHI: Deploring that research in the healthcare sector has not remained the priority of any government in...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

National Health Services: Senate body fails to reach consensus on two bills

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS), on Thursday, failed to reach any...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

Govt achieves target of 332,877 Covid-19 vaccinations per day

ISLAMABAD: The government has achieved the target of vaccinating over 2.3 million citizens in a week and it has done...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Pakistan

Pakistan wins global award on effective anti-tobacco initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has announced World...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

'Hike in FED on cigarettes can help raise Rs19bn extra revenue'

ISLAMABAD: The government can generate additional revenue of estimated Rs19 billion following increase in the rates...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

Covid-19: UNICEF provides PPEs worth $14.5m

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is set to provide US$14.5 million PPEs (Personal Protective...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

Rs565.62bn including Rs86.99bn foreign aid released under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs565.62 billion (87 percent) including Rs86.99 billion foreign aid...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Faisal appeals for strict implementation of SOPs

He urged the people to adopt precautionary measures for protecting themselves from the dangerous virus.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 11:27pm

Pakistan

Amendments in FMTI Bill 2020: NA body seeks opposition members' suggestions

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health and Regulations has asked the members of the...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Pakistan

Capital reports 747 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: NCOC

He said the government had adopted an effective strategy to combat COVID-19 that resulted in a reduction in corona cases in the country.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 10:09pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 safety: Health authorities asked to educate citizens

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Sunday asked the authorities...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:16am

Pakistan

SAPM supports free vaccination service to all citizen of Pakistan

Commenting on situation of ventilators, he said the hospitals were not facing any trouble because of preemptive measures adopted by the government.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 12:08am

Pakistan

Covid-19 vaccine: Half-a-million doses to reach Pakistan today, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Parliam-entary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid said Covid-19 vaccine is being...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:07am

Pakistan

TIP finds more ambiguities in purchase of Covid-19 vaccine

KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan has found more ambiguities in purchase of Covid-19 vaccine for private...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

Modi wishes Imran early recovery

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended “best wishes” to Prime Minister Imran Khan...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

Chinese vaccine ‘Sinopharm’ safe for people above 60: Nausheen

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Sunday expressed that the ...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan places order for single-dose Chinese CanSinoBio vaccine

Its first tranche of 60,000 doses is expected to be delivered to Pakistan within a week.
On February 12, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) had approved the vaccine for emergency use in Pakistan.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:21pm

Pakistan

Govt making all-out efforts to improve health services: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said the government...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Govt to allow private firms to import Covid shots, exempt from price caps

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Pakistan

Dr Faisal visits PIMS to meet protesters

"We have been assured to resolve our all issues,"said Chairman Grand Health Alliance Dr Asfandyar, who had been in the forefront of the protest for over two months.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

Chinese vaccine not recommended for people aged above 60

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan, on...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 10:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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