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South Korea hits record 400,000 plus cases amid Omicron wave

SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:32am

World

Seoul eases Covid restrictions with daily cases at record high

SEOUL: South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily caseload crossed...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:02am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 863 fresh Covid-19 cases, 14 more deaths

KARACHI: At least 14 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,905, while 863 new ...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

World

Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2

CHICAGO: The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 9 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,599 fresh cases

KARACHI: As many as 9 more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,821 and 1,599 new ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

There’s alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in KP

PESHAWAR: Corona cases are constantly growing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 1647 new cases reported from the province...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

Markets

Merck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies

Merck & Co Inc and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Friday six lab studies showed their experimental...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 05:45pm

World

Two-thirds of Omicron cases in England reinfections: study

LONDON: Nearly two-thirds of people in England who tested positive for Covid-19 in January previously had the virus...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:04pm

Pakistan

Sindh reports 2,670 new Covid-19 cases

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah released a statement on Sunday saying that three more Coronavirus...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

Pakistan

Covid-19 positivity rate in Punjab surges to 4.69pc

LAHORE: The overall positivity rate of coronavirus in the province of Punjab reached to 4.69 percent, as out of...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 07:45am

World

Over 50pc of Europeans on track to contract Omicron: WHO

COPENHAGEN: More than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

World

UAE threatens jail for mocking anti-Covid measures

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its anti-Covid measures after mocking...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

World

WHO body says COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated for Omicron

GENEVA: A World Health Organization technical body said on Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 09:18pm

Pakistan

Corona positivity ratio reaches 3.23pc in Punjab

LAHORE: The overall positivity rate of Covid-19 in Punjab reaches 3.23 percent, as out of 17,363 tests conducted...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Pakistan

Sindh reports 39 more Omicron variant cases

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 39 more cases of Omicron variant emerged when 53...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

World

U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record as Omicron surges

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States reached a fresh high of 132,646, according to a Reuters tally on...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 11:19pm

Pakistan

Sindh reports 928 fresh Covid-19 cases

KARACHI: Fortunately no death stemming from Covid-19 reported on Sunday, however, 928 new cases emerged when 14,012...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

World

China's Tianjin begins city-wide testing after at least two local Omicron cases detected

SHENZHEN: The northern coastal city of Tianjin began testing its population of around 14 million on Sunday after at...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 05:43pm

Karachi: Door-to-door drive to vaccinate women being launched

KARACHI: Karachi is launching a door-to-door campaign to vaccinate women, who are lagging behind men in rates of...

Updated 08 Jan, 2022 09:29am

World

Omicron may be less severe in young and old, but not 'mild': WHO

The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 10:47pm

Pakistan

People urged to get vaccination: Govt concerned at Omicron variant’s advance

ISLAMABAD: The government, Wednesday, while urging the people to get fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 in a bid...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

Swelling import bill: Covid-19 vaccine purchase identified as primary reason

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has stated that the primary reason behind...

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 10:34am

World

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta

COPENHAGEN: The Omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples’ immunity than the Delta...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

Umar rings alarm bells over Omicron

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has warned against a new wave of...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

Karachi reports 11 more Omicron variant cases

KARACHI: Karachi on Friday confirmed 11 more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Sources relayed that...

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:31am

515 cases reported: Corona positivity ratio crosses 1pc level across country

ISLAMABAD: With increasing cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19, the coronavirus positivity ratio in Pakistan has...

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:33am

World

Xian battles Covid-19 in worst outbreak to hit a Chinese city this year

BEIJING: China’s industrial and tech hub of Xian reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, taking...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

World

India imposes stricter rules to prevent Covid-19

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian authorities started to impose stringent rules on Thursday to prevent mass gatherings at new...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Markets

Travel stocks fall as Omicron spurs mass flight cancellations

NEW YORK: Shares of US airlines and other travel-related companies fell on Monday as rising Omicron cases and...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

World

India to give Covid-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan 10

NEW DELHI: India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Forex
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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	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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