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Surveillance system installed at all airports to prevent Covid spread: officials

Health officials say concerned authorities to ensure that passengers entering Pakistan go through thermal scanners

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 09:17pm

World

Australians urged to work from home as winter Omicron wave swamps hospitals

SYDNEY: Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:03am

Pakistan

Karachi's Covid positivity climbs to 21.71% as country witnesses increase in daily cases

Pakistan reports 406 new cases during last 24 hours

Updated 26 Jun, 2022 07:25pm

World

China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country

BEIJING: China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:29am

World

UK jobless rate falls to 3.9% in three months to January

LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate fell more than expected to 3.9% in the three months to January, when the country...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 12:39pm

World

Singapore to expand quarantine-free travel programme after Omicron freeze

SINGAPORE: Singapore will expand its quarantine-free travel programme to Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:26pm

World

India’s coronavirus death toll crosses 500,000

NEW DELHI: India’s official death toll from Covid-19 passed 500,000 on Friday, although many experts believe the...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

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

Australia nears Omicron peak as daily infections hover around records

SYDNEY: Australia has likely neared the peak of its Omicron wave, authorities said on Saturday, but warned daily...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 10:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan's Covid positivity ratio crosses 3% as number of daily cases rises

Cases continue to be over 1,000 for the fourth consecutive day, logged at 1,572

Updated 09 Jan, 2022 05:18pm

World

Argentina breaks COVID-19 case record as daily infections near 100,000

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina broke its record for COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, approaching 100,000 daily cases as it...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 07:38pm

Markets

Oil rises above $78 on optimism about 2022 outlook

NEW YORK: Oil rose above $78 a barrel on Monday, supported by tight supply, a strong US dollar, and hopes of a...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

Business & Finance

Goldman Sachs asks US employees to work from home until 18th

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc is encouraging its eligible U.S. staff to work from home until Jan. 18, a company...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

First Omicron case detected in Gaza, Palestinians say

GAZA: The Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday it had identified the first case of the Omicron variant of...

Updated 26 Dec, 2021 03:13pm

Omicron wave forces Lufthansa to axe 33,000 flights

FRANKFURT: German national carrier Lufthansa will cut its winter flight plan by “around 10 percent” as the ...

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 10:26am

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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