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New Zealand jobless rate remains low, wage inflation hits record

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s jobless rate held at 3.3% in the third quarter, and wage inflation hit its highest level...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:43pm

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King Charles proclaimed monarch of Australia, New Zealand

SYDNEY: King Charles was officially proclaimed head of state of both Australia and New Zealand at ceremonies on...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 10:30am

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New Zealand to fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday,...

Updated 11 May, 2022 10:27pm

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New Zealand expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's government said on Monday it will introduce legislation to allow it to impose sanctions...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:17am

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Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

WELLINGTON: New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a "stinging substance" sending three to hospital...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:11am

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New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates and social distancing measures after the Omicron peak ...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 10:51am

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New Zealand to start easing tough Covid border controls

AUCKLAND: New Zealand will start easing some of the world's toughest pandemic border restrictions this month but ...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 10:59am

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New Zealand inflation hits 30-year high

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's annual inflation rate soared to a three-decade high in 2021, driven by fuel price hikes ...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:11am

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New Zealand opposition picks former airline boss as new leader

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's main opposition National Party on Tuesday selected a former Air New Zealand chief ...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:25am

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New Zealand apologises for raids on Pacific people

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday formally apologised for police crackdowns in the...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

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Climate change link as New Zealand records warmest June on record

Daily temperatures averaged 10.6 Celsius (51.1 Fahrenheit) -- 1.9C above average despite a cold snap late in the month

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:04am

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New Zealand Muslims object to mosque attack film while pain still raw

Spokesman for the Muslim Association of Canterbury questions timing

Updated 11 Jun, 2021 12:02pm

Business & Finance

New Zealand's budget boosts benefits, focuses on pandemic recovery

Massive spending was targeted towards housing, healthcare and infrastructure, while funds were also allocated to addressing child poverty and climate change.

Published 20 May, 2021 01:10pm

World

Ardern spends big in New Zealand's 'recovery' budget

Robertson said the economy had emerged stronger-than-expected from a brief coronavirus-induced recession.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:58pm

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New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country’s population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 01:27pm

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New Zealand to end military deployment in Afghanistan

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said this week that the alliance would not withdraw troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right".

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:19am

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New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Ardern has been widely praised for her management of the pandemic, with New Zealand recording just 25 deaths and less than 2,000 cases in a population of five million.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

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NZ to inoculate high-risk people first as COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval

Ardern's critics have said New Zealand has fallen behind the rest of the world after promising in November that it would be first in the queue for COVID-19 vaccines.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:18pm

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New Zealand suspends Myanmar political, military ties after coup

Ardern said the measures would include travel bans on senior military figures.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:35am

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New Zealand approves COVID-19 vaccine, warns against nationalism

Ardern urged New Zealanders to get inoculated as soon as vaccines were available.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:45am

Business & Finance

Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand's climate change plan

To reduce methane gas levels, the report said farmers needed to improve animal performance while reducing stock numbers by around 15 percent from 2018 levels by 2030.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:56am

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New Zealand PM expects closed borders for much of 2021

Officials in Canberra on Monday said the restrictions on New Zealanders were being imposed "out of an abundance of caution".

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:52am

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New Zealand's first coronavirus case in months is the South African variant

New Zealand's first case of the coronavirus after months has been identified as the South African variant of the virus.
The woman, who recently returned from Europe, tested positive on Saturday, 10 days after she completed her mandatory two-week self isolation period, at a hotel in the city of Auckland.

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 12:45pm

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New Zealand aims to open to Australians in early 2021

"It's not a hypothetical -- there have been several (Australian outbreaks)," she said.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 09:33am

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One year on, New Zealand remembers volcano tragedy that killed and injured dozens

Avey Woods, the mother of New Zealand tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman who was killed on the island, said she still waits for text messages from her son.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 09:31am

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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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

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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