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PM vows to take steps aimed at eradicating tuberculosis

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has reiterated government’s resolve towards at eradicating tuberculosis and ...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Editorials

An unrestrained public health hazard

EDITORIAL: For the last several decades, manufacturing and marketing of fake/substandard drugs have gone on in this...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Business & Finance

Cigarette industry: Influence on policymaking caused Rs567bn revenue loss in last 7 years

ISLAMABAD: The influence of cigarette industry on policymaking has not only impacted nation’s financial well-being...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

Call to adopt tobacco harm reduction strategies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should consider adopting tobacco harm reduction strategies as part of tobacco control in public...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Pakistan

LHC orders closure of all cafes by 10pm

LAHORE: During the proceedings regarding petitions related to environmental issues, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am

Pakistan

Pakistan urged to learn from German experience to decrease smoking prevalence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan can effectively learn from German experience to bring down smoking trends in Pakistan by using...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am

Pakistan

Illegal Cigarette cos flout ban, putting profits over public health

LAHORE: Despite the ban imposed by the government about advertising and reward programs for cigarette sales, illegal...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

SPARC for levying health-related charges on tobacco products

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for strengthening the tobacco control landscape in Pakistan, health professionals ...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Unregistered cigarette brands pose threat to public health, economy: NGO

LAHORE: Expressing serious concerns over the alarming prevalence of unregistered cigarette brands across the ...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Feeble fight against malaria

EDITORIAL: According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) statement, so far 42 countries and territories...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Editorials

A little-noticed public health threat

EDITORIAL: The statistics about the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are startlingly worrisome. According to the World...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:11am

Pakistan

Ministry proposes increase in taxes on sugary drinks

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations has proposed to the Ministry of Finance to...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:25am

Pakistan

Sugary drinks: experts, others reject OICCI’s recommendation

KARACHI: Civil society and health professionals rejected the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 06:31am

Pakistan

PM, Bill Gates discuss public health, social sector plans

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke on telephone Tuesday with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill &...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with Covid-19 while trying to balance the...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

BR Research

Towards universal health care?

Health is an essential component of the Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs). The SDG 3.8 specifically aims to...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:02am

World

First suspected case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Switzerland

ZURICH: The first probable case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Switzerland, the government...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 12:18pm

World

US to reopen borders to vaccinated travelers Nov 8

WASHINGTON: The United States will reopen its land and air borders on November 8 to foreign visitors fully ...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

Pakistan

Service delivery departments: KP Govt decides to clearly define mandate, functions

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to clearly define the mandate, jurisdiction ...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

Pakistan

Kamal terms census results approval ‘genocide of masses’

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal said the approval and publishing of the controversial...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

US business spending on equipment ends Q1 on strong note

WASHINGTON: New orders for key US-made capital goods rose solidly in March and shipments surged, cementing...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

World

India reports world's highest rise in COVID-19 cases

In a late surge, India has reported more than 300,000 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest global daily total.
The country now has a total of 15.93 million cases, the second-highest tally in the world, while deaths jumped by 2104 to reach a tally of 184,657, according to data from the Indian Health Ministry.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 11:37am

Pakistan

CM Sindh stresses need to invest in livestock sector for food security

“Therefore, there is a need to control FMD through vaccination by establishing an FMD vaccine manufacturing plant in the Sindh,” he said.

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 12:03am

World

Yemen receives first coronavirus vaccines: UN

ADEN: War-torn Yemen received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, the UN children’s agency said,...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:09am

Opinion

Prof Dr Zia Ul Haq assumes charge of VC KMU Peshawar

PESHAWAR: On the recommendation of the Academic Search Committee headed by Prof Dr Atta-Ur-Rahman and subsequent...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

Business & Finance

US private payrolls miss expectations; cost pressures rising for businesses

WASHINGTON: US private payrolls increased less than expected in February amid job losses in manufacturing and...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:33am

Pakistan

Ex-minister opposes withdrawal of Covid-19 restrictions

PESHAWAR: Criticising the withdrawal of Covid-19 restrictions, former federal minister Salim Saifullah Khan said it...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:47am

Pakistan

Three-day training on Bio-Risk Management organized

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University Public Health Reference Laboratory (KMU-PHRL), Peshawar organized a ...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

World

UK virus variant has developed concerning new mutation in small number of cases

The UK variant of the coronavirus has developed a new, concerning mutation in a small number of cases, which scientists said makes it similar to the South African and Brazilian variants and could reduce the efficacy of vaccines.
The emergence of the mutation to the variant first discovered in Britain highlights how complicated exiting COVID-19 lockdown will be even once vaccines are rolled out.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 10:56pm

World

Chicago teachers vote on job action, claim schools not ready to reopen

We are continuing to meet every day with CTU leadership - just as we have more than 60 times in the past several months - and we are optimistic that an agreement is within reach.
Our commitment remains the same: to protect lives as we work to land an enforceable agreement to safely return to our school buildings.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 08:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 5	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 5	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 5	160.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 5	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 5	1.28
Euro to USD / Jul 5	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 5	5,567.19
India Sensex / Jul 5	79,996.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 5	40,912.37
Nasdaq / Jul 5	18,352.76
Hang Seng / Jul 5	17,799.61
FTSE 100 / Jul 5	8,203.93
Dow Jones / Jul 5	39,375.87
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 5	18,475.45

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 5	83.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 5	210,008.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 5	2,363.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 5	72.36
Petrol/Litre / Jul 6	265.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 6	18,835

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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