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SU, CUVAS ink MoU to enhance research in various fields

HYDERABAD: The University of Sindh (SU) Jamshoro and the Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 07:14am

Pakistan

GRC Pakistan inaugurates new office to advance research, heritage exploration in Taxila

ISLAMABAD: The Gandhara Resource Center (GRC) Pakistan, grass root project of the Centre for Culture and Development...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

Pakistan

Universities urged to focus on research, development

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon the universities to focus on research and development activities ...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Research, clinical trials in Pakistan: Experts term DRAP biggest hurdle

KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), which is supposed to give go-ahead for the clinical ...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

Pakistan

Speakers underscore need for carrying out research on social, industrial challenges

LAHORE: Academic research should focus more on social and industrial issues. All the countries whose research,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Pakistan

'Pandora Papers' could further validate PM Imran's stance on money-laundering: Fawad

Information minister says if exposé details how money is laundered from poor to rich countries, then it will further reinforce what PM Imran has been saying
Statement comes after ICIJ's announcement that it will release exposé on Sunday

Updated 03 Oct, 2021 07:51pm

Pakistan

SAU students advised to adopt modern education, research

HYDERABAD: The vice chancellors of the country’s leading universities have recommended the students of Sindh...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

COVID-19 caused $220 billion of global dividend cuts in 2020: Research

According to research, the coronavirus pandemic led to a sharp decline in global dividends last year, with the amount of investor payouts declining by 12.6% to $1.26 trillion.
As the public health crisis impacted every corner of the globe, prompting lockdowns and inhibiting economic activity, dividend cuts amounted to $220 billion, according to the Global Dividend Index.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 03:42pm

World

COVID outbreak has shortened US life expectancy by a year, reveals report

Researchers made the finding by analyzing 99 percent of all US deaths, as well as provisional birth records, between January and June 2020
Evidence suggests that not all US COVID-19 deaths in 2020 were correctly tied to their cause

Published 18 Feb, 2021 02:25pm

World

Britain trial to test combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in two-shot regimen

The British researchers behind the trial say data on vaccinating people with the two different types of coronavirus vaccines could help understanding of whether shots can be rolled out with greater flexibility around the world
The trial will examine the immune responses of an initial dose of Pfizer vaccine followed by a booster of AstraZeneca vaccine

Published 04 Feb, 2021 03:14pm

Pakistan

‘Basic research not playing vital role in progress of country’

LAHORE: Pakistan Science Foundation Chairman Prof Dr Shahid Mahmood Baig on Saturday stressed on applied research,...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts

Twitter Inc on Tuesday opened free access to its new application programming interface (API) software for academic researchers, enabling them to study public conversations on its platform.
Twitter said, with the new product, academic researchers will be able to tap into all the tools released to date on the new API platform, which will enable them to listen to and analyze public conversations.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:09am

World

£100m donated to Oxford University for antibiotic resistance research

On Tuesday, Oxford University received a donation of £100 million ($136 million) to research growing resistance to antibiotics.
The donation, contributed by British multinational chemicals production company Ineos, is one of the largest donations given to Oxford University in its long history.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:11pm

Pakistan

Indus Hospital denies Global Fund allegations of misappropriation of funds

Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, the Chief Executive Officer at the Indus Hospital, rejected all such reports, terming them "misleading, exaggerated and not based on facts".
Yesterday, The Global Fund, international financing and partnership organization, claimed that Indus hospital had committed a $4.2 million procurement fraud from a grant that was meant to eradicate tuberculosis (TB).

Updated 16 Jan, 2021 03:41pm

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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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