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SBP, govt refute 'baseless' claims on proposal to restrict foreign currency accounts

Ministry of Finance and central bank's joint statement comes in response to claims on social media that govt was considering putting restrictions on withdrawals from Foreign Currency Accounts, Roshan Digital Accounts and Safety Deposit Lockers

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to lift all Covid-19 related restrictions

NCOC head Asad Umar says pandemic in its 'ending phase'

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 05:54pm

Pakistan

NCOC extends Covid restrictions in Karachi, 5 other cities

Ban on indoor dining and gatherings to remain in place

Published 15 Feb, 2022 04:41pm

World

China lifts Xi'an lockdown as Beijing virus fight ramps up

BEIJING: One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns ended Monday with authorities announcing the lifting of most...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:38pm

Pakistan

NCOC issues new guidelines for mosques, places of worship

Only fully vaccinated people to be allowed to offer prayers in mosques/places of worship

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 03:01pm

Pakistan

5th wave: Pakistan issues revised Covid restrictions as cases rise

Bans indoor events in areas where infection rate is above 10%
Markets and business activities will continue without any restrictions

Updated 19 Jan, 2022 02:42pm

Pakistan

Pakistan allows booster shots for healthcare workers, people over 50 amid new variant fears

NCOC also approves booster shots for immunocompromised people as country moves to curb spread of coronavirus

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 04:42pm

Pakistan

NCOC decides to relax restrictions in cities as per Covid vaccination rate

Says NPIs will remain effective till November 30

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 10:54pm

World

German region plans tougher restrictions for unvaccinated

BERLIN: At least one region in Germany is planning to impose tougher restrictions on people who are not vaccinated...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 05:45pm

Pakistan

NCOC expands Covid-19 restrictions to 27 cities

Says will conduct a review of the SOPs on September 13
Decision comes as Pakistan continues to battle the ongoing fourth wave of the coronavirus

Updated 29 Aug, 2021 02:54pm

World

England ends self-isolation for Covid contacts

LONDON: Fully vaccinated people in England will from Monday no longer be required to self-isolate if they have had...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 05:59am

Pakistan

From 'do not travel' to 'reconsider travel': US upgrades Pakistan's status

The United States has updated its travel advisory for Pakistan, moving the country from its list of "do not travel"...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01pm

Pakistan

'Complete lockdown' under consideration in Sindh's major cities

Provincial govt has asked for permission from centre to impose total lockdown for two weeks after examining Covid-19 situation
Development comes as Delta variant cases surge even as province tightens restrictions

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 11:46pm

Pakistan

Sindh reimposes restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge

Restrictions will come into force from Monday
Shopping malls and markets will only be allowed to open till 6:00 pm
Wedding halls, restaurants and schools to be closed

Updated 23 Jul, 2021 02:46pm

Pakistan

Pakistan eases Covid restrictions, allows partial resumption of indoor dining

Indoor dining at 50% occupancy allowed for vaccinated individuals only, states NCOC
Cinemas to reopen for vaccinated individuals only till 1 am

Published 28 Jun, 2021 10:00pm

World

Australia battles Delta Covid surge as Europe eases restrictions

"We do need to brace ourselves for a potentially large number of cases in the following days," said Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of New South Wales state.

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:21pm

UAE extends travel ban on Pakistan till July 7

Allows UAE nationals, diplomatic missions, official delegations and holders of UAE Golden Visas to travel

Published 15 Jun, 2021 11:18am

Pakistan

Sindh govt going to ease Covid restrictions in province, says Murad

Says the province is vaccinating 100,000 people per day and they are planning to increase the number up to 200,000
Murad warned that the salaries of government employees will be seized if they deny receiving vaccine jab

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 02:41pm

World

Delhi, Mumbai ease lockdown

NEW DELHI: Markets and shopping malls in New Delhi will be allowed to reopen from Monday in a further easing of the...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

Travelers above 50 to show vaccination certificate for travel to GB

Restrictions will be effective from Tuesday and will remain in place till July 1
Under the new advisory, passengers between 30 and 50 years of age without valid vaccination certificates may be allowed to board a flight to GB after producing a negative PCR test result conducted within 72 hours prior to the scheduled time of travel

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 03:45pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 2482 new Covid-19 cases, 67 deaths in 24 hours

The country's Covid positivity rate is 4.80 percent: NCOC
Since the Covid outbreak, the most number of cases have been reported in Punjab with 337,775 cases, followed by Sindh with 314,158 infections

Updated 28 May, 2021 11:52am

Pakistan

Covid claims 57 lives, infects 3,060 more across country

At least 2,693 people have recovered from the deadly disease while 47,861 people have been fully vaccinated
The country's Covid positivity rate is 5.21 percent: NCOC

Published 24 May, 2021 11:13am

Pakistan

No room to relax Covid-19 restrictions in province: Sindh CM

"Considering the current situation, there is no room for relaxation. We do not want [a repeat] of the situation from last June and July," he said.
Elaborating his government's decision to change business timings, he said "We had said earlier that markets would be allowed to remain open till 8 pm, but we are reverting back to 6 pm. A notification in this regard will be issued today."

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:47pm

Sports

Chelsea beat Leicester to boost top-four bid, Man City rocked by Brighton

Leicester's final match is at home to Tottenham, while Liverpool host Crystal Palace.

Published 19 May, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Celebrate last days of Ramazan and Eid with caution, simplicity: Asad Umar urges nation

He said due to timely decisions by the government, Pakistan was not in the same situation as India.
Pakistan has announced a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" strategy from May 8 to May 16.

Published 07 May, 2021 02:16pm

Pakistan

Sindh to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to private hospitals

The vaccines will be provided to the hospitals starting today.
According to the new restrictions, restaurants will only operate delivery service after Maghrib from Friday till Sunday.

Published 06 May, 2021 01:35pm

Pakistan

Torkham border: Restriction on entry of non-Pakistani citizens imposed till 20th

PESHAWAR: The restriction was imposed on entry of non-Pakistani citizens at Torkham border by following...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

Pakistan

KP Health Minister Jhagra booked for violating COVID SOPs

A First Information Report has been registered against Jhagra after he attended an Iftar dinner at a hotel situated in his constituency
The pictures of the event went viral on social media, where Jhagra and several others could be seen without face masks and not following social distancing rules

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 11:29am

World

New restrictions in Thailand as coronavirus cases spike

The tightening comes as total infections reached 57,500 on Monday, up from just 29,000 in early April.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 05:14pm

World

Philippines' coronavirus cases top one million: govt

Nearly 9,000 new infections in the past 24 hours took the country's caseload to 1,006,428 -- the second-highest in Southeast Asia -- with 16,853 fatalities, government figures show.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 04:06pm

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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