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Sinopharm COVID-19 booster weaker against Omicron: study

BEIJING: A COVID-19 booster shot produced by China's Sinopharm had "significantly lower" neutralising activity...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 10:56am

Pakistan

PIA special plane airlifts batch of Sinopharm vaccine from China

BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) special plane airlifted a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

SAPM endorses efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine against many variants

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, while urging the people to get...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:13am

Pakistan

Sindh govt stops fresh Sinopharm vaccinations to ensure adequate supply

Murtaza Wahab says Sinopharm has not been banned in Sindh, only its fresh dose has been stopped for the time being
The Sindh Health Department has instructed the medical staff to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine instead of Sinopharm to first-time receivers

Published 15 May, 2021 10:23am

WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

WHO gave emergency use listing to Beijing's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth overall, and the first Chinese vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy, and quality.

Updated 07 May, 2021 09:25pm

World

Philippines' Duterte gets Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine

Officials said Duterte was given the vaccine made by China's Sinopharm -- the same one secretly administered to members of his security team last year before any shot had been given regulatory approval.
"He was vaccinated not only to protect his health from Covid-19 but also to encourage our citizens to get vaccinated," Senator Christopher "Bong" Go posted.

Published 03 May, 2021 06:41pm

Pakistan

Sheikh Rasheed receives first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

The minister was administered with Chinese vaccine Sinopharm vaccine.
He remarked that the vaccine is completely safe and people are spreading baseless rumours against it.

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 04:02pm

Pakistan

Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply

The South Asian nation of 220 million people launched COVID-19 vaccinations for the public on March 10, starting with older people. Health workers started receiving shots in early February.
"These 500,000 doses will ensure smooth continuation of our vaccine drive, currently under way for senior citizens," Sultan said.
Pakistan is expecting to get GAVI's first batch of 2.8 million doses of AstraZeneca sometime later this month, officials said.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

Pakistan

Plane carrying 0.5 mn doses of Chinese vaccine arrives in Pakistan

The Chinese vaccine will be shifted to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s (EPI) warehouse.
The firm will provide more jabs in phases.

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 04:49pm

Health workers have concerns over Sinopharm vaccine?

ISLAMABAD: Just over a half of country's health workers have received a Covid-19 shot since inoculations began last...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

Pakistan

DRAP approves Sinopharm vaccine for people above 60 years

NCOC states that the Sinopharm vaccine is being administered to people up to the age of 60 years, however, it would now be used to inoculate citizens above 60 years of age too
On February 2, the first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Pakistan as a gift from China

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:22pm

Pakistan

180000 senior citizens have so far registered for coronavirus vaccine

Vaccination of those who register in this category will start this month.
An official of the Ministry of National Health Services has said there are around eight million people aged 65 and above.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:26pm

World

Polish and Chinese presidents discuss buying Chinese COVID vaccine

At the request of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the president also raised the question of Polish-Chinese cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including the possibility of Poland purchasing vaccines produced in China.
Like other EU countries, Poland's vaccination programme has been hampered by delays in deliveries from producers like AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 07:59pm

World

Hungary starts using Chinese vaccine in EU first: PM

Hungary, whose population is around 10 million, has ordered five million doses of the Chinese jab.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:26pm

World

Senegal expects first delivery of China's Sinopharm vaccine

Like other African countries that have struggled to procure vaccines, Senegal is still waiting for disbursements through African Union and World Health Organization-backed (WHO) programmes.
It was not clear how many doses would be in the first shipment or when vaccinations might start.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:08pm

Pakistan

Lab expects Sputnik V doses for commercial sale in a week

ISLAMABAD: A lab will soon receive Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for commercial sale, a company official said...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World

Peru kicks off COVID-19 inoculation campaign with Sinopharm vaccine

Peru, mired in a political crisis last year, initially lagged behind its wealthier neighbors in locking down COVID-19 vaccine deals.
Peru will then vaccinate 5.3 million elderly people, those suffering from pre-existing conditions and its native communities.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:02pm

UN’s Covax Facility: Pakistan to receive 17.2m doses of vaccine in H12021: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The UN’s Covax Facility, aimed at covering priority groups - around 20 percent of the population, has...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Editorials

Start of the vaccination drive

EDITORIAL: Rollout of the covid-19 vaccination commenced in this country with a special event at the PM’s House. ...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

First batch of 0.5m doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrives

ISLAMABAD: The first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Pakistan on Monday as a gift from China...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

FM expresses gratitude to Chinese Govt for providing first batch of Sinopharm vaccine

He said friendship between Pakistan and China is people centric, making the bond stronger.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 08:45pm

Pakistan

Procurement of COVID vaccine from Beijing proof of strong Pak-China friendship: Qureshi

Foreign minister says China's befitting gesture once again demonstrated that it stood by Pakistani people in the hour of need
Qureshi thanked the People's Liberation Army and Chinese doctors for coming to Pakistan and training medical health professionals on how to combat the virus

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:52pm

Pakistan

First batch of Sinopharm vaccine has arrived from China: Dr Faisal

"Alhamdulilah the first batch of Sinopharm vaccine has arrived! Grateful to China and everyone who made this happen," SAPM tweeted.
All necessary measures have been put in place for vaccine storage in Islamabad.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 09:46am

World

Dubai to roll out China’s Sinopharm vaccine today

DUBAI: Dubai will roll out China’s Sinopharm vaccine to the general public from Sunday as coronavirus infections...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Business & Finance

Dubai to roll out China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday

All Emirati nationals are eligible for the vaccine. Senior residents could also benefit from the campaign.
Dubai began the first phase of the vaccination campaign in December with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 06:31pm

Special plane to bring COVID-19 vaccine from China to Pakistan tomorrow

China has promised to provide 500,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan.
All necessary measures have been put in place for vaccine storage in Islamabad.

Updated 30 Jan, 2021 04:53pm

World

Hungary's drug regulator approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine

The government opened the door to the Chinese vaccine on Thursday when it announced that it would grant emergency use approval to any shot already administered to at least a million people anywhere in the world.
“We have practically made an agreement with Sinopharm,” Gulyas said. “The first shipment could include up to one million doses.”

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:33pm

Pakistan

China has promised to provide 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan by January 31: Qureshi

China has offered Pakistan to send an airplane and airlift the vaccines, Qureshi said.
China has played an instrumental role in Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19 with technical assistance and medical expertise," Qureshi said.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:39pm

World

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Faced with new record infection rates, Spain has begun giving second shots of coronavirus vaccines to elderly nursing home residents.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:19am

World

Serbia receives million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

I would like to thank President Xi Jinping and Chinese leadership for sending us one million doses of the vaccine.
Hungary expects its medical regulator to approve use of the Sinopharm vaccine for mass inoculation.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 06:43pm

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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