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World Children’s Day: Sindh in collaboration with UNICEF launches CPIMS

KARACHI: Sindh government, in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare, UNICEF, and other key...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:10am

Battle against climate change: CM highlights role of children, youth

BAKU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:38am

World

Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Pakistan

Media orientation on immunisation, introduction of HPV vaccines held

FAISALABAD: To enhance the knowledge base of media personnel regarding Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Pakistan

Alarming increase in smog: All educational institutes closed in Rawalpindi Division till 17th

ISLAMABAD: Growing air pollution and alarming increase in smog has forced the authorities to close all the...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

Punjab shuts public spaces in smog-hit cities

LAHORE: Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab ordered public spaces closed in smog-hit main cities,...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

World

UNRWA ban could kill more children in Gaza, UNICEF says

GENEVA: Israel’s decision to ban the UN relief agency UNRWA could result in the deaths of more children and...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

World

UN decries ‘worst restrictions’ on Gaza aid

GENEVA: Conflict-ravaged Gaza appears to be facing the worst restrictions on aid since the Israel-Hamas war began...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Editorials

Unsafe from sexual crimes

EDITORIAL: The global scale of sexual violence against women and girls (VAWG) is staggering. In its recently...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:06am

Life & Style

Pakistan actor Saba Qamar named UNICEF’s National Ambassador for Child Rights in Pakistan

Pakistan actor Saba Qamar has been named UNICEF’s very first National Ambassador for Child Rights in Pakistan, the...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 03:51pm

Pakistan

Pakistan seeks UNICEF help in vaccine manufacturing amid rapid rise in polio cases

ISLAMABAD: Following the recent rapid increase in polio cases, the government of Pakistan has sought the cooperation...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

Pakistan

Benazir Nashonuma Programme: BISP signs two separate agreements with UNICEF, WHO

ISLAMABAD: BISP has signed two separate agreements with the UNICEF and the WHO under the Benazir Nashonuma ...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

Trapped in circumstances

Poverty is found in different shapes and sizes in the country. Not many families can eat meat even a few times in a...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

Advancing digital literacy for a more literate Pakistan

Without digital literacy, can Pakistan improve its overall literacy rate? Not really. Literacy is the basic skill of...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am

World

Six million children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster: UNICEF

BANGKOK: Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 01:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan police go on strike in Peshawar after attacks on polio vaccination teams

PESHAWAR: More than 100 Pakistan police personnel who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:31pm

Pakistan

CECOS hosts event to address climate change challenge

PESHAWAR: CECOS University hosted the “COP In My City 2024” event, a youth-focused initiative organised by the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Pakistan

SCPA, UNICEF hold consultation to strengthen child protection systems

KARACHI: The Sindh Child Protection Authority (SCPA), part of the Social Welfare Department of the Government of...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

Pakistan

41pc Pakistani women anaemic: survey

ISLAMABAD: The National Nutrition Survey report ‘Cost of In Action Tool’ revealed that more than 41 percent of...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

World

UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines

GENEVA: UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Pakistan

‘Back to School’ campaign and enrolment registration drive launched

LAHORE: Launching the “Back to School” campaign and the enrolment registration campaign of the young girls in ...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Pakistan

Punjab to prepare vaccine to deal with cervical cancer challenge

LAHORE: Punjab has geared up preparations setting milestone timelines for the introduction of vaccine to control...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

‘Monsoon brides’: extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

DADU: As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 04:24pm

World

Niger floods toll increases, 53 dead, 18,000 affected: UN

NIAMEY: Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the...

Published 18 Jul, 2024 11:11am

World

UN alarmed as childhood immunisation levels stall

GENEVA: Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 11:15am

Editorials

A very welcome initiative

EDITORIAL: Education, the building block of socio-economic progress, primarily is a government responsibility. But ...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:23am

World

UNICEF says deal agreed with Israel to boost Gaza water supply

JERUSALEM: The United Nations children’s fund said Thursday that Israel had agreed to restore power to a key...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 11:58pm

Editorials

Relentless aggression

EDITORIAL: Israel’s unspeakable atrocities in Gaza are taking a huge toll on children. According to the ...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s first Shariah-Compliant human milk bank launched at SICHN

ISLAMABAD: Executive Director of the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN), Prof. Jamal Raza on...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

AKU, WHO, UNICEF call to save youth from non-communicable diseases

KARACHI: The Aga Khan University’s Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) has kicked off a three-day...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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