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India’s Sun Pharma to acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics for $355 million

India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said on Monday it will acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics, a US-based...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 10:20am

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US FDA warns online vendors selling unapproved weight-loss drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has sent warning letters to four companies for selling...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:32am

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Reckitt’s Mead Johnson Nutrition recalls baby formula powder from US: FDA

NEW YORK: Reckitt Benckiser Group’s Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 05:40am

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US FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID antiviral pill

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment,...

Published 25 May, 2023 07:45pm

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US FDA approves over-the-counter sale of overdose reversal drug Narcan

BENGALURU: The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved over-the-counter (OTC) sales of Emergent...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

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US FDA says Pfizer Covid vaccine effective in kids under five

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine is safe and effective in...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 08:04pm

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Merck says COVID-19 pill cuts hospitalization, death risk by 30%

Merck & Co Inc said on Friday its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by ...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:52pm

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AstraZeneca antibody drug important as preventative COVID-19 therapy

An AstraZeneca senior executive said on Monday the drugmaker's COVID-19 antibody cocktail would have a "real...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 07:09pm

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Merck seeks first US FDA authorization for COVID-19 tablet

Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for US emergency use authorization for its tablet to treat...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:58pm

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Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID-19 vaccine approval for children 5 to 11

The vaccine could be ready for roll out as early as November pending approval from federal regulatory health agencies

Published 07 Oct, 2021 06:50pm

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J&J files for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine booster

Pfizer has also asked the FDA to expand its vaccine approval to include boosters for all people aged 16 and older

Published 05 Oct, 2021 06:12pm

World

Pfizer says third COVID-19 shot warranted in FDA document

Pfizer says data from its own clinical trials shows that the vaccine efficacy had waned by around 6 percent every two months after the second dose

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:53pm

World

Coronavirus booster shots can help vulnerable, WHO Europe head says

Appears to be more positive than past WHO statements.
WHO director-general had called for halt on 3rd shots.
Czechs join growing list of states offering boosters.

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 09:06pm

World

EU says COVID boosters may have higher legal risks without EMA approval

Booster doses are currently not part of the marketing authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines and have not yet been subject to a scientific assessment by EMA in the absence of sufficient data

Published 26 Aug, 2021 03:49pm

World

US FDA expected to authorize Pfizer vaccine for 12-15-year-olds soon

The approval is highly anticipated after the drugmaker said in March the vaccine was found to be safe, effective and produced a robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year-olds in a clinical trial.
The vaccine has already been cleared in the United States for those aged 16 and above.

Published 05 May, 2021 06:26pm

Business & Finance

Lilly asks FDA to not allow lone use of COVID-19 drug bamlanivimab

The request made to the US Food and Drug Administration is not due to any new safety issues, but in response to the new variants in the country that could be resistant to bamlanivimab when used alone, the drugmaker said in a statement.
Hospitals with bamlanivimab supply should now order etesevimab to pair with it, Lilly said.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 05:45pm

World

New York AG urges US FDA to take action on baby food safety standards

James urges the FDA to follow recommendations issued last week by a US House panel to set standards for all baby food

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 11:31pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	281.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	280.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	142.98
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5,484.77
India Sensex / Apr 24	80,116.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	35,527.39
Nasdaq / Apr 24	17,166.04
Hang Seng / Apr 24	21,259.11
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8,407.44
Dow Jones / Apr 24	40,093.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	22,064.51
France CAC40 / Apr 24	7,502.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	63.09
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 24	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 24	301,783
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	3,352.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	69.46
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 25 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.30 ▲ 0.98 (13.39%)
First Fid. Leasing / Apr 25 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.50 ▲ 0.28 (12.61%)
Hira Textile / Apr 25 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.82 ▲ 0.41 (12.02%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
Karam Ceramics / Apr 25 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	60.04 ▲ 5.46 (10%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	29.50 ▼ -9.34 (-24.05%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
JS Global Banking / Apr 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.14 ▼ -2.48 (-10.5%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Apr 25 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	38.70 ▼ -4.22 (-9.83%)
Pak Synthetics / Apr 25 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	40.02 ▼ -3.48 (-8%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 25 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	18.75 ▼ -1.56 (-7.68%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Apr 25 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.65 ▼ -1.49 (-7.05%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Apr 25 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	450 ▼ -32.51 (-6.74%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 25 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	51.12 ▼ -3.56 (-6.51%)

Stock	Volume
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	7,826,246 ▼ -0.34
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,380,716 ▲ 0.05
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	6,307,593 ▼ -0.74
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	5,520,160 ▲ 0.73
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,921,956 ▼ -0.14
Treet Corp / Apr 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	3,718,075 ▲ 0.58
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	3,082,010 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	2,391,679 ▲ 0
Pak Elektron / Apr 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	2,175,102 ▼ -0.72
Bunnys Limited / Apr 25 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	2,109,582 ▲ 2.25

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