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PM calls for closer coordination to eradicate Hepatitis C

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to eradicate Hepatitis C from the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:41am

Opinion

Mental health - more than a buzz word

Burn out. Stressed. Down. These three words are screaming out of most engagement surveys that are coming out in...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:10am

World

WHO says 80% of Afghanistan operations risk shutdown by June

KABUL: The World Health Organization said Monday 80 percent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:16pm

Pakistan

NRIFC, DRAP & BHS: Kamal briefed about key functions

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal visited the National Research Institute for Fertility Care...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Pakistan

Excessive consumption of sugary drinks: PANAH raises alarm over devastating health crisis

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of World Kidney Day, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) raised alarm over the...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:01am

World

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

SINGAPORE: Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:11pm

World

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strand drugs in warehouse

NAIROBI: The health clinic where Alice Okwirry collects her HIV medication in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 01:55pm

Pakistan

Medical errors claim lives of 18-20pc hospitalised patients?

KARACHI: A staggering 18-20 percent of hospitalized patients in Pakistan lose their lives due to medical errors,...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

Pakistan

AKU hosts student-led simulation of M-WHO

Karachi: The Aga Khan University (AKU) hosted a dynamic, student-led simulation of the Model-World Health...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:43am

Editorials

Battling polio

EDITORIAL: At a special signing ceremony during the recently held Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum, Saudi...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 07:07am

World

WHO decides mpox epidemic still global health emergency

GENEVA: Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday after...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

World

Gaza polio vaccination drive reached 600,000 children: WHO

GENEVA: A polio vaccination drive in Gaza reached more than 600,000 children, the head of the World Health...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 05:19pm

Business & Finance

DRAP Clearance Gateway officially launched

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) officially launched the...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia confirms $500mn commitment to polio eradication effort for Pakistan, Afghanistan, WHO says

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the World...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:57pm

Editorials

Polio again

EDITORIAL: The resurgence of polio in Pakistan is a damning indictment of the state’s failure to construct a...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

World

Argentina to quit World Health Organization: presidency

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization, President Javier Milei’s office said...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 03:16am

Opinion

Trump’s first week orders and Pakistan

On Donald Trump’s inauguration day Western media was left struggling for headlines. His supporters focused on his...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Int’l passengers: First Mpox case of 2025 confirmed at Peshawar airport

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Coordination Saturday confirmed the first Monkeypox case of...

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:39am

World

Trump orders US exit from WHO

NEW YORK/LONDON/ GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

World

WHO appeals for $1.5bn to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis

GENEVA: The World Health Organization appealed Thursday for $1.5 billion for emergency operations this year, warning...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

World

At least $10bn needed to rebuild Gaza health system: WHO

GENEVA: At least $10 billion will likely be needed to rebuild Gaza’s devastated health system over the next five to...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 11:55pm

World

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

NAIROBI: A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:46pm

Pakistan

Punjab thrashes out ‘immunization strategy’ for next five years

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Khawaja Imran Nazir said here on Thursday...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

Editorials

Poor access to healthcare

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has failed by a long shot to attain the standards required for universal healthcare (UHC)....

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Opinion

Nicotine pouches: health challenge?

Pakistan’s nicotine pouch market represents a complex intersection of public health concerns, regulatory challenges,...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

China says shared Covid information ‘without holding anything back’

BEIJING: Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 “without holding anything back”,...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

World

Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

World

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am

World

Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held: health officials

GAZA STRIP: An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 07:27pm

World

WHO says crew member suffered serious injury in Yemen airport strike

ZURIC: The UN air crew member hurt in an air strike on Yemen’s main international airport on Thursday suffered...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 02:09pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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