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Polio resurgence

EDITORIAL: Kicking off this year’s anti-polio drive on Sunday at special ceremony Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:20am

World

Nine dead in attack on Sudan hospital: WHO

GENEVA: An attack on the main hospital in the western Sudanese town of Al-Fashir on Friday killed nine people and...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

Opinion

Mercury and cosmetics – is beauty worth the risk?

Mercury—an element long known for its toxicity—has earned a notorious spot on the World Health Organisation’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:59am

Pakistan

Capacity development of health workforce highlighted

LAHORE: Vice-Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Khalid Masood Gondal highlighted the need for...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 07:20am

Pakistan

‘Medication errors claim over 500,000 lives annually’

KARACHI: Medication errors, compounded by the lack of trained pharmacists, are causing over 500,000 deaths annually...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

World

No indication of a warning before bombing of Gaza hospital, WHO says

BERLIN: The United Nations’ health agency has no indication that a warning was issued before Israel’s bombing early...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 04:42pm

World

Gaza civil defence: thousands flee Israeli strikes, evacuation calls

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said the Israeli military issued evacuation calls Wednesday as it heavily...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

Pakistan

Scope of emergency services expanded to each union council

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Health and Emergency Services Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that Chief Minister...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Millions of people still breathing hazardous air: ICIMOD

LAHORE: Millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills (IGP-HF) continue to breathe...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:44am

World

226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7: WHO

GENEVA: Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza following the...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 04:55pm

Opinion

Clearing the air: A plan to combat smog in Punjab

The smog that engulfs Punjab every winter has grown from an environmental issue into a full-scale crisis, ...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:46am

Opinion

Pakistan’s tobacco control dilemma

Pakistan’s struggle with tobacco control reveals how industry interference and policymaker susceptibility can...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

Existential threats, and need for 10-year economic, environmental, and epidemiological plan

The federal minister for planning and development, Ahsan Iqbal, reportedly indicated that the Prime Minister will...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 04:13pm

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

Pakistan

Lahore pollution level hits new high

LAHORE: Despite green lockdown and other measures being taken by the Punjab government, the intensity of air...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

World

WHO says strike on Gaza polio vaccination centre injures four children

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said six people including four children were hurt Saturday in a strike on a...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 11:54pm

Pakistan

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times above WHO limit

Air quality index to remain high for the next three to four days

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 04:09pm

Editorials

Dengue resurgence

EDITORIAL: With the advent of winter season, dengue a serious but preventable disease has erupted in epidemic...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

World

WHO ‘deeply concerned’ about ‘rising attacks’ on Lebanon healthcare

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 10:56pm

World

Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO

GENEVA: A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:42pm

Pakistan

Speakers advocate adoption of effective THR strategies

ISLAMABAD: A round table conference hosted by the Initiative on Risk-reduction & Dependable Alternatives (IRADA)...

Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am

Editorials

A significant success

EDITORIAL: It’s great news on the public health front. Pakistan has become the 19th country in the world to...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

Market witnesses shortage of life-saving drugs

LAHORE: Different essential and life-saving drugs have disappeared from the market, putting the health and even the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:06am

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

World

UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage has reached 90%

DUBAI: Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 05:44pm

Pakistan

‘Govt taking steps to eradicate cholera’

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) is taking every step for...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

World

At least quarter of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:57pm

World

Polio vaccine push moves to northern Gaza amid disruptions: WHO

GENEVA: The third phase of a giant polio vaccination drive targeting children in Gaza began Tuesday in a...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 05:43pm

Pakistan

Karachi: report says over 1,400 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents in 2023

KARACHI: Motorcycles are a common mode of transport in Pakistan, particularly among middle-income families. While...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Pakistan

'MedCon 2024' to be hosted at Expo Centre

LAHORE Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), will...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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