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Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire

Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on Thursday after it spread rapidly, as...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:43am

World

Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up

CASTAIC, CALIFORNIA: Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 09:20pm

Technology

Samsung unveils AI smartphones with Qualcomm chips, teases slimmer Galaxy phones

SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:28am

Opinion

‘Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night…?’

It was in 1794 that one William Blake, a poet of his time, wrote that famous poem, equating the shining eyes of a...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 06:37am

World

Biden names two California national monuments after fires thwarted in-person ceremony

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites – a swathe of desert significant to native...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:40am

‘$150bn in damage’: photos, videos show destruction in Los Angeles by wildfires

Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day,...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 07:47pm

World

San Fernando Valley under threat as Los Angeles fire rages on

LOS ANGELES: Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 08:47pm

World

Trump calls California leaders ‘incompetent’ over fire response

LOS ANGELES: US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday of incompetence over their...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:22pm

World

Los Angeles wildfires in figures

PARIS: Eleven people dead, 10,000 buildings destroyed, 180,000 people evacuated, $150 billion in damage. Here are...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 12:58pm

World

California power outages swell to 400,000 as fires multiply

The number of California homes and businesses without electricity ballooned to more than 400,000 on Wednesday, as...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 11:56am

World

Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes California, USGS says

The magnitude of the earthquake that struck Ferndale, California on Thursday has been revised to 7 from 6.6, the...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:21am

World

Trump hands out french fries, Harris visits Georgia churches

ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA: With the U.S. presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:33am

World

Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic’s rape and murder

Thousands of diaspora Indians protested in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

World

Manhunt underway in US after Kentucky highway shooting

WASHINGTON: Five people were shot along a highway in the southern US state of Kentucky, US media reported Saturday,...

Updated 08 Sep, 2024 09:35pm

World

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief

More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the US on...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:37am

World

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine

IRVINE: Police on Wednesday appeared to take back control of a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for...

Published 16 May, 2024 10:33am

World

93 arrested at LA university pro-Palestinian protest for trespassing

LOS ANGELES: Ninety-three people were arrested Wednesday at the University of Southern California’s Los Angeles...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 01:40pm

Life & Style

Kanye West accused of racism and antisemitism in new lawsuit

LOS ANGELES: Controversial rapper Kanye West repeatedly yelled at Black employees and praised Adolf Hitler as an...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:34am

World

Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch

PALM BEACH: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 10:27am

World

State of emergency in California as storm knocks out power

LOS ANGELES: Swaths of the US state of California were flooded on Monday and hundreds of thousands of people were...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 05:51pm

World

California sues oil giants

LOS ANGELES: The US state of California sued five of the world’s largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

World

Rains from dying typhoon batter China for seventh day

BEIJING: Heavy rains from a typhoon kept southern China drenched for the seventh day as slow-moving storm clouds...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 11:02am

Technology

From wow to new normal: driverless cars cruise the streets of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO: This California summer, passersby on the streets of San Francisco can be divided into two camps:...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 12:23pm

World

Four dead including gunman in California bar shooting

Four people including a gunman were killed in a shooting at a bikers’ bar in California’s Orange County, the local...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 10:36am

World

Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes flash floods in California

RANCHO MIRAGE: Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed furious flash floods east and west of Los Angeles on Sunday as the...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 10:05am

World

Kuwait’s scorching summers a warning for heating planet

KUWAIT CITY: As the blazing summer sun beats down on Kuwait, shoppers stroll down a promenade lined with palm trees...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 03:45pm

World

Los Angeles hotel workers strike over wages, housing

LOS ANGELES: Thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles, California, went on strike on Sunday morning as they pushed...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

World

GSK soothes investors by settling first Zantac cancer lawsuit due for US trial

GSK agreed to settle a US lawsuit alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the British...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 11:13am

World

Biden says threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’

President Joe Biden said on Monday the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 10:01am

Life & Style

Actor Saboor Aly opens up about the importance of travelling alone, discovering new cities and cultures

Aly recently appeared on a travel podcast to speak about the importance of opening one’s mind

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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