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Cyclone Tauktae

Latest Indian cyclone kills five, thousands homeless

In Odisha hundreds of trees were uprooted, some bringing down power lines, relief official Pradeep Kumar Jena said.

Published 27 May, 2021 10:47am

World

Five dead as another cyclone batters India

DIGHA, (India): At least five people died Wednesday as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:41am

World

Cyclone batters eastern India, 1.2 million seek shelter

Scientists say cyclones are becoming more frequent and severe in the northern Indian Ocean as climate change warms the sea, devastating coastal communities.

Published 26 May, 2021 09:52am

World

New India cyclone warning as death toll rises

AHMEDABAD: A major new storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India’s east coast on Thursday, forecasters...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Opinion

Building urban resilience: The case for a collective approach to Karachi

Last week, all of Karachi was closely monitoring the formation and trajectory of cyclone Tauktae, waiting with bated...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Pakistan

Gusty winds, rain to hit Karachi again today, predicts Met Dept

The temperature in Karachi is expected to range between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius
On May 18, Karachi was hit by rain and dust storm due to the influence of the cyclone Tauktae

Published 19 May, 2021 12:12pm

World

89 still missing at sea after cyclone slams into India

"This is one of the most powerful cyclones we've faced in India for decades, and after weeks of chaos and devastating loss of life caused by Covid-19, it could not have come at a worse time," said Santanu Chakraborty of the charity Save the Children.

Published 19 May, 2021 11:19am

33 dead, dozens missing as cyclone batters India

MAHUVA, (India): At least 33 people died and more than 90 were missing on Tuesday after a monster cyclone slammed...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:13am

Four killed as sand storm hits Karachi

KARACHI: Several parts of Karachi affected by a dust storm and rainfall on Tuesday leaving four dead including a...

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:13am

Pakistan

Four dead, several injured as massive dust storm hits Karachi under cyclone Tauktae

Heavy dust storms and rainfall hit the parts of Karachi on Tuesday afternoon under the influence of cyclone Tauktae.
Due to the gusty winds, the wall of a house in Baldia Town collapsed, killing at least one person.

Updated 18 May, 2021 08:38pm

World

21 dead, 96 missing as cyclone batters Covid-stricken India

Authorities there scrambled to ensure there would be no power cuts in the nearly 400 designated Covid hospitals and 41 oxygen plants in the area.

Published 18 May, 2021 11:57am

World

Monster cyclone batters Covid-stricken India's west coast

Cyclone Tauktae battered swathes of the vast nation, sending huge waves crashing onto its shores, turning streets into rivers and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee.

Published 18 May, 2021 10:20am

World

India's Gujarat state braces for most severe cyclone in over two decades

As well as the eight deaths in Goa and Karnataka, 28 fishing boats were missing, a coastguard official told Reuters.

Published 17 May, 2021 03:16pm

Pakistan

Cyclone Tauktae: Railway sets up three control rooms

KARACHI: In order to handle the situation effectively in the wake of emerging threats from the cyclone “Tauktae”...

Updated 17 May, 2021 10:04am

Pakistan

KMC declares emergency in view of cyclone’s forecast

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Saturday imposed emergency in various departments of the Karachi...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Cyclone Tauktae: Sindh govt establishes cell on rain emergency

KARACHI: The Sindh government has established a central control cell at the Services, General Administration and...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:41am

Pakistan

Administrator reviews cleaning of rainwater drains

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmad on Saturday visited various rainwater drains in Karachi to review...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Many Sindh cities to come under impact: Cyclone to unleash rainfall accompanied by dust, thunderstorms

KARACHI: The tropical depression in the Arabian Sea has grown into a cyclone, “Tauktae”, and a heatwave is...

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Karachi to experience heatwave from May 16: PMD

Met office said the temperature could rise to 42 degrees Celsius.
It has also predicted rainfall and gusty winds in part of Sindh from May 17 to May 20.

Published 15 May, 2021 01:01pm

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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