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Rescuers urged to focus on saving lives of people

LAHORE: Secretary Emergency Services, Dr. Rizwan Naseer, took the oath from 41 rescuer drivers after successful...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Emergency Services marks ‘National Resilience Day’

LAHORE: ‘National Resilience Day’ was marked on Tuesday with a renewed pledge to continue efforts for building...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:33am

Pakistan

Emergency personnel: NRC to enhance coordination, capacity building

LAHORE: Inaugurating the 12th National Rescue Challenge (NRC) here at Emergency Services Academy (Rescue 1122), the...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Rescue-1122 responds to as many as 22,725 emergencies during Eid holidays

LAHORE: Rescue-1122 responded to 22,725 emergencies in all districts of Punjab during the Eid holidays. Provincial...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Four Pakistani companies take part in Intersec Dubai

KARACHI: Four Pakistani companies participated in the 24th edition of Intersec, the world’s leading event about...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

World

Jersey blast toll rises to five as hope of finding survivors fades

LONDON: Jersey police said on Sunday the death toll from an explosion at an apartment building had risen to five, ...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

World

Extreme weather is Earth’s ‘chorus of anguish’: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday called on world leaders to heed the Earth’s “chorus of cries of ...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am

Opinion

Outdoor workers seek protection as heatwave scorches Europe

The death of a Madrid street sweeper from heatstroke during the heatwave gripping Europe shows the dangers outdoor...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

18 years of Rescue 1122 service commemorated

LAHORE: The members of pioneer batch of Rescue 1122 gathered here at Emergency Services Headquarters, to commemorate...

Published 30 May, 2022 06:49am

World

Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods

GRAFTON: Deadly floods spread down Australia's east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 10:51am

World

Deadly rains, floods hit eastern Australia

SYDNEY: Torrential downpours lashed eastern Australia on Saturday, raising deadly floodwaters to decades-long highs,...

Published 27 Feb, 2022 06:39am

World

Five killed in fire at Spanish retirement home

MADRID: Fire ripped through a retirement home in a suburb of Valencia, Spain overnight, killing five residents,...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 12:30pm

World

Four children killed in Australia bouncy castle tragedy

SYDNEY: Four schoolchildren were killed and several others were seriously injured when a gust of wind blew their...

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 12:11pm

BD factory inferno kills 52

RUPGANJ, (Bangladesh): A massive blaze tore through a Bangladesh factory killing at least 52 people trapped by ...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:26am

Pakistan

Punjab govt purchases new ambulances worth Rs1.5bn: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar said on Wednesday that the government has purchased new ambulances ...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

17 years of Rescue 1122 commemorated

LAHORE: The members of pioneer batch of Rescue 1122 gathered here at Emergency Services Headquarters on Monday to...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

World

Mexico president vows full probe after 25 die in metro accident

"For my part, I put myself at the full disposal of the authorities," said Ebrard, considered among the possible ruling party candidates for the 2024 presidential election.

Published 05 May, 2021 11:08am

World

23 dead, dozens hurt as elevated metro collapses in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Emergency services on Tuesday worked to retrieve the bodies of victims from the wreckage of an elevated...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:33am

World

Mexico City bridge collapses with train on it: reports

There was no official confirmation of the number of casualties following the accident in the south of the capital, where emergency services were seen working to rescue victims.

Published 04 May, 2021 11:16am

World

Cyclone Seroja causes ‘widespread damage’ in Australia towns

SYDNEY: Two small Western Australian towns suffered “widespread damage” when Cyclone Seroja struck a part of the...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:32am

Pakistan

NDMA urges response measures to counter first heat wave

The authorities should ensure water conservation, availability of uninterrupted power supply, availability of standby generators in heatstroke centres/ hospitals.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 12:43am

World

Australia’s ‘Big Wet’ eases, but thousands still isolated

WINDSOR, (Australia): Rescue teams raced emergency supplies to flood-hit Australians Wednesday, as trapped residents...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

World

Thousands evacuate as Sydney sees worst floods in decades

SYDNEY: Torrential downpours lashed Australia’s east Monday, forcing thousands to flee the worst flooding in...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

World

At least 15 dead in Ukraine nursing home fire

KIEV: At least 15 people were killed Thursday after a blaze tore through a residential home for the elderly in the...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

World

Explosion heard in central Madrid

La Sexta TV quoted government sources saying it may have been a gas leak.
Smoke plume was observed in the neighborhood after the blast, the witnesses reported.

Updated 20 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

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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