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Record temperatures scorch US West as Americans sweat through extreme heat

WASHINGTON: A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the US West...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 07:48am

Pakistan

Meeting assesses steps to address heat wave issue

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Asif Hyder Shah has emphasised creating a robust and responsive infrastructure ...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

World

India’s capital hits record 50.5 Celsius in fierce heat wave

NEW DELHI: Temperatures in India’s capital soared to a record-high 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit)...

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

World

US county sues oil cos for $51bn over ‘Heat Dome’ disaster

WASHINGTON: A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Hostile weather system to strike country from today

KARACHI: Another hostile weather system is set to strike the entire country with a heat wave spell from June 20 till...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am

Pakistan

Upper Sindh: Mercury soars to 48°C

KARACHI: Heat wave like weather on Saturday spurred temperatures to the highest degrees of the season in the ...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

Markets

US natgas futures up 2pc as heat wave boosts cooling demand

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures rose more than 2% on Monday driven by higher demand for cooling due to an ongoing...

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

Unusual rains in monsoon season: This July likely to be cooler than previous year’s

LAHORE: The month of July is likely to be cooler comparing to the corresponding year due to unusual rains in the...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Pakistan

Heat wave likely to hit country this week

KARACHI: A new heat wave is expected to hit various parts of the country this week with increase in temperatures,...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

Pakistan

Heatwave: KP PDMA urges people to take precautionary measures

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has urged the public to take...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 06:45am

Pakistan

Cholistan: Severe heat wave impacts vegetation, water resources, livestock

LAHORE: Severe heat wave has impacted the vegetation, water resources and most importantly the livestock in the...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Mango production to fall by 50pc due to heat wave, water shortage

KARACHI: Mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely hit by...

Published 27 May, 2022 07:04am

Pakistan

KP schools to be closed for summer holidays from June 1

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced summer vacations in all the private and public sector...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

Pakistan

‘Westerly wave may trigger rain over upcountry areas’

KARACHI: The ongoing heat wave is likely to persist in areas of central and upper Sindh till May 23, with the ...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

PM sets up task force on climate change

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday formed a task force on climate change in view of the country...

Updated 17 May, 2022 09:53am

Pakistan

Heat wave lifts traditonal drinks, ice cream, falooda sales

ISLAMABAD: As summer heat grips all over country, the sale of traditional refreshing drinks and ice cream falooda ...

Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am

Pakistan

Heat wave alert: People advised to take precautionary measures

RAWALPINDI: The citizens in view of heat wave alert issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:16am

Pakistan

'Severe heatwave' set to grip entire Sindh from May 11

Met department says heatwave spell could last till May 16

Published 08 May, 2022 02:24pm

Pakistan

Sindh minister urges people to take precautions in view of heat wave

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has advised citizens to adopt precautionary measure in view...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Met Office forecasts rain, windstorm across country during Eid holidays

KARACHI: Most parts of the country are expected to receive rain with windstorm during Eidul Fitr holidays, as heat...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

World

Deadly heatwave slams Canada, US

VANCOUVER: Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

World

Moscow melts in historic June heat wave

MOSCOW: Moscow has been hit by a historicheat wave this week, with temperatures reaching a 120-year record due to ...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Extremely hot weather to hit Karachi today

KARACHI: Scorching temperature up to 45 degrees Celsius is likely to hit Karachi today, as ‘Tauktae’ is heading...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

Pakistan

City to undergo another heatwave from today: PMD

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has cautioned of another spell of heatwave in Karachi during...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:41am

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

Heatwave to subside from tomorrow

KARACHI: The prevailing heat-wave spell is likely to persist till April 3rd and then will begin subsiding from...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Pakistan

Scorching hot weather likely

KARACHI: A very hot and dry weather is likely to grip Sindh, southern Punjab, eastern and southern Balochistan until...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

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

Pakistan

Heat wave persist over districts of Sindh and Balochistan

Partly cloudy weather with light rain is expected in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 08:19pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 7	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 7	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 7	154.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 7	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 7	1.29
Euro to USD / Nov 7	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 6	5,929.04
Nasdaq / Nov 6	18,983.46
Dow Jones / Nov 6	43,729.93
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	19,039.31
France CAC40 / Nov 6	7,369.61
India Sensex / Nov 7	79,507.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 7	39,366.94
Hang Seng / Nov 7	20,858.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	242,941
Petrol/Litre / Nov 7	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 7	72.04
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 7	2,657.92
Diesel/Litre / Nov 7	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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