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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
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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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