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Reflecting on the 2004 tsunami

EDITORIAL: Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal communities across 14 countries and killed over...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

BANDA ACEH: Tearful mourners prayed Thursday as ceremonies began across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who died...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 12:09pm

World

Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years

BANDA ACEH: In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

World

Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami

AKKARAIPETTAI: The deadly tsunami that swamped India’s southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 12:54pm

World

Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 05:45pm

World

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru, tsunami threat over: USGS

LIMA: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the United States Geological Survey...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 12:26pm

World

6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS

JAKARTA: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:41pm

World

Japan lifts tsunami advisory, Okinawa flights resume

TOKYO: Japan lifted a tsunami advisory on Wednesday and check-in resumed at Okinawa’s main airport where flights had...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:22am

World

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan

An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 09:00pm

World

7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS

WASHINGTON: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Saturday local time, the United States...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 03:14pm

World

Magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific

Tsunami warnings were issued to countries in the South Pacific on Friday after a 7.7 magnitude struck southeast of...

Published 19 May, 2023 10:32am

World

Indonesians told to stay alert after magnitude 7.3 earthquake

PADANG: Indonesian authorities urged caution on Tuesday as residents returned gradually to their homes in western...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:35am

World

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO: A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 03:20pm

World

No tsunami detected after 7.6 quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Indonesia issued a tsunami warning for almost three hours after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 10:45am

Opinion

The next wave

Since Covid-19 first appeared on the scene it is as if we are living in a dream; a nightmare to be more precise. Our...

Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am

World

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

DILI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,...

Published 27 May, 2022 09:39am

World

7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued

TOKYO: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 10:46am

Technology

Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami

SYDNEY: Elon Musk's satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:50pm

World

Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:36pm

World

Trickle of residents return to Fukushima's last deserted town

TOKYO: Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:04pm

World

First aid flights reach Tonga

SYDNEY: The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:53am

World

Tonga races to clear runway for volcano aid flights

WELLINGTON: Tongans raced Wednesday to clear a thick coat of ash from the main international runway to let in...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 10:09am

World

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast

SYDNEY: Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic blast that crippled...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 01:05pm

World

Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms largely down

WELLINGTON: Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:54am

World

Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused 'signifcant damage'

WELLINGTON: A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:20am

World

Tongans flee tsunami following powerful volcanic eruption

NUKU’ALOFA, (Tonga): Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption — heard...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

World

Tsunami warning for US West Coast, flooding in Hawaii after Tonga eruption

SAN FRANCISCO: Tsunami warnings were issued Saturday for the entire US West Coast after a massive volcanic eruption...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 09:58pm

World

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:46am

World

Earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's remote Maluku islands Thursday, the United...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Sports

Tokyo Olympics chief invokes power of sport on anniversary of disaster

Japan has therefore decided to stage the Games without overseas spectators, sources have told Reuters.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:52am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.08 ▲ 3.08 (9.33%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	34.70 ▲ 2.90 (9.12%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24 ▲ 1.92 (8.70%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 22 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24.90 ▲ 1.85 (8.03%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 22 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	110.60 ▲ 7.60 (7.38%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.11 ▼ -0.89 (-14.83%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.15 ▼ -0.39 (-11.02%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 22 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	7.86 ▼ -0.92 (-10.48%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.28 ▼ -0.78 (-9.68%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 22 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.11 ▼ -3.89 (-9.49%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	841.10 ▼ -85.81 (-9.26%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	105 ▼ -8.47 (-7.46%)
Mandviwala / Jan 22 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.25 ▼ -1.70 (-7.41%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.05
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.04
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.87
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.13
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.07
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.33
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.08

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