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Record-breaking heat

EDITORIAL: Climate change is driving up average world temperatures much beyond the Global Stock take assessment. ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

World

Chile president laments ‘tragedy’ as wildfires kill 64

SANTIAGO: Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a “tragedy...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

World

Chile wildfires kill at least 51 in ‘unprecedented catastrophe’

VIÑA DEL MAR: Wildfires blazing across Chile have killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 01:15pm

World

Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM

ATHENS: Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 11:23pm

World

Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane

ATHENS: Searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a blaze ...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

World

British Columbia wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

KELOWNA: Forest fires in Canada’s western province of British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of...

Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:26am

World

Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds resume

VÓLOS: Greek fire crews on Thursday raced to put out wildfires around the country that have raged for two weeks and...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:57am

Savage heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage

ROME: Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple...

Updated 17 Jul, 2023 08:38am

Opinion

Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires

Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:17am

Pakistan

Wildfires hit over 100 locations from March to May

LAHORE: A series of deadly wildfires had raged over 100 locations across the country from March until May this year...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

World

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

HOSTENS: Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing...

Published 10 Aug, 2022 10:43pm

World

Wildfires burn coastal homes, forests in Greece as Europe's heatwave spreads east

ATHENS: Greek firefighters battled wildfires on the island of Lesbos for a second day on Sunday as well as new fires...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 01:41am

Opinion

Neglected forests at the mercy of wildfires in Spain, Portugal

With climate change making devastating wildfires more likely, experts warn Spain and Portugal need to better manage...

Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am

World

Europe's heatwave reaches Poland, Greece as it moves eastwards, brings wildfires

MILAN: The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards on Thursday, forcing countries ...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 12:38am

World

Wildfire rages near Athens; homes damaged, hospital evacuated

ATHENS: A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Wednesday...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 11:13am

World

France battles massive wildfires, Britain breaks temperature record

LONDON/PARIS: Firefighters in southwestern France battled on Tuesday to contain massive forest wildfires and Britain...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:33pm

World

Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

PARIS: Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated ...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 10:56pm

World

Southwest Europe swelters as wildfires burn

MADRID: Thousands of firefighters on Friday battled wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain in the face of scorching...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

World

Scorching heatwave sparks wildfires in Europe

LEIRIA: Over 20 wildfires raged across Portugal and several burned in western Spain on Wednesday, menacing villages...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:47pm

World

Turkey re-evaluating death penalty

ISTANBUL: Turkey will reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish capital punishment, the justice minister said on...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

World

Spain battles wildfires as it swelters in heatwave

ZARAGOZA: Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in Spain on Saturday and people sought relief...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Editorials

Damping down the wildfires

EDITORIAL: Raging wildfires are a global challenge. While these wildfires have been quenched or damped down at some...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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