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Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up

CASTAIC, CALIFORNIA: Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 09:20pm

World

New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations

CASTAIC: A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:52am

World

Los Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims

ALTADENA: As Los Angeles construction worker Ivan De La Torre surveyed a landscape of smoking wreckage in...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:49pm

World

Hollywood celebrities clear their closets for fire aid

LOS ANGELES: When wildfires destroyed parts of Los Angeles this week, real estate agent Jenna Cooper started asking...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:21am

World

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

LOS ANGELES: Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures,...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:42pm

World

Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:05pm

World

Ring of fire tightens around LA as Hollywood Hills burn

LOS ANGELES: A terrifying wave of wildfires squeezing Los Angeles on multiple fronts pushed closer to the symbolic...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

World

Massive Los Angeles wildfires still burning out of control

LOS ANGELES: A pair of massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning unchecked...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 10:02pm

World

Los Angeles surrounded by out-of-control wildfires; at least 5 dead

LOS ANGELES: Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:32am

Editorials

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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