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earthquakes

UN launches appeal to raise $296mn for Venezuela quake relief

Published 08 Jul, 2026 08:04pm

The US government has already lifted a number of economic sanctions against Venezuela for four months to facilitate relief operations

Earthquake of magnitude 5.81 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

Published 06 Jul, 2026 01:51pm

The Philippine seismology agency Phivolcs said no damage or aftershocks were expected ‌from ⁠the offshore tremor

Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 strikes southern Portugal

Published 28 Jun, 2026 08:08pm

The earthquake’s epicentre was located in ‌the ⁠Atlantic Ocean about 70 km off Cape St. Vincent, it said

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southern Philippines, no tsunami alert raised

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:05pm

The powerful quake comes weeks after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that also strikes Mindanao on June 8.

Pakistan expresses solidarity with Venezuela

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday conveyed its condolences and solidarity to Venezuela after powerful earthquakes...

Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after two major earthquakes

Published 26 Jun, 2026 04:33am

CARACAS: Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and...

Disasters and the preparedness gap

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

EDITORIAL: The latest figures from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, based at the University...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Tarapaca, Chile, EMSC says

Published 19 Sep, 2025 10:28am

The quake was at a depth of 89 km (55.92 miles), EMSC said

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, GFZ says

Published 13 Sep, 2025 09:50am

The quake was at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said

WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

Published 08 Sep, 2025 11:17am

The Afghan health ministry and a spokesperson for the Taliban administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises, survivors face aid crunch

Published 04 Sep, 2025 12:48pm

KABUL/MAZAR DARA: Rescue workers battled to pull bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan’s earthquakes...

Twin quakes jolt Balochistan; several houses collapse, four injured

Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:58am

QUETTA: Two powerful earthquakes jolted Barkhan, Musa Khel, and surrounding areas in Balochistan early Sunday...

Karachi experiences 57 minor tremors this month: PMD

Published 26 Jun, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: Amid a recent uptick in mild tremors across Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea’s New Britain region, EMSC says

Published 23 Jun, 2025 11:10am

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the European Mediterranean...

5.1-magnitude quake rattles northern Iran amid Israel war: USGS

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 01:25am

TEHRAN: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook northern Iran on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, as Israel pounded...

Another mild earthquake jolts Karachi

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:22pm

Another mild earthquake jolted parts of Karachi on Friday evening, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)...

Karachi: Meteorologist says tremors reflect natural fault activity

Published 07 Jun, 2025 05:29am

KARACHI: Karachi has experienced an unusual and unsettling seismic episode, with 32 earthquakes recorded between ...

Another quake shakes Karachi’s Malir area

Published 05 Jun, 2025 03:57pm

The port city was again hit by an earthquake on Thursday after a 2.1 magnitude was recorded south of Malir, Karachi....

Karachi still in the throes of mild tremors

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:08am

KARACHI: Karachi experienced a fresh wave of seismic activity on Wednesday as seven more mild earthquakes struck...

Unprecedented seismic swarm jolts Karachi region

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

KARACHI: In an unusual and unprecedented series of seismic events, Karachi has experienced 19 minor earthquakes ...

Tremors in Karachi cause considerable disruptions

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:30am

KARACHI: A series of low-magnitude earthquakes shook Karachi on Sunday and Monday, sparking widespread concern among...

India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake

Published 17 Feb, 2025 02:27pm

NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi was jolted awake Monday by powerful tremors from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake,...

Tsunami warning canceled after powerful quake strikes Caribbean sea

Published 09 Feb, 2025 11:24am

A Tsunami warning was canceled in the Caribbean Sea after the region’s most powerful earthquake in four years struck...

Greece orders schools to close as quakes shake Santorini island

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

ATHENS: Schools on the Greek tourist island of Santorini will remain closed on Monday after more than 200 small...

Quakes and storms cause $95 billion in insurance losses in 2023

Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:15pm

MUNICH: Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, storms in the United States and other natural disasters caused an...

Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes

Published 19 Dec, 2023 10:42am

REYKJAVIK: A volcano in Iceland was erupting on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black...

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

Published 02 Dec, 2023 09:00pm

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

Taiwan rattled by offshore earthquake, no reports of damage

Published 26 Nov, 2023 10:16am

TAIPEI: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said,...

Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines

Published 17 Nov, 2023 02:56pm

MANILA: A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,...

Thousands evacuated as Iceland braces for volcanic eruption

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

COPENHAGEN: Some 900 earthquakes hit southern Iceland on Monday, authorities said, adding to tens of thousands of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	194.02 ▲ 17.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.10 ▼ -2.69 (-6.93%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.29 ▼ -2.14 (-6.4%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	82.49 ▼ -5.34 (-6.08%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 21 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	21.14 ▼ -1.15 (-5.16%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	72,921,552 ▲ 0.31
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	37,201,757 ▲ 0.39
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	35,239,120 ▲ 0.2
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,675,061 ▲ 3.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,167,462 ▲ 0.71
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,294,774 ▲ 0.75
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	10,210,051 ▲ 0.03
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,592,154 ▼ -0.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,390,112 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,310,787 ▲ 0.02

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