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Moharram-ul-Haram: Minister orders uninterrupted power supply

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has directed power Distribution Companies (Discos)...

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:02am

Opinion

Climate crisis demands collective action

The severe impacts of climate change are becoming more visible and alarming with each passing day. Wildfires in ...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

Opinion

There’s urgent need to address urban deforestation

Through your esteemed paper, I wish to express deep concern over the unchecked tree-cutting spree in Karachi, which...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:11am

Pakistan

‘Telemedicine ensures timely, life-saving care by reducing carbon footprint’

KARACHI: On World Environment Day, ChildLife Foundation is spotlighting the growing threat of climate change to...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 07:24am

World

Saudi prepares for another Hajj menaced by extreme heat

RIYADH: The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 06:06pm

Pakistan

Life-saving role during Hajj 2024: Pakistani nominated for prestigious Indian Civil Award

ISLAMABAD: In an exemplary display of humanity and bravery, a Pakistani national Asif Bashir has been nominated for ...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

World

Tragedy of Madrid street sweeper highlights how heatwaves kill

MADRID: Three hours into his shift as a street sweeper in Madrid on a summer afternoon when temperatures went above...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

World

Senegal tightens anti-Covid controls after Makkah deaths

DAKAR: Senegal said Monday it had implemented voluntary Covid-19 screening tests and reimposed the wearing of masks...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

World

Indian heatwaves, floods kill 11, with four buried alive

GUWAHATI: India was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods,...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

World

Bangladesh children sweat at home as heatwave shuts schools

DHAKA: Classes are cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 11:33am

World

Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN

BANGKOK: Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

World

India’s weather office forecasts more heat wave days during April-June

MUMBAI: India is likely to experience more heat wave days than normal between April and June, the weather office...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 04:46pm

World

Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study

PARIS: Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

World

Europe, US heatwaves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change

PARIS: Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been “virtually...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 11:28am

World

World must prepare for more intense heatwaves: UN

GENEVA: The world should get ready to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 05:30pm

World

Scorching heatwaves set to break records around the globe

ROME: Unforgiving heat scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, triggering health warnings and fanning...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 05:22pm

World

China reports record temperature for mid-July at 52.2C

BEIJING: China on Monday said the mercury hit 52.2 degrees Celsius (126 degrees Fahrenheit) in the northwest of the...

Updated 17 Jul, 2023 05:41pm

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

World

Record heatwaves sweep the world from US to Japan via Europe

ROME: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:10pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change: expert

PESHAWAR: Highly vulnerable to climate change vulnerabilities, Pakistan was also facing a looming threat to an...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:47am

World

India's heatwaves putting economy, development goals at risk

SINGAPORE: Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health,...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:57pm

Pakistan

Heatwaves predicted for Mar-May period

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast a series of heat waves spells for the most parts of the country during March to...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

World

After year of climate disasters, world off-track to curb warming

PARIS: Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 12:26pm

World

Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths

Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 "excess" deaths, a report compiling...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 12:58am

World

India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis

GAUMUKH: From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 11:19am

Opinion

Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods

Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

World

‘Dangerous’ heatwaves may grip the tropics daily by 2100: study

PARIS: Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

World

2022 sees record Europe wildfire destruction: EU

PARIS: Europe’s blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 10:20am

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

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	283.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	283.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 23	147.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 23	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 23	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 23	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
India Sensex / Jun 23	81,805.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 23	38,354.09
Hang Seng / Jun 23	23,650.62
FTSE 100 / Jun 23	8,779.33
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 23	23,247.79
France CAC40 / Jun 23	7,558.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 23	74.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 23	3,353.56
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 23	66.65

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 23 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	7.49 ▲ 1 (15.41%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 23 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	42.90 ▲ 3.9 (10%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 23 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	27.07 ▲ 2.46 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Jun 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	36.30 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 23 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	66.80 ▲ 6.07 (10%)
Shams Textile / Jun 23 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	34.67 ▲ 3.15 (9.99%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	36.88 ▲ 3.35 (9.99%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 23 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	12.35 ▲ 1.12 (9.97%)
Fazal Cloth / Jun 23 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	205.54 ▲ 18.54 (9.91%)

Stock	Price
United BankXD / Jun 23 United Bank Limited(UBL)	261.81 ▼ -262.38 (-50.05%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 23 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.49 ▼ -0.61 (-14.88%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 23 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.31 ▼ -0.34 (-12.83%)
Invest Bank / Jun 23 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.21 ▼ -0.98 (-11.97%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.99 ▼ -0.95 (-11.96%)
Ghani Chemworld / Jun 23 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7.98 ▼ -1 (-11.14%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 23 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	4.22 ▼ -0.52 (-10.97%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 23 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.75 ▼ -0.88 (-10.2%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	32.36 ▼ -3.6 (-10.01%)
Chashma / Jun 23 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	57.60 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	53,303,035 ▼ -0.1
Sui South Gas / Jun 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,996,379 ▼ -4.2
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,022,793 ▼ -0.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,740,292 ▼ -0.24
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	22,523,059 ▼ -0.54
Fauji Cement / Jun 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,264,731 ▼ -4.16
Cnergyico PK / Jun 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,226,103 ▼ -0.48
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,036,410 ▼ -5.02
Dewan Cement / Jun 23 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	13,766,080 ▼ -1.36
B.O.Punjab / Jun 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,746,025 ▼ -0.36

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