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Wildfires in southern Spain kill 12, emergency agency says

Published 10 Jul, 2026 08:05am

Earlier, there were reports of six deaths from ‌the ⁠wildfire

Chile wildfires kill 19 amid extreme heat; scores evacuated

Published 20 Jan, 2026 12:20pm

Parts of central and southern Chile were under extreme heat warnings with temperatures expected to reach up to 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit)

Massive French wildfire now contained, 16,000 hectares affected, local authorities say

Published 08 Aug, 2025 08:37am

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE: A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares (39,537 acres) of...

Wildfire in southern France kills one, progressing ‘quickly’

Published 06 Aug, 2025 11:34am

PARIS: One person has died as a result of a wildfire in the Aude region in southern France, the local authority said...

Turkey evacuates thousands as firefighters battle wildfires

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

ANKARA: Firefighters battled wildfires across Turkey on Sunday amid a searing Mediterranean heat-wave, with...

Greek firefighters battle wildfire on island of Crete

Published 03 Jul, 2025 08:05am

ATHENS: Greek firefighters on Wednesday battled a blaze that raged on the popular vacation destination of Crete,...

Fires break out and most of France put on heatwave alert

Published 30 Jun, 2025 07:31am

ORLÉANS, (France): French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country’s 101...

Climate crisis demands collective action

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

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

South Korea’s ‘heartbreaking’ wildfires expose super-aged society

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

ANDONG (South Korea): Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village,...

South Korea hopes to use break in weather to contain deadly wildfires

Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:18am

ANDONG: Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country’s worst wildfires on record,...

South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26

Published 27 Mar, 2025 10:08am

ANDONG: Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the...

South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes

Published 26 Mar, 2025 03:11pm

UISEONG COUNTY, SOUTH KOREA: The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to...

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

Published 23 Jan, 2025 09:20pm

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

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

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:52am

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

Los Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims

Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:49pm

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

Hollywood celebrities clear their closets for fire aid

Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:21am

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

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

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:42pm

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

Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires

Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:05pm

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

Ring of fire tightens around LA as Hollywood Hills burn

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

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

Massive Los Angeles wildfires still burning out of control

Published 09 Jan, 2025 10:02pm

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

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

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:32am

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

Record-breaking heat

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

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

Chile president laments ‘tragedy’ as wildfires kill 64

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

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

Chile wildfires kill at least 51 in ‘unprecedented catastrophe’

Published 04 Feb, 2024 01:15pm

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

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

Published 31 Aug, 2023 11:23pm

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

Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

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

British Columbia wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:26am

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

Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds resume

Published 27 Jul, 2023 11:57am

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

Savage heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage

Updated 17 Jul, 2023 08:38am

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

Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:17am

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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