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LTVs not older than 3 years exempted from emission testing: EPA

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced that all cars and light transport vehicles...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Opinion

When public servants pollute the public’s air

Every morning for the past two weeks, I have awakened to the sharp sting of smoke infiltrating my home. The curtains...

Updated 09 May, 2025 08:05am

Pakistan

Punjab Clean Air Programme: World Bank board clears $300m IDA loan

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Group Board of Directors approved a USD 300 million International Development Association...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

BR Research

Breathing crisis: Pakistan’s air quality challenge

The “2024 World Air Quality Report” provides a stark and concerning picture of air quality in Pakistan, positioning...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:49am

Editorials

Unforgivable negligence

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s persistent air pollution crisis is an indictment of government inaction, institutional...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:22am

World

India insurers look to hike health premiums as pollution stings

NEW DELHI: Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 01:58pm

Opinion

Use of AI in controlling environmental crime in Pakistan

Pakistan ranks 179th in the EPI, with 25.5 points, slipping down 4 spots in the past decade. With regard to...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:10am

Pakistan

Growing pollution, dust increase diseases in megacity

KARACHI: Dusty roads and streets, particularly the under-construction University Road, are raising air pollution...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Pakistan

Lahore’s air pollution level increases

LAHORE: Air pollution level on Saturday had been increased in the provincial capital once again. The average air...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

India tightens curbs as air pollution turns ‘severe’

NEW DELHI: India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:27am

Pakistan

Punjab to get French grant to combat air pollution

LAHORE: French Ambassador HE Nicolas Galey and Chairman P&D Board, Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan, signed a...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:28am

Pakistan

EPD raids steel mills and factories

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), under its ongoing crackdown against polluters, conducted ...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:53am

BR Research

‘Smogged Down’: Pakistan’s fight for clean air

Despite the choking haze that grips its cities year after year, Pakistan remains caught in a web of policy inertia...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 08:59am

Pakistan

Millions of people still breathing hazardous air: ICIMOD

LAHORE: Millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills (IGP-HF) continue to breathe...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:44am

World

The farm fires helping to fuel India’s deadly air

JIND: Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 11:52am

Pakistan

World Bank, Pakistan combine forces to tackle smog crisis

The World Bank and authorities in Pakistan have agreed to prepare a comprehensive anti-smog plan, as the South Asian...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:41pm

Pakistan

30 advanced air quality monitors installed across Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday announced a groundbreaking initiative to combat air pollution in Punjab by...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:58am

World

India court tells smog-hit capital to step up vehicle restrictions

NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Friday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish...

Updated 22 Nov, 2024 07:33pm

World

Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe

NEW DELHI: Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:33am

Pakistan

PM urges nation to offer Salat-Al-Istisqa

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called upon the nation to offer Salat-Al-Istisqa or prayer for...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 07:32am

Pakistan

Air pollution, smog issues: Experts call for preventive steps to save people from complications

LAHORE: Expressing serious concern over current wane of air pollution and smog, health professionals have called for...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

World

India’s toxic smog cuts off visibility in several areas

NEW DELHI: Toxic smog blanketed northern India on Thursday, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:16pm

World

Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

NEW DELHI: A toxic haze enveloped India’s national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:52am

Pakistan

Alarming increase in smog: All educational institutes closed in Rawalpindi Division till 17th

ISLAMABAD: Growing air pollution and alarming increase in smog has forced the authorities to close all the...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

Schools in five more Punjab divisions shut down

LAHORE: Schools in five more divisions of Punjab have been closed in response to increasing air pollution. A...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

Punjab limits outdoor activities, market hours

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday imposed a ban on outdoor activities including outdoor sports events,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Pakistan

Various cities of Punjab: Air pollution increases to alarming level

LAHORE: Life in provincial metropolis on Sunday remained severely impacted and air pollution increased to an ...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Pakistan

Punjab bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsens

LAHORE: Keeping in view the deteriorating situation of smog, the Environment Protection Department (EPD) on Friday...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Punjab shuts public spaces in smog-hit cities

LAHORE: Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab ordered public spaces closed in smog-hit main cities,...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

Pakistan

Schools in Punjab closed till Nov 17 as smog chokes province

The Government of Punjab announced on Wednesday closure of all schools (primary to 12th grade) till November 17 as...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 10:51pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 13	143.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 13	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 13	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	6,045.26
Nasdaq / Jun 12	19,662.48
Dow Jones / Jun 12	42,967.62
India Sensex / Jun 13	81,216.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 13	37,834.25
Hang Seng / Jun 13	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 13	8,839.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 13	23,434.96
France CAC40 / Jun 13	7,687.50

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	305,984
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 13	72.11
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 13	3,421.89
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 13	67.63
Petrol/Litre / Jun 14	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 14	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.02 ▲ 0.9 (42.45%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.74 ▲ 0.61 (28.64%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.65 ▲ 0.45 (14.06%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.52 ▲ 0.35 (11.04%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	5.70 ▲ 0.54 (10.47%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 13 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.13 ▲ 0.38 (10.13%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jun 13 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.95 ▼ -0.97 (-10.87%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 13 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.55 ▼ -13.28 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.53 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Reliance Weaving / Jun 13 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	123.76 ▼ -13.74 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 13 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59.14 ▼ -6.46 (-9.85%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	7.67 ▼ -0.83 (-9.76%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jun 13 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	273 ▼ -28 (-9.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,570,487 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	86,654,041 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	72,368,767 ▲ 0.9
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,891,113 ▲ 0.76
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,329,771 ▼ -0.26
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	24,472,029 ▲ 0.61
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	24,435,209 ▼ -0.37
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	24,359,706 ▲ 0.17
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	22,960,384 ▲ 1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,416,645 ▼ -0.14

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