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EU plans to ban food imports from deforested areas

BRUSSELS: The EU plans to bar food and wood imports from deforested areas, according to a proposal unveiled ...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

UN climate deal clinched after late drama over coal

GLASGOW: UN climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 09:54am

World

Thunberg denounces COP26 deal, UN chief warns 'catastrophe' close

PARIS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending "climate catastrophe", while environmental...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 10:45am

World

UK urges COP26 nations to adopt 'balanced' climate deal

GLASGOW: Britain on Saturday urged compromise among feuding COP26 delegates as it touted a "balanced" package to ...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

Opinion

Glasgow: industrial canal's climate-fighting future

Glasgow was a vital cog in the machine of Britain's Industrial Revolution, which brought the baleful impact of ...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

World

China's negotiator says COP26 not perfect, but only needs small edits

GLASGOW: China's negotiator, Zhao Yingmin, told the COP26 summit on Saturday that while the proposed final...

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 12:35am

Opinion

World needs trillions to face climate threat

Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change on droughts, flooding, heatwaves and...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

COP26 draft deal treads fine line to spur climate action

GLASGOW: A new draft agreement for the UN climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to be more...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 03:27am

Opinion

That sinking feeling: Poor nations struggle with UN climate fund

The Philippines has sought financing for seven projects from a UN environmental fund to tackle the catastrophic...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

World

Toyota defends skipping COP26 emissions pledge

TOKYO: Toyota defended a decision not to sign an emissions pledge proposed during the COP26 climate talks on...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

Iran says won’t sign climate deal while under sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran won’t ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change while the Islamic republic remains under ...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

COP26 draft climate deal triggers calls for more work, ambition

GLASGOW: The head of the UN climate conference recognised on Wednesday that countries’ climate pledges so far do...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

UK PM urges 'determined push' for climate change deal

GLASGOW: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said a UN climate change summit had made progress towards...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 11:20pm

Pakistan

SNP members meet Pakistani parliamentarians

SCOTLAND: SNP Member of UK Parliament Chris Stephens, SNP Member of Scottish Parliament Kaukab Stewart also Chair of...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

World

New emissions pledges barely affect global heating: UN

GLASGOW: New emissions-cutting pledges - including a vow during COP26 by India to be carbon neutral by 2070 - are...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

Opinion

More net than zero: Do carbon-cutting promises add up for the climate?

The growing avalanche of governments and companies committing to cut their climate-changing carbon pollution to net...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

Opinion

Good COP, bad COP: UN climate meet praised and panned

The COP26 climate talks resuming Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level announcements...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

Markets

Australia vows to sell coal ‘for decades’

SYDNEY: Australia said Monday it will sell coal for “decades into the future” after spurning a pact to phase out...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

Opinion

Rubbishing the earth

COP26 is the big meet. To save the planet. To make new promises. To sign new protocols. To handle the crisis. To...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:19am

World

Protesters hit Glasgow streets as part of global climate rallies

GLASGOW: Thousands of climate protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday to take part in worldwide...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Pakistan

'Pakistan Climate Justice March' tomorrow

LAHORE: Various civil society organizations and political parties have announced to hold "Pakistan Climate Justice...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Editorials

Pledge to end deforestation

EDITORIAL: For the COP26 at Glasgow this past Tuesday was a great day. More than 100 world leaders promised to end...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

'It's our lives on the line', young marchers tell UN climate talks

GLASGOW: Thousands of young campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow on Friday, chanting their demand that...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 10:03am

World

COP26 braces for youth protests after vague emissions pledges

GLASGOW: Thousands of youth activists were preparing to descend on Glasgow on Friday to protest against what they ...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 12:06pm

World

Global CO2 emissions set to rebound to pre-Covid levels

GLASGOW: Global CO2 emissions are set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels next year, according to an assessment...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

World

Developing countries need 10 times more money to protect themselves from climate change effects: UN

GLASGOW: Developing countries need up to 10 times more funding to protect themselves from increasingly ferocious...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

Climate change crisis and COP26

'Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global warming to well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

No solution in sight? - II

One would have thought that at least for such critical issues, there will be consensus and political wrangling will...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

World

Britain calls time on coal at COP26 as carbon emissions surge

GLASGOW: Britain called an end to the era of coal on Thursday, saying 77 countries had pledged to phase out the...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:53pm

Opinion

No solution in sight?— I

We have no plans for either efficient power generation or reduction in transmission losses and theft and thus we ...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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