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drinking water

G-B and Upper Indus: a water quality crisis

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

The Upper Indus Basin (UIB), originating from the glaciers and snowfields of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), is often...

Water cut off for thousands of Iranians after US strikes

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes...

Groundwater: the invisible lifeline Pakistan is squandering

Updated 14 Mar, 2026 08:00am

Scenes like this are now common across tail-end Punjab: a small farmer sells an acre or two, not to pay debt, but to...

Para 14 of Water Accord contradicts policy: ministry

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources stated on Wednesday that Paragraph 14 of the Indus Water Accord 1991...

Only two weeks of water left in Tehran’s main reservoir

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

TEHRAN: Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on...

‘30 MGD treatment project to provide drinking water to people’

Published 22 Oct, 2025 06:02am

FAISALABAD: Punjab Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Public Engineering Bilal Yasin stated that the 30...

Flood-hit communities: Nestlé Pakistan donates 300,000 liters of clean drinking water

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan has completed donations of 200,000 liters of clean drinking water, in the first phase to...

Wasteful water habits

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 07:42am

I remember how in my childhood I would come home from school and being thirsty after a long walk go straight to the...

Parliamentary body informed: Sewage being directly discharged into Rawal Dam

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee was informed on Monday that untreated sewage from Bani Gala is being discharged...

Education: Khurshidi’s argument makes big sense

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

EDITORIAL: It is astonishing how Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah revealed that 14,000 schools in his province...

Coca-Cola’s solar-powered water filtration plant benefits Megwarh villagers

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: Coca-Cola’s Solar-Powered Water Filtration Plant in Megwarh Village near Umerkot Sindh has benefited ...

DC H’bad reviews supply of drinking water during closure of canals

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Syed Khalid Hyder Shah has directed the officers of Irrigation...

Access to safe drinking water & stable environment basic rights: Bilawal

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that access to clean air, safe...

Indian capital faces drinking-water shortage as pumps flooded

Published 13 Jul, 2023 03:33pm

NEW DELHI: Supplies of drinking water in the Indian capital will fall by a quarter on Thursday and Friday because...

Half of bottled water sales enough to provide safe tap water to all: UN report

Published 30 Mar, 2023 08:03am

OTTAWA: Half of the money spent globally on bottled water — sales of which have exploded in recent decades —...

Science-based actions needed for greater water security: experts

Published 14 Jan, 2023 07:19am

ISLAMABAD: Experts at the multi-stakeholder consultative workshop said that Pakistan needs to establish an effective...

PTCL Group, PRCS team up to provide drinking water to flood-hit families

Published 23 Sep, 2022 07:40am

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and Ufone have joined hands with the Pakistan Red Crescent...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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