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CDA to construct bicycle lanes alongside highways of Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is vigorously taking measures to construct bicycle lanes along...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Pakistan

PM launches spring tree plantation drive

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed to the nation to participate in tree plantation drive for the...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

British HC, Punjab CM discuss exchange of technology

LAHORE: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott met with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif here on Friday ...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Pakistan

Artificial rain: Punjab CM praises UAE team’s efforts

LAHORE: The UAE team was ready to bring artificial rain again, but unfavourable weather conditions hindered their...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Pakistan

Concern over increasing environmental pollution voiced

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community expressed grave concern over increasing environmental pollution in wake...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

Smog: CDA conducts operation against plastic factory

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday conducted a mega operation against the owners of a...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

FCCI to collaborate with PHA to help reduce environmental pollution

FAISALABAD: FCCI will make collaborated efforts with PHA to arrest environment pollution and covert Faisalabad into ...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Markets

Safety audit: Fesco officials visit 132KV Tariqabad grid station

FAISALABAD: On the special directive of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) ...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Pakistan

Increasing use of plastic causes environmental pollution: Experts

HYDERABAD: Environment, water, and IT experts have expressed that the increasing use of plastic in the country is ...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Pakistan

Alvi for promoting environment-friendly transportation

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for promoting clean and environment-friendly transportation in the...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Pakistan

Punjab Clean Air Policy approved

LAHORE: The caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi Thursday accorded approval to the ‘Punjab Clean Air...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Faisalabad: Danish envoy explains importance of waste-water treatment plant

FAISALABAD: Ambassador of Denmark in Pakistan, Jakob Linulf, has said that the mega project of waste water treatment...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Editorials

Breathing poison

EDITORIAL: There are 195 countries and more than four million cities and towns in the world. And Lahore, the capital...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

NA panel approves Pakistan Trade Control of Wild Fauna and Flora (Amend) Bill

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change approved the Pakistan Trade Control of Wild...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

DCs asked to step up action against polluters

LAHORE: As part of measures to control smog, the Chief Secretary Punjab has directed the relevant authorities to...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Hybrid buses to reduce environmental pollution, smog: Elahi

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that plying environment-friendly hybrid buses would reduce...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Environmental pollution: Punjab govt to follow Indian parameters for grading industrial sectors

LAHORE: The Punjab government will follow Indian parameters to classify industrial sectors for their contribution to...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Pakistan

Collective measures urged to eliminate smog threat

LAHORE: Secretary Environment Usman Ali Khan said the collective measures are a must to eliminate the menace of ...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Pakistan

‘Environmental terrorism’ responsible for climate carnage in Pakistan: PDP

KARACHI: Holding what he called ‘environmental terrorism’ as responsible for the climate carnage in Pakistan,...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Pakistan

‘Behavioural change a mustto check environmental pollution’

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for behavioural change to check environmental pollution, Director General Walled City...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Pakistan

Dept asked to launch awareness campaign on environment protection

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries & Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has directed the provincial environment...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

Pakistan

Punjab govt decides to take action against those burning crop residue

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to take action against those causing air and environmental pollution...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Pakistan

PM inaugurates world’s biggest Miyawaki urban forest

LAHORE: Under the ‘Ten Billion Tree Tsunami campaign’ Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday inaugurated the world’s...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

World Famine & Drought Day: Experts concerned over barrenness of agri land

HYDERABAD: Environ-mentalists have expressed concern over the barrenness of agricultural land due to increasing ...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

Opinion

‘District heating and cooling’ — II

How unfortunate that we really do not have even a minimum level sewage system leading to treatment plants before...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

Technology

IBM to become more environment friendly by 2030

IBM sets new climate goals to get rid of carbon emissions from its operations by 2030.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:12pm

Pakistan

PM launches plantation campaign in Islamabad, says govt committed to make Pakistan green

Imran says it is our responsibility to determine the losses and benefits the young generations could face in the next 20 years
Environmental pollution is reducing the life span of a human being up to 11 years in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar: PM

Published 17 Feb, 2021 01:23pm

‘Long-term planning is inevitable for development’

LAHORE: Long-term planning was inevitable for any country’s development, said Prime Minister Imran Khan at the...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Pakistan

Digitization of land record vital for assessment of people's residential needs, effective planning: PM

He was presiding over a weekly meeting of the National Coordination Committee for Housing, Construction and Development.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:19pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 8	148.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 8	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 8	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 8	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	5,695.94
India Sensex / Oct 8	81,561.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 8	38,930.78
Nasdaq / Oct 8	17,923.91
Hang Seng / Oct 8	21,370.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 8	8,199.23
Dow Jones / Oct 8	41,954.24
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 8	18,976.93

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 8	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	75.84
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 8	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 8	236,715.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 8	2,646.05
Diesel/Litre / Oct 8	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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