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EDITORIAL: The UN’s latest report on disaster risk couldn’t be clearer: the world is haemorrhaging money, lives,...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

Flood rehabilitation housing project: Aseefa, World Bank MD distribute ownership rights certificates to women homeowners

HYDERABAD: Anna Bejerde, Managing Director of the World Bank, accompanied by First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Sindh...

Published 24 May, 2025 06:21am

Climate resilience: Aurangzeb calls for swift global action

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, during a series of high-level...

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 09:47am

Climate change woes: PM for more global funding

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for special financial assistance from international...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 02:38pm

Flood rehabilitation: World Bank may approve $150m more for Sindh govt

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to approve additional financing of $150 million to support the government of...

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 09:19am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

Editorials

Flood aid corruption

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s governance failures are often laid bare in times of crisis, and nowhere is this more ...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Pakistan

2022 floods: Senate body concerned at disparity in aid distribution

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday expressed serious concern over disparity in...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:32am

Editorials

Climate change debate

EDITORIAL: The United States’ decision to sit out the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:52am

Pakistan

Flood-affected women: SCF distributes cash transfers for livelihood recovery

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF), with support from Solidar Suisse, has launched an initiative to...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

Population, economy: ICJ apprised of woeful climate change impacts

Attorney General Mansoor Awan presents Pakistan’s case at the International Court of Justice

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:58pm

Pakistan

Climate change: Previous financial pledges yet to materialise: PM

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sensitizing the global community on the risks posed by climate...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

2022 floods: SDPI says country has received only one-fourth of pledges

ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan has only received one-fourth of the total pledges made in the post-2022 floods’ Geneva...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Pakistan

Sindh secures funds to repair 4,162 flood-hit schools: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a review meeting on the ongoing repair and...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

2022 floods: $10.9bn aid received against $30bn losses

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the 2022 floods...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan needs $16.3bn to recover from flood damages, says govt

Floods have caused damages to the tune of $14.91 billion and losses of over $15.23 billion, reveal findings of report

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:27pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz asks baby food producers to increase output for flood affectees

Says affectees witnessing malnutrition due to shortage of baby food

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 03:54pm

Pakistan

UNGA: PM Shehbaz highlights need for collective action on climate change

Tells world leaders Pakistan is ready to build partnerships in areas of trade and economy

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 06:08pm

Pakistan

ADB forecasts Pakistan's GDP growth to slow down to 3.5% in FY23

Recent devastating floods in Pakistan add profound risk to the country’s economic outlook, says ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 06:07pm

Pakistan

Government launches ‘Adopt A District’ programme for flood-affected regions

Punjab is largely unaffected and hence, we are giving it the major responsibility to aid flood-affected areas of Balochistan and Sindh, says Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 06:29pm

Pakistan

Flood relief: ADB 'working quickly to provide significant package' to Pakistan

Package designed to support people, livelihoods, and infrastructure immediately, says ADB

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 03:12pm

Pakistan

Facebook parent Meta donates Rs125m for flood relief efforts in Pakistan

Donation will support emergency aid, food, water, sanitation and help children get back to school

Published 14 Sep, 2022 06:13pm

Markets

Govt to introduce measures to stabilise currency market: Miftah

Finance minister says speculation will end as govt moves to curb volatility

Updated 13 Sep, 2022 04:52pm

Pakistan

Digital Flood Dashboard launched to give public confidence in government activities

It makes public all information regarding donations received and distributed, as well as delivery of relief goods to flood victims

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 05:58pm

Pakistan

Sharjeel criticises PTI, Imran Khan for attempt to jeopardise receipt of flood aid

Says PTI is spreading propaganda in attempt to stop international agencies from sending assistance to Pakistan

Published 12 Sep, 2022 04:20pm

Pakistan

Flood rescue and relief: ADB approves $3 million grant for Pakistan

Amount will help government purchase food supplies, tents and other relief goods

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:46pm

Business & Finance

Amreli Steels, Bolan Castings halt production amid flood disruptions

Amreli Steels and Bolan Castings have announced production shutdowns in separate notices to the Pakistan Stock...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:45pm

Pakistan

Development budget being reviewed in light of flood relief efforts: Ahsan Iqbal

Says Pakistan now has opportunity to rebuild flooded villages in a sustainable manner

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 05:30pm

Pakistan

Flood emergency: UN announces flash appeal for $160m to assist Pakistan

Funds will provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection, and health support

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 07:49pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We’re not learning any lessons

“I was extremely disappointed…” “The government is doing what it can, and, I am not hopeful that we are...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:26am

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 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 16	262.59

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)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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