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World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study

PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm

World

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

DUBAI: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Climate plans: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture

DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in...

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 03:51pm

World

COP28 opens with launch of loss and damage fund

DUBAI: Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Opinion

Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance

The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

World

Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: study

WASHINGTON: State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

Pakistan

Activists rally for food security, slam land commercialization

LAHORE: Climate and environmental activists at a demonstration demanded of the provincial government to stop...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

World

Nearly all world’s population exposed to global warming over June-Sept

SINGAPORE: Nearly all of the world’s population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:58am

World

Global warming predicted to cost Australia billions

SYDNEY: Global warming could cost Australia’s economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 10:55am

World

Pain, anger as Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 80

LAHAINA, (United States): The death toll from a horrific wildfire in Hawaii climbed to 80 as residents confronted ...

Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am

World

US to invest $1.2bn on facilities to pull carbon from air

WASHINGTON: The US government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum...

Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am

Savage heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage

ROME: Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple...

Updated 17 Jul, 2023 08:38am

Business & Finance

Field formations can’t deny benefit of exemption to entitled taxpayers

LAHORE: Field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot deny the benefit of an exemption if the...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Editorials

Warmest years ever are ahead

EDITORIAL: While extreme weather events have increased in frequency and intensity during the recent years, the World...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

Editorials

Confronting climate change

EDITORIAL: While Pakistan is still reeling from the effects of last year’s devastating floods, the UN has issued a...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Climate protesters launch four-day mass action in London

LONDON: Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion on Friday began four days of action in London, promising...

Updated 22 Apr, 2023 09:26am

Pakistan

Farmers concerned over decrease in tobacco cultivation area

ISLAMABAD: Farmers expressed serious concern that the total tobacco production area has sharply decreased from ...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Perspectives

Pakistan’s economic crisis can derail Paris Agreement goals

Pakistan has long been grappling with environmental degradation and is one of the most vulnerable countries in the...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:17pm

Pakistan

Bilawal underscores need for developing blue economy

KARACHI: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday inaugurated Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition ...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

Politics, cash, fame: what motivates climate change deniers

Right-wing ideologues funded by fossil fuels, fame-seeking narcissists and doubt mongers monetising their content ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

UN chief slams oil firms for ‘big lie’ on global warming

DAVOS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres skewered oil firms on Wednesday for having “peddled the big lie”...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Markets

NGOs denounce banks financing new oil and gas projects

PARIS: Despite joining industry groups committed to reaching carbon neutrality the world’s top banks are ...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:47am

Pakistan

President hopes Int’l Conference will help Pakistan become climate-resilient country

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has expressed hope that the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 07:51am

World

Spain sees hottest year on record in 2022

MADRID: Spain in 2022 experienced the hottest year since records began, the country’s national weather service said...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:50pm

World

What is the link between winter storms and global warming?

WASHINGTON: The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 12:26pm

Opinion

IMF, the ‘lifeline’ of Pakistan

Since the creation of Pakistan, its policy makers, politicians, and the rulers, all have been struggling to manage...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Editorials

Nuclear fusion breakthrough

EDITORIAL: How to insulate planet Earth against rising temperatures that pose a serious threat to life on it. How to...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

Pakistan: renewable power only solution

The International Energy Agency has come up with a highly positive news. According to it, the energy crisis is...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:38am

World

India well placed to face global headwinds: World Bank

NEW DELHI: India is better placed than many other emerging economies to weather the impact of global headwinds, the...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:07pm

Markets

Energy crisis fuels renewables boom: IEA

PARIS: The energy crisis is fuelling an acceleration of the rollout of renewable power, raising hopes for efforts to...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 11:07am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Dec 6 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.16 ▲ 0.60 (38.46%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	4 ▲ 1.00 (33.33%)
Treet Corp. (R) / Dec 6 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	4.14 ▲ 0.76 (22.49%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 6 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.79 (21.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 6 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.51 ▲ 1.00 (18.15%)
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6.69 ▲ 1.00 (17.57%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 6 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.80 ▲ 0.49 (14.80%)
LSE Ventures / Dec 6 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	5.57 ▲ 0.71 (14.61%)
F. Nat.Equities / Dec 6 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6.70 ▲ 0.80 (13.56%)
Redco Textile / Dec 6 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.90 ▲ 0.80 (13.11%)

Stock	Price
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 6 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	7.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.97%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Dec 6 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.30 ▼ -0.19 (-7.63%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 6 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	19.81 ▼ -1.61 (-7.52%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 6 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	208.72 ▼ -16.92 (-7.50%)
Shadman Cotton / Dec 6 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	14.42 ▼ -1.17 (-7.50%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 6 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	16.47 ▼ -1.33 (-7.47%)
SME Leasing Ltd / Dec 6 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	1.90 ▼ -0.15 (-7.32%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.47 ▼ -0.40 (-6.81%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 6 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	136.50 ▼ -9.50 (-6.51%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	44 ▼ -3.00 (-6.38%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	143,393,681 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	82,309,654 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,884,642 ▲ 0.02
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	54,169,500 ▲ 1.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	53,701,236 ▲ 0.84
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	37,662,460 ▲ 0.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	36,098,500 ▲ 0.03
Pak Petroleum / Dec 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	35,317,902 ▲ 0.99
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	31,154,943 ▼ -0.61
The Searle Co. / Dec 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	28,673,613 ▲ 3.11

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 6	284.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 6	284.13
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 6	147.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 6	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 6	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 6	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 5	4567.18
Nasdaq / Dec 5	14229.91
Dow Jones / Dec 5	36124.56
India Sensex / Dec 6	69555.66
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 6	33445.90
Hang Seng / Dec 6	16427.53
FTSE 100 / Dec 6	7516.04
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 6	16541.49
France CAC40 / Dec 6	7392.44

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 5	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 5	189043
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 6	72.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 6	2021.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 6	80.12

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