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IWT in ‘abeyance’: a national wake-up call

On April 24, 2025, India’s sudden and unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) jolted the ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:10am

Opinion

Indus River indeed an ‘ever-flowing’ river

To divert or stop the waters of the “Sarnash”, the name of the Indus in Hindu mythology means the “ever...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 08:27am

Pakistan

India disrupting Indus Water flows: Musadik Malik

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Malik accused India of using dams to...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 07:17pm

Opinion

Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability

A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World...

Updated 22 May, 2025 07:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan Army warns of long consequences if Indus waters stopped

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistani military warns that any Indian attempt to follow through on recent threats to cut...

Updated 19 May, 2025 10:03am

Pakistan

Lawyers' sit-ins paralyse transport between Sindh, Punjab

SUKKUR: Lawyers' protests against the project to draw canals from the Indus River continue across various parts of...

Published 28 Apr, 2025 07:24am

Markets

Highway blockade in Sindh halts business, export activities across Pakistan

Pakistan’s economic activities remained suspended on Wednesday as a week-long blockade on the National Highway in...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 10:25pm

Road blockades in Sindh disrupt fuel supply to upcountry

KARACHI: Fuel supply to upcountry regions from Karachi has come to a standstill amid ongoing protests and road...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 08:38pm

Editorials

Canal dispute: breaking the deadlock

EDITORIAL: With the PML-N and PPP finally agreeing to begin dialogue on the controversial canal project that aims to...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:19am

Opinion

Wasteful water habits

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

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Hyderabad rally arrangements reviewed: Indus River is our lifeline, says Faryal Talpur

KARACHI: A key meeting held at her residence under the chairmanship of Pakistan Peoples Party senior leader Faryal...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:08am

PTI submits resolution against canals project

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday strongly criticised the federal government’s controversial...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 09:33am

Pakistan

Minister seeks CCI meeting on canal issue

KARACHI: Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro has said that both the people of Sindh and the PPP reject the...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Bilawal reiterates opposition to canal project

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to...

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 02:24pm

Pakistan

Freshwater ecosystems in South Asia: WWF, GSK announce multi-million-pound partnership

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking initiative to combat water stress and safeguard biodiversity, the World Wide Fund for...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:50am

Opinion

Pakistan’s water crisis: rethinking crop choices to save water

Pakistan, once water-abundant and home to one of the world’s largest irrigation systems, now faces a severe water...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:17am

‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative to combat water challenges: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that the government’s ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative is...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Pakistan

Murad voices opposition to new canal projects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on World Water Day Saturday raised alarm over the declining flow...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

Pakistan

Murad reiterates his commitment to protecting Sindh’s water share

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that not a single drop of Sindh’s share of water from...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Mass April 4 gathering at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh: PPP Sindh Council opposes new canals on River Indus

KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced a massive public gathering on April 4 in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh...

Updated 16 Mar, 2025 09:52am

Sindh PA opposes proposed construction of new canals

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday, opposing the construction of six new canals...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 08:40am

Pakistan

Zardari warns govt’s ‘unilateral’ Indus canal plan ‘causing grave strain on federation’

In his address to a joint session of Parliament, President Asif Ali Zardari delivered a sharp critique of the...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 10:57pm

Pakistan

Indus River: PTI protests against planned construction of new canals

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi Division has urged the people of Karachi to protest against the...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Pakistan

Bridge construction: NA’s IPC panel directs CSs, other officials to file report

ISLAMAABD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) directed the chief...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:10am

Pakistan

Construction of six canals: Save Indus Movement announces protest campaign

KARACHI: The Save the Indus Movement has announced to launch a decisive campaign against the construction of six new...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am

Pakistan

BAFL to give Rs8.5m for blind dolphins’ protection

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has announced funding of Rs. 8.5 million to protect the endangered Indus River blind dolphins,...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:15am

Opinion

The future of Indus Water Treaty

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” - W.H. Auden, “First Things First” The Indus...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

Bus falls into Indus River, killing 14

GILGIT A bus carrying 27 passengers fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 14 people,...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

Experts highlight water management, food security issues

ISLAMABAD: Experts in a policy dialogue highlighted urgent need to address water management and food security in the...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

Pakistan

Attock Khurd: Railway Station becomes tourist spot

PESHAWAR: Attock Khurd Railway Station at the bank of Indus is emerging as attractive tourist spot. It; however,...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

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 13	143.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 13	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 13	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	6,045.26
Nasdaq / Jun 12	19,662.48
Dow Jones / Jun 12	42,967.62
India Sensex / Jun 13	81,216.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 13	37,834.25
Hang Seng / Jun 13	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 13	8,839.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 13	23,434.96
France CAC40 / Jun 13	7,687.50

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	305,984
Petrol/Litre / Jun 13	253.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 13	72.11
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 13	3,421.89
Diesel/Litre / Jun 13	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 13	67.63

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.87 ▲ 0.94 (48.7%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.35 ▲ 0.96 (40.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.85 ▲ 0.73 (34.43%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.59 ▲ 0.46 (21.6%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 13 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.50 ▲ 0.89 (13.46%)
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%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	42.97 ▲ 3.91 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.58 ▼ -4.4 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.53 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Reliance Weaving / Jun 13 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	123.76 ▼ -13.74 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 13 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	44.15 ▼ -4.85 (-9.9%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 13 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59.14 ▼ -6.46 (-9.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 13 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	6.50 ▼ -0.68 (-9.47%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jun 13 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	273 ▼ -28 (-9.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	107,914,222 ▲ 0.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	54,659,776 ▲ 0.05
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	53,174,914 ▲ 0.73
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	20,290,020 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,803,129 ▼ -0.28
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	17,790,054 ▲ 0.96
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,844,458 ▼ -0.13
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	15,514,943 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,946,832 ▼ -0.92
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,839,374 ▼ -1.4

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