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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto, threatens US cities

Published 16 Jul, 2026 08:17am

The National Weather Service said smoke could linger into the ⁠end of the week

Pakistan ranked most polluted country in 2025, data shows

Published 24 Mar, 2026 12:27pm

Pakistan was ranked the world's smoggiest country in 2025

Six int’l flights diverted due to dense fog in Karachi

Updated 22 Dec, 2025 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: Six international flights bound for Karachi were diverted to Muscat and Islamabad on Sunday due to dense...

Toxic haze chokes Indian capital

Published 20 Oct, 2025 11:19am

NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to...

Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in world’s most polluted town

Published 21 Apr, 2025 08:03am

BYRNIHAT: Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India’s Byrnihat town which is ranked the world’s most polluted...

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:11pm

SINGAPORE: Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on...

Dense fog over Indian capital delays flights, trains

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:51am

Dense fog and cold weather delayed train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including its...

Dense smog shrouds Indian capital, threatening to disrupt flights

Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:03am

NEW DELHI: Thick smog engulfed the Indian capital on Friday, prompting warnings of possible flight disruptions from...

Shrouded in smog, Delhi pollution reading is the highest this year

Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:05pm

NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality...

Punjab extends closure of schools by week

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by...

Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:52am

NEW DELHI: A toxic haze enveloped India’s national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and...

Punjab sets up ‘smog war room’ to combat hazardous air

Published 06 Nov, 2024 11:48am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab set up a “smog war room” to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality...

Toxic smog wreathes India’s capital as winter nears

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:50am

NEW DELHI: A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the “severe”...

Indian capital chokes as ‘hazardous’ air pollution returns

Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

NEW DELHI: Acrid clouds engulfed India’s capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble...

2nd most polluted country

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan seems destined to stay right at the top of the world pollution pyramid, ending 2023 as the ...

Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 03:49pm

SINGAPORE: Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced...

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

Published 15 Feb, 2024 12:57pm

BANGKOK: Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of...

Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children

Published 07 Dec, 2023 11:30am

LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up...

The health toll of air pollution

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:56am

One thing which still remains binding between Pakistan and India and reminds us of each other is the weather and the...

Can Pakistan’s electric buses reduce urban air pollution woes?

Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:25pm

ISLAMABAD: For Karachi-based Raja Kamran, swapping his motorcycle commute for Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus...

Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog

Published 25 Oct, 2022 01:14pm

NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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