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Ministry of Water Resources

WAPDA Act, 1958: CCLC returns draft amendments back to ministry for review

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) has reportedly halted proposed amendments...

LEFC project cost: NA body expresses reservations over disparity

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:14am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division (EAD) expressed reservations over...

Diamer-Bhasha Dam project: Rs25.744m irregular expenditure identified

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 03:58pm

ISLAMABAD: Audit authorities have identified irregular expenditure of Rs 25.744 million in the Diamer Bhasha Dam...

Dasu Hydropower Project: AGP uncovers inefficiencies, massive cost overruns

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered serious inefficiencies, delays and massive cost...

Audit report 2025-26: AGP detects financial mismanagement in water ministry

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered extensive financial mismanagement, weak governance,...

Bhasha, Tarbela projects: Minister concerned at manifold increase in projects’ costs

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal expressed serious concern...

IRSA Sindh Member’s resignation accepted

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has accepted the resignation of Ehsan ul Haq Leghari from the post of Member IRSA...

IRSA body flags Tarbela storage depletion

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Advisory Committee (IAC), while expressing serious concern over...

Diamer-Bhasha Dam: acquisition of land, other matters discussed

Published 11 Mar, 2026 05:25am

LAHORE: The Implementation Committee on Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams (ICDBMD) met on Tuesday to discuss matters of...

Inter-ministerial panel in agreement: WUCs to AJ&K will be paid from NJHPP commissioning date

Published 22 Feb, 2026 02:31am

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial panel has agreed in principle that Water Use Charges (WUC) to Azad Jammu &...

Indus Waters Treaty: Hague-based CoA endorses Pakistan’s position

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between ...

FY2026–27: NA panel suggests 64 water, hydropower projects

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday recommended 64 water and...

Meeting condemns Indian ‘water aggression’

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:03am

ISLAMABAD: An inter-provincial meeting presided over by Federal Minister for Water Resources, Mian Muhammad Mueen...

Para 14 of Water Accord contradicts policy: ministry

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources stated on Wednesday that Paragraph 14 of the Indus Water Accord 1991...

KP CM seeks immediate release of Net Hydel Profit payments

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi has urged the federal government to immediately release...

First meeting of Task Force held: Ahsan directs formation of special working group to ensure water security

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:30am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal directed the...

Wapda shares power evacuation plan for Diamer Basha Dam Project

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 07:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has shared the power evacuation plan for the...

Transport & water infrastructure: Ministry reviews Rs5.3trn portfolio

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 11:42am

Projects, spanning railways, highways and water sectors, are being executed under the Public Sector Development Programme

Chenab River flow stabilises

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has stated that data indicates the discharge of the Chenab River...

Rs824bn flood protection plan sent to Council of Common Interests

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:04am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has submitted the National Flood Protection Programme–IV (NFPP-IV),...

A nation thirsting for competence

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s descent from a water-abundant state to one of the world’s most water-scarce nations is not...

FPCCI vows sustainable growth, joins key water security moot

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Minister, UNESCO rep discuss flood management collaboration

Published 20 Sep, 2025 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources, Muhammad Mueen Watto, held a meeting on Friday with Fuad Pashayev,...

Attabad Lake, Harpo and Hanzel hydropower projects: PM forms SC to monitor progress, ensure timely execution

Published 06 Sep, 2025 05:38am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-level Steering Committee (SC) under the chairmanship...

Senate body told: Ministry says no direct contact with IWC

Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources stated on Wednesday that while it currently has no direct contact with...

Ministry warns: India not authorised to construct dams or structures

Published 23 May, 2025 06:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has issued a stern warning, declaring that India is not authorized to...

PSDP 2025-26: Water projects worth Rs424bn proposed

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 12:37pm

Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources Syed Ali Murtaza shares details of the Public Sector Development Program

Removal of encroachments along riversides: Inaction will be an offence, Senate panel tells FFC

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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