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Ministry of Water Resources

PM’s panel to deal with climate change risks

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a committee as part of the government’s bid to chalk out an...

Tarbela’s runaway cost

Updated 29 Aug, 2026 06:56am

EDITORIAL: With the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approving the Tarbela fifth...

‘Recharge Pakistan’ project: Works commence at Badri Pond in DIK’s Burzawali Village

Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:25am

ISLAMABAD: The restoration works have commenced at Badri Pond in Burzawali Village, Dera Ismail Khan, marking a...

Water issues: Senate panel calls for broader debate

Published 14 Aug, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Thursday called for a broader national debate on...

Liquidating the aquifer: the true cost of Pakistan’s rice exports

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

Every metric tonne of Pakistani rice exported from Karachi carries with it thousands of litres of water, much of it...

Nepra urged to revise IGCEP, TSEP

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

ISLAMABAD: A leading power sector analyst and industrialist has formally urged the National Electric Power...

Key hydropower projects hit by cost escalation

Updated 27 Jul, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has revealed that the cost of major upcoming hydropower projects has...

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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