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Plastic waste

BR RESEARCH: The circular economy imperative

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am

Pakistan is running out of space to keep growing the old way. For years, our economy has followed a simple pattern:...

A pressing environmental emergency

Updated 26 Oct, 2025 06:54am

EDITORIAL: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Coordination recently informed the National Assembly of a...

When public servants pollute the public’s air

Updated 09 May, 2025 08:05am

Every morning for the past two weeks, I have awakened to the sharp sting of smoke infiltrating my home. The curtains...

PM for focus on waste reduction

Updated 30 Mar, 2025 04:38pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a cleaner, healthier and more...

Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:51am

WASHINGTON: By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of...

Punjab activates district plastic management body

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:48am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has activated the District Plastic Management Committees led by the deputy...

Single-use plastics in Islamabad: EPA lags behind in enforcing ban: survey

Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am

ISLAMABAD: A recent household survey conducted by The Network for Consumer Protection has revealed that the...

Shell launches country’s first-ever recycled plastic retail site

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:16am

KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) has launched Pakistan’s first-ever recycled plastic retail site, Malik...

Coal, gypsum and plastic waste: 80pc GST withholding rate on supplies proposed

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed a sales tax withholding rate of 80 percent on supplies of coal,...

Resolving plastic waste crisis in Pakistan

Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan generates over 3.3 million tons of plastic waste annually, most of which ends up in landfills, dumped...

‘Circular economy’: Country can generate $1.2bn by utilising plastic waste

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan can easily generate $1.2 billion annually through utilising plastic waste which has the ...

Our planet is choking on plastic—II

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Importantly, in the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan, plastic is one of the priority areas of this circular...

Our planet is choking on plastic

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 07:16am

According to the UNEP, 3.3 million tons of plastic waste is produced in Pakistan each year. 250 million tons of...

Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

UNITED NATIONS: With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN...

Increasing use of plastic causes environmental pollution: Experts

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

HYDERABAD: Environment, water, and IT experts have expressed that the increasing use of plastic in the country is ...

Pushing for a clean and green Pakistan requires the youth to step up as well

Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:05pm

The problem of solid waste management in the financial hub of Pakistan is no secret. The Pakistan government...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.45 ▲ 0.3 (13.95%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9.30 ▲ 0.98 (11.78%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	11.07 ▲ 1.01 (10.04%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.43 ▼ -8.4 (-9.56%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	417.05 ▼ -43.37 (-9.42%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.95 ▼ -2.16 (-8.6%)
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.88 ▼ -1.21 (-8.59%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.11 ▼ -7.68 (-7.26%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.01 ▼ -2.42 (-7.24%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50 ▼ -3.79 (-7.05%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	241,567,470 ▼ -0.61
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	101,889,928 ▲ 0.3
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	64,025,960 ▲ 0.79
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,153,556 ▲ 0.95
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,963,636 ▲ 0.01
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	22,296,670 ▲ 1.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,342,458 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,897,531 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,799,594 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,884,178 ▼ -1.91

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