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India's capital announces permanent anti-pollution curbs for toxic winter months

Published 02 Jul, 2026 06:30pm

Authorities impose anti-pollution measures during this period under a graded action plan

Sindh Governor highlights importance of environment protection

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi has stressed that a clean, green and safe environment is essential for...

Pollution-free ports key to safer navigation, stronger economic growth: minister

Published 04 May, 2026 01:49pm

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry reaffirmed on Monday the government’s resolve...

Overlapping mandates delay shift to cleaner tech: World Bank

Published 17 Dec, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has stated that overlapping mandates between environmental and industrial ministries...

EDITORIAL: Smog without ownership

Updated 14 Dec, 2025 07:03am

EDITORIAL: If the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) emissions data mapping pollution across Karachi, Lahore,...

EPD demolishes 2,575 polluting units, imposes heavy fines

Published 04 Dec, 2025 07:15am

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab demolished 2,575 units for polluting the environment and...

A run to remember in Munich

Published 28 Nov, 2025 02:24pm

From the English Garden to Oktoberfest, Munich was an unforgettable experience

WWF-Pakistan refutes claims linking sea sparkle to pollution

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan on Wednesday issued a firm clarification after reports and online speculation attempted to tie...

World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollution

Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:12am

LONDON: Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic threat but using natural ...

Sadiq underscores need for tree-plantation to combat pollution, climate change

Published 18 Aug, 2025 07:49am

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of Tree Plantation Day, Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq underscored the...

World's 1st tested dust suspension system reaches Lahore

Published 02 Aug, 2025 07:09am

LAHORE: "World's first tested dust suspension system with 15 anti-smog guns have reached Lahore," Chief Minister...

New Delhi says fuel ban on old vehicles not feasible

Published 03 Jul, 2025 07:41pm

NEW DELHI: Two days after India’s capital stopped fuel sales to ageing vehicles to tackle the sprawling megacity’s...

Indian capital bans fuel for old cars in anti-pollution bid

Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:45pm

NEW DELHI: India’s capital banned fuel sales to ageing vehicles on Tuesday as authorities try to tackle the...

Pakistan is suffocating

Published 01 Jul, 2025 06:40am

As carbon-intensive activities and vehicular emissions rise, so does Pakistan’s position among the world’s most...

Pakistan’s plastic challenge

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:00am

EDITORIAL: Plastic pollution has become one of the most pervasive and damaging environmental threats of our time,...

India insurers look to hike health premiums as pollution stings

Published 21 Feb, 2025 01:58pm

NEW DELHI: Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies...

Let’s protect our mangroves

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Rapid and reckless urbanization around Karachi, alongside industrial developments, led to a significant loss of...

CDA, RDA came down hard over growing pollution, contamination in Rawal Dam

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the alarming rise in waterborne diseases, with 93 per cent of diarrhoea cases among children...

Punjab shuts down hundreds of brick kilns in 2024

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:07am

LAHORE: Hundreds of pollution-causing brick kilns were shut down from March 1 to December 31, 2024. Strict legal...

EPD intensifies operation against non-zigzag brick kilns

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 08:25am

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has intensified operations against non-zigzag brick kilns and...

India’s Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:18pm

NEW DELHI: Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against...

Delhi wants artificial rain to tackle worsening air pollution

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:30pm

NEW DELHI: India’s capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial ain to fight air pollution this year, its...

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:58am

NEW DELHI: Authorities in India’s capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of...

UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

CALI, COLOMBIA: The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no ...

Lahore pollution level hits new high

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

LAHORE: Despite green lockdown and other measures being taken by the Punjab government, the intensity of air...

Diseases and pollution

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:59am

It has been abnormally hot in the city of Karachi. The daytime temperatures have, at times, been above 40 degrees ...

Fleeting calm: here comes the smog

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

The recent release of the Air Quality Life Index report has led to a persistent misunderstanding that environmental...

18 smoke-emitting vehicles impounded

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:46am

LAHORE: In an ongoing anti-smog campaign, the Lahore District Administration has impounded 18 smoke-emitting ...

Olympic organisers cancel second day of triathlon training in Seine over pollution

Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:46pm

PARIS: Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after...

Brick kilns: LHC directs Punjab govt to take action

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Punjab government to take action against brick kilns who...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

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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