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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 / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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