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The people and the climate

EDITORIAL: While the world’s major polluters have fallen far short of their obligations to limit greenhouse gas...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Pakistan

Can Pakistan’s electric buses reduce urban air pollution woes?

ISLAMABAD: For Karachi-based Raja Kamran, swapping his motorcycle commute for Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:25pm

Editorials

Protection of high seas

EDITORIAL: The high seas are global commons. They belong to all of humanity. They lie outside of national ...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Markets

Iron ore futures extend losses

BEIJING: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures extended losses on Monday amid concerns over near-term weaker demand,...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Editorials

Reducing plastic pollution

EDITORIAL: Plastic is composed of major toxic pollutants that tend to harm the environment, and over some decades it...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:28am

Editorials

Uncontrolled pollution

EDITORIAL: The air quality in Karachi is so bad that it frequently figures among the world’s most polluted cities....

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:28am

Editorials

Fighting the bane of smog

EDITORIAL: As the winter season approaches, when Lahore has started to get enveloped in a blanket of smog frequently...

Updated 25 Sep, 2022 06:25am

Opinion

US questioned Cheniere pollution controls during LNG plant permitting?

US regulators raised doubts about Cheniere Energy’s decision to install higher-polluting gas-fired turbines at its...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:04am

World

Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report

COPENHAGEN: Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by the European...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 09:39am

World

Ailing oceans in state of ‘emergency’, says UN chief

LISBON: A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon on...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

Supplements

OnlyOneEarth facts and figures

TEXT: The big picture - We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life, and ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Pakistan

Pollution, rising temperatures creating new diseases: Prof Zafar

LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute & Lahore General Hospital Principal Prof. Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-Farid...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Minister for imposing ‘transport emergency’ on Lahore

LAHORE: Expressing concern over increasing pollution, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has called for...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am

World

World funds own destruction with $1.8trn subsidies: study

LONDON: The world must slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, according to a study...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

Barbecue shops, too, behind rising incidence of smog in Lahore?

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday expressed its concerns over rise in smog and directed the government...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Lahore not hit by Delhi’s pollution this year

LAHORE: The city of Lahore remained safe from Delhi’s pollution this year in the absence of south-easterly wind,...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Pakistan

PM Imran asks Punjab govt to adopt comprehensive smog control policy

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked the Punjab government to adopt a comprehensive smog control policy,...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 09:42pm

World

Delhi shuts schools again after court warning to curb pollution

NEW DELHI: India’s polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

World

Delhi shuts schools again after court warning to curb pollution

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 05:21pm

BR Research

Breathing toxins

People are holding their breath just because the smog is back with a vengeance to Lahore and the plains of Punjab....

Published 30 Nov, 2021 10:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan's anti-smog squads target factories as winter sets in

LAHORE: The anti-smog squad van careens through choking traffic in Lahore, on its way to track down factories...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 10:14am

World

Delhi to reopen schools as smog goes from worse to bad

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital will reopen schools on Monday, one week after it announced a partial shutdown...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

PM for strategy to insulate cities from pollution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday directed devising of a comprehensive strategy within the shortest...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Pakistan

Sustainable environment protection plan needed to fight pollution: PM Imran

Directs departments concerned to immediately devise a strategy to take all necessary steps to save major cities from pollution

Updated 23 Nov, 2021 01:28pm

World

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

NEW DELHI: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 11:15am

Pakistan

Hazardous: Lahore tops 'air quality and pollution city' ranking

Has an air quality ranking of 327, much worse than second-ranked city

Published 01 Nov, 2021 11:29am

World

Global warming kills 14 percent of world's corals in a decade

PARIS: Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped out 14 percent of the world's coral ...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:10am

Pakistan

Stubble burning: PAD to monitor implementation of ban

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has constituted special teams to monitor strict implementation of ban on...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Children at 'extremely high-risk' to climate change in Pakistan: UNICEF

Report says Pakistan is one of the 33 countries facing the highest risk to children from the impacts of climate change

Published 20 Aug, 2021 11:55pm

World

Thousands protest in Belgrade, demand govt action to stop pollution

BELGRADE: Several thousand people blocked traffic in front of the Serbian parliament on Saturday in a protest ...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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