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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...

Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan is among the top-ten climate change vulnerable country. Global warming needs to be controlled, and a...

Concern over increasing environmental pollution voiced

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community expressed grave concern over increasing environmental pollution in wake...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 4 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	72.62 ▲ 6.6 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jun 4 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,707.26 ▲ 155.21 (10%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 4 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	21.16 ▲ 1.92 (9.98%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.37 ▲ 1 (9.64%)

Stock	Price
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	21.61 ▼ -1.96 (-8.32%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,016 ▼ -148.61 (-6.87%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	77.72 ▼ -4.76 (-5.77%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.40 ▼ -2.48 (-4.97%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 4 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	68.51 ▼ -2.97 (-4.16%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.90 ▼ -1.71 (-4.11%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	6.46 ▼ -0.25 (-3.73%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.63 ▼ -0.76 (-3.25%)
Mandviwala / Jun 4 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	68.50 ▼ -2.22 (-3.14%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	42,550,338 ▲ 0.2
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	11,923,173 ▲ 0.35
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	11,214,928 ▲ 2.27
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,309,017 ▲ 0.48
Telecard Limited / Jun 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	8,257,366 ▲ 0.47
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,401,930 ▲ 0.16
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	7,316,198 ▲ 1.59
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,228,520 ▲ 0.41
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,678,043 ▲ 0.43
Interloop Ltd. / Jun 4 Interloop Limited(ILP)	4,127,611 ▲ 1.77

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