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

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

Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:46pm

Pakistan

Brick kilns: LHC directs Punjab govt to take action

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

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

Opinion

Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management

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

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Concern over increasing environmental pollution voiced

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

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

Procurement of electric bikes: Punjab govt to provide financial aid to students to help reduce pollution

LAHORE: In order to minimize pollution in the city, Punjab government has decided to provide financial assistance to...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Pakistan

Consortium discusses measures to tackle smog

LAHORE: Chancellor /Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman on Saturday chaired the meeting of Consortium on ...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Soaring pollution in Lahore fills wards with sick children

LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children

LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 11:30am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab embarks on proactive measures to combat smog, pollution

LAHORE: In compliance with the directive from the Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, CEO CBD Punjab, Imran Amin,...

Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Review Committee to tackle environmental pollution from factories

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday warned of an indiscriminate action against the factories causing...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

World

Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief

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

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Pakistan

CM Punjab reviews steps taken to deal with smog challenge

LAHORE: It has been decided to turn the urban roads dust free for the eradication of smog. The roads will be washed...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Editorials

Global epicentre of pollution

EDITORIAL: It turns out that Pakistan is in the middle of an air pollution crisis as well, on top of the political,...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

World

US county sues oil cos for $51bn over ‘Heat Dome’ disaster

WASHINGTON: A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Carbon credits auction for Pakistan mangrove project oversubscribed

SINGAPORE: The demand for carbon-removal credits generated by a Pakistan mangrove restoration project and issued in...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Pakistan

RUDA celebrates World Environment Day

LAHORE: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) on Monday commemorated World Environment Day. In this...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

World

Rise in ocean plastic pollution over 15 years termed ‘unprecedented’

PARIS: Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past 15 years, a ...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:28am

Editorials

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

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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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 13	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 13	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 13	140.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 13	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 13	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 13	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 13	5,626.02
India Sensex / Sep 13	82,890.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 13	36,581.76
Nasdaq / Sep 13	17,683.98
Hang Seng / Sep 13	17,369.09
FTSE 100 / Sep 13	8,273.09
Dow Jones / Sep 13	41,393.78
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 13	18,699.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 13	68.65
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 13	18,735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 13	227,966
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 13	2,577.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 13	69.82
Petrol/Litre / Sep 16	259.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 16 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 16 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 16 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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