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Population growth

Population boom straining resources: PM

Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday cautioned that the country’s rapidly growing population is...

Health spending: the cost of neglect

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a disturbing picture of the country’s public health...

Population growth challenges: PM directs formulation of policy

Updated 15 May, 2026 08:05am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the formulation of an effective and integrated national...

Tarar terms population growth a national challenge

Published 03 Dec, 2025 07:32am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday termed Pakistan’s rapid...

Pakistan’s economic future tied to population and climate action: Aurangzeb

Published 17 Nov, 2025 12:03pm

Country continues its trajectory toward macroeconomic stabilisation, says finance minister

Climate finance key to protecting Pakistan’s economy and environment: Aurangzeb

Updated 07 Nov, 2025 09:27am

Says Pakistan has secured $1.3 billion climate financing agreement with IMF

Pakistan Green Buildings initiative: Experts recommend very coordinated, long-term efforts

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

KARACHI: For transforming “Pakistan Green Buildings” initiative into a reality and making it a big national...

Fertile poverty

Updated 30 Oct, 2025 07:23am

A growing population can be a national strength or a weakness. “Too many mouths and too little bread” is an old...

Alarming population growth

Updated 24 Oct, 2025 06:42am

Pakistan is in the process of formulating a National Health and Population Policy (2025–2034) with an emphasis on...

The demography-climate fault line

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 07:46am

EDITORIAL: It is not for the first time that Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned of the two existential...

Innovation meets infrastructure

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 08:30am

In a world where cities are becoming engines of economic growth and cultural evolution, urban development must go...

Maryam vows to check population growth

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

LAHORE: “Burden of population can become a huge threat for a country’s resources,” said Chief Minister Punjab...

World Population Day: Message from Hafeezullah Abbasi, Secretary Population Welfare Department, Government of Sindh

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

Population Welfare Department Sindh commemorates World Population Day on 11th July to raise awareness about the...

"Made it possible by family planning": Building Momentum based on Experiences of Women and Men.

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

By: Dr.Talib Lashari Pakistan is one of the largest five countries in the world with its 241 million population....

Population growth, climate change: Aurangzeb identifies ‘critical’ existential challenges facing Pakistan

Updated 11 Jul, 2025 10:07am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that sustainable economic...

No high population growth blackmail, please

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:38am

EDITORIAL: Ahsan Iqbal, the Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, on the occasion of the launch...

Urgency of population control

Published 02 Mar, 2025 02:44am

EDITORIAL: Observations by banking sector experts at the Pakistan Banking Summit 2025 should have given policymakers...

Population boom, climate change major challenges: BAFL CEO

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

KARACHI: Atif Bajwa, Chairman, Pakistan Banking Summit 2025 and CEO Bank Alfalah said population growth and climate...

Population growth

Published 06 Feb, 2025 03:16am

EDITORIAL: According to UN’s latest World Fertility Report, Pakistan’s fertility rate has declined from six live...

Aurangzeb spells out challenges of rapid population growth

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Population Council led by President Dr Rana Hajjeh called on Federal Minister for Finance...

Climate, population and other issues: Aurangzeb urges development partners to work closely

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:26am

WASHINGTON DC: Addressing the G-24 Ministers and Governors Meeting, Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad...

Population growth: Senate body grills planning ministry

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development, Thursday, grilled the Ministry of Planning for...

Overcrowded and underprepared: Pakistan’s crisis

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:33am

Population growth can be a double-edged sword: it can either provide a growing labor force that drives economic...

Population growth contributes to pollution, biodiversity loss: PPWD

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:13am

LAHORE: Pakistan needs to improve access to family planning resources and education with public support to cope with...

Population growth: A growing crisis

Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:10am

EDITORIAL: The findings of the 2023 population census, released on July 18, have been of little surprise, as they...

Unsustainable population growth

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

EDITORIAL: Rapid population rise widely recognised as a major challenge to this country’s socio-economic progress,...

Uncontrolled population growth

Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am

EDITORIAL: The World Population Day was observed on July 11 as the global population stood at 7 billion. The birth...

The youth bulge

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:50am

The high rate of population growth of Pakistan, among the highest in the world, has led to the emergence of a large...

China: putting people first

Published 18 Sep, 2022 06:05am

(—twelfth part of the “China in the past decade” series) Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist...

China unveils new perks aimed at boosting slowing birth rate

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

BEIJING: China on Tuesday announced a slew of perks aimed at encouraging families to have more babies, as birth ...

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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