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Rivers in Pakistan

Pakistan floods: if only rivers were allowed to flow as they must

Published 20 Sep, 2025 06:06pm

In the past fifteen years, Pakistan has paid more for floods than many countries spend on schools, hospitals, and...

India’s SC deserves praise

Published 19 Sep, 2025 07:27am

The July 2025 ruling of the Supreme Court of India is more than a legal document—it is a watershed moment in South...

Waterways hit by unregulated construction: FFC underscores need for updating Pakistan’s flood mapping systems

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has recommended revising and updating the flood mapping systems, as...

India provided only ‘limited’ flood info: FO

Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:14am

Says India did not use the established channel of the Indus Waters Commission for informing Pakistan about water levels in rivers

The hydraulic break point

Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:50am

Pakistan has survived three states since 1947: the partition state, the truncated state after 1971, and the...

The path beyond flood warfare

Published 09 Sep, 2025 06:07am

The 2025 Punjab floods affecting 3,300 villages show why ancient wisdom beats modern warfare against rivers The...

Hurting hydropower and cotton

Published 05 Sep, 2025 06:19am

Pakistan and India sprang from the same subcontinent, sharing rivers, soil, and memory. Yet for 78 years since...

‘Exceptionally high floods’ in Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab rivers expected

Published 02 Sep, 2025 07:59am

LAHORE: Punjab sees no relief from the recent floods after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) ...

Deluge deepens in Punjab

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:33am

River Ravi reaching peak levels, says Punjab Disaster Management Authority

Punjab battles severe flooding

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

LAHORE: Punjab remains in high grip of flooding due to rising water levels in the Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej rivers,...

Sindh braces for ‘severe’ flooding on Indus River

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

KARACHI: After days of urban deluge, Sindh’s Indus River cutting through rural stretches is now bracing for an...

Sindh braces for floodwaters; protective steps initiated

Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:29am

KARACHI: Sindh, as the lower riparian province of Pakistan, now braces for the brunt of floodwaters surging from...

IWT: PCA’s ruling

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 06:46am

The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA’s) August 2025 decision on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) ...

Disaster on cue

Published 23 Jul, 2025 06:42am

EDITORIAL: More than 200 lives have already been lost since the latest monsoon spell began in late June. As the...

Water flow in rivers increasing

Published 23 Jul, 2025 06:02am

LAHORE: Water flow in rivers is increasing due to monsoon rains and glacier melting. There is low-level flooding in...

Pakistan’s parched future: bonds to bridge the water funding chasm

Published 22 Jul, 2025 07:03am

As the monsoons arrive, once again, Pakistan is facing a water crisis, shifting from drought-like scenarios to the...

KHCL seeks LoS extension for $2.5bn Kohala hydropower project till Sept 2027

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 03:49pm

ISLAMABAD: Kohala Hydro Company Limited (KHCL) has requested an extension of its Letter of Support (LoS) for the...

The Indus under siege

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:09am

The Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations, though separated by the chasm of time and geography, are linked by the...

Pakistan transitioning to water-scarce status

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:35am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with an average per capita annual ...

Build before it’s too late

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

EDITORIAL: Even without India’s formal suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan’s water vulnerability was...

Ministry warns: India not authorised to construct dams or structures

Published 23 May, 2025 06:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has issued a stern warning, declaring that India is not authorized to...

Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability

Updated 22 May, 2025 07:22am

A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World...

India’s IWT abeyance action a move aimed at destroying Pakistan’s agriculture, Senate body told

Updated 22 May, 2025 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that India’s action to place Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960 in abeyance is...

Pakistan Army warns of long consequences if Indus waters stopped

Updated 19 May, 2025 10:03am

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistani military warns that any Indian attempt to follow through on recent threats to cut...

PM tells UAE president: IWT not negotiable

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stated that Pakistan will not tolerate any violation of the...

IWT talks resumption: No official word from New Delhi yet

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has yet to receive any official communication from New Delhi regarding the resumption of talks...

Medium to high flood in rivers Chenab and Kabul predicted

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:17am

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) tech team and Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) while...

Emergency situation related to monsoon: PM sets up high-level committee

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:16am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a high-level committee to deal with any emergency situation...

FFC issues report

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Sunday said that rivers Indus, Chenab, Ravi and Kabul are flowing ...

PM Shehbaz announces Rs10bn for calamity-hit Balochistan

Updated 28 Aug, 2022 07:39pm

Premier says provincial authorities to make a plan on whether to give the money to those whose crops were destroyed or to rebuild roads and houses

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 24	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 24	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 24	163.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 24	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 24	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 24	3.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 24	7,411.98
India Sensex / Jul 24	76,059.77
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 24	64,611.15
Nasdaq / Jul 24	24,975.82
Hang Seng / Jul 24	24,963.23
FTSE 100 / Jul 24	10,736.23
Dow Jones / Jul 24	51,947.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 24	25,099
France CAC40 / Jul 24	8,372.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 24	89.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 24	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 24	366,457
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 24	4,052.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 24	79.98
Petrol/Litre / Jul 25	331.52
Diesel/Litre / Jul 25	378.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.38 ▲ 1 (18.59%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.44 ▲ 0.97 (10.24%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
Metro Steel / Jul 24 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	172.68 ▲ 15.7 (10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	31.49 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.81 ▼ -5.84 (-9.96%)
Shams Textile / Jul 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.26 ▼ -5.88 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 24 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.51 ▼ -2.54 (-9.75%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	139.77 ▼ -14.79 (-9.57%)
East West Ins. / Jul 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.10 ▼ -4.36 (-8.31%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	208.50 ▼ -18.84 (-8.29%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	32.13 ▼ -2.85 (-8.15%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 24 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	201.90 ▼ -17.58 (-8.01%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	26.81 ▼ -2.31 (-7.93%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,327,773 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,977,902 ▲ 0
Kohinoor Spinning / Jul 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,626,744 ▲ 0.51
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,565,429 ▲ 0.6
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,618,473 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,591,638 ▼ -0.34
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,232,151 ▼ -0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,140,027 ▲ 0.08
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	15,731,176 ▲ 1
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	13,338,005 ▲ 0.56

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