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KP, World Bank hold consultation to fight smog

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 06:28am

PESHAWAR: A consultative meeting on the Smog Action Plan and Air Quality Management for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held...

LHC puts of proceedings of plea against increase in smog

Published 13 Jan, 2026 08:21am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday adjourned to January 16 the proceedings in some identical petitions...

OPINION: Rethinking Pakistan’s smog crisis

Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:32am

Outdoor air pollution is a prominent environmental health problem that affects not only the low and middle income...

Smog: Pak-EPA carries out extensive inspections in ICT

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), working under the Ministry of Climate Change and...

Commercial activities: LHC orders complete ban on Sunday

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday ordered a complete ban on commercial activities on Sundays to curb smog and...

Emissions and accountability

Updated 05 Nov, 2025 07:06am

EDITORIAL: A recent report by the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has arrived at a critical time, ...

Smog and agricultural residues

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 07:56am

Pakistan’s agricultural regions have been facing severe impacts of climate change and air pollution over the past...

RUDA intensifies anti-smog drive across Ravi City

Published 24 Oct, 2025 05:55am

LAHORE: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) in its area of territorial and administrative jurisdiction has...

CM’s awareness drive against burning crop residue going on

Published 18 Oct, 2025 08:07am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s awareness campaign to promote use of modern agricultural...

EPA mandates suction hoods to combat winter smog

Published 16 Oct, 2025 07:58am

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab has made the installation of suction hoods mandatory for ...

EPA forms squads to deal with stubble-burning, smog challenges

Published 15 Oct, 2025 05:55am

LAHORE: In an effort to curb environmental pollution and smog formation during the ongoing stubble burning season,...

Deadline expires, crackdown begins: Punjab enforces green sticker emission drive

Published 02 Sep, 2025 07:58am

LAHORE: With the August 31 deadline now over, the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday launched a...

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...

Punjab Clean Air Programme: World Bank board clears $300m IDA loan

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Group Board of Directors approved a USD 300 million International Development Association...

Punjab forest dept to plant 47m saplings over 57,551 acres

Published 15 Mar, 2025 06:19am

LAHORE: To enhance forest cover and address the challenges of smog and air pollution, the forest department of ...

CM Maryam starts 3rd phase of mechanized agriculture in Punjab

Published 11 Mar, 2025 07:58am

LAHORE: Under the vision of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a historic era of mechanized cultivation of...

Delhi bans old cars from refuelling to help tackle city’s pollution

Published 02 Mar, 2025 02:44am

NEW DELHI: Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city’s government said...

EPD intensifies crackdown on smog and air pollution

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Punjab in collaboration with authorities of different...

EPD installs first locally-designed smog tower

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:21am

LAHORE: The Environment Department Punjab (EPD), in one of its significant environmental initiatives, installed the...

Little chance for climate diplomacy

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 07:13am

EDITORIAL: Hope that similar environmental and climate challenges might force rare Pak-India interaction and...

Tower installed in Lahore to deal with smog challenge

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

LAHORE: A smog clean tower developed by the Punjab Environmental Protection Department in collaboration with the...

EPD raids steel mills and factories

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:53am

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), under its ongoing crackdown against polluters, conducted ...

‘Smogged Down’: Pakistan’s fight for clean air

Published 09 Dec, 2024 08:59am

Despite the choking haze that grips its cities year after year, Pakistan remains caught in a web of policy inertia...

Smog issue: LHC seeks explanation from Punjab govt on change in market timings

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over allowing market timings till 10pm without prior...

Issuance of fitness certificates: Private workshop to be upgraded

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to upgrade the private workshop to help expedite issuing of fitness...

Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

NEW DELHI: Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India’s capital — even if the choking smog...

Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:08pm

NEW DELHI: Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India’s capital – even if the choking smog...

Millions of people still breathing hazardous air: ICIMOD

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:44am

LAHORE: Millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills (IGP-HF) continue to breathe...

Punjab govt to revoke route permits of smoke-emitting vehicles

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:40am

LAHORE: To further intensify its efforts against addressing the smog issue in Lahore, the Punjab government has...

The farm fires helping to fuel India’s deadly air

Published 01 Dec, 2024 11:52am

JIND: Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common...

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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