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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 / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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