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CM seeks Chinese technology to tackle smog

LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, in a meeting with the Consul General of China Zhao Shiren, ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

LHC orders extension of vacations

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the education department to extend the winter vacations in...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

Pakistan

Hybrid buses to reduce environmental pollution, smog: Elahi

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that plying environment-friendly hybrid buses would reduce...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

In Lahore, cyclists brave smog to convince drivers to ditch their cars

LAHORE: Cyclists in Pakistan’s smog-smothered Lahore are enduring hazardous pollution levels, abuse from drivers and...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:40pm

Pakistan

LHC asks provincial govt to release funds to lessen smog

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of public interest petitions to December 23 and...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Lahore smog: LHC orders closure of markets, restaurants by 10pm on weekdays

Orders to seal schools opening on Fridays

Published 14 Dec, 2022 03:22pm

Editorials

Return of lethal smog

EDITORIAL: The country’s second largest city, Lahore, has frequently been earning the unenviable distinction of...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Smog threatens human health: expert

LAHORE: The smog is seriously threatening human health and the pregnant women and fetus are more susceptible to...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 04:02am

Pakistan

Worsening smog: Schools to remain closed on Fridays and Saturdays, LHC told

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that all public and private schools would...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Schools in Lahore to remain closed three days a week due to smog

Schools to remain closed every Friday and Saturday, in addition to Sunday

Updated 07 Dec, 2022 05:01pm

Pakistan

PMD predicts rain right from Northern areas to Punjab’s plains

LAHORE: A fresh spell of westerly waves will bring rain right from the Northern areas to the plains of Punjab from...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

BR Research

The return of the ‘grey scale’

It is turning grey and gloomy again in Lahore as smog – officially the fifth season of Pakistan – makes a...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 09:00am

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

Pakistan

District administration to monitor smoke emission through CCTV cameras

LAHORE: The district administration will monitor smoke emission through close circuit TV cameras installed at the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Pakistan

Punjab govt lodges FIRs, imposes fines to control smog: SMBR

LAHORE: The Punjab government has lodged 2,970 FIRs, sealed 797 industrial units, imposed fines worth Rs4.48 million...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 04:58pm

Opinion

Please help birds find their food easily

The bird who dares to fall is the bird who learns to fly. It is said that birds are finding it extremely difficult ...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Five killed, 8 injured in accidents: Thick smog blankets Punjab; flight, train operations disrupted

LAHORE: The central and southern areas of Punjab remained blanketed by smog Friday, which resulted in disruption of...

Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:33am

Pakistan

Barbecue shops, too, behind rising incidence of smog in Lahore?

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday expressed its concerns over rise in smog and directed the government...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Upcountry likely to be in the grip of a cold wave

KARACHI: A very cold weather is likely to grip the upcountry in the next 24 hours, the Met Office said on ...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Pakistan

LHC directs govt to engage foreign experts to control smog

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has directed the government to engage some foreign experts to control smog. The court...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

BR Research

Tackling smog

School days have been restricted to four a week; public is facing breathing difficulties; office attendance is urged...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:01am

BR Research

Breathing toxins

People are holding their breath just because the smog is back with a vengeance to Lahore and the plains of Punjab....

Published 30 Nov, 2021 10:40am

Pakistan

Pakistan's anti-smog squads target factories as winter sets in

LAHORE: The anti-smog squad van careens through choking traffic in Lahore, on its way to track down factories...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 10:14am

World

Delhi to reopen schools as smog goes from worse to bad

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital will reopen schools on Monday, one week after it announced a partial shutdown...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

LHC observation: Decrease in intensity of smog witnessed

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday hearing a case pertaining to control smog observed, a decrease in the...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Pakistan

PM for strategy to insulate cities from pollution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday directed devising of a comprehensive strategy within the shortest...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Pakistan

Every possible effort being made to deal with challenge of smog: SACM

LAHORE: Pursuant to the directions of Punjab Chief minister, all out resources are being utilized to tackle the...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Heavy smog in Lahore: Area near Punjab Assembly records very poor AQI

LAHORE: The provincial capital remained in the grip of heavy smog on Saturday as the Environment Protection Agency...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Smoggy weather likely

KARACHI: Smoggy weather is likely to grip plains of Punjab in the next 24 hours the Met Office said on Saturday. It...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Met dept asked to start making ‘smog forecast’

LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed the meteorological department to start forecasting smog level in the...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 26 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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