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Waste sans frontiers

EDITORIAL: The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) latest Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 ...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

World

World must act to stem surge of polluting trash, UN warns

PARIS: The world generated 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal waste last year and the pile of trash is set to grow...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

Pakistan

Living Indus Initiative: UNEP, UN FAO to restore 25m acres of land by 2030

ISLAMABAD: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am

Business & Finance

OICCI takes lead in shaping private sector climate action at COP28

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) demonstrated its commitment to driving...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

COP28 Pak Pavilion in Dubai: Sherry urges early action, accountability to address challenge of climate change

ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday delivered an address at the COP28 Pakistan Pavilion in Dubai, urging...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Business & Finance

HBL becomes first Capacity Building Alliance of Sustainable Investment member in Pakistan

KARACHI: HBL Tuesday, by invitation from the Institute of Finance & Sustainability, joined the Capacity Building...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance

The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Opinion

Our planet is choking on plastic

According to the UNEP, 3.3 million tons of plastic waste is produced in Pakistan each year. 250 million tons of...

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 07:16am

Editorials

Combating plastic pollution

EDITORIAL: This year’s theme for World Environment Day “Beat plastic pollution” calls for efforts to banish...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:27am

World

UN calls on nations to ‘urgently’ boost climate funds

PARIS: Climate change impacts battering vulnerable countries threaten to outstrip efforts to adapt to global ...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Supplements

World Environment Day: Conserving nature inspiring lives

(Ramish Sultan) TEXT: Climate change is arguably the biggest threat the world is facing right now and its effects...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

World Environment Day

TEXT: World Environment Day on 5 June is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

OnlyOneEarth facts and figures

TEXT: The big picture - We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life, and ...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Supplements

World Environment Day urges all of us to protect our natural surroundings

TEXT: World Environment Day urges all of us to protect our natural surroundings. The stunning facts? An estimated 7...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 07:35am

Opinion

We have only one earth

The state of perplexity of the contemporary times demands us to save our mother earth. From the primitive age to the...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Green finance versus conventional finance

Green finance aims to reduce greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour) emissions (GHG) in...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

World

World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN

PARIS: The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:23am

Supplements

Kenya emerges as leader in fight against plastic pollution

TEXT: Kenya is emerging as a leader in the fight against plastic pollution and is among the first countries in East...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

World

New emissions pledges barely affect global heating: UN

GLASGOW: New emissions-cutting pledges - including a vow during COP26 by India to be carbon neutral by 2070 - are...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

World

Developing countries need 10 times more money to protect themselves from climate change effects: UN

GLASGOW: Developing countries need up to 10 times more funding to protect themselves from increasingly ferocious...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage?

As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the26th United Nations Climate Change...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Opinion

Dirty air, foreign aid, and climate funds

Burning of fossil fuel has had a significant role in exacerbating climate change crisis, the tipping point of which...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

Opinion

How to empower women in power

For a field as crucial to the modern world as energy, and one which equally impacts all people, women’s...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Leaded petrol runs out of gas, century after first warnings: UN

NAIROBI: The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more than 1.2...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 05:32am

World

Nile dam deal between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan is possible, UN says

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has drawn the ire of Egypt and Sudan since construction began in 2011, with both fearing for their water resources

Published 09 Jul, 2021 03:20pm

Pakistan

Save the Children launches ‘Red Alert Campaign’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

World urged to reset relationship with nature

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Saturday hosted World Environment Day in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan mandated to host World Environment Day for its leading role

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan despite the least contributor to global green house gases emissions has been bearing the burden...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

World

World meets protected areas target, quality needs improving

PARIS: The world has met a target set a decade ago to have large areas of land and marine environments protected or...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

WHO urges halt to sale of live wild mammals in food markets

GENEVA: The World Health Organization called on Tuesday for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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