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There will be no compromise on water, says Bilawal

LONDON: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned that...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:45am

Pakistan

Pakistan transitioning to water-scarce status

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

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:35am

Pakistan

KP inks MoU with IWMI to address water issues

PESHAWAR: The Irrigation Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has agreed to work with the International Water Management...

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

Pakistan

Field Marshal describes water as ‘red line’

ISLAMABAD: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering stance on...

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

Opinion

Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability

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

Updated 22 May, 2025 07:22am

Opinion

Tackling water shortages

Water is the most important topic these days. Everywhere you go people are discussing water and the threats to its...

Updated 17 May, 2025 07:40am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Japan sign $3.5mn agreement for installation of smart water meters

The Government of Japan approved on Wednesday an amount of JPY 510 million ($3.5 million) for Economic and Social...

Published 14 May, 2025 03:21pm

IWT talks resumption: No official word from New Delhi yet

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

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:30am

Pakistan

Water board asked to fast-track execution of K-IV project

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of the K-IV...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Editorials

Looming threat of water scarcity

EDITORIAL: The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) mountain range, stretching from Afghanistan to Myanmar, often referred to...

Published 27 Apr, 2025 06:13am

Editorials

Canal dispute: breaking the deadlock

EDITORIAL: With the PML-N and PPP finally agreeing to begin dialogue on the controversial canal project that aims to...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:19am

World

Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2bn people: report

ISLAMABAD: Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Opinion

Wasteful water habits

I remember how in my childhood I would come home from school and being thirsty after a long walk go straight to the...

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

23 new project categories: Rainwater harvesting made mandatory

LAHORE: The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Punjab Environmental Protection (Review of...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:50am

Business & Finance

Chinese firm keen to invest in desalination plant at Port Qasim

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese construction company extending all-out cooperation to Pakistan in addressing water scarcity...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 08:10am

IAC approves water availability for April only

ISLAMABAD: The IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has approved water availability only for the month of April 2025 with...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:27am

Pakistan

IEP underscores need for depoliticising major water projects

LAHORE: Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) commemorated World Water Day by hosting a seminar, during which...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 06:52am

Pakistan

Water is a symbol of life: CM Maryam

LAHORE: “Water is a symbol of life, and a guarantee of secure future for the posterity,” said Chief Minister...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 06:47am

Editorials

Water riots!

EDITORIAL: The recent warning from the World Bank, highlighting the looming threat of conflict over water, should...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative to combat water challenges: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that the government’s ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative is...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Editorials

Gross negligence

EDITORIAL: Presumed to be free from contamination by bacteria or chemicals, bottled water in this country can still...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:00am

Pakistan

Sindh will make no compromise on water share: Sukkur mayor

SUKKUR: Spokesper-son for the Sindh government and Mayor Sukkur Barrister Arslan Islam Shaikh has said that they ...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Opinion

The plunder of water

That we are extremely irresponsible in relation to the value of water is a fact that has found its best expression...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Editorials

Water scarcity

EDITORIAL: Water scarcity and mismanagement of water resources has increasingly become a critical global issue,...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:49am

Editorials

Water availability

EDITORIAL: Now that ample rain has ensured sufficient water availability for Kharif season, federal and provincial...

Published 06 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Pakistan

Water, sewerage charges raised in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Metropolitan Government Peshawar has announced a massive increase in monthly water supply and sewerage...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 07:37am

Pakistan

Country goes from being water-stressed to water-scarce

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a shift from water-stressed to water-scarce status due to factors such as population...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

Hyderabad Division: Every village to be given water, drainage and storm water drain schemes: CM

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, on the demand of the people of rural areas announced that every...

Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

Directives issued to increase inflow of water from Sukkur Barrage

HYDERABAD: Commissioner Hyderabad Division Ahsan Ali Qureshi has said that directives have been issued to irrigation...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

Climate, forest and water: PMI receives 4th consecutive CDP Triple- rating

KARACHI: Philip Morris International (PMI or Company), the parent company of Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited,...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Petrol/Litre / Jun 17	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Diesel/Litre / Jun 17	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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