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Rethinking Pakistan’s water crisis through data-driven action

Can Pakistan’s plastic waste really stack up to twice the height of the K2? That’s the claim made in...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:33am

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

Karachi water crisis: Experts propose ‘sustainable’ solutions

KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city – Karachi - continues to face an escalating water crisis as growing demand,...

Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

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

Editorials

Indus Waters Treaty

EDITORIAL: The 1960 World Bank brokered Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), that remained operational even during the three...

Updated 13 May, 2025 08:07am

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

Road blockades in Sindh disrupt fuel supply to upcountry

KARACHI: Fuel supply to upcountry regions from Karachi has come to a standstill amid ongoing protests and road...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 08:38pm

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

Water dispute and canals issue: Federal, Sindh govts agree to hold talks

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 09:06am

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

Opinion

Inculcating ICTs for climate-resilient agriculture amid climate variability

Pakistan’s priorities include managing its overall agricultural sector including water crisis, food security, and...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 06:59am

Opinion

Pakistan’s water crisis: the cost of sugarcane and rice

Pakistan is on the brink of a worsening water crisis, one that threatens its inter provincial relationship,...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

PTI submits resolution against canals project

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday strongly criticised the federal government’s controversial...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 09:33am

Pakistan

No talks with Centre on canal issue, says Shoro

KARACHI: Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro has said that Sindh will not hold any discussions with the federal...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 08:03am

Pakistan

EPA launches crackdown on car wash stations

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab has initiated a grand operation against car wash stations...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 07:13am

SHC suspends IRSA’s water availability certificate

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday suspended the water availability certificate for canals issued by the...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 09:25am

Pakistan

LHC concerned over declining water levels in Lahore

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) expressed concern over the declining water levels in Lahore and observed that a...

Published 05 Apr, 2025 06:31am

Bilawal reiterates opposition to canal project

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to...

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 02:24pm

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

Punjab minister says country facing severe water shortage

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Punjab has no claim over Sindh’s water and that no...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Opinion

Water hugely undervalued and underpriced in Pakistan

According to a Business Recorder news item, “the Ministry of Water Resources has proposed 33 new water sector...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Opinion

Pakistan’s water crisis: rethinking crop choices to save water

Pakistan, once water-abundant and home to one of the world’s largest irrigation systems, now faces a severe water...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:17am

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

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

Pakistan

Murad voices opposition to new canal projects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on World Water Day Saturday raised alarm over the declining flow...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

Business & Finance

LCCI for urgent steps to prevent worsening water shortages

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has expressed grave concerns over Pakistan’s ...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:56am

Business & Finance

Industrial zones facing water crisis: FBATI

KARACHI: Several industrial zones in Karachi have been facing a water shortage crisis for the past many weeks which...

Published 02 Feb, 2025 02:58am

Pakistan

PML-N doesn’t have mandate to make unilateral decisions: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:31pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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