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Let Islamabad’s Margalla be its water bank

Published 19 Sep, 2026 11:59pm

Islamabad is often described as one of the best-planned cities of Pakistan. Yet one of the most fundamental...

Dhabeji outage triggers dispute between KE and KWSC

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

KARACHI: A power-related fault at the Dhabeji pumping complex has triggered a dispute between K-Electric and the...

WAPDA informs NA body: Sindh releases Rs7.7bn for K-IV project

Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday reviewed progress on the K-IV...

India says working to stop water flowing into Pakistan

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:22am

NEW DELHI: India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water...

Water cut off for thousands of Iranians after US strikes

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes...

Pakistan’s irrigation system dying

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:11am

For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty was the one thing that worked between Pakistan and India. Last April, India...

Keamari residents protest against protracted water crisis

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

KARACHI: Residents of Keamari on Monday staged a protest demonstration against, what they called, a month-long water...

Sindh decries water shortages

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:19am

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has strongly protested against the persistent water shortage in the province and the...

Ahsan for shift from water crisis to long term security planning

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal warned that declining...

World Bank announces water security plan for one billion people

Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:23am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced a plan on Wednesday that aims to improve secure water access for a billion...

A crisis decades in the making

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s water crisis is no longer a looming risk; it is a structural reality that successive...

PM warns of worsening water crisis

Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marked World Water Day with urgent warnings from top leadership, as Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Karachi’s civic planning must reflect its real population

Published 12 Jan, 2026 06:53am

Through your newspaper, I wish to highlight the widening gap between Karachi’s true population and the public...

Govt urged to adopt holistic approach to issues facing Karachi

Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:03am

KARACHI: The approach of the government to tackle the infrastructure and governance issues of Karachi is faulty and...

India’s domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

NEW DELHI: When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians...

Sindh-Balochistan row erupts over telemetry project

Published 26 Nov, 2025 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: The government’s project to install a telemetry system at 27 sites across four provinces — aimed at...

Power outages in Nov: Karachi braved shortage of 884m gallons of water

Published 24 Nov, 2025 07:43am

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has released data on water shortages caused by power...

A nation thirsting for competence

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s descent from a water-abundant state to one of the world’s most water-scarce nations is not...

Only two weeks of water left in Tehran’s main reservoir

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

TEHRAN: Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on...

PIDE calls for urgent reforms to avert Pakistan’s looming water crisis

Updated 30 Oct, 2025 07:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has called for urgent national reforms to avert a...

Climate fight undermined by bureaucratic gridlock: Advisor

Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:50am

ROME: Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr Syed Tauqir Shah has stated that Pakistan remains on the global frontline of...

Small dams — lost water potential

Published 17 Oct, 2025 07:26am

Pakistan faces an acute water crisis that continues to deepen due to prolonged neglect of small and medium-sized dam...

Water crisis: between industrial mismanagement and climate disasters

Published 23 Sep, 2025 06:53am

Pakistan today faces a dual water emergency—crippling scarcity on one hand and recurring floods on the other....

Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan’s water crisis goes regional

Published 18 Aug, 2025 07:15am

FARYAB (Afghanistan): Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins...

Karachi inches closer to severe water crisis: WWF

Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am

KARACHI: Karachi is edging dangerously close to a severe water crisis, as key freshwater sources that sustain the...

‘China’s strategic red line: unwavering support for Pakistan’

Published 01 Aug, 2025 07:37am

This is apropos two letters to the Editor titled above carried by the newspaper on Tuesday and yesterday. This...

Iran president warns Tehran dams may run dry within months

Published 01 Aug, 2025 06:45am

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Thursday that dams supplying the capital could run dry within...

Pakistan’s parched future: bonds to bridge the water funding chasm

Published 22 Jul, 2025 07:03am

As the monsoons arrive, once again, Pakistan is facing a water crisis, shifting from drought-like scenarios to the...

President HCSTSI slams HW&SC for worsening water crisis

Published 17 Jul, 2025 03:32am

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) Muhammad Saleem Memon has...

Rethinking Pakistan’s water crisis through data-driven action

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:33am

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

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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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