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City may face 100 MGD water shortage today

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: Due to maintenance work by K-Electric at Dhabeji Substation and gird station on November 27 (today) from 8...

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...

Karachi faces water shortage due to power breakdowns

Published 22 Nov, 2025 07:04am

KARACHI: Water supply has been severely affected in various blocks of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, New Karachi, Saddar and...

IRSA approves 8pc water shortage

Updated 08 Oct, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Indus Water River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday approved an overall system shortage of 8...

Maintenance at Dhabeji: Karachi to face water shortage today

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:45am

KARACHI: Essential maintenance work will be carried out for nine hours on Monday (today) at K-Electric’s main hub,...

Narcotics, water shortage: Sindh Assembly witnesses fiery debates

Published 23 May, 2025 06:13am

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly echoed with fiery debates on Thursday as opposition lawmakers raised alarm over the...

SCA concerned over prevailing water shortage

Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has expressed grave concern over the prevailing water shortage,...

Severe water shortage triggers an alarm among manufacturers

Published 24 Apr, 2025 04:11am

KARACHI: A severe water shortage is gripping Karachi’s key industrial areas, sparking alarm among manufacturers as...

JI says to hold protest demos against water shortage

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has lashed out at the ruling PPP for failing to address the megacity’s worsening...

Sharp decline in cotton production

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:28am

EDITORIAL: The 33 percent year-on-year decline in cotton production would be bad news in the best of times, but...

IRSA projects 19pc water shortage for Kharif

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has projected water shortage of 19 per cent for Kharif 2024-25, started...

The untapped value of water

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan, a country facing increasing water scarcity, is struggling with a critical challenge in efficiently ...

Shortage of water in Block 3-A Gulistan-e-Johar

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

KARACHI: Shortage of water has made life difficult for the residents of Gulistan-e-Johar Block 3-A. The senior ...

CM for adoption of ‘new cropping pattern’ to offset water shortage effects

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressing concern over the impact of climate change on water...

Pakistan facing 30% water shortage for sowing season

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:56pm

LAHORE: Pakistan is facing a 30 percent water shortage at the start of the sowing season for cash crops such as rice...

Kharif season: IRSA panel projects acute water shortage

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee has projected 30 percent water shortage for...

‘Country may face water scarcity by 2025’

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Experts warned that if the depletion of water resources continues, Pakistan shall face severe water...

Sindh, Punjab to face water shortage in Rabi season

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: The IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has projected 15 percent water shortage of Punjab and Sindh during Rabi...

Power breakdown at Dhabiji Pumping Station causes 104MGD water shortage

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

KARACHI: Karachi city faced 104 MGD water shortage due to sudden power breakdown by K Electric yesterday at Dhabiji...

JI to hold protest demos against water shortage

Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:36am

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced protest demonstrations on...

Pakistan’s geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change: expert

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:47am

PESHAWAR: Highly vulnerable to climate change vulnerabilities, Pakistan was also facing a looming threat to an...

Sindh writes letter to Centre over water shortage

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

KARACHI: Provincial Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro has contacted the federal government regarding shortage of...

Kharif season: IRSA projects massive water shortage

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: IRSA Advisory Committee on Thursday projected up to 27 percent shortage of water during Kharif season...

Minister reviews progress on K-IV project

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah visited project office of Greater Karachi ...

Secretary reviews repair work underway on canal affected by rains

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

KARACHI: Sindh’s Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Engineer Syed Najam Ahmad Shah visited...

Rabi season: Irsa predicts over 50pc water shortage

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has projected over 50 percent shortage of water during Rabi ...

Dry weather pushes down Argentina’s wheat harvest forecast

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s wheat harvest for the 2022/23 season is expected at 17.7 million tonnes, down from a...

‘Unavailability of water at right time in required quantity real threat to agriculture’

Updated 03 Jul, 2022 09:48am

Dr Anjum Ali says Pakistan needs to develop farm water storage

Karachi, Hyderabad ‘Strict action should be taken against water stealers’

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

KARACHI: Sindh Secretary Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Engineer Syed Najam Ahmad Shah has said that...

Meeting discusses low supply of water from Sindh to Balochistan

Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: In order to review the situation of short supplies of water from Sindh to Balochistan, the Federal...

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	160.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 7	3.63

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S&P 500 / Jun 5	7,383.74
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,243.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,588.12
Nasdaq / Jun 5	25,709.43
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,961.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	10,368.05
Dow Jones / Jun 5	50,866.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	24,759.05
France CAC40 / Jun 5	8,218.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	90.54
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	4,328.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.48
Petrol/Litre / Jun 8	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 8	380.78

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Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.03 ▲ 0.97 (13.74%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Waves Corporation / Jun 5 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	10.98 ▲ 1 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.80 ▼ -7.4 (-9.97%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.96 ▼ -2.48 (-7.64%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.17 ▼ -2.48 (-6.1%)
Bela Auto / Jun 5 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	55.85 ▼ -3.14 (-5.32%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 5 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	385.55 ▼ -19.67 (-4.85%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 5 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.65 ▼ -0.48 (-4.74%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40.01 ▼ -1.99 (-4.74%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75.03 ▼ -3.61 (-4.59%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,057,629 ▲ 0.57
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,999,765 ▲ 0.49
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,811,517 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,493,657 ▼ -0.2
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,842,888 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	22,157,441 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,104,460 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,319,572 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Jun 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,286,456 ▼ -0.46
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,013,265 ▼ -0.11

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