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Water shortage

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 06:09am

EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised...

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...

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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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