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Fragile climate defences

EDITORIAL: If there is one glaring reality that emerges when going through recent headlines pertaining to climate...

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‘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 3 days ago

Pakistan

Climate change threatens economic sustainability, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday termed climate change as an “existential threat” that could undermine...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 05:21pm

Business & Finance

World Bank approves $102m for Resilient, Accessible Microfinance Project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved $102 million in financing for the Resilient and Accessible...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

Pakistan

Experts advocate for climate-resilient agri practices in Sindh

HYDERABAD: Agricultural experts from national and international research institutions, alongside progressive...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:22am

Pakistan

FAO team discusses climate data enhancement at SAU

HYDERABAD: A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, under the...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:12am

Editorials

The canal controversy

EDITORIAL: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, in a press conference at Parliament House on...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Pakistan

Fight against climate change: Nespak, Synergy Inc hold ‘Heal Pakistan’ conference

LAHORE: The NESPAK, in strategic partnership with Synergy Inc, successfully organised the HEAL PAKISTAN Conference ...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:57am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Opinion

The future of work

The work of the world will be very different by 2030 from what we know today. Several key trends—everything from...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:26am

Business & Finance

NESPAK team up with Synergy Inc, launches ‘HEAL PAKISTAN’ initiative

LAHORE: Pakistan stands at a critical juncture in its battle against climate change, demanding urgent and unified...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Opinion

Politics and economy

Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Business & Finance

BII announces $75m facility with HBL to enhance food security

KARACHI: British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor,...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Pakistan

Health and gender equality: ‘Women’s Assembly’ highlights climate change impact

HYDERABAD: Sindh Community Foundation (SCF), in collaboration with Pathfinder International, organized a Women’s...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Community efforts critical to tackling climate challenges

ISLAMABAD: In a world where climate change is threatening our future, community-driven efforts are becoming more...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 06:27am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

World

UN releases $110m after ‘brutal’ global aid cuts

GENEVA: The UN said Thursday it was allocating $110 million from its emergency fund for life-saving assistance in...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

BR Research

Pakistan Green Taxonomy: A game changer or just greenwashing?

Pakistan has been hit hard by climate change, despite contributing less than one percent of global greenhouse gas...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 07:22am

Markets

Agri dept takes major step to discourage early rice sowing trend

LAHORE: The Agriculture Department of Punjab on Tuesday clamped a complete ban on sowing rice nurseries in the...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

World

World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks

ROME: A gathering of countries in Rome this week agreed a plan to generate $200 billion in finance a year by 2030 to...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Pakistan

Karachi master plan: Experts debate failures in urban planning

KARACHI: A panel discussion: Karachi’s abandoned master plan - was held at the Climate Action Centre in...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:26am

Opinion

Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond

On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm

Editorials

Climate change debate

EDITORIAL: The United States’ decision to sit out the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:52am

Pakistan

Efforts being made to improve steps against climate change: minister

KARACHI: Sindh’s Minister for Energy and Planning, Nasir Hussain Shah, stated that the entire world is currently...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Supplements

Department of Environment & Climate Change

Chief Minister Punjab Green Credit Programme

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 07:30am

Financial inclusion: Banks urged to leverage technology

KARACHI: The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday urged banks to leverage technology to enhance...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am

Opinion

Climate risk insurance: the missing links

Pakistan is bearing the severe outcomes of droughts, floods, and heat waves, consistently keeping it among the most...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

Population boom, climate change major challenges: BAFL CEO

KARACHI: Atif Bajwa, Chairman, Pakistan Banking Summit 2025 and CEO Bank Alfalah said population growth and climate...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Talks on $1.5bn climate resilience funding begin

Talks will continue until February 28 and cover carbon levies, electric vehicles, subsidies

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 03:16pm

Pakistan

Speakers stress OIC member states to prioritise water security in their climate action strategies

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar, while acknowledging joint efforts to deal with climate change-related challenges,...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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