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Sherry Rehman urges stakeholders to incentivise EV buyers to overcome climate change impacts

Senator and Chairperson, Standing Committee on Climate Change, Sherry Rehman warned on Saturday the transport-born...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:22pm

Editorials

Confused about climate change

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman is right to note that “institutional Pakistan remains confused about climate...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:30am

Climate funding: ADB commits Rs700bn, IFIs follow suit

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was told that International Financial...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Population, economy: ICJ apprised of woeful climate change impacts

Attorney General Mansoor Awan presents Pakistan’s case at the International Court of Justice

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:58pm

Opinion

Does COP29 matter amid eroded political consensus?

The comity of nations is joined together like the beads of a rosary through the multilateral platform of the United...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 07:37am

Business & Finance

InnoCSR, Reserve Carbon partner to launch good bricks model plant

KARACHI: Pakistan — InnoCSR, a leading advocate for sustainable development, in partnership with Reserve Carbon,...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

Carbon emitters, climate finance, and climate justice

In the just concluded COP29 meetings in Baku, Azerbaijan, there was serious deadlock over the climate finance...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:21am

Opinion

Climate change & finance strategy

This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Markets

Pakistan receives $500 million from ADB for climate programme

Proceeds to reflect in SBP’s foreign exchange reserves for week ending on November 29

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

World

Babayev blames rich countries for ‘imperfect’ deal

PARIS: The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

World

COP29 summit overruns as $250bn draft deal stalls

BAKU: The COP29 climate summit ran into overtime on Friday, after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am

World

Wealthy nations pledge ‘no new coal’

BAKU: Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am

World

G20 leaders turn focus to climate change

RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies meet on Tuesday to discuss sustainable development and ...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Pakistan

Climate change: $500m loan inked with ADB

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Pakistan, on Monday, signed $500 million...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:57am

Pakistan

COPAIR, NDRMF forge alliance for climate innovation, resilience

BAKU: Centre for Pakistan and International Relations (COPAIR) and the National Disaster Risk Management Fund ...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 06:00am

World

All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall

BAKU: Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Battle against climate change: CM highlights role of children, youth

BAKU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that children and youth are not only the most vulnerable to...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:38am

World

Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

BAKU: Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for “energy day” Friday, as environmental groups...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Business & Finance

Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urge

BAKU: Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

World

Development bank financing pledge gives summit early boost

BAKU: COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:45am

Pakistan

Climate change: Previous financial pledges yet to materialise: PM

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sensitizing the global community on the risks posed by climate...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

Stark warning on emissions as leaders divided

BAKU: Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks on Wednesday as a new...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:30am

World

Poorer countries: Lenders set $120bn climate finance goal

BAKU: The world’s top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low and middle income countries to...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

BAKU: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to “pay...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

World

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

BAKU: Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Opinion

Bridging climate governance gap: a roadmap for COP29 and beyond

Pakistan stands at the crossroads of climate vulnerability, facing the harsh consequences of a crisis it did not...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:38am

2022 floods: $10.9bn aid received against $30bn losses

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the 2022 floods...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Proparco, Karandaaz, PFSL collaborate to enhance gender & climate finance

KARACHI: Proparco, Karandaaz Pakistan and Parwaaz Financial Services Limited (PFSL) have entered into a landmark...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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