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Mercury and cosmetics – is beauty worth the risk?

Mercury—an element long known for its toxicity—has earned a notorious spot on the World Health Organisation’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:59am

Pakistan

Punjab govt says steps taken to improve environment

LAHORE: The Punjab government has intensified the anti-smog operations across the province and implemented...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Environment-friendly transportation system: Zardari reiterates country’s commitment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to promoting the development of a safe,...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:39am

Business & Finance

Conducive environment urged to boost investment

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

Business & Finance

DG EPD, LCCI president discuss issues related to environment

LAHORE: Director General of Environment Protection Department Imran Hamid had a detailed meeting with President...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Pakistan

President advocates environment for youth nurturing

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has called for providing an enabling environment for youth to nurture their...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Opinion

Restoring the environment

Many years ago when I was working for a big international chemicals company we had an important visit from the head...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Pakistan

German envoy, Punjab governor discuss cooperation in areas of education, environment and trade

LAHORE: The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Pakistan, Alfred Grannas, called on Governor Punjab...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

Markets

OGDCL organises ‘Mindful Miles Walk’

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), in alignment with its Health, Diversity &...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Junkyard of vehicles

Right in front of the once roaring sea at Clifton beach, now pushed back to make way for dying palm trees which do...

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 06:24am

LHC links all new uplift schemes to its approval

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday linked all new development projects in the provincial metropolis with...

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 10:03am

Pakistan

CM Punjab reviews steps taken to deal with smog challenge

LAHORE: It has been decided to turn the urban roads dust free for the eradication of smog. The roads will be washed...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Carbon credits auction for Pakistan mangrove project oversubscribed

SINGAPORE: The demand for carbon-removal credits generated by a Pakistan mangrove restoration project and issued in...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Pakistan

SEED Ventures launches ‘What's the Alternative’- online platform

KARACHI: SEED Ventures is pleased to announce the launch of "What's the Alternative" (WTA), an online platform that...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

World

Over 1,600 high-emitting firms directed to disclose data

LONDON: More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Pakistan

EPD for minimising adverse impact on environment

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) will make all out efforts to reduce the adverse impact on...

Updated 15 May, 2023 08:02am

Pakistan

Agri, environment sectors: Italian team discusses collaboration with CM

LAHORE: A 13-member delegation of Italian Development Cooperation Institution headed by Director Luca Maestripieri...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

Reducing plastic pollution

EDITORIAL: Plastic is composed of major toxic pollutants that tend to harm the environment, and over some decades it...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

CDA cutting, uprooting trees for countering pollen risk

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) was uprooting and felling the Paper Mulberry trees to ensure a...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Pakistan

Workshop on environment, health: Speakers for effective solid waste management plan for Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad needs effective solid waste management plan engaging young people to creating awareness ...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Pakistan

Euro Village 2022 gala: Tetra Pak reiterates commitment to protecting environment

ISLAMABAD: Tetra Pak asserted its commitment towards sustainability and ensuring a greener environment at the Euro...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

World Maritime Day today: Striving to achieve greener shipping sector

Enveloping over 70% of planet’s surface, oceans have been used by humanity for centuries as a medium of...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am

Opinion

Crisis-hit German toilet paper maker turns to coffee grounds

Choked by soaring energy and wood pulp costs, German toilet paper maker Hakle is turning to waste from coffee...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

30,000 saplings: Drive for plantation along Hazara Motorway opened

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tobacco Company along with the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is playing a vital role in...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:33am

Pakistan

Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun

KARACHI: Mulazim Hussain is proud of the trees he has planted. Surrounded by neem saplings and vegetables sprouting...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 12:32pm

World

Climate change cases surge as courts become environment battleground

PARIS: A quarter of all climate change-related legal cases since the 1980s were filed in the last two years,...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

Pakistan

‘World No-Tobacco Day’ marked: Mushroom growth of illicit cigarette manufacturing units

LAHORE: The World No-Tobacco Day was marked on Tuesday with a resolve to raise awareness among the masses about...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Editorials

Ravi the most polluted

EDITORIAL: The historical truth remains that a number of great cities or civilizations were born from the womb of...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Pakistan

Economy, security environment: Energy crisis posing serious predicament, say speakers at webinar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acute energy crisis is posing a serious predicament to its feeble economy and volatile...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Opinion

Omicron Covid variant: How prepared are we?—II

Most so-called “air-conditioned facilities” are really centres of contamination with no outside air ventilation...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

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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