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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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Editorials

Better late than never

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) decision to unveil its initial Green Taxonomy policy draft by ...

Published 2 days ago

‘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 2 days ago

Pakistan

2022 floods: Senate body concerned at disparity in aid distribution

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday expressed serious concern over disparity in...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:32am

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

Pakistan

Injustices against women in Sindh Speakers advocate strict implementation of laws

KARACHI: Second Sindhi Women’s Day (Sindhi Naari Dihaaro) was observed on Saturday at the Karachi Press Club under...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:23am

Pakistan

$1bn climate finance talks next week

ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund mission will arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss around $1 billion in...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Climate change: PM demands grants for developing nations

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Friday the need for more predictable, flexible, and grant-based...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

Pakistan

Bank Alfalah supports flood victims with over Rs2bn since 2022

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to supporting flood-affected communities, disbursing...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

Higher unemployment and lower real wages

There has been a great deal of euphoria about the stabilisation of the economy of Pakistan. This is amply...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:13am

Pakistan

Wetlands Day marked: Protection of wetlands vital for ecological survival: CM

LAHORE: “Wetlands are a defence against climate change, their protection is essential for ecological survival,”...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Climate adaptation, mitigation: Country needs $348bn by 2030: Aurangzeb

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan needs a staggering...

Updated 29 Jan, 2025 06:20pm

Opinion

Private sector to lead mitigation challenges posed by climate change

Climate change is Pakistan’s most urgent and pressing threat, and perhaps our country’s biggest opportunity to...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

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

World

After floods, Spain records warmest November ever

MADRID: Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

World Bank rates IFRAP implementation as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has rated the overall implementation progress of the “Integrated Flood Resilience and...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 03:00pm

World

Spain announces 3.76bn euros in new aid to Valencia after floods

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 05:55pm

World

South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN

NAIROBI: Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm

Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone

VALENCIA: Furious locals pelted Spain’s royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of “murderers!”, forcing...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:23am

$213m IFRAP likely to be restructured

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank “Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project (IFRAP)” of worth $213 million is...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 08:42pm

Pakistan

2022 floods: SDPI says country has received only one-fourth of pledges

ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan has only received one-fourth of the total pledges made in the post-2022 floods’ Geneva...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

World

Spain races to save victims as floods kill 72

VALENCIA: Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 08:47pm

World

Floods destroy 1.1m tons of rice in BD

DHAKA: Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of rice, according to data from the...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

Sindh secures funds to repair 4,162 flood-hit schools: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a review meeting on the ongoing repair and...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

World

Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods northeast Italy

ROME: Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:23pm

World

Flood-hit Central Europe fortifies towns as waters and death toll rise

NYSA: Volunteers shored up defences to stem swollen rivers in the Polish city of Nysa on Tuesday, one of dozens of...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 05:04pm

World

Polish PM announces $260mn in aid for storm-affected areas

WARSAW: Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday announced millions of dollars in aid for those in Poland hit by Storm...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 05:18pm

World

Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe

LIPOVA-LAZNE/VISNOVA (Czech Republic): One person drowned in southwestern Poland, a rescue worker was killed in...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am

World

Dozens dead after Typhoon Yagi hammers Vietnam

HANOI/HAIPHONG: Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:03am

Pakistan

PDMA director takes stock of damage caused by floods in Sindh

KARACHI: Imdad Hussain Siddiqui, Director (Operations) Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has ...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

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 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

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%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.46 ▲ 1.29 (9.79%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
United Insurance / Mar 26 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	18.90 ▲ 1.59 (9.19%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 26 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	277 ▲ 22.92 (9.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Mar 26 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.15 ▲ 0.15 (7.5%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 26 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.61 ▼ -6.37 (-9.96%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Mar 26 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	12.08 ▼ -1.33 (-9.92%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	879.51 ▼ -92.61 (-9.53%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	72.20 ▼ -7.37 (-9.26%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.97 ▼ -0.24 (-7.48%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Mar 26 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	75.03 ▼ -5.93 (-7.32%)
Asim Textile / Mar 26 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.70 ▼ -1.1 (-6.96%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 26 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	9.20 ▼ -0.66 (-6.69%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 26 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	6.89 ▼ -0.48 (-6.51%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,534,658 ▲ 1.71
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.48
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.11
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	8,838,908 ▲ 7.62
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▲ 0.5
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.89
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,798,041 ▲ 0.14

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