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Surcharge on fossil fuels

EDITORIAL: It’s been learnt that one of the key measures under consideration to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio, as...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:07am

Editorials

Confronting climate change at Baku

EDITORIAL: At the ongoing 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

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

Azerbaijan defends fossil fuels at COP29 as big names skip summit

BAKU: The host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the right of countries to...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

FBR will impose new surcharge on fossil fuels

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose a new surcharge on fossil fuels to generate additional...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 02:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to join protests across Asia against fossil fuels on 13th

LAHORE: On September 13, Pakistan will join a wave of protests sweeping across Asia, calling for an end to fossil...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

Invest in renewable energy

The recent upsurge in circular debt (CD) accumulation coincided with the signing of “take-or-pay” contracts for...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

Pakistan

Dar will represent Pakistan in Nuclear Energy Summit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will represent Pakistan in the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels from 21-22...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Opinion

‘Transitioning away’ from fossil fuels

COP28 has ended with a compromise solution. There was one side, led by the developed countries, and climate ...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 05:43am

BR Research

COP28 and fossil fuels

UN Climate Summit, COP28 is over with some significant decisions along with some loopholes. The conference started...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Business & Finance

France’s Credit Agricole to stop financing new fossil fuel projects

PARIS: Credit Agricole, France’s second-largest listed bank, said on Thursday it would stop financing any new fossil...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 12:28pm

World

Climate summit adopts world-first ‘transition’ from fossil fuels

DUBAI: Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

World

Russia warns against ‘chaotic’ fossil fuels exit

MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday warned against a “chaotic” exit from fossil fuels, while welcoming the “compromise” deal...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 10:06pm

World

Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels

DUBAI: Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing...

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 03:08pm

World

Arab officials attack bids to phase out fossil fuels

DOHA: Arab officials on Tuesday hit out at attempts to secure a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 as they met for a...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

World

UN chief urges COP28 to phase out fossil fuels

DUBAI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels,...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 01:33pm

World

China sees COP28 progress on fossil fuels

DUBAI: China said Saturday it saw progress at COP28 climate talks in a dispute over the future of fossil fuels, as...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 07:13pm

Markets

OPEC chief urges members to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels

DUBAI: OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC+ members to reject proposals for any text under...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

World

COP28 must mark ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels: EU

DUBAI: The UN’s COP28 talks in Dubai must “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels, the European Union’s...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 05:17pm

World

COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens

DUBAI: Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

World

COP28 draft agreement includes option to do nothing on fossil fuels

DUBAI: The UN released the latest draft of a global climate agreement on Tuesday presenting all options on fossil...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:31pm

World

World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study

PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm

Business & Finance

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023

DUBAI: Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year,...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 11:41am

World

117 countries agree to triple renewable energy, to push out fossil fuels: COP28

DUBAI: Some 117 governments pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the U.N.‘s COP28...

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 06:59pm

World

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

DUBAI: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Climate plans: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture

DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in...

Updated 02 Dec, 2023 03:51pm

Business & Finance

Banks get carbon emissions standard they sought for stock, bond deals

LONDON: Banks will need to account for a third of the emissions linked to their capital markets deals when they...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

World

Fossil fuels in the crosshairs at pivotal COP28 talks

PARIS: World leaders will face a reckoning over humanity’s failure to curb climate-heating emissions and polluting...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Solar tubewells: HBL sets the industry benchmark with Rs1bn in financing to boost renewable energy

KARACHI: HBL sets the industry benchmark with Rs 1 billion in financing for solar tubewells. The facility enables...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Business & Finance

China fuels increase in global oil demand: IEA

PARIS: World oil demand will rise slightly more than expected this year as China’s appetite for the fossil fuel ...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 3	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 3	27,843
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 3	157.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 3	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 3	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
India Sensex / Jan 3	79,223.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 3	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Hang Seng / Jan 3	19,760.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 3	8,223.98
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 3	19,906.08

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 3	73.96
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 3	243,488.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 3	2,640.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 3	67.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 4	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 5	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.87 ▲ 1.00 (17.04%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 3 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.50 ▲ 0.70 (10.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Jan 3 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	14.72 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jan 3 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	39.34 ▲ 3.58 (10.01%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	87.12 ▲ 7.92 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 3 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	692.63 ▲ 62.97 (10.00%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.89 ▲ 6.99 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 3 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	79.30 ▲ 7.21 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	165.85 ▼ -18.43 (-10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	163.24 ▼ -18.14 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jan 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.81 ▼ -1.19 (-9.92%)
National Silk / Jan 3 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.96 ▼ -5.48 (-9.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	37.50 ▼ -3.95 (-9.53%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 3 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.22 ▼ -0.63 (-9.20%)
Intermarket Securities / Jan 3 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	67.01 ▼ -6.76 (-9.16%)
Premium Textile / Jan 3 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	365.10 ▼ -34.90 (-8.72%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.30 ▼ -2.57 (-8.60%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▲ 0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,529,816 ▼ -0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,752,893 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,319,935 ▼ -2.12
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,336,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,012,733 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▲ 0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,237,257 ▲ 0.25

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