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Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

SINGAPORE: Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:11pm

World

Dense fog over Indian capital delays flights, trains

Dense fog and cold weather delayed train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including its...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:51am

World

Dense smog shrouds Indian capital, threatening to disrupt flights

NEW DELHI: Thick smog engulfed the Indian capital on Friday, prompting warnings of possible flight disruptions from...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:03am

World

Shrouded in smog, Delhi pollution reading is the highest this year

NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:05pm

Pakistan

Punjab extends closure of schools by week

LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

NEW DELHI: A toxic haze enveloped India’s national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:52am

Pakistan

Punjab sets up ‘smog war room’ to combat hazardous air

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab set up a “smog war room” to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 11:48am

World

Toxic smog wreathes India’s capital as winter nears

NEW DELHI: A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the “severe”...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:50am

World

Indian capital chokes as ‘hazardous’ air pollution returns

NEW DELHI: Acrid clouds engulfed India’s capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

Editorials

2nd most polluted country

EDITORIAL: Pakistan seems destined to stay right at the top of the world pollution pyramid, ending 2023 as the ...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

World

Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows

SINGAPORE: Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 03:49pm

World

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

BANGKOK: Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 12:57pm

Pakistan

Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children

LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 11:30am

Opinion

The health toll of air pollution

One thing which still remains binding between Pakistan and India and reminds us of each other is the weather and the...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 06:56am

Pakistan

Can Pakistan’s electric buses reduce urban air pollution woes?

ISLAMABAD: For Karachi-based Raja Kamran, swapping his motorcycle commute for Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:25pm

World

Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog

NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 01:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 8	280.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 8	280.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 8	145.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 8	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 8	1.28
Euro to USD / Apr 8	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Apr 8	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 8	4,982.77
India Sensex / Apr 8	73,673.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 8	32,147.04
Nasdaq / Apr 8	15,267.91
Hang Seng / Apr 8	19,834.94
FTSE 100 / Apr 8	7,910.53
Dow Jones / Apr 8	37,645.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 8	20,280.26
France CAC40 / Apr 8	7,100.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 8	57.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 8	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 8	272,633
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 8	3,007.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 8	64.39
Petrol/Litre / Apr 9	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 9	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shakarganj / Apr 9 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	42.57 ▲ 3.87 (10%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 9 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	244.40 ▲ 22.22 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 9 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,307.02 ▲ 118.82 (10%)
TPL Insurance / Apr 9 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	9.89 ▲ 0.89 (9.89%)
Maqbool Tex. / Apr 9 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	39.70 ▲ 3.52 (9.73%)
First Dawood Prop. / Apr 9 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	2.44 ▲ 0.17 (7.49%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.85 ▲ 0.53 (7.24%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 9 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	160 ▲ 9.76 (6.5%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Apr 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	18.83 ▲ 1.09 (6.14%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	17.05 ▲ 0.95 (5.9%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 9 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.38 ▼ -0.38 (-13.77%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 9 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	50.56 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Shield Corp. / Apr 9 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	229.30 ▼ -25.38 (-9.97%)
Samba Bank / Apr 9 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.39 ▼ -0.98 (-9.45%)
Jauharabad Sug / Apr 9 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	40.50 ▼ -3.9 (-8.78%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Apr 9 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10 ▼ -0.92 (-8.42%)
Pakistan Services / Apr 9 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	951 ▼ -79.81 (-7.74%)
Faisal Sp. / Apr 9 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	303.01 ▼ -21.96 (-6.76%)
Bela Auto / Apr 9 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	158 ▼ -11.08 (-6.55%)
Fecto Cement / Apr 9 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	83.10 ▼ -5.52 (-6.23%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	121,664,697 ▼ -0.18
Bank Al-Falah / Apr 9 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	32,603,056 ▼ -1
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,040,828 ▼ -0.06
Sui South Gas / Apr 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	18,550,301 ▼ -0.69
B.O.Punjab / Apr 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,984,263 ▼ -0.07
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,883,113 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,994,441 ▼ -0.17
Fauji Cement / Apr 9 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,674,396 ▼ -0.19
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,458,901 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Apr 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,500,191 ▼ -0.47

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