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Monsoon season

Fleeting calm: here comes the smog

The recent release of the Air Quality Life Index report has led to a persistent misunderstanding that environmental...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

BR Research

Petroleum sales hit by monsoon and smuggling

Petroleum consumption in the country remains sluggish. The nation’s petroleum product sales stood at 1.22 million...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 08:07am

Pakistan

Monsoon season: 60pc more rains than usual received

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received 60 per cent more rains than usual during the monsoon season July-August as heavy...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan’s coast

Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan’s coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India’s...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

Devastating rains, floods claim over 200 lives in Pakistan

Punjab remains the most affected province with 86 deaths since July 1

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 11:47pm

Pakistan

Monsoon showers: parts of Karachi receive light to heavy rain

As monsoon continued to pour more rains across the country on Sunday, parts of the port city Karachi also received...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:16pm

Pakistan

178 killed in flooding and landslides in Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Torrential storms lashing South Asia have killed hundreds of people since June, official data showed...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

PMD issues fresh flood warnings as more rains likely to batter parts of country

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday issued fresh flood warnings in various parts of the country...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 08:54pm

Opinion

Karachi needs monsoon-ready urban governance

Multiple weather forecasts suggest that Pakistan and Karachi may yet see an abnormal monsoon season this year, with...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Monsoon-related emergencies: Call for robust coordination among all stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Disaster Response Committee (DRC), constituted by the Prime Minister of ...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:00am

Pakistan

Emergency situation related to monsoon: PM sets up high-level committee

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a high-level committee to deal with any emergency situation...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

Steps underway to combat potential floods: Romina

ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Monsoon season: CDA chairman directs depts to ensure cleaning of nullahs

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa, has directed all departments to ...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Pakistan

Sindh govt issues monsoon alert

KARACHI: Sindh government issued a monsoon alert on Sunday. According to the report, Provincial Minister for...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

Speakers for taking precautionary steps ahead of monsoon season

KARACHI: Speakers at the launch of the research paper titled “Rights of People and State of Flood Rehabilitation ...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Monsoon season likely to bring 60pc more rainfall than usual

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to receive up to 60 percent above the normal rainfall during the upcoming monsoon...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 06:39am

Opinion

Thought for food

I am writing to highlight the important issue of food waste that affects not only Pakistan but the entire world. The...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

Monsoon season: business community leader speaks about challenges

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Pakistan

CBD Punjab prepared to tackle monsoon season

LAHORE: As per the directives from government of Pakistan and the government of Punjab, Central Business District...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

World

Late monsoon brings more misery to north India; 18 dead

NEW DELHI: Incessant rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday forcing schools to close in several cities as an...

Published 10 Oct, 2022 01:00pm

Pakistan

Alvi calls for efforts to enhance country’s resilience

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday stressed that the observance of ‘National Resilience Day’ reminded...

Published 09 Oct, 2022 05:51am

Editorials

Post-flood challenges

EDITORIAL: The monsoon season is now over, there are no more rains but the widespread suffering they have caused to...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

APCEA donates Rs15.5m to PM’s relief fund

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Chinese Enterprises’ Association (APCEA) donated Rs 15.5 million to the Prime...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Punjab CM announces financial aid for flood victims

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has announced financial assistance to help repair the damages...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Pakistan

Damage caused by floods: NHA taking measures to maintain traffic flow on its network

ISLAMABAD: National Highways Authority (NHA) is taking effective measures to maintain traffic flow on its network, ...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Pakistan

2nd half of monsoon season likely to produce less rainfall

LAHROE: The second half of the monsoon season is likely to fetch less rains compared with the first half, said...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Pakistan

Drinking water in Karachi: Urgent steps needed to mitigate effects of acute shortage: PDP

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor has said that out of the box solutions are needed to...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Pakistan

Karachi needs rainwater harvesting system: PDP

KARACHI: Water-deficient megacity, Karachi, urgently needs a rainwater harvesting system to store and re-use...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

BR Research

Livability nose-diving in Karachi

Every year, the monsoon season is a reminder of the debilitating infrastructure that especially for Karachi among...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:43am

Editorials

Destructive rains

EDITORIAL: Heavy rains in the first week of this month, double the average of the past 30 years, and early advent of...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 06:40am

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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