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India insurers look to hike health premiums as pollution stings

NEW DELHI: Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 01:58pm

Opinion

Let’s protect our mangroves

Rapid and reckless urbanization around Karachi, alongside industrial developments, led to a significant loss of...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

CDA, RDA came down hard over growing pollution, contamination in Rawal Dam

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the alarming rise in waterborne diseases, with 93 per cent of diarrhoea cases among children...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan

Punjab shuts down hundreds of brick kilns in 2024

LAHORE: Hundreds of pollution-causing brick kilns were shut down from March 1 to December 31, 2024. Strict legal...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:07am

Pakistan

EPD intensifies operation against non-zigzag brick kilns

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has intensified operations against non-zigzag brick kilns and...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 08:25am

World

India’s Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

NEW DELHI: Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:18pm

World

Delhi wants artificial rain to tackle worsening air pollution

NEW DELHI: India’s capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial ain to fight air pollution this year, its...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:30pm

World

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

NEW DELHI: Authorities in India’s capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:58am

World

UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle

CALI, COLOMBIA: The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Lahore pollution level hits new high

LAHORE: Despite green lockdown and other measures being taken by the Punjab government, the intensity of air...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

Diseases and pollution

It has been abnormally hot in the city of Karachi. The daytime temperatures have, at times, been above 40 degrees ...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:59am

Opinion

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

Pakistan

18 smoke-emitting vehicles impounded

LAHORE: In an ongoing anti-smog campaign, the Lahore District Administration has impounded 18 smoke-emitting ...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:46am

Sports

Olympic organisers cancel second day of triathlon training in Seine over pollution

PARIS: Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:46pm

Pakistan

Brick kilns: LHC directs Punjab govt to take action

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Punjab government to take action against brick kilns who...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am

Opinion

Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management

Pakistan is among the top-ten climate change vulnerable country. Global warming needs to be controlled, and a...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

Concern over increasing environmental pollution voiced

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community expressed grave concern over increasing environmental pollution in wake...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Pakistan

Procurement of electric bikes: Punjab govt to provide financial aid to students to help reduce pollution

LAHORE: In order to minimize pollution in the city, Punjab government has decided to provide financial assistance to...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Pakistan

Consortium discusses measures to tackle smog

LAHORE: Chancellor /Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman on Saturday chaired the meeting of Consortium on ...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Soaring pollution in 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 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

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

Pakistan

CBD Punjab embarks on proactive measures to combat smog, pollution

LAHORE: In compliance with the directive from the Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, CEO CBD Punjab, Imran Amin,...

Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Review Committee to tackle environmental pollution from factories

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday warned of an indiscriminate action against the factories causing...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

World

Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief

UNITED NATIONS: With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

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

Editorials

Global epicentre of pollution

EDITORIAL: It turns out that Pakistan is in the middle of an air pollution crisis as well, on top of the political,...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

World

US county sues oil cos for $51bn over ‘Heat Dome’ disaster

WASHINGTON: A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

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

RUDA celebrates World Environment Day

LAHORE: The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) on Monday commemorated World Environment Day. In this...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 14	280.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 14	280.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 14	143.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 14	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 14	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 14	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
India Sensex / Apr 14	76,852.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 14	34,285.02
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Hang Seng / Apr 14	21,395.12
FTSE 100 / Apr 14	8,134.34
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 14	20,954.83
France CAC40 / Apr 14	7,273.12

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 14	61.57
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 14	3,225.26
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 14	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Apr 15	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 15	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.70 ▲ 0.53 (16.72%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.29 ▲ 0.79 (10.53%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.16 ▲ 1.47 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	17.70 ▲ 1.61 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 15 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	354.78 ▲ 32.24 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 15 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	202.14 ▲ 18.38 (10%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 15 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.08 ▲ 3.19 (10%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 15 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.87 ▲ 4.35 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 15 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,608.64 ▲ 146.24 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 15 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.25 ▼ -0.84 (-9.24%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Apr 15 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	25.36 ▼ -2.57 (-9.2%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.10 ▼ -0.67 (-8.62%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Apr 15 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	12.03 ▼ -1.04 (-7.96%)
Supernet Tech. / Apr 15 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	740 ▼ -60.74 (-7.59%)
Bannu Woollen / Apr 15 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	32.02 ▼ -2.46 (-7.13%)
National Silk / Apr 15 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	30.01 ▼ -1.99 (-6.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Apr 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.84 ▼ -0.24 (-5.88%)
Blessed Tex. / Apr 15 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	267.02 ▼ -15.81 (-5.59%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Apr 15 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	10.76 ▼ -0.62 (-5.45%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	55,091,076 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	45,232,730 ▼ -0.12
Sui South Gas / Apr 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	31,842,819 ▲ 0.1
B.O.Punjab / Apr 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,341,890 ▲ 0.2
Pak Elektron / Apr 15 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	17,487,097 ▲ 0.06
Dewan Cement / Apr 15 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	16,484,315 ▲ 0.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,886,346 ▲ 0
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,751,334 ▲ 0.02
Pak Stock Exchange / Apr 15 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	13,502,803 ▼ -0.65
Hub Power Co. / Apr 15 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	11,216,011 ▲ 0.75

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