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All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall

BAKU: Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

World

Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

BAKU: Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for “energy day” Friday, as environmental groups...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Pakistan

Without climate justice, there can be no real resilience: PM Shehbaz addresses COP29

Warns 'future will not forgive our inactions'

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:00pm

World

Poorer countries: Lenders set $120bn climate finance goal

BAKU: The world’s top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low and middle income countries to...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

World

COP29 at risk from graft, fossil fuel interests

PARIS: UN climate summits risk “being undermined by undue corporate influence and fossil fuel industry capture”,...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

World

Saudi Arabia says focused on all kinds of energy, not just oil

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is taking climate change issues seriously and has shifted its focus to all kinds of energy, not...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 03:21pm

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

COP28 delegates urge greater action on climate-linked health risks

DUBAI: Physicians, activists and country representatives at this year’s COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai have...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

World

How climate change is making the world sick

DUBAI: Heat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke. The spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes into new regions as...

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 08:30pm

World

Countries to promise clean energy boost at COP28 to push out fossil fuels

DUBAI: Governments lined up a slew of energy announcements on Saturday at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, where...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 02:04pm

World

Britain’s King Charles urges rapid environmental repair in COP28 speech

DUBAI: Britain’s King Charles said on Friday the world was “dreadfully far off track” on addressing climate change...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 02:21pm

World

COP28 should seek total fossil fuel ‘phaseout’

UNITED NATIONS: The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete “phaseout” of fossil fuels, UN...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 12:27pm

World

Healthcare changes can slash climate impact: Unitaid

GENEVA: Global healthcare has a significant impact on the environment but there are ways it could slash its...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

World

US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28

WASHINGTON: The U.S. will lay out the first international strategy to commercialize nuclear fusion power at the...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 12:17am

World

Countries deadlocked on ‘loss and damage’ fund as UN climate summit nears

WASHINGTON: Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

World

France regrets COP27’s ‘lack of ambition’ despite progress

PARIS: France on Sunday said it regretted the “lack of ambition” in the agreement reached at the COP27 climate...

Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:44pm

World

COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damages

SHARM EL SHEIKH: An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle...

Updated 20 Nov, 2022 04:17pm

Opinion

Youth set to grab power roles at COP27

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when Pacific island nations first sought help in ...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

World

Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit

BRUSSELS: Tensions are mounting ahead of this year’s UN climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 10:27am

Markets

ADNOC to invest $6bn for more oil drilling

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s national oil company announced Tuesday a $6 billion investment in crude oil drilling as it...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Markets

Australia vows to sell coal ‘for decades’

SYDNEY: Australia said Monday it will sell coal for “decades into the future” after spurning a pact to phase out...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

World

Climate talk but no action 'irritating': Queen

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has taken aim at world leaders who "talk" but "don't do" enough about climate change, in...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 01:47pm

World

Australia PM Morrison says he will attend UN climate summit

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the UN COP26 climate summit in...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 10:32am

World

Re-industrialise France: Macron announces 30bn euro plan

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a plan worth 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to ...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

World

US, EU line up over 20 more countries including Pakistan for global methane pact

Effort aimed at slashing methane emissions 30% by 2030

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:50pm

World

Australian PM says may not join global climate summit

The world's biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its electricity, Australia has not made a firm commitment on its own greenhouse gas reductions

Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:05am

UK ‘ditched’ climate pledge to secure Australia trade deal

London: Greenpeace on Wednesday said the British government had “lied to the public” after leaked emails seen by...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 09:39am

World

London trails Europe on green bonds: lawmakers

"For example, France's first green sovereign bond was issued in January 2017 and Germany's was in September 2020."

Published 22 Apr, 2021 10:47am

World

Bank of England eyes zero-carbon ‘momentum’ thanks to Biden

LONDON: Britain’s transition to carbon neutrality is gathering “momentum”, Bank of England governor Andrew...

Updated 24 Mar, 2021 10:12am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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